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Checklist for Subfamily Cicindelinae Latreille, 1802 (Tiger beetles)
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
686
10351
27232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
684
10346
27226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
10177
26822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
398
8221
22592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
114
3283
9155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
6
293
1068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
2
249
986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
248
984
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
23
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argentina
23 Genera with 117 Species
#ABCDEHIMOPST
Aniara Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Brasiella Rivalier, 1979Little Tiger Beetles16SpeciesTaxom
Cheilonycha Lacordaire, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1841Common Tiger Beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Ctenostoma Klug, 20095SpeciesTaxom
Cylindera Westwood, 1915Rounded-thorax Tiger Beetles36SpeciesTaxom
Derocrania Chaudoir, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ellipsoptera Dokhtouroff, 1911Ellipsed-winged Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Eulampra Chaudoir, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Habroscelimorpha Dokhtouroff, 1841Habro Tiger Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Iresia Dejean, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Megacephala Latreille, 19589SpeciesTaxom
Metriocheila Thomson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Odontocheila Laporte, 19997SpeciesTaxom
Opilidia Rivalier, 1960Opilid Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Oxycheila Dejean, 18437SpeciesTaxom
Pentacomia Bates, 188611SpeciesTaxom
Phaeoxantha Chaudoir, 19588SpeciesTaxom
Picnochile Motschulsky, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Prepusa Chaudoir, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxycheila Guérin-Ménev..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Sumlinia Cassola & We..., 19792SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 2007Metallic Tiger Beetles16SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
117 Species and 28 Subspecies
Aniara sepulchralis Fabricius, 1801
Brasiella (Brasiella) argentata Fabricius, 1801
Brasiella argentata argentata Fabricius, 1801
Brasiella (Brasiella) argentinica (Mandl, 1963)⇒ Brasiella argentata argentata Fabricius, 1801
Brasiella (Brasiella) aureola Klug, 1834
Brasiella aureola aureola Klug, 1834
Brasiella (Brasiella) brullei Guérin, 1839
Brasiella (Brasiella) cuyabaensis Mandl, 1970
Brasiella (Brasiella) dolosula Rivalier, 1955
Brasiella (Brasiella) misella Chaudoir, 1854
Brasiella misella misella
Brasiella (Brasiella) obscurella Klug, 1829
Brasiella (Brasiella) obscurovata Sumlin, 1993
Brasiella (Gaymara) chlorosticta Kollar, 1836
Brasiella (Gaymara) rotundatodilatata W. Horn, 1925
Brasiella (Gaymara) staudingeria W. Horn, 1915
Brasiella stamatovi Sumlin, 1979
Cheilonycha auripennis Lucas, 1857
Cheilonycha auripennis angustedilatata W.Horn, 1922
Cheilonycha auripennis auripennis Lucas, 1857
Cicindela (Antennaria) doddi Sloane, 1905
Cicindela (Archidela) nigrina MacLeay, 1864
Cicindela (Cicindela) ohlone Freitag & Ka..., 1993Cicindela ohlone
Cicindela (Cicindela) splendida Hentz, 1830Splendid Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) punctulata Olivier, 1790Backroad Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) rufoaenea W. Horn, 1915
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) sedecimpunctata Klug, 1834Western Red-bellied Tiger Beetle
Cicindela mastersi plebeia Sloane, 1905
Cicindela (Rivacindela) avita Sumlin, 1997
Cicindela pamphila (LeConte, 1873)⇒ Habroscelimorpha pamphila LeConte, 1873
Cicindela scitula (Sloane, 1909)⇒ Cicindela nigrina MacLeay, 1864
Cicindela severa (LaFerté-Séne..., 1841)⇒ Habroscelimorpha severa Laferte, 1841
Ctenostoma (Myrmecilla) ichneumoneum Dejean, 1826
Ctenostoma ichneumoneum ellipticum Naviaux, 1998
Ctenostoma (Naviauxiana) aeneum Naviaux, 1998
Ctenostoma (Naviauxiana) longipalpe Naviaux, 1998
Ctenostoma quechua Naviaux & Br..., 2009
Cylindera (Cylindera) celeripes LeConte, 1848Swift Tiger Beetle
Cylindera (Cylindera) confluentesignata W. Horn, 1915
Cylindera (Cylindera) morio Klug, 1834
Cylindera (Cylindera) obsoletesignata W. Horn, 1895
Cylindera (Cylindera) terricola Say, 1824Belted-winged Tiger Beetle
Cylindera (Eugrapha) trisignata Dejean, 1822
Cylindera (Plectographa) apiata Dejean, 1825
Cylindera apiata apiata
Cylindera (Plectographa) chiliensis Audouin & Br..., 1839
