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Checklist for Tribe Cicindelini Latreille, 1802 (Flashy Tiger Beetles)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
803
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
4
119
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
106
283
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
106
283
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
12
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCicindelini
Latreille, 1802
Flashy Tiger Beetles
11
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
11 Genera with 39 Species
Calomera Motschulsky, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Chaetodera Jeannel, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1832Common Tiger Beetles21SpeciesTaxom
Cratohaerea Chaudoir, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Cylindera Westwood, 1787Rounded-thorax Tiger Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Euryarthron Guérin-Ménev..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Habrodera Motschulsky, 18254SpeciesTaxom
Lophyra Motschulsky, 18314SpeciesTaxom
Myriochila Motschulsky, 183911SpeciesTaxom
Prothyma Hope, 18314SpeciesTaxom
Thopeutica Schaum, 18011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
39 Species and 17 Subspecies
Calomera asperula Dufour, 1821
Chaetodera regalis Dejean, 1831
Chaetodera regalis regalis Dejean, 1831
Cicindela japana japana Motschulsky, 1858
Cicindela sylvatica sylvatica Linnaeus, 1758
Cicindela turkestanica gissariensis Dokhtouroff, 1885
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) fera Chevrolat, 1834Red-lined Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Elliptica) lugubris (Dejean, 1825)⇒ Cicindela mechowi Quedenfeldt, 1883
Cicindela (Elliptica) mechowi Quedenfeldt, 1883
Cicindela (Hipparidium) interrupta (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cicindela sturmii Ménétriés, 1832
Cicindela (Hipparidium) osa Alluaud, 1902
Cicindela (Hipparidium) sahy (Alluaud, 1902)⇒ Cicindela osa Alluaud, 1902
Cicindela littoralis nemoralis A.G.Olivier, 1790
Cicindela (Myriochile) semicincta Brullé, 1834
Cicindela (Ropaloteres) cincta Olivier, 1790
Cicindela (Ropaloteres) congoensis Fleutiaux, 1893
Cicindela congoensis congoensis Fleutiaux, 1893
Cicindela (Ropaloteres) feisthamelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Cicindela (Ropaloteres) nysa Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Cicindela nysa nysa Guérin-Mén..., 1849
Cicindela (Ropaloteres) vittata Fabricius, 1801
Cicindela asperula L.Dufour, 1821
Cicindela sturmi Ménétriése, 1832
Cicindela sturmii Ménétriés, 1832
Cratohaerea chrysopyga W. Horn, 1892
Cylindera (Ifasina) octoguttata Fabricius, 1787
Cylindera octoguttata octoguttata Fabricius, 1787
Euryarthron saginatum W. Horn, 1912
Habrodera nilotica Dejean, 1825
Habrodera nilotica nilotica Dejean, 1825
Habrodera nitidula Dejean, 1825
Habrodera nitidula nitidula Dejean, 1825
Lophyra (Lophyra) neglecta Dejean, 1825
Lophyra neglecta neglecta Dejean, 1825
Lophyra (Lophyra) senegalensis Dejean, 1825
Lophyra (Stenolophyra) luxerii Dejean, 1831
Myriochila (Monelica) dorsata Brullé, 1834
Myriochila (Monelica) dumolinii Dejean, 1831
Myriochila (Monelica) flavidens Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Myriochila flavidens flavidens Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Myriochila (Monelica) vicina Dejean, 1831
Myriochila vicina vicina Dejean, 1831
Myriochila (Myriochila) melancholica Fabricius, 1798
Myriochila melancholica melancholica Fabricius, 1798
Myriochila (Myriochila) peringueyi W. Horn, 1895
Myriochila peringueyi peringueyi W.Horn, 1895
Myriochila (Myriochila) plurinotata Audouin & Br..., 1839
Prothyma (Prothyma) concinna Dejean, 1831
Prothyma concinna anosignata Bates, 1878
Prothyma (Prothyma) leprieurii Dejean, 1831
Prothyma leprieurii leprieurii Dejean, 1831
Thopeutica (Pseudotherates) guttula Fabricius, 1801

Subnodes of Cicindelini with occurrences in Nigeria
SubtribeCicindelina
Latreille, 1802
9
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeDromicina
Thomson, 1859
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cicindelini at artfakta.se
Cicindelini at dyntaxa.se
Cicindelini at itis.gov