Tiger Beetles of Botswana
Cicindelidae species recorded from Botswana according to the World Tiger Beetle Database v54.
53
Total species
6
Genera
Key genera
Megacephala
11 species
Dromica
9 species
Manticora
8 species
Lophyra
6 species
Pseudodromica
4 species
Cylindera
3 species
Species — showing 20 of 53
Cylindera albosignata
Albosignata Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera dregei
Dregei Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera ritsemai
Ritsemai Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Dromica aspera
Aspera Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Dromica costata
Costata Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Dromica furcata
Furcata Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Dromica gloriosa
Gloriosa Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Dromica lateralis
Lateralis Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Dromica laticollis
Laticollis Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Dromica marginella
Marginella Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Dromica pentheri
Pentheri Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Dromica ramigera
Ramigera Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Elliptica compressicornis compressicornis
Compressicornis Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Elliptica compressicornis persignata
Compressicornis Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Habrodera capensis capensis
Capensis Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Habrodera nilotica nilotica
Nilotica Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Lophyra alba
Alba Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Lophyra bertolonia
Bertolonia Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Lophyra fasciculicornis
Fasciculicornis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Lophyra namibica
Namibica Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Lophyra reliqua
Reliqua Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Lophyra vivida
Vivida Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Mantica horni
Horni Tiger Beetle
open-ground · nocturnal
Manticora holubi cunenensis
Holubi Tiger Beetle
open-ground · nocturnal
Manticora holubi holubi
Holubi Tiger Beetle
open-ground · nocturnal
Manticora imperator imperator
Imperator Tiger Beetle
open-ground · nocturnal
Manticora latipennis
Broad-winged Giant Tiger Beetle
open-ground · nocturnal
Manticora livingstoni
Livingston's Giant Tiger Beetle
open-ground · nocturnal
Manticora mygaloides
Tarantula-like Giant Tiger Beetle
open-ground · nocturnal
Manticora scabra
Rough Giant Tiger Beetle
open-ground · nocturnal
Manticora tibialis
Tibial Giant Tiger Beetle
open-ground · nocturnal
Megacephala regalis angulicollis
Regalis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · nocturnal
Megacephala regalis atrospinosa
Regalis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · nocturnal
Megacephala regalis bennigseni
Regalis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · nocturnal
Megacephala regalis citernii
Regalis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · nocturnal
Megacephala regalis hauseri
Regalis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · nocturnal
Megacephala regalis katangana
Regalis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · nocturnal
Megacephala regalis oscari
Regalis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · nocturnal
Megacephala regalis peringueyi
Regalis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · nocturnal
Megacephala regalis revoili
Regalis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · nocturnal
Megacephala regalis serratosetosa
Regalis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · nocturnal
Megacephala regalis xerophila
Regalis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · nocturnal
Myriochila confluentesubtilis
Confluentesubtilis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Myriochila jucunda
Jucunda Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Prothyma quadripustulata
Quadripustulata Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Prothymidia angusticollis abyssiniensis
Angusticollis Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Prothymidia angusticollis angusticollis
Angusticollis Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Prothymidia angusticollis itombwensis
Angusticollis Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Pseudodromica clathrata
Clathrata Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Pseudodromica grandis
Grandis Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Pseudodromica mauchii mauchii
Mauchii Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Pseudodromica pseudoclathrata
Pseudoclathrata Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Trichotaenia tereticollis
Tereticollis Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Living Book · World Monograph 2026
Genera and Subgenera of Tiger Beetles
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