Tiger Beetles of Venezuela

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114
Species
0
Endemics ★
20
Genera
Sep
Peak season

Venezuela holds 114 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae). 20 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Tetracha (25), Odontocheila (21), Mesochila (14), Brasiella (10).

Habitats: riverine (33) · open sandy (31) · forest (19)

31
Arboreal
26
Nocturnal
20
Genera
Sep
Peak month

Iconic species of Venezuela

Neocollyris smaragdina

Smaragdina Tiger Beetle

*Neocollyris* (Heterocollyris) Naviaux, 1994 is a subgenus of slender, metallic cicindelids haunting the bark and branches of Oriental forest trees. These elongate hunters, reaching 18 mm, conceal the…

Iridescent
9–23 mm
114 species
What to expect: Peak activity in September. Dominant habitats: riverine (33) · open sandy (31) · forest (19). 31 arboreal species.
Genus Spp. Traits Notes
Tetracha 25 open sandy DIAGNOSIS — *Tetracha* Hope, 1838. Body 10–20 mm, robust, depressed, metallic. Nocturnal–crepuscular. Broad Megacephalin…
Odontocheila 21 riverine Metallic DIAGNOSIS — *Odontocheila* Laporte de Castelnau, 1834. Body 10–16 mm, robust. Toothed elytral/labral margins; labrum sex…
Mesochila 14 forest DIAGNOSIS — *Mesochila* (Mesochila) Rivalier, 1969. Body 9–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3). Coloration metal…
Brasiella 10 riverine Metallic DIAGNOSIS — *Brasiella* Rivalier, 1954. Body 6–13 mm, elongate-oval; fully winged; nocturnal; sandy substrate. Separated…
Ctenostoma 10 other DIAGNOSIS — *Ctenostoma* (Neoprocephalus) Naviaux, 1998. Body ~14 mm, cylindrical (L:W >3.0), metallic. Nocturnal arbore…
Pronyssa 7 other DIAGNOSIS — *Pronyssa* Bates, 1874 Body medium, 9–16 mm; form elongate, notably depressed (flattened). Integument metal…
Iresia 5 other DIAGNOSIS — *Iresia* (Iresia) Dejean, 1831 s.str. Body 9–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W 2–3); fully winged. Coloratio…
Poecilochila 5 other DIAGNOSIS — *Poecilochila* (Poecilochila) Rivalier, 1969 s.str. Body medium, 9–13 mm; habitus cylindrical, elongate-comp…
Pseudoxycheila 3 open sandy DIAGNOSIS — *Pseudoxycheila* Guérin-Méneville, 1839. Body 12–22 mm, robust, oval (L:W ratio <2.0). Head wider than prono…
Cicindelidia 2 riverine DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindelidia* Rivalier, 1954. Body 8–15 mm, elongate, metallic, fully winged, nocturnal. Separated from *Ci…
Oxycheila 2 forest DIAGNOSIS — *Oxycheila* Dejean, 1825. Body 12–22 mm, robust, metallic, oval (L:W <2.0); labrum dagger-shaped; mandibles …
Pentacomia 2 other DIAGNOSIS — *Pentacomia* Bates, 1872. Body 8–13 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3), fully winged. Coloration metal…
Aniara 1 open sandy DIAGNOSIS — *Aniara* Hope, 1838. Body 14–20 mm, oval, robust. Dorsum entirely jet-black, matte, without metallic reflect…
Dromicoida 1 forest DIAGNOSIS — *Dromicoida* Werner, 1995. Monotypic; body 8–10 mm, oval (L:W < 2.0), fully winged. Dorsum metallic. Eyes la…
Eucallia 1 other DIAGNOSIS — *Eucallia* Guérin-Méneville, 1844. Monotypic; body small, 14–22 mm, elongate-compact, depressed; coloration …
Micromentignatha 1 open sandy DIAGNOSIS — *Micromentignatha* Sumlin, 1981 Body small, 8–14 mm, depressed-elongate, metallic. Head wider than pronotum;…
Neocollyris 1 other Iridescent DIAGNOSIS — *Neocollyris* (Heterocollyris) Naviaux, 1994. Body 10–18 mm, cylindrical, metallic; L:W >3.0; labrum transve…
Opisthencentrus 1 forest DIAGNOSIS — *Opisthencentrus* W.Horn, 1893. Body 8–9 mm, oval-compact, metallic. Labrum subquadrate. Fully winged. Autap…
Oxygoniola 1 forest DIAGNOSIS — *Oxygoniola* W.Horn, 1892. Body 8–12 mm, oval, metallic, fully winged. Labrum subquadrate. Pronotal sculptur…
Phaeoxantha 1 open sandy DIAGNOSIS — *Phaeoxantha* s.str. Chaudoir, 1850. Body medium, 10–25 mm, robust, depressed. Coloration metallic, dorsum w…
Aniara sepulchralis (Bates, 1869) · 14–20 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Amapa, Amazonas, Pará, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul
cf. Apterodela Cicindela Cicindelidia
Brasiella argentata (Dejean, 1831) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella jolyi (Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Cicindela Cicindelidia
Brasiella mendicula (Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella misella (Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Mato Grosso, Corrientes, Jujuy, Salta
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella nebulosa Brasiella nebulosa Wiesner, 2003 · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella pretiosa (Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Parupa, Amazonas
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella rivalieri Brasiella rivalieri Wiesner, 2003 · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Cicindela Cicindelidia
Brasiella venezuelensis Brasiella venezuelensis (Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Rancho Grande
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella venustula Brasiella venustula (Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cicindelidia Microthylax Odontocheila
Brasiella wiesneri Wiesner, 2003 · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Peninsula Paraguaya
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Cicindelidia favergeri parvipunctulata Cicindelidia favergeri parvipunctulata (Bates, 1881) · 8–18 mm
