Tiger beetle
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The tiger beetles are a large group of beetle
s known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest species of tiger beetle can run at a speed of 9 km/h (5.6 mph), which, relative to its body length, is about 22 times the speed of former Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson
, the equivalent of a human running at 480 miles per hour (772.5 km/h). As of 2005, about 2,600 species and subspecies were known, with the richest diversity in the Oriental (Indo-Malayan) region, followed by the Neotropics.
. All are predatory, both as adults and as larvae. The genus Cicindela
has a cosmopolitan distribution
. Other well-known genera include Tetracha, Omus
, Amblycheila
and Manticora. While members of the genus Cicindela are usually diurnal
and may be out on the hottest days, Tetracha, Omus, Amblycheila and Manticora are all nocturnal. Both Cicindela and Tetracha are often brightly colored, while the other genera mentioned are usually uniform black in color.
Tiger beetles in the genus Manticora are the largest in size of the subfamily. These live primarily in the deserts of South Africa
.
The larva
e of tiger beetles live in cylindrical burrows as much as a meter deep. They are large-headed, hump-backed grubs that flip backwards to capture prey insects that wander over the ground. The fast-moving adults run down their prey and are extremely fast on the wing, their reaction times being of the same order as that of common houseflies
. Some tiger beetles in the tropics are arboreal, but most run on the surface of the ground. They live along sea and lake shores, on sand dunes, around playa lakebeds and on clay banks or woodland paths, being particularly fond of sandy surfaces.
Tiger beetles are considered a good indicator species
and have been used in ecological studies on biodiversity
. Several species of wingless parasitic wasps in the genus Methocha (family Tiphiidae
), lay their eggs on larvae of various Cicindela
spp., such as Cicindela dorsalis
.
Tiger beetles were traditionally classified as the family Cicindelidae but most authorities now treat them as the subfamily Cicindelinae of the Carabidae (ground beetle
s). The most recent classifications, however, have relegated them to a monophyletic subgroup within the subfamily Carabinae
, though this is not yet universally accepted. Accordingly, there is no consensus classification for this group, at any level from family down to subspecies, and it can be exceedingly difficult to decipher the taxonomic literature surrounding this group.
Very many were described by the German entomologist Walther Horn
.
The genera of tiger beetles include:
Many of the genera result from the splitting of the large genus Cicindela
.
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
s known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest species of tiger beetle can run at a speed of 9 km/h (5.6 mph), which, relative to its body length, is about 22 times the speed of former Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson (athlete)
Michael Duane Johnson is a retired American sprinter. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight world championship gold medals. Johnson currently holds the world and Olympic records in the 400 m and 4 x 400 meters relay. He formerly held the world and Olympic record in the 200 m, and the world...
, the equivalent of a human running at 480 miles per hour (772.5 km/h). As of 2005, about 2,600 species and subspecies were known, with the richest diversity in the Oriental (Indo-Malayan) region, followed by the Neotropics.
Description
Tiger beetles often have large bulging eyes, long, slender legs and large curved mandiblesMandible (arthropod)
thumb|250px|The mandibles of a [[Bull ant]]The mandible of an arthropod is either of a pair of mouthparts used for biting, cutting and holding food. Mandibles are often simply referred to as jaws. Mandibles are present in the extant subphyla Myriapoda , Crustacea and Hexapoda...
. All are predatory, both as adults and as larvae. The genus Cicindela
Cicindela
Cicindela are generally brightly colored and metallic beetles, often with some sort of patterning of ivory or cream-colored markings. They are most abundant and diverse in habitats with sandy soil , and very often near bodies of water, even if seasonally transient; along river, sea and lake shores,...
has a cosmopolitan distribution
Cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a taxon is said to have a cosmopolitan distribution if its range extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. For instance, the killer whale has a cosmopolitan distribution, extending over most of the world's oceans. Other examples include humans, the lichen...
