Tiger Beetles of Afghanistan
Cicindelidae species recorded from Afghanistan according to the World Tiger Beetle Database v54.
24
Total species
6
Genera
Key genera
Cylindera
11 species
Calomera
5 species
Myriochila
3 species
Lophyra
2 species
Cephalota
1 species
Cicindela
1 species
Species — showing 20 of 24
Calomera angulata angulata
Angled Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera fischeri elongatosignata
Fischeri Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera chloris
Chloris Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera littoralis afghana
Shore Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera sturmii
Sturm's Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cephalota schrenkii
Schrenkii Tiger Beetle
rocky-steppe · diurnal
Cicindela granulata stoliczkana
Granulata Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cosmodela intermedia intermedia
Intermedia Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera germanica
German Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera germanica germanica
German Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera germanica michaelensis
German Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera germanica muelleri
German Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera germanica sobrina
German Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera nox
Nox Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera brevis
Brevis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera contorta
Contorted Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera contorta contorta
Contorted Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera contorta valdenbergi
Contorted Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera erudita
Erudita Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Lophyra histrio
Histrio Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Lophyra persicola
Persicola Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Myriochila vicina pseudovicina
Vicina Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Myriochila melancholica melancholica
Melancholica Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Myriochila melancholica semicircumcincta
Melancholica Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Living Book · World Monograph 2026
Genera and Subgenera of Tiger Beetles
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