Tiger Beetles of Sri Lanka

Cicindelidae species recorded from Sri Lanka according to the World Tiger Beetle Database v54.

70

Total species

10

Country endemics

6

Genera

Key genera

Species — showing 20 of 70

Callytron limosum Limosum Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Calochroa discrepans Discrepans Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · 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 lacrymans Lacrymans Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Calochroa sexpunctata Sexpunctata Tiger Beetle open-ground · diurnal + nocturnal (attracted to light) Calomera angulata angulata Angled Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Calomera cardoni Cardoni Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Cicindela calligramma Calligramma Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Cicindela ceylonensis Ceylonensis Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Cicindela diversa Diversa Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Cylindera aurosternalis Aurosternalis Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Cylindera singalensis Singalensis Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Cylindera sublacerata sublacerata Sublacerata Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Cylindera dormeri Dormeri Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Cylindera henryi Henryi Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Cylindera nietneri Nietneri Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Cylindera willeyi Willeyi Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal

Cylindera lacunosa Lacunosa Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Cylindera paradoxa Paradoxa Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Derocrania concinna Concinna Tiger Beetle arboreal · diurnal Derocrania halyi Halyi Tiger Beetle arboreal · diurnal Derocrania nematodes Nematodes Tiger Beetle arboreal · diurnal Derocrania scitiscabra Scitiscabra Tiger Beetle arboreal · diurnal Derocrania schaumi Schaumi Tiger Beetle arboreal · diurnal Derocrania flavicornis Flavicornis Tiger Beetle arboreal · diurnal Derocrania fusiformis Fusiformis Tiger Beetle arboreal · diurnal Derocrania gibbiceps Gibbiceps Tiger Beetle arboreal · diurnal Derocrania intricatorugulosa Intricatorugulosa Tiger Beetle arboreal · diurnal Derocrania nietneri Nietneri Tiger Beetle riverine-sandy · diurnal Hypaetha biramosa Biramosa Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Hypaetha biramosa biramosa Biramosa Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Hypaetha biramosa contracta Biramosa Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Hypaetha quadrilineata Quadrilineata Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Jansenia corticata Corticata Tiger Beetle riverine-sandy · diurnal Jansenia laeticolor Laeticolor Tiger Beetle riverine-sandy · diurnal Jansenia motschulskyana Motschulskyana Tiger Beetle riverine-sandy · diurnal Jansenia stellata Stellata Tiger Beetle riverine-sandy · diurnal Jansenia viridicincta Viridicincta Tiger Beetle riverine-sandy · diurnal Lophyra catena catena Chain-spotted Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Lophyra catena insularis Chain-spotted Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Lophyra fuliginosa Fuliginosa Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Lophyra striolata wetterensis Striolata Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Lophyra cancellata Latticed Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Lophyra cancellata cancellata Latticed Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Lophyra catena Chain-spotted Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Myriochila fastidiosa Fastidiosa Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Myriochila fastidiosa fastidiosa Fastidiosa Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Myriochila fastidiosa leucoloma Fastidiosa Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Myriochila fastidiosa litigiosa Fastidiosa Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Myriochila distinguenda Distinguenda Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Myriochila perplexa perplexa Perplexa Tiger Beetle coastal-sandy · diurnal Myriochila undulata Undulata Tiger Beetle open-ground · diurnal Neocollyris ceylonica Ceylonica Tiger Beetle arboreal · diurnal Neocollyris planifrontoides Planifrontoides Tiger Beetle arboreal · diurnal Neocollyris sedlaceki Sedlaceki Tiger Beetle arboreal · diurnal Neocollyris aenea Aenea Tiger Beetle arboreal · diurnal Neocollyris punctatella Punctatella Tiger Beetle arboreal · diurnal

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