. Other well-known genera include Tetracha, Omus
Omus
Omus is a genus of tiger beetles, subfamily Cicindelinae. Its members are dark colored, nocturnal, and flightless. All members occur along the west coast of North America.Omus contains the following species:* Omus ambiguus Schaupp, 1884...
, Amblycheila
Amblycheila
Amblycheila is a genus of flightless, nocturnal tiger beetles. There are at least five species occurring sparsely over much of the central and western United States, and with a few more species found southwards into Mexico.Species include:...
and Manticora. While members of the genus Cicindela are usually diurnal
Diurnal animal
Diurnality is a plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day and sleeping at night.-In animals:Animals that are not diurnal might be nocturnal or crepuscular . Many animal species are diurnal, including many mammals, insects, reptiles and birds...
and may be out on the hottest days, Tetracha, Omus, Amblycheila and Manticora are all nocturnal. Both Cicindela and Tetracha are often brightly colored, while the other genera mentioned are usually uniform black in color.
Tiger beetles in the genus Manticora are the largest in size of the subfamily. These live primarily in the deserts of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
The larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e of tiger beetles live in cylindrical burrows as much as a meter deep. They are large-headed, hump-backed grubs that flip backwards to capture prey insects that wander over the ground. The fast-moving adults run down their prey and are extremely fast on the wing, their reaction times being of the same order as that of common houseflies
Housefly
The housefly , Musca domestica, is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha...
. Some tiger beetles in the tropics are arboreal, but most run on the surface of the ground. They live along sea and lake shores, on sand dunes, around playa lakebeds and on clay banks or woodland paths, being particularly fond of sandy surfaces.
Tiger beetles are considered a good indicator species
Indicator species
An indicator species is any biological species that defines a trait or characteristic of the environment. For example, a species may delineate an ecoregion or indicate an environmental condition such as a disease outbreak, pollution, species competition or climate change...
and have been used in ecological studies on biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet. Biodiversity is a measure of the health of ecosystems. Biodiversity is in part a function of climate. In terrestrial habitats, tropical regions are typically rich whereas polar regions...
. Several species of wingless parasitic wasps in the genus Methocha (family Tiphiidae
Tiphiidae
Tiphiidae is a family of large solitary wasps whose larvae are almost universally parasitoids of various beetle larvae, especially those in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea....
), lay their eggs on larvae of various Cicindela
Cicindela
Cicindela are generally brightly colored and metallic beetles, often with some sort of patterning of ivory or cream-colored markings. They are most abundant and diverse in habitats with sandy soil , and very often near bodies of water, even if seasonally transient; along river, sea and lake shores,...
spp., such as Cicindela dorsalis
Cicindela dorsalis
Cicindela dorsalis is a species of tiger beetle found in the eastern United States. The larva of ssp. media moves by distorting its body into the shape of a wheel, and then rolling along the ground....
.
Systematics
Ground beetle
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, approximately 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe.-Description and ecology:...
s). The most recent classifications, however, have relegated them to a monophyletic subgroup within the subfamily Carabinae
Carabinae
Carabinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera:* Aplothorax Waterhouse, 1841* Calosoma Weber, 1801* Carabus Linnaeus, 1758* Ceroglossus Solier, 1848* Cychropsis Boileau, 1901...
, though this is not yet universally accepted. Accordingly, there is no consensus classification for this group, at any level from family down to subspecies, and it can be exceedingly difficult to decipher the taxonomic literature surrounding this group.
Very many were described by the German entomologist Walther Horn
Walther Hermann Richard Horn
Walther Hermann Richard Horn was a German entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. He was born in Berlin, where he also died.He was first a physician then Director of the German Entomological Institute.-Selected works:...
.
The genera of tiger beetles include:
- AbroscelisAbroscelisAbroscelis is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Abroscelis anchoralis Chevrolat, 1845* Abroscelis longipes Fabricius, 1798* Abroscelis maino MacLeay, 1876* Abroscelis mucronata Jordan, 1894...
Hope, 1838 - AmblycheilaAmblycheilaAmblycheila is a genus of flightless, nocturnal tiger beetles. There are at least five species occurring sparsely over much of the central and western United States, and with a few more species found southwards into Mexico.Species include:...
