Tiger Beetles of Costa Rica
Cicindelidae species recorded from Costa Rica according to the World Tiger Beetle Database v54.
63
Total species
6
Genera
Key genera
Ctenostoma
11 species
Cicindelidia
10 species
Tetracha
9 species
Pronyssa
7 species
Brasiella
6 species
Habroscelimorpha
6 species
Species — showing 20 of 63
Brasiella hemichrysea fuscostrigata
Hemichrysea Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Brasiella mendicula
Mendicula Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Brasiella misella
Misella Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Brasiella nebulosa
Nebulosa Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Brasiella sphaerodera
Sphaerodera Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Brasiella venustula
Venustula Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cicindelidia aeneicollis
Aeneicollis Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cicindelidia carthagena carthagena
Cartagena Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cicindelidia favergeri
Favergeri Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cicindelidia ocellata
Ocellata Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cicindelidia ocellata ocellata
Ocellata Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cicindelidia ocellata rectilatera
Ocellata Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cicindelidia roseiventris linearis
Rosy-bellied Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cicindelidia sedecimpunctata nigroconfluens
Sedecimpunctata Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cicindelidia trifasciata ascendens
Three-banded Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cicindelidia walkeriana
Walkeriana Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Ctenostoma angustoobliquatum
Angustoobliquatum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma brendelli
Brendelli Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma davidsoni
Davidsoni Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma ibidion
Ibidion Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma ibidion ibidion
Ibidion Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma ibidion jolyi
Ibidion Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma maculicorne
Maculicorne Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma tumidum
Tumidum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma aeneum
Aeneum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma longipalpe
Longipalpe Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma simile
Simile Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Habroscelimorpha auraria
Golden Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Habroscelimorpha auraria auraria
Golden Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Habroscelimorpha auraria bechyneiorum
Golden Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Habroscelimorpha auraria euryscopa
Golden Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Habroscelimorpha schwarzi
Schwarz's Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Habroscelimorpha striga
Highlands Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Iresia boucardii
Boucardii Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Mesochila tayutica
Tayutica Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Odontocheila angelsolisi
Angelsolisi Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Odontocheila exilis
Exilis Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Odontocheila chiriquina
Chiriquina Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Odontocheila iodopleura
Iodopleura Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Odontocheila iodopleuroides
Iodopleuroides Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Odontocheila nicaraguensis
Nicaraguensis Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Oxygonia boucardi
Boucardi Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Oxycheila costaricana
Costaricana Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Oxycheila chaudoiri
Chaudoiri Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Oxycheila polita
Polita Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Pentacomia cupriventris
Cupriventris Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Pronyssa andrsi
Andrsi Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Pronyssa assamensis
Assamensis Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Pronyssa ingridae
Ingridae Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Pronyssa kraatzi
Kraatzi Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Pronyssa manaslucola
Manaslucola Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Pronyssa montanea
Montanea Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Pronyssa nodicollis
Nodicollis Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Pseudoxycheila tarsalis
Tarsalis Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Tetracha angustata
Angustata Tiger Beetle
open-ground · nocturnal
Tetracha sobrina
Sobrina Tiger Beetle
open-ground · nocturnal
Tetracha sobrina antiguana
Sobrina Tiger Beetle
open-ground · nocturnal
Tetracha sobrina caicosensis
Sobrina Tiger Beetle
open-ground · nocturnal
Tetracha sobrina freyi
Sobrina Tiger Beetle
open-ground · nocturnal
Tetracha sobrina guyanensis
Sobrina Tiger Beetle
open-ground · nocturnal
Living Book · World Monograph 2026
Genera and Subgenera of Tiger Beetles
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