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Checklist for Subfamily Cicindelinae Latreille, 1802 (Tiger beetles)
and region Paraguay (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
403
4047
8334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4046
8333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3986
8213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
3207
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
1517
3212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
140
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
116
308
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
116
308
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
16
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Paraguay
16 Genera with 90 Species
Brasiella Rivalier, 1925Little Tiger Beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Cheilonycha Lacordaire, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1905Common Tiger Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Ctenostoma Klug, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Cylindera Westwood, 1932Rounded-thorax Tiger Beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Derocrania Chaudoir, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ellipsoptera Dokhtouroff, 1775Ellipsed-winged Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Eulampra Chaudoir, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Iresia Dejean, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Megacephala Latreille, 20077SpeciesTaxom
Odontocheila Laporte, 19998SpeciesTaxom
Oxycheila Dejean, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Pentacomia Bates, 188615SpeciesTaxom
Phaeoxantha Chaudoir, 18306SpeciesTaxom
Prepusa Chaudoir, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 2007Metallic Tiger Beetles24SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraguay
90 Species and 16 Subspecies
Brasiella (Brasiella) argentata Fabricius, 1801
Brasiella argentata argentata Fabricius, 1801
Brasiella (Brasiella) aureola Klug, 1834
Brasiella aureola aureola Klug, 1834
Brasiella (Brasiella) banghaasi W. Horn, 1907
Brasiella (Brasiella) cuyabaensis Mandl, 1970
Brasiella (Brasiella) dolosulaffinis Mandl, 1963
Brasiella (Brasiella) minarum Putzeys, 1845
Brasiella (Brasiella) obscurella Klug, 1829
Brasiella (Brasiella) tippmanni (Mandl, 1963)⇒ Brasiella dolosulaffinis Mandl, 1963
Brasiella (Gaymara) chlorosticta Kollar, 1836
Brasiella (Gaymara) rotundatodilatata W. Horn, 1925
Cheilonycha auripennis Lucas, 1857
Cheilonycha auripennis angustedilatata W.Horn, 1922
Cheilonycha auripennis auripennis Lucas, 1857
Cicindela (Chaetotaxis) macropus W. Horn, 1915
Cicindela (Cicindela) marginata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cicindela macropus W. Horn, 1915
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) rufoaenea W. Horn, 1915
Cicindela (Cosmodela) aurulenta Fabricius, 1801Blue-spotted
Cicindela mastersi plebeia Sloane, 1905
Ctenostoma (Myrmecilla) ichneumoneum Dejean, 1826
Ctenostoma ichneumoneum ellipticum Naviaux, 1998
Ctenostoma (Myrmecilla) schmalzi W. Horn, 1898
Ctenostoma schmalzi paraguayense Brouerius va..., 1956
Cylindera (Cylindera) confluentesignata W. Horn, 1915
Cylindera (Cylindera) obsoletesignata W. Horn, 1895
Cylindera (Plectographa) apiata Dejean, 1825
Cylindera apiata clausseni Putzeys, 1845
Cylindera (Plectographa) mixtula W. Horn, 1915
Cylindera (Plectographa) ramosa Brullé, 1837
Cylindera (Plectographa) sinuosa Brullé, 1837
Cylindera chlorosticta Kollar, 1836
Cylindera fasciata (Fisher, 1932)⇒ Curtomerus fasciatus Fisher, 1932
Derocrania (Derocrania) nematodes Schaum, 1863
Ellipsoptera marginata Fabricius, 1775Margined Tiger Beetle
Eulampra miranda Chaudoir, 1843
Iresia (Iresia) lacordairei Dejean, 1831
Megacephala affinis (Dejean, 1825)⇒ Tetracha affinis Dejean, 1825
Megacephala asperula Westwood, 1852
Megacephala bilunata Klug, 1834
Megacephala femoralis Perty, 1830
Megacephala laminata Perty, 1830
Megacephala martii Perty, 1830
Megacephala orbignyi Naviaux, 2007
Odontocheila chrysis Fabricius, 1801
Odontocheila curvidens Dejean, 1825
Odontocheila dilatoscapis Huber, 1999
Odontocheila fulgens Klug, 1834
Odontocheila nitidicollis Dejean, 1825
Odontocheila nodicornis Dejean, 1825
Odontocheila rutilans Klug, 1834
Odontocheila suareziana Huber, 1999
Oxycheila femoralis (Castelnau, 1833)⇒ Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila labiata (Brullé, 1837)⇒ Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila pinelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Oxycheila pochoni Mandl, 1953
Oxycheila similis W. Horn, 1892
Pentacomia cribrata chalceola Bates, 1872
Pentacomia (Mesacanthina) punctum Klug, 1834
Pentacomia (Mesacanthina) reductesignata W. Horn, 1905
Pentacomia (Mesochila) brasiliensis Dejean, 1825
Pentacomia (Mesochila) discrepans W. Horn, 1893
Pentacomia (Pentacomia) degandei Tatum, 1851
Pentacomia (Pentacomia) lanei W. Horn, 1924
Pentacomia (Pentacomia) sericina Klug, 1834
Pentacomia (Poecilochila) cupricollis Kollar, 1836
Pentacomia (Poecilochila) drechseli Sawada & Wie..., 1997
Pentacomia (Poecilochila) lacordairei Gory, 1833
Pentacomia (Poecilochila) rhytidopteroides W. Horn, 1906
Pentacomia (Poecilochila) ventralis Dejean, 1825
Pentacomia ventralis ventralis Dejean, 1825
Pentacomia sinnamarica Fleutiaux, 1886
Phaeoxantha bucephala W.Horn, 1909
Phaeoxantha cruciata Brullé, 1837
Phaeoxantha cruciata cruciata Brullé, 1837
Phaeoxantha klugii Chaudoir, 1850
Phaeoxantha laminata Perty, 1830
Phaeoxantha limata (Perty, 1830)⇒ Phaeoxantha laminata Perty, 1830
Prepusa miranda Chaudoir, 1843
Tetracha (Neotetracha) affinis Dejean, 1825Frillfin gobies
Tetracha (Neotetracha) bilunata Klug, 1834
Tetracha bilunata bilunata Klug, 1834
Tetracha (Neotetracha) cyanea W. Horn, 1905
Tetracha (Neotetracha) distinguenda Dejean, 1831
Tetracha (Neotetracha) fulgida Klug, 1834Bright Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha (Neotetracha) martii (Perty, 1830)⇒ Tetracha spixii spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha (Neotetracha) pseudodistinguenda W. Horn, 1905
Tetracha (Paratetracha) aptera Chaudoir, 1862
Tetracha (Paratetracha) brasiliensis Kirby, 1818
Tetracha brasiliensis brasiliensis Kirby, 1819
Tetracha (Paratetracha) chacoensis Sawada & Wie..., 1997
Tetracha (Paratetracha) femoralis (Perty, 1830)⇒ Tetracha aptera Chaudoir, 1862
Tetracha femoralis femoralis Perty, 1830
Tetracha femoralis rivalieri Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha (Paratetracha) lafertei Thomson, 1857
Tetracha (Paratetracha) pilosipennis Mandl, 1958
Tetracha (Paratetracha) ruth W. Horn, 1907
Tetracha (Paratetracha) spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha spixii spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831
Tetracha brevisulcata W.Horn, 1907
Tetracha orbignyi Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha wiesneri Naviaux, 2007

Subnodes of Cicindelinae with occurrences in Paraguay
TribeCicindelini
Latreille, 1802
Flashy Tiger Beetles
10
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCollyridini
Brullé, 1834
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMegacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles
4
37
Genera
Species

Taxom



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