Say, 1829 - AniaraAniara (genus)Aniara sepulchralis is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Aniara....
Hope, 1838 - AntennariaAntennaria (beetle)Antennaria is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Antennaria crassicornis Macleay, 1888* Antennaria doddi Sloane, 1905* Antennaria ioscelis Hope, 1841* Antennaria sparsimpilosa Horn, 1913...
Dokhtouroff, 1883 - ApteroessaApteroessaApteroessa grossa is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Apteroessa....
Hope, 1838 - ArchidelaArchidelaArchidela is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Archidela darwini * Archidela nigrina...
Rivalier, 1963 - BaloghiellaBaloghiellaBaloghiella caledonica is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Baloghiella....
Mandl, 1981 - BennigseniumBennigseniumBennigsenium is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Bennigsenium basilewsky * Bennigsenium bodongi * Bennigsenium discoscriptum...
W. Horn, 1897 - BrasiellaBrasiellaBrasiella is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Brasiella acuniae * Brasiella adisi * Brasiella amoenula * Brasiella anulipes Brasiella is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Brasiella acuniae (Mutchler, 1924)*...
Rivalier, 1954 - CaledonicaCaledonicaCaledonica is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Caledonica acentra Chaudoir, 1869* Caledonica affinis Montrouzier, 1860* Caledonica arrogans...
Chaudoir, 1860 - CaledonomorphaCaledonomorphaCaledonomorpha is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Caledonomorpha darlingtoni Cassola, 1986* Caledonomorpha elegans Deuve, 1980* Caledonomorpha jordani W...
W. Horn, 1897 - CallytronCallytronCallytron is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Callytron alleni * Callytron andersoni * Callytron doriai * Callytron gyllenhalii...
Gistl, 1848 - CalomeraCalomeraCalomera is a genus of ground beetles native to the Palearctic, the Near East and northern Africa. It contains the following species: * Calomera alboguttata Klug, 1832* Calomera angulata Fabricius, 1798* Calomera aulica Dejean, 1831...
Motschulsky, 1862 - CalyptoglossaCalyptoglossaCalyptoglossa frontalis is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Calyptoglossa....
Jeannel, 1946 - CenothylaCenothylaCenothyla is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Cenothyla cognata * Cenothyla consobrina...
Rivalier, 1969 - CephalotaCephalotaCephalota is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Cephalota atrata * Cephalota besseri * Cephalota chiloleuca...
Dokhtouroff, 1883 - ChaetoderaChaetoderaChaetodera is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Chaetodera albina * Chaetodera andriana * Chaetodera antatsima...
Jeannel, 1946 - CheilonychaCheilonychaCheilonycha is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Cheilonycha auripennis Lucas, 1857* Cheilonycha chalybea...
Lacordaire, 1843 - CheiloxyaCheiloxyaCheiloxya is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Cheiloxya binotata * Cheiloxya longipennis W. Horn, 1891...
Guerin-Meneville, 1855 - CicindelaCicindelaCicindela are generally brightly colored and metallic beetles, often with some sort of patterning of ivory or cream-colored markings. They are most abundant and diverse in habitats with sandy soil , and very often near bodies of water, even if seasonally transient; along river, sea and lake shores,...
Linnaeus, 1758 - CollyrisCollyrisCollyris is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Collyris brevipennis Horn, 1901* Collyris colossea Naviaux, 1994* Collyris dohrni Chaudoir, 1860* Collyris dormeri Horn, 1898...
Fabricius, 1801 - CratohaereaCratohaereaCratohaerea is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Cratohaerea brunet * Cratohaerea chrysopyga * Cratohaerea confusa Basilewsky, 1954...
Chaudoir, 1850 - CtenostomaCtenostomaCtenostoma is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Ctenostoma abbreviatum Naviaux, 1998* Ctenostoma acciavattii Naviaux, 1998* Ctenostoma aeneum Naviaux, 1998...
