Tiger Beetles of Uzbekistan
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13
Species
0
Endemics ★
4
Genera
Jun
Peak season
Uzbekistan holds 13 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae). 4 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Jundlandia (4), Calomera (3), Cephalota (3), Cicindela (3).
Habitats: coastal (6) · grassland (4) · saline (3)
4
Genera
Jun
Peak month
Iconic species of Uzbekistan
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
13 species
What to expect: Peak activity in June. Dominant habitats: coastal (6) · grassland (4) · saline (3).
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jundlandia | 4 | grassland | DIAGNOSIS — *Jundlandia* Duran & Gough, 2022 Body small (8–11 mm); habitus elongate-oval, somewhat depressed. Head wider… |
| Calomera | 3 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862. 8–18 mm; genae densely long-setose; sterna setose; elytra with whitish/ivory t… |
| Cephalota | 3 | saline | DIAGNOSIS — *Cephalota* Dokhtouroff, 1883 (s.str.) Body 10–16 mm, oval, L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration dark, matte, without c… |
| Cicindela | 3 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindela* (Austrocicindela) Rivalier, 1963. Body ~14 mm, depressed; dark/matte; nocturnal; arboreal on bar… |
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Baluchistan, Heral, Maimana, Nengrahar
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active May–October (peak May–Sep)
Barcelona, Gerona, Zaragoza, Teruel, Balearic Isl., Neusiedlersee, Parndorfer He
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 April–August (peak May–Jun)
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
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
Active May–July (peak Jun)
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
Jundlandia lemniscata
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
grassland
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Xinjiang
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
Jundlandia lemniscata bajacalifornica
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
grassland
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Xinjiang
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
Jundlandia lemniscata lemniscata
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
grassland
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Xinjiang
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
Jundlandia lemniscata rebaptisata
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
grassland
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Xinjiang
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calomera fischeri elongatosignata
= Cicindela fischeri fischeri (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2000 | Baluchistan | ||
| Calomera littoralis nemoralis | Fabricius, 1787 | Barcelona | ||
| Calomera sturmii
= Cicindela frontalis (Macleay, 1888) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1825) | S European Territory | ||
| Cephalota deserticola deserticola | (Faldermann, 1836) | Astrakhan | ||
| Cephalota deserticoloides | (Semenov, 1895) | |||
| Cephalota galathea | (Rossi, 1790) | NT | ||
| Cicindela asiatica | Audouin & Brullé, 1839 | Xinjiang | ||
| Cicindela asiatica asiatica | Audouin & Brullé, 1839 | Xinjiang | ||
| Cicindela turkestanica turkestanica | Ballion, 1871 | |||
| Jundlandia lemniscata | Wiesner, 2008 | Xinjiang | ||
| Jundlandia lemniscata bajacalifornica | Wiesner, 2008 | Xinjiang | ||
| Jundlandia lemniscata lemniscata | Wiesner, 2008 | Xinjiang | ||
| Jundlandia lemniscata rebaptisata | Wiesner, 2008 | Xinjiang |