Tiger Beetles of Peru
Cicindelidae species recorded from Peru according to the World Tiger Beetle Database v54.
153
Total species
7
Country endemics
6
Genera
Key genera
Odontocheila
28 species
Ctenostoma
19 species
Tetracha
17 species
Mesochila
14 species
Pseudoxycheila
11 species
Iresia
7 species
Species — showing 20 of 153
Brasiella balzani
Balzani Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Brasiella argentata
Argentata Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Brasiella argentata peruensis
Argentata Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Brasiella argentata umbrogemmata
Argentata Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Brasiella stamatovi
Stamatovi Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cenothyla consobrina
Consobrina Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Cenothyla fulvothoracica
Fulvothoracica Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Cenothyla klichai
Klichai Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Cenothyla postica
Postica Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Cenothyla posticoides
Posticoides Tiger Beetle
open-ground · 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
Cicindelidia trifasciata microsoma
Three-banded Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Cicindelidia trifasciata peruviana
Three-banded Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Ctenostoma inca
Inca Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma luctuosum
Luctuosum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma magnum
Magnum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma regium
Regium Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma sumlini
Sumlini Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma agnatum agnatum
Agnatum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma agnatum fuscum
Agnatum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma crucifrons
Crucifrons Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma luteum
Luteum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma obliquatum
Obliquatum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma plicaticolle
Plicaticolle Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma cylindratum
Cylindratum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma nitidum
Nitidum Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma formicarium
Formicarium Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Ctenostoma insigne
Insigne 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 rugicolle
Rugicolle Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Dromicoida elegantia
Elegantia Tiger Beetle
open-ground · diurnal
Eucallia boussingaulti
Boussingaulti Tiger Beetle
riverine-sandy · diurnal
Iresia aureorufa
Aureorufa Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Iresia bimaculata
Bimaculata Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Iresia egregia
Egregia Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Iresia egregia peruviana
Egregia Tiger Beetle
arboreal · diurnal
Iresia psyche
Psyche 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
Living Book · World Monograph 2026
Genera and Subgenera of Tiger Beetles
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