Klug, 1821 - CylinderaCylinderaCylindera is a genus of ground beetles native to the Palearctic, the Near East and northern Africa. It contains the following species:* Cylindera agnata * Cylindera albopunctata...
Westwood, 1831 - DarlingtonicaDarlingtonicaDarlingtonica papua is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Darlingtonica....
Cassola, 1986 - DerocraniaDerocraniaDerocrania is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Derocrania agnes * Derocrania brevicollis * Derocrania concinna Chaudoir, 1860...
Chaudoir, 1860 - DiastrophellaDiastrophellaDiastrophella is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Diastrophella pauliani Rivalier, 1957* Diastrophella richardi Rivalier, 1957...
Rivalier, 1957 - DilatotarsaDilatotarsaDilatotarsa is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Dilatotarsa beccarii * Dilatotarsa cassolai Werner & Sawada, 1990* Dilatotarsa kinabaluensis...
Dokhtouroff, 1882 - DistipsideraDistipsideraDistipsidera is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Distipsidera eungellae McCairns, Freitag & McDonald, 1997* Distipsidera flavicans * Distipsidera flavipes Macleay, 1887...
Westwood, 1837 - DromicaDromicaDromica is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Dromica abruptesculpta W.Horn, 1914* Dromica abukari Cassola, 1989* Dromica albicinctella Bates, 1878* Dromica albivittis Chaudoir, 1865...
Dejean, 1826 - DromicoidaDromicoidaDromicoida elegantia is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Dromicoida....
Werner, 1995 - DromochorusDromochorusDromochorus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Dromochorus belfragei Salle, 1877* Dromochorus pilatei Guerin-Meneville, 1845* Dromochorus pruininus Casey, 1897...
Guerin-Meneville, 1845 - EllipsopteraEllipsopteraEllipsoptera is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Ellipsoptera blanda * Ellipsoptera cuprascens * Ellipsoptera gratiosa...
Dokhtouroff, 1883 - EnantiolaEnantiolaEnantiola is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Enantiola denticollis * Enantiola hewitti * Enantiola spinicollis...
Rivalier, 1961 - EucalliaEucalliaEucallia boussingaultii is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Eucallia....
Guerin-Meneville, 1844 - EunotaEunotaEunota togata is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Eunota....
Rivalier, 1954 - EuprosopusEuprosopusEuprosopus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Euprosopus chaudoirii Thomson, 1859* Euprosopus quadrinotatus...
Dejean, 1825 - EuryarthronEuryarthronEuryarthron is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Euryarthron babaulti * Euryarthron benningseni * Euryarthron bocandei...
Guerin-Meneville, 1849 - EurymorphaEurymorphaEurymorpha cyanipes is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Eurymorpha....
Hope, 1838 - EuzonaEuzonaEuzona is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Euzona aeneodorsis Sloane, 1917* Euzona albolineata Macleay, 1888* Euzona aurita Sloane, 1904* Euzona cyanonota Sumlin, 1997...
Rivalier, 1963 - Grandopronotalia W. Horn, 1936
- GuineicaGuineicaGuineica is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Guineica inaequidens * Guineica tetrachoides...
Rivalier, 1963 - HabroderaHabroderaHabrodera is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Habrodera capensis * Habrodera leucoptera * Habrodera nilotica * Habrodera nitidula...
Motschulsky, 1862 - HabroscelimorphaHabroscelimorphaHabroscelimorpha is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Habroscelimorpha auraria * Habroscelimorpha boops * Habroscelimorpha californica...
Dokhtouroff, 1883 - HeptodontaHeptodontaHeptodonta is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Heptodonta analis * Heptodonta arrowi Heptodonta is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Heptodonta analis (Fabricius, 1801)* Heptodonta arrowi Heptodonta is a...
Hope, 1838 - HypaethaHypaethaHypaetha is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Hypaetha antiqua * Hypaetha biramosa * Hypaetha copulata * Hypaetha frenchi...