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Cicindelidia trifasciata trifasciata Cicindelidia trifasciata trifasciata (Fabricius, 1781) · 8–18 mm
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
California, North Carolina, Isla de la Juventud, Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, Ber
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Ctenostoma bettinae Wiesner, 2007 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma brevicorne (Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma ibidion (Klug, 1834) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma ibidion ibidion (Klug, 1834) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma ibidion jolyi (Klug, 1834) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma intermedium (Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma metallicum (Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma modicum Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma sallei Ctenostoma sallei Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma succinctum (Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Pará
cf. Pogonostoma
Dromicoida elegantia Dromicoida elegantia Werner, 2003 · 8–10 mm
forest
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Apterodela Cicindela Cicindelidia
Eucallia boussingaulti (Bates, 1869) · 14–22 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Cajamarca
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Iresia bimaculata (Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonia, Amazonas
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Iresia lacordairei (Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonia
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Iresia mniszechii Iresia mniszechii (Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Bolivar
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Iresia psyche (Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Madre de Dios
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Iresia surinamensis Iresia surinamensis (Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila biguttata Mesochila biguttata Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila brasiliensis (Bates, 1881) · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila conformis Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila cyaneomarginata Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila discrepans Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila distigma Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila distincta Mesochila distincta Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila procera Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila proceroides Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila skrabali Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila smaragdula Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila smaragdula completemaculata Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila smaragdula smaragdula Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila wappesi Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Micromentignatha oblongicollis Micromentignatha oblongicollis (Bates, 1892) · 8–14 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonia
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Neocollyris smaragdina Naviaux, 1994 · 9–23 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Para, Rondonia, Annai, Bolivar
cf. Collyris Derocrania Protocollyris
Odontocheila angulipenis Odontocheila angulipenis Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila bipunctata Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Pará, Amazonas
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila cajennensis Odontocheila cajennensis (Latreille, 1817) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Para, Amazonas
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila chrysis Odontocheila chrysis (Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Buenos Aires, Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones,
cf. Brasiella Cicindelidia Microthylax
Odontocheila confusa (Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila confusa aperta Odontocheila confusa aperta (Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila confusa confusa (Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila confusa trochanterica Odontocheila confusa trochanterica (Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila luridipes Odontocheila luridipes (Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Madre de Dios, Amazonas, Para
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila margineguttata Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará, Roraima, Santa Catarina
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila margineguttata aegra Odontocheila margineguttata aegra Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará, Roraima, Santa Catarina
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila margineguttata margineguttata Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará, Roraima, Santa Catarina
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila margineguttata pavida Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará, Roraima, Santa Catarina
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila margineguttata rugatula Odontocheila margineguttata rugatula Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará, Roraima, Santa Catarina
