Tiger Beetles of Iraq
Cicindelidae species recorded from Iraq according to the World Tiger Beetle Database v54.
20
Total species
6
Genera
Key genera
Cylindera
8 species
Calomera
5 species
Myriochila
3 species
Grammognatha
2 species
Cephalota
1 species
Lophyra
1 species
Species — showing 20 of 20
Calomera aulica aulica
Aulica Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera aulica tschitscherini
Aulica Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera caucasica
Caucasica Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera fischeri elongatosignata
Fischeri Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Calomera lugens lugens
Lugens Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cephalota vartianorum
Vartianorum Tiger Beetle
saline-flat · diurnal
Cylindera germanica
German Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera germanica germanica
German Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera germanica michaelensis
German Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera germanica muelleri
German Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera germanica sobrina
German Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera pygmaea
Pygmaea Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera pygmaea laetula
Pygmaea Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Cylindera pygmaea pygmaea
Pygmaea Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Grammognatha euphratica armenica
Euphratica Tiger Beetle
saline-flat · nocturnal
Grammognatha euphratica euphratica
Euphratica Tiger Beetle
open-ground · nocturnal
Lophyra hilariola
Hilariola Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Myriochila orientalis
Eastern Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Myriochila melancholica melancholica
Melancholica Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
Myriochila melancholica semicircumcincta
Melancholica Tiger Beetle
coastal-sandy · diurnal
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Genera and Subgenera of Tiger Beetles
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