Leconte, 1860 - IresiaIresiaIresia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Iresia aureorufa W. Horn, 1909* Iresia besckii Mannerheim, 1837* Iresia bimaculata Klug, 1834* Iresia binotata Klug, 1834...
Dejean, 1831 - JanseniaJanseniaJansenia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Jansenia applanata * Jansenia azureocincta * Jansenia bangalorensis Cassola & Werner, 2003...
Chaudoir, 1865 - LangeaLangeaLangea is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Langea euprosopoides W. Horn, 1901* Langea fleutiauxi W. Horn, 1915* Langea mellicollis Sumlin, 1993...
W. Horn, 1901 - LeptognathaLeptognathaLeptognatha is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Leptognatha alticola * Leptognatha bishopi Cassola, 1986 * Leptognatha curvidentis Cassola, 1986...
Rivalier, 1963 - LophyraLophyraLophyra is a genus of predatory beetles in the family Carabidae capable of flight. It contains the following species:* Lophyra abbreviata * Lophyra alba * Lophyra albens...
Motschulsky, 1859 - MacfarlandiaMacfarlandiaMacfarlandia arachnoides is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Macfarlandia....
Sumlin, 1981 - ManauteaManauteaManautea is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Manautea gracilior Deuve, 2006* Manautea millei Deuve, 2006* Manautea minimior Deuve, 2006* Manautea tripotini Deuve, 2006...
Deuve, 2006 - ManticaManticaMantica horni is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Mantica....
Kolbe, 1896 - Manticora Fabricius, 1792
- MegacephalaMegacephalaMegacephala is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Megacephala acutipennis * Megacephala aequinoctialis * Megacephala affinis...
Latreille, 1802 - MegalommaMegalommaMegalomma is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Megalomma fulgens * Megalomma janaki Moravec, 2007* Megalomma oculatum * Megalomma pierreorum Deuve, 2000...
Westwood, 1842 - MetriocheilaMetriocheilaMetriocheila nigricollis is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Metriocheila....
Thomson, 1857 - MicromentignathaMicromentignathaMicromentignatha is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Micromentignatha leai * Micromentignatha oblongicollis...
Sumlin, 1981 - MicrothylaxMicrothylaxMicrothylax is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Microthylax olivaceus * Microthylax schaefferi * Microthylax sinaloae...
Rivalier, 1954 - MyriochilaMyriochilaMyriochila is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Myriochila akhteri Cassola & Wiesner, 2009* Myriochila albomarginalis * Myriochila atelesta...
Motschulsky, 1862 - NaviauxellaNaviauxellaNaviauxella is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Naviauxella davisona * Naviauxella declivitatis Naviaux, 1991* Naviauxella gabrieli Naviaux, 1991...
Cassola, 1988 - NeochilaNeochilaNeochila is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Neochila apicenitens Cassola, 2007* Neochila baderlei Mandl, 1981* Neochila congoana Mandl, 1964* Neochila glabrilabris Mandl, 1964...
Basilewsky, 1953 - NeocicindelaNeocicindelaNeocicindela is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Neocicindela austromontana * Neocicindela brevilunata Neocicindela is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Neocicindela austromontana (Bates, 1878)* Neocicindela...
Rivalier, 1963 - NeocollyrisNeocollyrisNeocollyris is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Neocollyris acrolia * Neocollyris acuteapicalis * Neocollyris acutilabris Naviaux, 1994...
W. Horn, 1901 - NeolaphyraNeolaphyraNeolaphyra is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Neolaphyra leucosticta * Neolaphyra peletieri * Neolaphyra ritchiei...
Bedel, 1895 - NickerleaNickerleaNickerlea is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Nickerlea aesdorsalis Sumlin, 1997* Nickerlea distypsideroides Horn, 1899* Nickerlea nigrilabris Sumlin, 1997* Nickerlea sloanei...
W. Horn, 1899 - NotospiraNotospiraNotospira phalangioides is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Notospira....