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila nitidicollis Odontocheila nitidicollis (Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goias, Mato Grosso, Grosso, Acre
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila rostripenis Odontocheila rostripenis Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Morona Santiago, San Martin, Loreto
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila rubefacta Odontocheila rubefacta Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Huellaga, Yurimaguas, Iquitos, Pacalpa, Madre de Dios, Orinoco
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila scapularis (Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amapá
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila scapularis curvipenis Odontocheila scapularis curvipenis (Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amapá
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila scapularis scapularis Odontocheila scapularis scapularis (Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amapá
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila sternbergi Odontocheila sternbergi Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Opisthencentrus dentipennis (Bates, 1892) · 8–9 mm
forest
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Oxycheila chestertonii (Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila tristis (Fabricius, 1801) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Costa Lima, Amazonas, Goias, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Rio de Janeiro, Sã
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxygoniola chamaeleon Wiesner, 2008 · 8–12 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Pentacomia chalceola Moravec, 2020 · 8–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Pentacomia egregia (Bates, 1869) · 8–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis (Bates, 1869) · 13–27 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Goias, Chapare, Corrientes, Salta, Rio Negro
cf. Megacephala Pseudotetracha Tetracha
Poecilochila lacordairei (Bates, 1892) · 9–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Rio Purus, Rio Napo, Madre de Dios, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, P
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
Poecilochila ventralis Werner, 2020 · 9–13 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Poecilochila ventralis mediofasciata Werner, 2020 · 9–13 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Poecilochila ventralis obscuriventris Poecilochila ventralis obscuriventris Werner, 2020 · 9–13 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Poecilochila ventralis ventralis Werner, 2020 · 9–13 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
Pronyssa andrsi Wiesner, 2008 · 9–16 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Pronyssa assamensis (Bates, 1892) · 9–16 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Pronyssa ingridae Wiesner, 2004 · 9–16 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Pronyssa kraatzi (Bates, 1892) · 9–16 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Pronyssa manaslucola Pronyssa manaslucola Wiesner, 2004 · 9–16 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Pronyssa montanea Pronyssa montanea (Bates, 1892) · 9–16 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Pronyssa nodicollis Pronyssa nodicollis (Bates, 1892) · 9–16 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
Pseudoxycheila bipustulata Pseudoxycheila bipustulata (Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila caribe Pseudoxycheila caribe (Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila confusa Pseudoxycheila confusa (Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
Tetracha affinis Tetracha affinis (Dejean, 1826) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amapa
Tetracha angusticollis Tetracha angusticollis (Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Bolivar
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha bolivari Tetracha bolivari (Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Portuguesa
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha brasiliensis durantoni (Kirby, 1818) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Pará, Rondonia
Tetracha cribrata Tetracha cribrata (Dejean, 1826) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Apure, Yaracui, Carabobo
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha ensenada (Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Falcón
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha genieri Moravec, 2020 · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Carabobo
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
Tetracha gracilis gracilis (Dejean, 1826) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha klagesi (Bates, 1892) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Parima Mts.
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha lacordairei (Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Orinoco, Rondonia
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
Tetracha parallela Moravec, 2020 · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Guarico
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
Tetracha pseudosobrina Moravec, 2020 · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha rosalinae Moravec, 2020 · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