Cylindera (Plectographa) chubuti Cassola, 1999
Cylindera (Plectographa) drakei W. Horn, 1892
Cylindera drakei drakei W.Horn, 1892
Cylindera drakei latifascia Sumlin, 1979
Cylindera drakei pseudochiloleuca W.Horn, 1908
Cylindera (Plectographa) eugeni Castelnau, 1835
Cylindera (Plectographa) gormazi Reed, 1871
Cylindera (Plectographa) hassenteufeli Mandl, 1960
Cylindera (Plectographa) melaleuca Dejean, 1831
Cylindera melaleuca melaleuca Dejean, 1831
Cylindera melaleuca reedi W.Horn, 1895
Cylindera (Plectographa) mixtula W. Horn, 1915
Cylindera (Plectographa) nivea Kirby, 1818
Cylindera nivea nivea Kirby, 1818
Cylindera nivea orbignyi Guérin-Mén..., 1839
Cylindera (Plectographa) patagonica Brullé, 1837
Cylindera patagonica bergiana Horn, 1895
Cylindera patagonica cherubim Chevrolat, 1858
Cylindera patagonica patagonica
Cylindera (Plectographa) ramosa Brullé, 1837
Cylindera (Plectographa) ritsemae W. Horn, 1895
Cylindera (Plectographa) sinuosa Brullé, 1837
Cylindera (Plectographa) stamatovi Sumlin, 1979
Cylindera chlorosticta Kollar, 1836
Cylindera ritsemai W.Horn, 1895
Cylindera siccalacicola Sumlin, 1979
Cylindera staudingeria W.Horn, 1915
Derocrania (Derocrania) nematodes Schaum, 1863
Ellipsoptera rubicunda E. Harris, 1911Aridland Tiger Beetle
Habroscelimorpha auraria euryscopa Bates, 1890
Habroscelimorpha severa Laferte, 1841Saltmarsh Tiger Beetle
Iresia (Iresia) lacordairei Dejean, 1831
Megacephala (Microtetracha) germaini Chaudoir, 1865
Megacephala aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Megacephala annuligera Lucas, 1857
Megacephala asperula Westwood, 1852
Megacephala femoralis Perty, 1830
Megacephala huedepohli Mandl, 1974
Megacephala laminata Perty, 1830
Megacephala martii Perty, 1830
Megacephala wimmeri Mandl, 1958
Metriocheila nigricollis Reiche, 1842
Odontocheila (Odontocheila) iodopleura Bates, 1872
Odontocheila chrysis Fabricius, 1801
Odontocheila fulgens Klug, 1834
Odontocheila margineguttata Dejean, 1825
Odontocheila mexicana Castelnau, 1835
Odontocheila nitidicollis Dejean, 1825
Odontocheila yunga Huber, 1999
Opilidia hassenteufeli Mandl, 1960
Oxycheila femoralis (Castelnau, 1833)⇒ Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila femoralis femoralis Laporte, 1833
Oxycheila germaini Fleutiaux, 1893
Oxycheila labiata (Brullé, 1837)⇒ Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila opacipennis Waterhouse, 1889
Oxycheila pinelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Pentacomia (Mesacanthina) cribrata Brullé, 1837
Pentacomia cribrata argentina Lynch, 1878
Pentacomia cribrata chalceola Bates, 1872
Pentacomia cribrata cribrata Brullé, 1837
Pentacomia (Mesacanthina) punctum Klug, 1834
Pentacomia (Mesacanthina) reductesignata W. Horn, 1905
Pentacomia (Pentacomia) sericina Klug, 1834
Pentacomia (Poecilochila) rhytidopteroides W. Horn, 1906
Pentacomia argentina Lynch Arribá..., 1878
Pentacomia paranigrimarginata J.Moravec & ..., 2019
Pentacomia sinnamarica Fleutiaux, 1886
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Phaeoxantha bucephala W.Horn, 1909
Phaeoxantha cruciata Brullé, 1837
Phaeoxantha cruciata cruciata Brullé, 1837
Phaeoxantha laminata Perty, 1830
Phaeoxantha tremolerasi W.Horn, 1909
Phaeoxantha wimmeri Mandl, 1958
Picnochile fallaciosa Chevrolat, 1854
Pseudoxycheila bipustulata Latreille, 1811
Pseudoxycheila tarsalis Bates, 1869
Sumlinia halophila Sumlin, 1979
Sumlinia hirsutifrons Sumlin, 1979
Tetracha (Neotetracha) cyanea W. Horn, 1905
Tetracha (Neotetracha) distinguenda Dejean, 1831
Tetracha (Neotetracha) fulgida Klug, 1834Bright Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha (Neotetracha) prolongata W. Horn, 1932
Tetracha (Neotetracha) pseudodistinguenda W. Horn, 1905
Tetracha (Paratetracha) aptera Chaudoir, 1862
Tetracha (Paratetracha) brasiliensis Kirby, 1818
Tetracha brasiliensis brasiliensis Kirby, 1819
Tetracha (Paratetracha) femoralis (Perty, 1830)⇒ Tetracha aptera Chaudoir, 1862
Tetracha femoralis femoralis Perty, 1830
Tetracha femoralis rivalieri Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha (Paratetracha) germaini Chaudoir, 1865
Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831
Tetracha (Tetracha) virginica Linnaeus, 1767Virginia Big-headed Tiger Beetle
Tetracha brevisulcata W.Horn, 1907
Tetracha quadrata Naviaux, 2007

Subnodes of Cicindelinae with occurrences in Argentina
TribeCicindelini
Latreille, 1802
Flashy Tiger Beetles
13
73
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCollyridini
Brullé, 1834
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMegacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles
8
39
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cicindelinae at artfakta.se
Cicindelinae at dyntaxa.se