Rivalier, 1961 - OdontocheilaOdontocheilaOdontocheila is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Odontocheila amabilis Chaudoir, 1860* Odontocheila angulipenis W. Horn, 1933* Odontocheila annulicornis Brulle, 1837...
Laporte, 1834 - OmusOmusOmus is a genus of tiger beetles, subfamily Cicindelinae. Its members are dark colored, nocturnal, and flightless. All members occur along the west coast of North America.Omus contains the following species:* Omus ambiguus Schaupp, 1884...
Eschscholtz, 1829 - OpilidiaOpilidiaOpilidia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Opilidia chlorocephala * Opilidia fulgidiceps * Opilidia graphiptera...
Rivalier, 1954 - OpisthencentrusOpisthencentrusOpisthencentrus dentipennis is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Opisthencentrus....
W. Horn, 1893 - OrthocindelaOrthocindelaOrthocindela is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Orthocindela angustecincta Rivalier, 1972* Orthocindela heterida...
Rivalier, 1972 - OxycheilaOxycheilaOxycheila is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Oxycheila affinis W. Horn, 1900* Oxycheila aquatica Guerin-Meneville, 1843* Oxycheila barkleyi Wiesner, 1999* Oxycheila binotata Gray, 1832...
Dejean, 1825 - OxycheilopsisOxycheilopsisOxycheilopsis cretacicus is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Oxycheilopsis....
Cassola & Werner, 2004 - OxygoniaOxygoniaOxygonia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Oxygonia annulipes Bates, 1872 * Oxygonia boucardi Chevrolat, 1881 * Oxygonia buckleyi Bates, 1872 * Oxygonia carissima Bates, 1872...
Mannerheim, 1837 - OxygoniolaOxygoniolaOxygoniola chamaeleon is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Oxygoniola....
W. Horn, 1892 - ParaphysodeuteraParaphysodeuteraParaphysodeutera is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Paraphysodeutera kamilmoraveci J. Moravec, 2004* Paraphysodeutera maviauxi J. Moravec, 2002...
J. Moravec, 2002 - PentacomiaPentacomiaPentacomia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Pentacomia biguttata * Pentacomia brasiliensis * Pentacomia brevipennis Pentacomia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Pentacomia biguttata (Dejean, 1825) *...
Bates, 1872 - PeridexiaPeridexiaPeridexia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Peridexia fulvipes * Peridexia hilaris...
Chaudoir, 1860 - PhyllodromaPhyllodromaPhyllodroma is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Phyllodroma cylindricollis * Phyllodroma hispidula...
Lacordaire, 1843 - PhysodeuteraPhysodeuteraPhysodeutera is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Physodeutera adonis * Physodeutera alluaudi * Physodeutera andriai...
Lacordaire, 1843 - PicnochilePicnochilePicnochile fallaciosa is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Picnochile....
Motschulsky, 1856 - PlatychilePlatychilePlatychile pallida is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Platychile....
Macleay, 1825 - PogonostomaPogonostomaPogonostoma is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Pogonostoma abadiei Rivalier, 1965* Pogonostoma affine W.Horn, 1893* Pogonostoma alluaudi W.Horn, 1898...
Klug, 1835 - PolyrhanisPolyrhanisPolyrhanis is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Polyrhanis ancorifera * Polyrhanis arfakensis Matalin & Wiesner, 2008* Polyrhanis aruana...
Rivalier, 1963 - PometonPometonPometon is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Pometon bolivianus Huber, 1999* Pometon singularis Fleutiaux, 1899...
Fleutiaux, 1899 - PrepusaPrepusa mirandaPrepusa miranda is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Prepusa....
Chaudoir, 1850 - ProbstiaProbstiaProbstia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Probstia astoni Wiesner, 2010* Probstia triumphalis * Probstia triumphaloides...
Cassola, 2002 - PronyssaPronyssaPronyssa is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Pronyssa andrsi J.Moravec & Wiesner, 2001* Pronyssa assamensis Sawada & Wiesner, 1999 * Pronyssa ingridae Sawada &Wiesner, 1999...
