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Checklist for Subfamily Cicindelinae Latreille, 1802 (Tiger beetles)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
108
3263
9002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
239
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
193
607
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
193
607
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
19
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
19 Genera with 80 Species
Brasiella Rivalier, 1955Little Tiger Beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1798Common Tiger Beetles36SpeciesTaxom
Cicindelidia Rivalier, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Ctenostoma Klug, 192514SpeciesTaxom
Cylindera Westwood, 1798Rounded-thorax Tiger Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Derocrania Chaudoir, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ellipsoptera Dokhtouroff, 1857Ellipsed-winged Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Habroscelimorpha Dokhtouroff, 1923Habro Tiger Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Iresia Dejean, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Langea W. Horn, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Megacephala Latreille, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Microthylax Rivalier, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Odontocheila Laporte, 18746SpeciesTaxom
Opilidia Rivalier, 1865Opilid Tiger Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Oxycheila Dejean, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Oxygonia Mannerheim, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Pentacomia Bates, 20184SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxycheila Guérin-Ménev..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 1831Metallic Tiger Beetles5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
80 Species and 22 Subspecies
Brasiella (Brasiella) argentata Fabricius, 1801
Brasiella (Brasiella) hemichrysea Chevrolat, 1835
Brasiella hemichrysea fuscostrigata Mandl, 1963
Brasiella (Brasiella) mendicula Rivalier, 1955
Brasiella (Brasiella) misella Chaudoir, 1854
Brasiella misella misella
Brasiella (Brasiella) nebulosa Bates, 1874
Brasiella (Brasiella) sphaerodera Rivalier, 1955
Cicindela campestris campestris Linnaeus, 1758
Cicindela (Cicindela) latesignata LeConte, 1851Oblivious tiger beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) maritima Dejean, 1822Dune Tiger Beetle
Cicindela maroccana maroccana Fabricius, 1801
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) aeneicollis Bates, 1881
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) carthagena Dejean, 1831
Cicindela carthagena carthagena Dejean, 1831
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) cyaniventris Chevrolat, 1834
Cicindela cyaniventris chontalensis Bates, 1874
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) favergeri Audouin & Br..., 1839
Cicindela favergeri favergeri Audouin & Br..., 1839
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) fera Chevrolat, 1834Red-lined Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) hydrophoba Chevrolat, 1835
Cicindela hydrophoba hydrophoba Chevrolat, 1835
Cicindela hydrophoba quinquenotata Gistel, 1837
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) ocellata (Klug, 1834)⇒ Cicindela maroccana maroccana Fabricius, 1801
Cicindela ocellata ocellata Klug, 1834Ocellated Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) papillosa Chaudoir, 1854
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) punctulata Olivier, 1790Backroad Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) roseiventris Chevrolat, 1834Tascoa Tiger Beetle
Cicindela roseiventris tascosaensis W.T.Davis, 1918Tascoa Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) rufiventris Dejean, 1825Eastern Red-bellied Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) sedecimpunctata Klug, 1834Western Red-bellied Tiger Beetle
Cicindela sedecimpunctata nigroconfluens W.Horn, 1923
Cicindela sedecimpunctata sallei Chevrolat, 1835
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) tenuisignata (LeConte, 1851)⇒ Cicindela hydrophoba hydrophoba Chevrolat, 1835
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) trifasciata (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Cicindelidia trifasciata Fabricius, 1781
Cicindela trifasciata ascendens LeConte, 1851Ascendant Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) walkeriana Thomson, 1856
Cicindela mastersi plebeia Sloane, 1905
Cicindela (Rivacindela) browni Sloane, 1913
Cicindela (Trichotaenia) pseudosuturalis W. Horn, 1929
Cicindela (Trichotaenia) suturata W. Horn, 1915
Cicindela pamphila (LeConte, 1873)⇒ Habroscelimorpha pamphila LeConte, 1873
Cicindela suturalis (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Cicindela pseudosuturalis W. Horn, 1929
Cicindelidia trifasciata Fabricius, 1781
Ctenostoma (Naviauxiana) aeneum Naviaux, 1998
Ctenostoma (Naviauxiana) longipalpe Naviaux, 1998
Ctenostoma (Naviauxiana) metallicum Castelnau, 1834
Ctenostoma (Naviauxiana) simile Naviaux, 1998
Ctenostoma (Neoprocephalus) angustobliquatum W. Horn, 1924
Ctenostoma (Neoprocephalus) brendelli Naviaux, 1998
Ctenostoma (Neoprocephalus) davidsoni Naviaux, 1998
Ctenostoma (Neoprocephalus) hovorei Naviaux, 2005
Ctenostoma (Neoprocephalus) ibidion Dohrn, 1880
Ctenostoma ibidion ibidion C.A.Dohrn, 1880
Ctenostoma (Neoprocephalus) laeticolor Bates, 1878
Ctenostoma (Neoprocephalus) maculicorne Chevrolat, 1856
Ctenostoma (Neoprocephalus) tumidum Naviaux, 1998
Ctenostoma angustoobliquatum W.Horn, 1925
Cylindera (Plectographa) drakei W. Horn, 1892
Cylindera (Plectographa) suturalis Fabricius, 1798
Derocrania (Derocrania) nematodes Schaum, 1863
Ellipsoptera sperata LeConte, 1857Inquisitor Tiger Beetle
Habroscelimorpha auraria Klug, 1835
Habroscelimorpha auraria euryscopa Bates, 1890
Habroscelimorpha praetextata LeConte, 1854Bluegold goby
Habroscelimorpha schwarzi W. Horn, 1923
Iresia (Iresia) boucardii Chevrolat, 1863
Iresia (Iresia) pulchra Bates, 1881
Megacephala angustata (Chevrolat, 1841)⇒ Tetracha angustata Chevrolat, 1841
Megacephala sobrina (Dejean, 1831)⇒ Tetracha sobrina Dejean, 1831
Microthylax bradti Cazier, 1954
Odontocheila (Odontocheila) iodopleura Bates, 1872
Odontocheila angelsolisi J.Morave & B..., 2015
Odontocheila chiriquina Bates, 1881
Odontocheila exilis Bates, 1884
Odontocheila ignita Chaudoir, 1860
Odontocheila nicaraguensis Bates, 1874
Opilidia graphiptera Dejean, 1831
Opilidia graphiptera graphiptera Dejean, 1831
Opilidia macrocnema Chaudoir, 1852
Opilidia macrocnema kino Cazier, 1954
Opilidia macrocnema obliquans Chaudoir, 1865
Oxycheila chaudoiri W. Horn, 1894
Oxycheila costaricana Huber & Brzoska, 2000
Oxycheila polita Bates, 1872
Oxycheila polita chaudoiri W.Horn, 1894
Oxygonia boucardi Chevrolat, 1881
Pentacomia (Beckerium) leptalis Bates, 1881
Pentacomia (Mesochila) wappesi Moravec & Br..., 2013
Pentacomia (Pentacomia) cupriventris Reiche, 1842
Pentacomia tayutica J.Moravec, 2018
Pseudoxycheila bipustulata Latreille, 1811
Pseudoxycheila tarsalis Bates, 1869
Tetracha (Neotetracha) angustata Chevrolat, 1841
Tetracha (Neotetracha) cyanea W. Horn, 1905
Tetracha (Neotetracha) fulgida Klug, 1834Bright Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha sobrina sobrina Dejean, 1831
Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831

Subnodes of Cicindelinae with occurrences in Costa Rica
TribeCicindelini
Latreille, 1802
Flashy Tiger Beetles
12
53
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCollyridini
Brullé, 1834
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMegacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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