Tiger Beetles of Ukraine
Interactive field guide · Cicindelidae · Cicindelidae matrix v54
25
Species
0
Endemics ★
4
Genera
Jun
Peak season
Ukraine holds 25 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae). 4 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Cicindela (11), Cephalota (9), Cylindera (4), Calomera (1).
Habitats: coastal (16) · saline (9)
4
Genera
Jun
Peak month
1
Threatened
Iconic species of Ukraine
Cicindela sylvatica sylvatica
Wood Tiger Beetle
Among Africa's most specialized tiger beetles, *Cicindela* (Austrocicindela) haunts the bark and wood of forest trees rather than open ground — a rare arboreal lifestyle in the family. Nocturnal hunte…
Iridescent
10–18 mm
25 species
What to expect: Peak activity in June. Dominant habitats: coastal (16) · saline (9).
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cicindela | 11 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindela* (Austrocicindela) Rivalier, 1963. Body ~14 mm, depressed; dark/matte; nocturnal; arboreal on bar… |
| Cephalota | 9 | saline | DIAGNOSIS — *Cephalota* Dokhtouroff, 1883 (s.str.) Body 10–16 mm, oval, L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration dark, matte, without c… |
| Cylindera | 4 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cylindera* (Eugrapha) Rivalier, 1950. Body 7–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical, metallic. Nocturnal; bare sandy s… |
| Calomera | 1 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862. 8–18 mm; genae densely long-setose; sterna setose; elytra with whitish/ivory t… |
coastal
Active May–October (peak May–Sep)
Barcelona, Gerona, Zaragoza, Teruel, Balearic Isl., Neusiedlersee, Parndorfer He
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
S European Territory
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Chowd aimak, Beijing, Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Nei Mongo
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lucania, Calabria, Apulia, Vardar, Burgas, Pomorie, Phiotide, Ahelos, S European
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lucania, Calabria, Apulia, Vardar, Burgas, Pomorie, Phiotide, Ahelos, S European
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lucania, Calabria, Apulia, Vardar, Burgas, Pomorie, Phiotide, Ahelos, S European
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lucania, Calabria, Apulia, Vardar, Burgas, Pomorie, Phiotide, Ahelos, S European
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lucania, Calabria, Apulia, Vardar, Burgas, Pomorie, Phiotide, Ahelos, S European
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Sivash Bay, Genichesk, Kherson oblast; N Crimea, Vorintsivka
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Macedonia, Thessalia, Anatolia
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastalVU
Active April–October
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal
Active March–July (peak Mar–Jun)
S Kherson
cf. Apterodela Cicindelidia Cylindera
Cicindela sahlbergii
Fischer von Waldheim, 1824 · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Volga region, Ural, Caspian, Rostov
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Kherson, Rostov
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal
Active March–June (peak Apr–May)
S European Territory
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal
Active March–June (peak Apr–May)
S European Territory
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
S European Territory
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
Cicindela sylvatica
Linnaeus, 1758 · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active May–September (peak May–Aug)
N, C+S European Territory, Altai, W+E Siberia, Far East
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
Cicindela sylvatica fasciatopunctata
Linnaeus, 1758 · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active May–September (peak May–Aug)
N, C+S European Territory, Altai, W+E Siberia, Far East
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active May–September (peak May–Aug)
N, C+S European Territory, Altai, W+E Siberia, Far East
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active May–August (peak Jun–Jul)
N, C+S European Territory, Altai, W+E Siberia, Far East
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
S European Territory, Altai W + E Siberia, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Xinjiang
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
S European Territory, Altai W + E Siberia, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Xinjiang
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
S European Territory, Altai W + E Siberia, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Xinjiang
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Cylindera gracilis
(Perty, 1830) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
C + S European Far East, Central Mongolian area, Beijing, Heilongjiang, Nei Mong
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calomera littoralis nemoralis | Fabricius, 1787 | Barcelona | ||
| Cephalota besseri
= Cicindela circumdata cappadocica (Semenov, 1895) [basionym]
|
(Krynicki, 1832) | S European Territory | ||
| Cephalota chiloleuca
= Cicindela jakowlewi (Semenov, 1895) [basionym]
|
(Fischer von Waldheim, 1824) | Chowd aimak | ||
| Cephalota circumdata cappadocica
= Cicindela circumdata circumdata (Dejean, 1825) [basionym]
|
(Semenov, 1895) | Lucania | ||
| Cephalota circumdata circumdata | (Dejean, 1825) | Lucania | ||
| Cephalota circumdata hattusae | Werner, 1994 | Lucania | ||
| Cephalota circumdata imperialis | Werner, 1994 | Lucania | ||
| Cephalota circumdata leonschaeferi
= Cicindela deserticola deserticola (Faldermann, 1836) [basionym]
|
Werner, 1994 | Lucania | ||
| Cephalota deserticola sivashensis
= Cicindela deserticoloides (Semenov, 1895) [basionym]
|
Danilewsky, 2001 | Sivash Bay | ||
| Cephalota turcica | (Dejean, 1825) | Macedonia | ||
| Cicindela majalis | Mandl, 1936 | VU | ||
| Cicindela nordmanni | Faldermann, 1836 | S Kherson | ||
| Cicindela sahlbergii | Fischer von Waldheim, 1824 | Volga region | ||
| Cicindela sahlbergii khersonensis | Fischer von Waldheim, 1824 | Kherson | ||
| Cicindela soluta | Dejean, 1822 | S European Territory | ||
| Cicindela soluta pannonica | Dejean, 1822 | S European Territory | ||
| Cicindela soluta soluta | Dejean, 1822 | S European Territory | ||
| Cicindela sylvatica | Linnaeus, 1758 | N NT | ||
| Cicindela sylvatica fasciatopunctata | Linnaeus, 1758 | N NT | ||
| Cicindela sylvatica rubescens | Linnaeus, 1758 | N NT | ||
| Cicindela sylvatica sylvatica | Linnaeus, 1758 | N NT | ||
| Cylindera contorta
= Cicindela contorta contorta (Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) [basionym]
|
(Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) | S European Territory | ||
| Cylindera contorta contorta
= Cicindela contorta valdenbergi (Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) [basionym]
|
(Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) | S European Territory | ||
| Cylindera contorta valdenbergi
= Cicindela dissimilis dissimilis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) | S European Territory | ||
| Cylindera gracilis
= Cicindela granulipennis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Perty, 1830) | C + S European Far East |