Tiger Beetles of Australia
Cicindelidae species recorded from Australia according to the World Tiger Beetle Database v54.
131
Total species
145
Country endemics
6
Genera
Key genera
Pseudotetracha
29 species
Rivacindela
28 species
Distipsidera
12 species
Poecilochila
9 species
Opilidia
8 species
Hypaetha
7 species
Species — showing 20 of 131
Abroscelis mucronata
Mucronata Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Abroscelis psammodroma psammodroma
Psammodroma Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Abroscelis psammodroma reductescripta
Psammodroma Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Abroscelis tenuipes araneipes
Tenuipes Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Antennaria crassicornis
Crassicornis Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Antennaria iosceles
Iosceles Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Antennaria doddi
Doddi Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Abroscelis tenuipes tenuipes
Tenuipes Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Archidela darwini
Darwini Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Archidela scitula
Scitula Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cenothyla cognata
Cognata Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Cicindela fontanea
Fontanea Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera froggatti froggatti
Froggatti Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Distipsidera eungellae
Eungellae Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Distipsidera flavicans
Yellowish Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Distipsidera flavipes
Yellow-footed Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Distipsidera grutii
Grutii Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Distipsidera hackeri
Hackeri Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Distipsidera mastersii
Mastersii Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Distipsidera obscura
Obscure Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Distipsidera papuana
Papuana Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Distipsidera parva
Parva Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Distipsidera sericea
Sericea Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Distipsidera undulata
Wavy Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Distipsidera volitans
Volitans Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Euzona aeneodorsis
Aeneodorsis Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Euzona aurita
Aurita Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Euzona levitetragramma
Levitetragramma Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Euzona tetragramma
Tetragramma Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Grandopronotalia carnarvona
Carnarvona Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Hypaetha antiqua
Antiqua Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Hypaetha frenchi
Frenchi Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Hypaetha immanis
Immanis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Hypaetha intricata
Intricata Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Hypaetha upsilon
Upsilon Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Hypaetha upsilon albicans
Upsilon Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Hypaetha upsilon upsilon
Upsilon Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Chaetodera albina
Albina Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Chaetodera andriana
Andriana Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Chaetodera blanchardi
Blanchardi Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Chaetodera vigintiguttata
Vigintiguttata Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Macfarlandia arachnoides
Arachnoides Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Micromentignatha leai demarzi
Leai Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Micromentignatha leai leai
Leai Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Myriochila mastersi bullacola
Mastersi Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Myriochila mastersi catoptriola
Mastersi Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Myriochila mastersi mastersi
Mastersi Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Myriochila semicincta
Semicincta Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Nickerlea aesdorsalis
Aesdorsalis Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Nickerlea distypsideroides
Distypsideroides Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Nickerlea nigrilabris
Nigrilabris Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Nickerlea sloanei
Sloanei Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Opilidia graphiptera
Graphiptera Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Opilidia graphiptera fulgidiceps
Graphiptera Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Opilidia graphiptera graphiptera
Graphiptera Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Opilidia chlorocephala
Chlorocephala Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Opilidia chlorocephala chlorocephala
Chlorocephala Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Opilidia chlorocephala smythi
Chlorocephala Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Opilidia leuconoe
Leuconoe Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Opilidia pilosipes
Pilosipes Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Living Book · World Monograph 2026
Genera and Subgenera of Tiger Beetles
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