Tiger Beetles of Zambia
Interactive field guide · Cicindelidae · Cicindelidae matrix v54
131
Species
7
Endemics ★
22
Genera
Apr
Peak season
Zambia holds 131 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae), including 7 country endemics ★. 22 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Dromica (27), Megacephala (18), Ophryodera (12), Cylindera (8).
Habitats: open sandy (80) · coastal (40) · forest (8) · riverine (3)
6
Flightless
24
Nocturnal
22
Genera
Apr
Peak month
Iconic species of Zambia
Megacephala regalis bennigseni
Regalis Tiger Beetle
*Megacephala* Latreille, 1802 is a robust Afrotropical tiger beetle genus whose broad, enlarged head is wider than the pronotum — the source of its name. Active after dark on bare or sandy soils, thes…
Metallic
14–35 mm
131 species
What to expect: Peak activity in April. Dominant habitats: open sandy (80) · coastal (40) · forest (8) · riverine (3). 6 flightless species.
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dromica | 27 | open sandy Aposematic | DIAGNOSIS — *Dromica* (Pseudodromica) Cassola, 2002. Body 8–18 mm, metallic, oval; labrum transverse; wings dimorphic; ♂… |
| Megacephala | 18 | coastal Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Megacephala* Latreille, 1802. Body 15–25 mm; head markedly enlarged, broader than pronotum; color bright me… |
| Ophryodera | 12 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Ophryodera* Chaudoir, 1860. Body medium, 15–22 mm, oval; L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration metallic with pale elytr… |
| Cylindera | 8 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cylindera* (Eugrapha) Rivalier, 1950. Body 7–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical, metallic. Nocturnal; bare sandy s… |
| Elliptica | 8 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Elliptica* Fairmaire, 1884 Body 10–18 mm, cylindrical, oval-shouldered; L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration metallic… |
| Ropaloteres | 8 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Ropaloteres* Guérin-Méneville, 1849. Body 10–18 mm, cylindrical, elongate-cursorial. Coloration metallic (b… |
| Lophyra | 7 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Lophyra* (Spilodella) Matalin & Cherkasov, 2004. Body 9–12 mm, cylindrical; metallic with pale spots; noctu… |
| Manticora | 6 | open sandy Aposematic flightless | DIAGNOSIS — *Manticora* Fabricius, 1792. Body massive, 40–65+ mm, depressed; L:W ratio <2.0. Dorsum entirely matte black… |
| Myriochila | 5 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Myriochila* Motschulsky, 1857. Body 8–14 mm, elongate, metallic; eyes large, prominent; labrum transverse; … |
| Trichodela | 5 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Trichodela* Rivalier, 1957. Body small to medium, 9–14 mm, elongate-cursorial, cylindrical in cross-section… |
| Trichotaenia | 5 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Trichotaenia* Rivalier, 1957. Body 10–18 mm, depressed/flattened (L:W 2–3); coloration dark, matte; fully w… |
| Prothymidia | 4 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Prothymidia* Rivalier, 1957. Body 10–16 mm, oval (L:W <2.0), fully winged. Coloration metallic. Eyes large,… |
| Pseudodromica | 4 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Pseudodromica* Cassola, 2002. Body large, 8–30 mm; shape oval; L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration strongly metallic.… |
| Bennigsenium | 2 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Bennigsenium* W.Horn, 1897 Body medium, 10–20 mm (key character ca. 15 mm), elongate, cylindrical; L:W rati… |
| Habrodera | 2 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Habrodera* Motschulsky, 1862. Body 11–16 mm, elongate-cylindrical, dark and matte. Head wider than pronotum… |
| Chaetodera | 2 | riverine | DIAGNOSIS — *Chaetodera* Jeannel, 1946. Body 12–20 mm, metallic with pale spots, cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3). Head inclu… |
| Neochila | 2 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Neochila* Basilewsky, 1953. Length 7.1–13 mm. Elongate, parallel-sided, depressed; black to bluish-green or… |
| Prothyma | 2 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Prothyma* (Pseudodistypsidera) W. Horn, 1934. Body 10–16 mm, metallic, cylindrical; fully winged; diurnal; … |
| Cratohaerea | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Cratohaerea* Chaudoir, 1850. Body small, 10–16 mm, elongate-cylindrical; length-to-width ratio 2–3. Colorat… |
| Epitrichodes | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Epitrichodes* Rivalier, 1957. Body 9–13 mm, depressed, metallic; fully winged. Head wider than pronotum; ey… |
| Euryarthron | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Euryarthron* Guérin-Méneville, 1849. Body 10–18 mm, elongate-cylindrical; L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration metalli… |
| Euzona | 1 | riverine | DIAGNOSIS — *Euzona* Rivalier, 1963. Body medium (8–16 mm), cylindrical, elongate; fully winged. Coloration metallic. La… |
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Calyptoglossa Cicindela
Bennigsenium planicorne
Werner, 2001 · 10–20 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Calyptoglossa Cicindela
Chaetodera regalis regalis
(Bates, 1892) · 12–20 mm
riverine
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
Cratohaerea chrysopyga
(Bates, 1878) · 10–16 mm
open sandy
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Cylindera albosignata
(Bates, 1867) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
East Caprivi, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
Cylindera discreta discreta
(Bates, 1874) · 5–22 mm
coastal★ endemic
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
