Tiger Beetles of Tajikistan
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9
Species
1
Endemics ★
3
Genera
Jun
Peak season
Tajikistan holds 9 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae), including 1 country endemics ★. 3 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Cicindela (5), Calomera (2), Cephalota (2).
Habitats: coastal (7) · saline (2)
3
Genera
Jun
Peak month
Iconic species of Tajikistan
Calomera sturmii
Sturm's Tiger Beetle
*Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862 is a medium-to-large Old World tiger beetle genus of roughly 40 species, distributed across the Palearctic, Oriental, and Australasian regions. These nocturnal beetles fav…
Iridescent
8–18 mm
9 species
What to expect: Peak activity in June. Dominant habitats: coastal (7) · saline (2).
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cicindela | 5 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindela* (Austrocicindela) Rivalier, 1963. Body ~14 mm, depressed; dark/matte; nocturnal; arboreal on bar… |
| Calomera | 2 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862. 8–18 mm; genae densely long-setose; sterna setose; elytra with whitish/ivory t… |
| Cephalota | 2 | saline | DIAGNOSIS — *Cephalota* Dokhtouroff, 1883 (s.str.) Body 10–16 mm, oval, L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration dark, matte, without c… |
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Baluchistan, Heral, Maimana, Nengrahar
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
S European Territory, Xinjiang
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Cicindela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Astrakhan, Saratov, Tatarstan, Volgograd, Xinjiang
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
saline
Active May–July (peak Jun)
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Xinjiang, Siberia
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
Cicindela asiatica asiatica
Audouin & Brullé, 1839 · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Xinjiang
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal★ endemic
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Badakhshan
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Hissar
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal
Active May–July (peak Jun)
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calomera fischeri elongatosignata
= Cicindela fischeri fischeri (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2000 | Baluchistan | ||
| Calomera sturmii
= Cicindela frontalis (Macleay, 1888) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1825) | S European Territory | ||
| Cephalota deserticola deserticola | (Faldermann, 1836) | Astrakhan | ||
| Cephalota galathea | (Rossi, 1790) | NT | ||
| Cicindela asiatica | Audouin & Brullé, 1839 | Xinjiang | ||
| Cicindela asiatica asiatica | Audouin & Brullé, 1839 | Xinjiang | ||
| Cicindela turkestanica badakschana | Ballion, 1871 | Badakhshan | ★ | |
| Cicindela turkestanica gissariensis | Ballion, 1871 | Hissar | ||
| Cicindela turkestanica turkestanica | Ballion, 1871 |