Tiger Beetles of India
Cicindelidae species recorded from India according to the World Tiger Beetle Database v54.
275
Total species
65
Country endemics
6
Genera
Key genera
Neocollyris
58 species
Cylindera
43 species
Jansenia
37 species
Calomera
21 species
Lophyra
19 species
Calochroa
18 species
Species — showing 20 of 275
Apteroessa grossa
Indian Flightless Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Callytron andersoni
Andersoni Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Callytron gyllenhalii gyllenhalii
Gyllenhalii Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Callytron gyllenhalii immarginatum
Gyllenhalii Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Callytron limosum
Limosum Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Callytron malabaricum
Malabaricum Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calochroa assamensis
Assamensis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calochroa bicolor atavus
Bicolor Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calochroa bicolor bicolor
Bicolor Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calochroa bicolor haemorrhoidalis
Bicolor Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calochroa bicolor xanthospilota
Bicolor Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calochroa fabriciana
Fabriciana Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Calochroa flavomaculata flavomaculata
Flavomaculata Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal + nocturnal (attracted to light; rests on illuminated pagoda walls during day)
Calochroa flavomaculata lorenzi
Flavomaculata Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal + nocturnal (attracted to light)
Calochroa flavomaculata sexsignata
Flavomaculata Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal + nocturnal (attracted to light)
Calochroa flavomaculata sumbawae
Flavomaculata Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal + nocturnal (attracted to light)
Calochroa hamiltoniana
Hamiltoniana Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calochroa octogramma labionigra
Octogramma Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calochroa octogramma octogramma
Octogramma Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calochroa octonotata
Octonotata Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calochroa safraneki
Safraneki Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calochroa sexpunctata
Sexpunctata Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal + nocturnal (attracted to light)
Calochroa tritoma
Tritoma Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calochroa whithillii
Whithillii Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera angulata angulata
Angled Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera asperula
Asperula Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera aulica aulica
Aulica Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera aulica tschitscherini
Aulica Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera aulicoides
Aulicoides Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera cardoni
Cardoni Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera crespignyi
Crespignyi Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera cristipennis
Cristipennis Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera despectata
Despectata Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera fowleri
Fowleri Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Calomera funerea
Funerea Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Calomera funerea assimilis
Funerea Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Calomera funerea funerea
Funerea Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera funerea genetica
Funerea Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera funerea multinotata
Funerea Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera chloris
Chloris Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera plumigera macrograptina
Plumigera Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera plumigera plumigera
Plumigera Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera quadripunctulata
Quadripunctulata Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera sanguineomaculata sanguineomaculata
Sanguineomaculata Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera sanguineomaculata savoensis
Sanguineomaculata Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cicindela andrewesi andrewesi
Andrewesi Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cicindela andrewesi zingaroana
Andrewesi Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cicindela calligramma
Calligramma Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cicindela guttata
Guttata Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cicindela aurofasciata
Aurofasciata Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cicindela cyanea
Cyanea Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cicindela goryi
Goryi Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cicindela princeps ducalis
Princeps Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cicindela princeps pochoni
Princeps Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cicindela princeps princeps
Princeps Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cicindela shivah
Shivah Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cicindela granulata stoliczkana
Granulata Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cicindela resplendens
Resplendens Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Collyris brevipennis
Short-winged Long-necked Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Collyris dohrnii indica
Dohrnii Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Living Book · World Monograph 2026
Genera and Subgenera of Tiger Beetles
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