North-Western, Central, Eastern
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Cylindera discreta elaphroides
(Bates, 1892) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
Cylindera macilenta
(Bates, 1867) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Northern, Mashonaland
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Western
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
Cylindera raffrayi
(Bates, 1874) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica cupricollis
Chaudoir, 1865 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Haut-Zaire, Katanga, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Southern, Zambesia
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica cupricollis cupricollis
Chaudoir, 1865 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Haut-Zaire, Katanga, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Southern, Zambesia
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica cupriscapularis
Drimolen ex Padek, 1950 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga, North-Western, Central, Eastern
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Mashonaland West, Mashonaland East, Manicaland, Masvingo
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Iringa, Ruvuma, Kilimanjaro, Mwara, Lindi, North
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica flavovittata
W. Horn, 1896 · 8–30 mm
open sandy★ endemic
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Central, Southern
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
North Western
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica gracilis
W. Horn, 1909 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga, Central, Mbeya
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica intermediopunctata
W. Horn, 1908 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga, Northern, Central
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Khomas, Ngami, Zambia, Northern Cape
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Northern, Manicaland, Masvingo, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, Maputo, Sofala
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica murphyi
Cassola, 2002 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Northern, East, Midlands
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica nigroplagiata dilacerata
W. Horn, 1931 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica nigroplagiata nigroplagiata
W. Horn, 1926 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Central, Southern
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica serietuberculata hammondi
Cassola, 1980 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lunda Norte, Katanga, Mbeya
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lunda Norte, Katanga, Mbeya
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica serietuberculata serietuberculata
Klug, 1834 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lunda Norte, Katanga, Mbeya
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica stutzeri luluana
Basilewsky, 1948 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga, Copperbelt, Northern
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica stutzeri stutzeri
W. Horn, 1913 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga, Copperbelt, Northern
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica tarsalis
Cassola, 2002 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Tabora, Rukwa, Coast, Mbeya, Lindi, Mtwara, Northern Province, Northern, Souther
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica tricostata
Péringuey, 1888 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica werneri
Cassola, 2002 · 8–30 mm
open sandy★ endemic
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Western
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Copperbelt, Central, Eastern
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica compressicornis compressicornis
(Bates, 1878) · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica compressicornis persignata
Werner, 2001 · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica laticornis disperseflavescens
Werner, 2001 · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica laticornis laticornis
(Bates, 1878) · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica muata muata
Werner, 2001 · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica muata parallelestriata
Werner, 2001 · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
forest
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Katanga
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Northwest
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Euryarthron seydeli
Werner, 2020 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Habrodera capensis capensis
(Bates, 1878) · 11–16 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Habrodera nilotica nilotica
Werner, 1999 · 11–16 mm
open sandy
Active March–July (peak Apr–Jun)
KwaZulu-Natal
cf. Myriochila Salpingophora Socotrana
Lophyra albens
Werner, 2000 · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Lophyra bertolonia
(Bates, 1878) · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
East Caprivi
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, Venda, Grootfontein, East
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Lophyra mashuna
Werner, 2000 · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Cylindera Hipparidium Chaetotaxis
Lophyra reliqua
(Bates, 1878) · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Kassai, Gauteng, Oranje, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Lophyra saraliensis livingstoni
Werner, 2000 · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Lophyra saraliensis saraliensis
(Bates, 1878) · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
