Tiger Beetles of Ecuador
Cicindelidae species recorded from Ecuador according to the World Tiger Beetle Database v54.
147
Total species
17
Country endemics
6
Genera
Key genera
Ctenostoma
20 species
Oxycheila
16 species
Pseudoxycheila
16 species
Mesochila
14 species
Odontocheila
14 species
Oxygonia
13 species
Species — showing 20 of 147
Aniara sepulchralis
Sepulchralis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · crepuscular
Brasiella argentata
Argentata Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Brasiella argentata ecuadorensis
Argentata Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Brasiella argentata umbrogemmata
Argentata Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Brasiella mendicula
Mendicula Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Brasiella misella
Misella Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Brasiella naviauxi
Naviauxi Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Brasiella nebulosa
Nebulosa Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cenothyla consobrina
Consobrina Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Cenothyla postica
Postica Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Cicindela galapagoensis
Galápagos Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cicindela vonhageni
Vonhageni Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cicindelidia carthagena carthagena
Cartagena Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cicindelidia favergeri
Favergeri Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cicindelidia mathani
Mathani Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cicindelidia rufoaenea
Rufoaenea Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cicindelidia trifasciata latioresignata
Three-banded Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Ctenostoma inca
Inca Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma regium
Regium Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma agnatum agnatum
Agnatum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma brunneum
Brunneum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma cassolai
Cassolai Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma immaculatum
Immaculatum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma johnsoni
Johnsoni Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma vairai
Vairai Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma arnaudi
Arnaudi Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma batesii
Batesii Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma dormeri
Dormeri Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma ecuadorense
Ecuadorense Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma nigrum
Nigrum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma nigrum lecourti
Nigrum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma nigrum nigrum
Nigrum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma onorei
Onorei Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma onorei colombiense
Onorei Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma onorei onorei
Onorei Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma rugicolle
Rugicolle Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma succinctum
Succinctum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Eucallia boussingaulti
Boussingaulti Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Iresia phaedra
Phaedra Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Iresia lacordairei
Lacordairei Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Iresia pulchra
Pulchra Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Langea euprosopoides
Euprosopoides Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Langea fleutiauxi
Fleutiauxi Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Langea mellicollis
Mellicollis Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Mesochila biguttata
Biguttata Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Mesochila brasiliensis
Brasiliensis Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Mesochila conformis
Conformis Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Mesochila cyaneomarginata
Cyaneomarginata Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Mesochila discrepans
Discrepans Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Mesochila distigma
Distigma Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Mesochila distincta
Distincta Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Mesochila procera
Procera Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Mesochila proceroides
Proceroides Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Mesochila skrabali
Skrabali Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Mesochila smaragdula
Smaragdula Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Mesochila smaragdula completemaculata
Smaragdula Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Mesochila smaragdula smaragdula
Smaragdula Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Mesochila wappesi
Wappesi Tiger Beetle
forest-floor · diurnal
Metriocheila nigricollis
Nigricollis Tiger Beetle
open-ground · nocturnal
Odontocheila camposi
Camposi Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
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Genera and Subgenera of Tiger Beetles
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