Field Cards — Turkmenistan

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Calomera · CIC
Calomera fischeri elongatosignata
Werner, 2000
Fischeri Tiger Beetle
Calomera fischeri elongatosignata
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Baluchistan, Heral, Maimana, Nengrahar
= Cicindela fischeri fischeri (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Resembles Cephalota, Cicindela, Cosmodela
calomera-fischeri-elongatosignata iNat↗
Calomera · CIC
Calomera littoralis nemoralis
Fabricius, 1787
Shore Tiger Beetle
Calomera littoralis nemoralis
8–18 mm
Active May–October (peak May–Sep)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Barcelona, Gerona, Zaragoza, Teruel, Balearic Isl., Neusiedlersee, Par
Head densely covered with long setae on genae; Body medium to large with setose sterna; [inherited from species]
Resembles Cephalota, Cicindela, Cosmodela
calomera-littoralis-nemoralis iNat↗
Calomera · CIC
Calomera sturmii
(Dejean, 1825)
Sturm's Tiger Beetle
Calomera sturmii
8–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal★ 6.3
S European Territory, Xinjiang
= Cicindela frontalis (Macleay, 1888) [basionym]
Head densely covered with long setae on genae; Body medium to large with setose sterna.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Cicindela
calomera-sturmii iNat↗
Cephalota · CIC
Cephalota deserticola deserticola
(Faldermann, 1836)
Deserticola Tiger Beetle
Cephalota deserticola deserticola
10.6–13.5 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
salinediurnal
Astrakhan, Saratov, Tatarstan, Volgograd, Xinjiang
Taenidia group; Genae glabrous; Elytra variable width posteriorly; shoulder spot never separated; elytral markings very variable (narrow to almost wholly white
Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera
cephalota-deserticola-deserticola iNat↗
Cephalota · CIC
Cephalota deserticoloides
(Semenov, 1895)
Deserticoloides Tiger Beetle
Cephalota deserticoloides
10–15 mm
Active April–August (peak May–Jun)
salinediurnal
**Head distinctly large, wider than pronotum and proportionally larger than in most Cicindelina** — diagnos
Resembles Calomera, Cicindela, Cosmodela
cephalota-deserticoloides iNat↗