open sandyflightless
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Amblycheila
Manticora holubi holubi
Péringuey, 1888 · 35–65 mm
open sandyflightless
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Amblycheila
open sandyflightless
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Mantica Platychile
open sandyflightless
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Mantica Platychile
open sandyflightless
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, Owambo, Tsumeb, Outjo, Mpumalanga
cf. Mantica Platychile
open sandyflightless
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Mantica Platychile
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
North Western
Megacephala asperata dodsi
Werner, 2003 · 14–35 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga
Megacephala johnnydeppi
Werner, 2003 · 14–35 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Chipata, Kasungu
cf. Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha Tetracha
Megacephala morsii levisquamosa
Werner, 2003 · 14–35 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga
Megacephala regalis angulicollis
Werner, 2003 · 14–35 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Megacephala regalis atrospinosa
Werner, 2003 · 14–35 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Megacephala regalis citernii
Werner, 2003 · 14–35 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Megacephala regalis hauseri
Werner, 2003 · 14–35 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Megacephala regalis katangana
Werner, 2003 · 14–35 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Megacephala regalis oscari
Werner, 2003 · 14–35 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Megacephala regalis revoili
Werner, 2003 · 14–35 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Megacephala regalis serratosetosa
Werner, 2003 · 14–35 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Megacephala regalis xerophila
Werner, 2003 · 14–35 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
cf. Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha Tetracha
Myriochila georgwerneri
Werner, 1999 · 9–15 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Myriochila hauseri
Werner, 1999 · 9–15 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Myriochila jucunda
(Bates, 1878) · 9–15 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Groottenfein, Kavango, Caprivi
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Katanga, Northwestern, Copperbelt
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera divergentemaculata
Wiesner, 2013 · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera foliicornis foliicornis
(Bates, 1874) · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera foliicornis trimaculata
(Bates, 1874) · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera rufomarginata bradshawi
(Bates, 1892) · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera rufomarginata circumcinctoides
Wiesner, 2011 · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera rufomarginata distanti
Wiesner, 2011 · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera rufomarginata maculatovittata
Wiesner, 2011 · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera rufomarginata oberthueri
Wiesner, 2011 · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera rufomarginata poggei
Wiesner, 2011 · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera rufomarginata rufomarginata
(Bates, 1874) · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Prothyma guttipennis
(Bates, 1892) · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
Prothyma quadripustulata
(Bates, 1892) · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
East Caprivi, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Prothymidia angusticollis angusticollis
(Bates, 1878) · 10–16 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Prothymidia angusticollis itombwensis
Werner, 1999 · 10–16 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Katanga, Mwinilunga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Pseudodromica marshalli
Serrano & Cape, 2020 · 7–13 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Pseudodromica mauchii mauchii
W. Horn, 1897 · 7–13 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Pseudodromica mauchii purpurascens
Péringuey, 1893 · 7–13 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Pseudodromica neavei neavei
W. Horn, 1913 · 7–13 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres fatidicus fatidicus
(Bates, 1878) · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres fatidicus inrostratus
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres fatidicus shabensis
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Hypaetha Lophyra Myriochila
Ropaloteres juno
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
East, Southern
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres mimula
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres regina
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Kasai, Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Trichodela diversilabris
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 9–14 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Trichodela haefligeri
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 9–14 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Niassa
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Trichodela karlwerneri
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 9–14 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Iringa, Serenje
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Trichodela nubifera
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 9–14 mm
open sandy★ endemic
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Trichodela wachteli