Tetracha smaragdina Tetracha smaragdina (Dejean, 1826) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Pará, Rondonia, Annai, Bolivar
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
Tetracha sobrina Tetracha sobrina (Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
Tetracha sobrina antiguana (Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
Tetracha sobrina caicosensis (Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
Tetracha sobrina freyi (Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
Tetracha sobrina guyanensis (Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
Tetracha sobrina infuscata (Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
Tetracha sobrina punctata Tetracha sobrina punctata (Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
Tetracha sobrina sobrina Tetracha sobrina sobrina (Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha sommeri (Chaudoir, 1850) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha venezolana Tetracha venezolana (Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–September (peak Jun–Aug)
La Esmeralda
Tetracha zerchei Tetracha zerchei Moravec, 2020 · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
Taxon Authority Flight Distribution Flag
Aniara sepulchralis (Bates, 1869) Amapa
Brasiella argentata
= Cicindela argentata cyanosparsa (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
(Dejean, 1831)
Brasiella jolyi (Bates, 1881)
Brasiella mendicula
= Cicindela minarum (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
(Bates, 1881)
Brasiella misella (Bates, 1881) Mato Grosso
Brasiella nebulosa
= Cicindela obscurella (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Wiesner, 2003
Brasiella pretiosa (Bates, 1881) Parupa
Brasiella rivalieri
= Cicindela speculans (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Wiesner, 2003
Brasiella venezuelensis
= Cicindela venustula (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
(Bates, 1881) Rancho Grande
Brasiella venustula
= Cicindela viridicollis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
(Bates, 1881)
Brasiella wiesneri Wiesner, 2003 Peninsula Paraguaya
Cicindelidia favergeri parvipunctulata
= Cicindela fera (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
(Bates, 1881)
Cicindelidia trifasciata trifasciata (Fabricius, 1781) California
Ctenostoma bettinae Wiesner, 2007
Ctenostoma brevicorne (Bates, 1869)
Ctenostoma ibidion
= Cicindela ibidion ibidion (Klug, 1834) [basionym]
(Klug, 1834)
Ctenostoma ibidion ibidion
= Cicindela ibidion jolyi (Klug, 1834) [basionym]
(Klug, 1834)
Ctenostoma ibidion jolyi (Klug, 1834)
Ctenostoma intermedium (Bates, 1869)
Ctenostoma metallicum (Bates, 1869)
Ctenostoma modicum Wiesner, 2006
Ctenostoma sallei Wiesner, 2006
Ctenostoma succinctum (Bates, 1869) Pará
Dromicoida elegantia
= Cicindela belfragei (LeConte, 1875) [basionym]
Werner, 2003
Eucallia boussingaulti (Bates, 1869) Cajamarca
Iresia bimaculata
= Cicindela binotata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
(Bates, 1881) Amazonia
Iresia lacordairei
= Cicindela mniszechii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
(Bates, 1881) Amazonia
Iresia mniszechii
= Cicindela pulchra (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
(Bates, 1881) Bolivar
Iresia psyche
= Cicindela surinamensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
(Bates, 1881) Madre de Dios
Iresia surinamensis
= Cicindela boucardii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
(Bates, 1881)
Mesochila biguttata
= Cicindela brasiliensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Moravec, 2020
Mesochila brasiliensis (Bates, 1881)
Mesochila conformis Moravec, 2020
Mesochila cyaneomarginata Moravec, 2020
Mesochila discrepans Moravec, 2020
Mesochila distigma Moravec, 2020
Mesochila distincta Moravec, 2020
Mesochila procera Moravec, 2020
Mesochila proceroides Moravec, 2020
Mesochila skrabali Moravec, 2020
Mesochila smaragdula Moravec, 2020
Mesochila smaragdula completemaculata Moravec, 2020
Mesochila smaragdula smaragdula Moravec, 2020
Mesochila wappesi Moravec, 2020
Micromentignatha oblongicollis
= Cicindela bradti (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
(Bates, 1892) Amazonia
Neocollyris smaragdina Naviaux, 1994 Para
Odontocheila angulipenis
= Cicindela annulicornis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Moravec, 2020
Odontocheila bipunctata
= Cicindela cajennensis (Latreille, 1817) [basionym]
Moravec, 2020 Pará
Odontocheila cajennensis
= Cicindela camposi (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Latreille, 1817) Para
Odontocheila chrysis
= Cicindela ignita (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Buenos Aires
Odontocheila confusa
= Cicindela confusa aperta (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Amazonas
Odontocheila confusa aperta
= Cicindela confusa confusa (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Amazonas
Odontocheila confusa confusa
= Cicindela confusa trochanterica (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Amazonas
Odontocheila confusa trochanterica
= Cicindela curvidens (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Amazonas
Odontocheila luridipes (Bates, 1869) Madre de Dios
Odontocheila margineguttata Moravec, 2020 Amazonas
Odontocheila margineguttata aegra Moravec, 2020 Amazonas
Odontocheila margineguttata margineguttata Moravec, 2020 Amazonas
