Tiger Beetles of DR Congo
Cicindelidae species recorded from DR Congo according to the World Tiger Beetle Database v54.
90
Total species
5
Country endemics
6
Genera
Key genera
Elliptica
12 species
Ropaloteres
12 species
Ophryodera
11 species
Bennigsenium
8 species
Prothyma
7 species
Hipparidium
5 species
Species — showing 20 of 90
Bennigsenium bodongi
Bodongi Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Bennigsenium cosmemoides
Cosmemoides Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Bennigsenium discoscriptum
Discoscriptum Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Bennigsenium grossesculptum
Grossesculptum Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Bennigsenium grossumbreve
Grossumbreve Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Bennigsenium ismenioides
Ismenioides Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Bennigsenium kakonkianum
Kakonkianum Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Bennigsenium unciferum
Unciferum Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Cratohaerea brunet
Brunet Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Cylindera albosignata
Albosignata Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera collicia
Collicia Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera labioaenea fuscocuprascens
Labioaenea Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera labioaenea labioaenea
Labioaenea Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Dromica bicostulata
Bicostulata Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Dromica laterodeclivis
Laterodeclivis Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Dromica monforti
Monforti Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Dromica nicolae
Nicolae Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Elliptica compressicornis compressicornis
Compressicornis Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Elliptica compressicornis persignata
Compressicornis Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Elliptica dispersesignata
Dispersesignata Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Elliptica flavovestita
Flavovestita Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Elliptica kikondjae
Kikondjae Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Elliptica laticornis disperseflavescens
Laticornis Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Elliptica laticornis irregularis
Laticornis Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Elliptica laticornis laticornis
Laticornis Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Elliptica longestriata katangana
Longestriata Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Elliptica longestriata longestriata
Longestriata Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Elliptica muata muata
Muata Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Elliptica muata parallelestriata
Muata Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Enantiola denticollis
Denticollis Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Enantiola hewittii
Hewittii Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Enantiola spinicollis
Spinicollis Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Enantiola wallacei
Wallacei Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Habrodera leucoptera cabinda
Leucoptera Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Habrodera nilotica nilotica
Nilotica Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Habrodera nitidula nitidula
Nitidula Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Hipparidium caternaulti
Caternaulti Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Hipparidium clavator
Clavator Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Hipparidium interruptum
Interruptum Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Hipparidium kassaica
Kassaica Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Hipparidium macrochilum
Macrochilum Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Lophyra flavipennis
Yellow-winged Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Lophyra obliquograciliaenea
Obliquograciliaenea Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Lophyra reliqua
Reliqua Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Lophyra senegalensis
Senegalese Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Megacephala laevicollis ruziziana
Laevicollis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · nocturnal
Myriochila nudopectoralis
Nudopectoralis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Neochila apicenitens
Apicenitens Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Neochila baderlei
Baderlei Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Neochila congoana
Congoana Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Neochila hassoni
Hassoni Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Neochila katangana katangana
Katangana Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Ophryodera foliicornis foliicornis
Foliicornis Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Ophryodera foliicornis trimaculata
Foliicornis Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Ophryodera rufomarginata bohemani
Rufomarginata Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Ophryodera rufomarginata bradshawi
Rufomarginata Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Ophryodera rufomarginata circumcinctoides
Rufomarginata Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Ophryodera rufomarginata distanti
Rufomarginata Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Ophryodera rufomarginata maculatovittata
Rufomarginata Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Ophryodera rufomarginata oberthueri
Rufomarginata Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Living Book · World Monograph 2026
Genera and Subgenera of Tiger Beetles
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