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 9–14 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy★ endemic
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Western
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Trichotaenia mireki
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy★ endemic
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Trichotaenia mufumbweana
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy★ endemic
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Trichotaenia mwinilungae
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Trichotaenia rivalieri
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennigsenium hauseranum
= Cicindela horni (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2001 | Katanga | ||
| Bennigsenium planicorne | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Chaetodera regalis regalis | (Bates, 1892) | |||
| Chaetodera regalis veneranda
= Cicindela vigintiguttata (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2007 | |||
| Cratohaerea chrysopyga
= Cicindela bifasciatum (Klug, 1834) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | |||
| Cylindera albosignata
= Cicindela aurosternalis (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1867) | East Caprivi | ||
| Cylindera discreta discreta
= Cicindela discreta elaphroides (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | North-Western ★ | ||
| Cylindera discreta elaphroides
= Cicindela discreta nicobarica (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | |||
| Cylindera labioaenea fuscocuprascens
= Cicindela labioaenea labioaenea (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2009 | |||
| Cylindera labioaenea labioaenea
= Cicindela lesnei (Fleutiaux, 1901) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1867) | |||
| Cylindera macilenta | (Bates, 1867) | Northern | ||
| Cylindera neervoorti
= Cicindela versicolor (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | Western | ||
| Cylindera raffrayi | (Bates, 1874) | |||
| Dromica cupricollis | Chaudoir, 1865 | Haut-Zaire | ||
| Dromica cupricollis cupricollis | Chaudoir, 1865 | Haut-Zaire | ||
| Dromica cupriscapularis | Drimolen ex Padek, 1950 | |||
| Dromica densepunctata | Dokhtouroff, 1883 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica dolosa dolosa | Péringuey, 1894 | Mashonaland West | ||
| Dromica egregia | Germar, 1843 | |||
| Dromica ertli | W. Horn, 1903 | Iringa | ||
| Dromica flavovittata | W. Horn, 1896 | Central ★ | ||
| Dromica formicaria | Schüle, 2011 | North Western | ||
| Dromica gracilis | W. Horn, 1909 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica intermediopunctata | W. Horn, 1908 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica lateralis | Boheman, 1860 | Khomas | ||
| Dromica laticollis | Cassola, 2002 | Northern | ||
| Dromica mesothoracica | Cassola, 2002 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica murphyi | Cassola, 2002 | Northern | ||
| Dromica nigroplagiata dilacerata | W. Horn, 1931 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica nigroplagiata nigroplagiata | W. Horn, 1926 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica pilosifrons | Cassola, 2002 | Central | ||
| Dromica serietuberculata hammondi | Cassola, 1980 | Lunda Norte | ||
| Dromica serietuberculata lundana | Basilewsky, 1965 | Lunda Norte | ||
| Dromica serietuberculata serietuberculata | Klug, 1834 | Lunda Norte | ||
| Dromica stutzeri luluana | Basilewsky, 1948 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica stutzeri stutzeri | W. Horn, 1913 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica tarsalis | Cassola, 2002 | Tabora | ||
| Dromica tricostata | Péringuey, 1888 | |||
| Dromica werneri | Cassola, 2002 | Western | ★ | |
| Dromica zambiensis | Cassola, 2002 | Copperbelt | ||
| Elliptica compressicornis compressicornis | (Bates, 1878) | Katanga | ||
| Elliptica compressicornis persignata
= Cicindela deyrollei deyrollei (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2001 | Katanga | ||
| Elliptica laticornis disperseflavescens | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Elliptica laticornis irregularis
= Cicindela laticornis laticornis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2001 | |||
| Elliptica laticornis laticornis | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Elliptica muata muata | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Elliptica muata parallelestriata | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Elliptica transversefasciata
= Cicindela denticollis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2001 | Katanga | ||
| Epitrichodes villosus
= Cicindela boussingaulti (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2013 | Northwest | ||
| Euryarthron seydeli | Werner, 2020 | |||
| Euzona cyanonota | (Bates, 1892) | KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Habrodera capensis capensis | (Bates, 1878) | Western Cape | ||
| Habrodera nilotica nilotica | Werner, 1999 | KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Lophyra albens
= Cicindela arnoldi (Péringuey, 1888) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2000 | |||
| Lophyra bertolonia | (Bates, 1878) | East Caprivi | ||
| Lophyra differens | (Bates, 1878) | Limpopo | ||
| Lophyra mashuna
= Cicindela miskelliana (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2000 | |||
| Lophyra reliqua | (Bates, 1878) | Kassai | ||
| Lophyra saraliensis livingstoni | Werner, 2000 | |||
| Lophyra saraliensis saraliensis | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Manticora holubi cunenensis | Péringuey, 1888 | |||
| Manticora holubi holubi | Péringuey, 1888 | |||
| Manticora imperator imperator | Péringuey, 1888 | |||
| Manticora livingstoni