Odontocheila margineguttata pavida Moravec, 2020 Amazonas
Odontocheila margineguttata rugatula
= Cicindela marginilabris (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Moravec, 2020 Amazonas
Odontocheila nitidicollis (Bates, 1869) Amazonas
Odontocheila rostripenis Moravec, 2020 Morona Santiago
Odontocheila rubefacta Moravec, 2020 Huellaga
Odontocheila scapularis
= Cicindela scapularis curvipenis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Amapá
Odontocheila scapularis curvipenis
= Cicindela scapularis scapularis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Amapá
Odontocheila scapularis scapularis
= Cicindela semicincta (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Amapá
Odontocheila sternbergi
= Cicindela suareziana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Moravec, 2020
Opisthencentrus dentipennis
= Cicindela angustecincta (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
(Bates, 1892)
Oxycheila chestertonii (Bates, 1881)
Oxycheila tristis (Fabricius, 1801) Costa Lima
Oxygoniola chamaeleon
= Cicindela affinis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Wiesner, 2008
Pentacomia chalceola
= Cicindela microtheres (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Moravec, 2020
Pentacomia egregia
= Cicindela horni (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Amazonas
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis
= Cicindela aequinoctialis bifasciata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Goias
Poecilochila lacordairei (Bates, 1892) Rio Purus
Poecilochila ventralis Werner, 2020 Acre
Poecilochila ventralis mediofasciata Werner, 2020 Acre
Poecilochila ventralis obscuriventris Werner, 2020 Acre
Poecilochila ventralis ventralis
= Cicindela levigatum levigatum (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
Werner, 2020 Acre
Pronyssa andrsi
= Cicindela assamensis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Wiesner, 2008
Pronyssa assamensis (Bates, 1892)
Pronyssa ingridae
= Cicindela kraatzi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Wiesner, 2004
Pronyssa kraatzi (Bates, 1892)
Pronyssa manaslucola
= Cicindela montanea (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Wiesner, 2004
Pronyssa montanea
= Cicindela nodicollis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
(Bates, 1892)
Pronyssa nodicollis
= Cicindela excoffieri (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
(Bates, 1892)
Pseudoxycheila bipustulata
= Cicindela caribe (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
(Bates, 1881)
Pseudoxycheila caribe
= Cicindela ceratoma (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
(Bates, 1881)
Pseudoxycheila confusa
= Cicindela chaudoiri (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
(Bates, 1881)
Tetracha affinis
= Cicindela angustata (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]
(Dejean, 1826) Amapa
Tetracha angusticollis
= Cicindela annuligera (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Bolivar
Tetracha bolivari
= Cicindela brevis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Portuguesa
Tetracha brasiliensis durantoni (Kirby, 1818) Pará
Tetracha cribrata
= Cicindela cyanea (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Dejean, 1826) Apure
Tetracha ensenada
= Cicindela erichsoni (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Falcón
Tetracha genieri
= Cicindela gracilis curacaoica (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Moravec, 2020 Carabobo
Tetracha gracilis gracilis
= Cicindela horni (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Dejean, 1826)
Tetracha klagesi
= Cicindela coerulea (Perty, 1830) [basionym]
(Bates, 1892) Parima Mts.
Tetracha lacordairei
= Cicindela lateralis (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Orinoco
Tetracha parallela Moravec, 2020 Guarico
Tetracha pseudosobrina
= Cicindela quadrata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Moravec, 2020
Tetracha rosalinae
= Cicindela rutilans (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Moravec, 2020
Tetracha smaragdina
= Cicindela spinosa (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Dejean, 1826) Pará
Tetracha sobrina
= Cicindela sobrina antiguana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Aruba
Tetracha sobrina antiguana
= Cicindela sobrina caicosensis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Aruba
Tetracha sobrina caicosensis
= Cicindela sobrina freyi (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Aruba
Tetracha sobrina freyi
= Cicindela sobrina guyanensis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Aruba
Tetracha sobrina guyanensis
= Cicindela sobrina infuscata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Aruba
Tetracha sobrina infuscata
= Cicindela sobrina punctata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Aruba
Tetracha sobrina punctata
= Cicindela sobrina sobrina (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Aruba
Tetracha sobrina sobrina
= Cicindela sommeri (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
(Bates, 1869) Aruba
Tetracha sommeri
= Cicindela speciosa (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]
(Chaudoir, 1850)
Tetracha venezolana (Bates, 1869) La Esmeralda
Tetracha zerchei
= Cicindela alboobliquatus (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Moravec, 2020

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