Bates, 1874 - PronyssiformiaPronyssiformiaPronyssiformia excoffieri is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Pronyssiformia....
W. Horn, 1929 - ProthymaProthymaProthyma is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Prothyma annamica Deuve, 2002* Prothyma assamensis Rivalier, 1964* Prothyma banksi W.Horn, 1923* Prothyma bidentilabris W.Horn, 1934...
Hope, 1838 - ProthymidiaProthymidiaProthymidia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Prothymidia angusticollis * Prothymidia foveicollis * Prothymidia gemmipravata...
Rivalier, 1957 - ProtocollyrisProtocollyrisProtocollyris is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Protocollyris antennalis * Protocollyris brevilabris * Protocollyris bryanti Mandl, 1975...
Mandl, 1975 - PseudoxycheilaPseudoxycheilaPseudoxycheila is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Pseudoxycheila andina Cassola, 1997* Pseudoxycheila angustata Chaudoir, 1865 * Pseudoxycheila atahualpa Cassola, 1997...
Guerin-Meneville, 1839 - RhysopleuraRhysopleuraRhysopleura orbicollis is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Rhysopleura....
Sloane, 1906 - RhytidophaenaRhytidophaenaRhytidophaena is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Rhytidophaena feae * Rhytidophaena inornata * Rhytidophaena tetraspilota...
Bates, 1891 - RivacindelaRivacindelaRivacindela is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Rivacindela aurifodina Sumlin, 1997 * Rivacindela avita Sumlin, 1997 * Rivacindela blackburni Sloane, 1906...
Nidek, 1973 - RonhuberiaRonhuberiaRonhuberia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Ronhuberia eurytarsipennis * Ronhuberia fernandezi...
J. Moravec & Kudrna, 2002 - SalpingophoraSalpingophoraSalpingophora is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Salpingophora bellana * Salpingophora hanseatica * Salpingophora helferi...
Rivalier, 1950 - SocotranaSocotranaSocotrana labroturrita is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Socotrana....
Cassola & Wranik, 1998 - StenocosmiaStenocosmiaStenocosmia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Stenocosmia angusta Rivalier, 1965* Stenocosmia tenuicollis...
Rivalier, 1965 - SumliniaSumliniaSumlinia halophila is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Sumlinia....
Cassola & Werner, 2001 - TheratesTheratesTherates is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Therates alboobliquatus W.Horn, 1909* Therates angustatus W.Horn, 1902* Therates annandalei W.Horn, 1908...
Latreille, 1816 - ThopeuticaThopeuticaThopeutica is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Thopeutica afonini Matalin, 1998* Thopeutica albapicalis * Thopeutica albolabiata Cassola & Brzoska, 2008...
Schaum, 1861 - TricondylaTricondylaTricondyla is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Tricondyla annulicornis Schmidt-Goebel, 1846* Tricondyla aptera * Tricondyla beccarii Gestro, 1874...
Latreille, 1822 - VataVata (genus)Vata is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Vata gracilipalpis * Vata thomsoni...
Fauvel, 1903 - WaltherhorniaWaltherhorniaWaltherhornia speculifera is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Waltherhornia....
Olsoufieff, 1934
Many of the genera result from the splitting of the large genus Cicindela
Cicindela
Cicindela are generally brightly colored and metallic beetles, often with some sort of patterning of ivory or cream-colored markings. They are most abundant and diverse in habitats with sandy soil , and very often near bodies of water, even if seasonally transient; along river, sea and lake shores,...
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External links
- Cicindela Online
- http://homepage3.nifty.com/trechinae/cicinw.htm (Japanese)
- Tiger Beetles of the U.S.A.
- Tiger Beetles of Papua Indonesia
- Tiger beetles of Florida on the UFUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
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Featured Creatures Web site - Moravec J. (2010): Tiger Beetles of the Madagascan Region (Madagascar, Seychelles, Comoros, Mascarenes, and other islands) Taxonomic revision of the 17 genera occurring in the region (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae),430 pp.