= Cicindela mygaloides (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | |||
| Manticora mygaloides | (Bates, 1878) | Limpopo | ||
| Manticora tyrannus | Cassola, 2020 | |||
| Megacephala apicespinosa
= Cicindela asperata asperata (Erichson, 1843) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | North Western | ||
| Megacephala asperata dodsi | Werner, 2003 | Katanga | ||
| Megacephala johnnydeppi
= Cicindela laevicollis laevicollis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2003 | Chipata | ||
| Megacephala morsii bequaerti | Werner, 2003 | |||
| Megacephala morsii levisquamosa
= Cicindela morsii morsii (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2003 | Katanga | ||
| Megacephala morsii morsii | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Megacephala regalis angulicollis | Werner, 2003 | Limpopo | ||
| Megacephala regalis atrospinosa | Werner, 2003 | Limpopo | ||
| Megacephala regalis bennigseni | Werner, 2003 | Limpopo | ||
| Megacephala regalis citernii | Werner, 2003 | Limpopo | ||
| Megacephala regalis hauseri | Werner, 2003 | Limpopo | ||
| Megacephala regalis katangana | Werner, 2003 | Limpopo | ||
| Megacephala regalis oscari | Werner, 2003 | Limpopo | ||
| Megacephala regalis peringueyi
= Cicindela regalis regalis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2003 | Limpopo | ||
| Megacephala regalis revoili | Werner, 2003 | Limpopo | ||
| Megacephala regalis serratosetosa | Werner, 2003 | Limpopo | ||
| Megacephala regalis viridissima | Werner, 2003 | |||
| Megacephala regalis xerophila | Werner, 2003 | Limpopo | ||
| Myriochila georgwerneri | Werner, 1999 | |||
| Myriochila hauseri | Werner, 1999 | |||
| Myriochila jordaniana aethiopica
= Cicindela jordaniana jordaniana (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 1999 | Katanga | ||
| Myriochila jordaniana jordaniana
= Cicindela jucunda (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | Katanga | ||
| Myriochila jucunda | (Bates, 1878) | Groottenfein | ||
| Neochila katangana katangana | Werner, 2001 | Katanga | ||
| Neochila prototypica | Werner, 2001 | Katanga | ||
| Ophryodera divergentemaculata
= Cicindela foliicornis foliicornis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2013 | Katanga | ||
| Ophryodera foliicornis foliicornis
= Cicindela foliicornis trimaculata (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | |||
| Ophryodera foliicornis trimaculata | (Bates, 1874) | |||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata bohemani
= Cicindela rufomarginata bradshawi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | |||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata bradshawi | (Bates, 1892) | |||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata circumcinctoides | Wiesner, 2011 | |||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata distanti | Wiesner, 2011 | |||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata maculatovittata | Wiesner, 2011 | |||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata oberthueri | Wiesner, 2011 | |||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata poggei | Wiesner, 2011 | |||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata richteri
= Cicindela rufomarginata rufomarginata (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2011 | |||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata rufomarginata | (Bates, 1874) | |||
| Prothyma guttipennis | (Bates, 1892) | Katanga | ||
| Prothyma quadripustulata
= Cicindela radama (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | East Caprivi | ||
| Prothymidia angusticollis abyssiniensis
= Cicindela angusticollis angusticollis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 1999 | |||
| Prothymidia angusticollis angusticollis | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Prothymidia angusticollis itombwensis
= Cicindela foveicollis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Werner, 1999 | |||
| Prothymidia sibyllae
= Cicindela vuilletorum (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Katanga | ||
| Pseudodromica marshalli | Serrano & Cape, 2020 | |||
| Pseudodromica mauchii mauchii | W. Horn, 1897 | Western Cape | ||
| Pseudodromica mauchii purpurascens | Péringuey, 1893 | |||
| Pseudodromica neavei neavei | W. Horn, 1913 | |||
| Ropaloteres fatidicus fatidicus | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Ropaloteres fatidicus inrostratus | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Ropaloteres fatidicus shabensis
= Cicindela feisthamelii (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Ropaloteres juno | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Ropaloteres leucopictus leucopictus | (Bates, 1878) | East | ||
| Ropaloteres marshalli | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | Katanga | ||
| Ropaloteres mimula | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Ropaloteres regina | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | Kasai | ||
| Trichodela diversilabris | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Trichodela haefligeri | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | Niassa | ||
| Trichodela karlwerneri | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | Iringa | ||
| Trichodela nubifera | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | ★ | ||
| Trichodela wachteli | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Trichotaenia minettii | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | Western | ★ | |
| Trichotaenia mireki | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | ★ | ||
| Trichotaenia mufumbweana | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | ★ | ||
| Trichotaenia mwinilungae | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Trichotaenia rivalieri | Cassola & Werner, 2000 |