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Cicindelini is a tribe of tiger beetles in the family 
Cicindelidae
Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, '' Rivacindela hudsoni'', can run at a speed of , or about 125 body lengths per second. ...
, containing the overwhelming majority (around 80%) of genera and species in the family. There are more than 90 genera and 2,000 described species in Cicindelini.Jürgen Wiesner (2021) Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the World 2nd. Edition.
Genera
These 93 genera belong to the tribe Cicindelini: * '' Abroscelis'' Hope, 1838 * ''Antennaria
''Antennaria'' is a genus of dioecious perennial plant, perennial herbaceous, herbs in the family Asteraceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with a few species (''A. chilensis'', ''A. linearifolia'', ''A. sleumeri'') in ...
'' Dokhtouroff, 1883
* '' Apteroessa'' Hope, 1838
* ''Archidela
''Archidela'' is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae
Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, '' Rivacindela hudsoni'', ...
'' Rivalier, 1963
* '' Bennigsenium'' W.Horn, 1897
* '' Brasiella'' Rivalier, 1954
* '' Brzoskaicheila'' J.Moravec, 2012
* '' Caledonica'' Chaudoir, 1861
* ''Caledonomorpha
''Caledonomorpha'' is a genus in the tiger beetle family Cicindelidae.
The family Cicindelidae is sometimes treated as subfamily Cicindelinae within the ground beetle family Carabidae.
Species
These 10 species belong to the genus ''Caledonomorp ...
'' W.Horn, 1897
* '' Callidema'' Guérin-Méneville, 1843
* '' Callytron'' Gistel, 1848
* '' Calyptoglossa'' Jeannel, 1946
* '' Cenothyla'' Rivalier, 1969
* '' Cephalota'' Dokhtouroff, 1883
* '' Chaetodera'' Jeannel, 1946
* '' Cheilonycha'' Lacordaire, 1842
* ''Cicindela
''Cicindela'', commonly known as common tiger beetles, 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 very often near bodi ...
'' Linnaeus, 1758
* '' Cratohaerea'' Chaudoir, 1850
* '' Cylindera'' Westwood, 1831
* '' Darlingtonica'' Cassola
Cassola ( ) is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extend ...
, 1986
* '' Diastrophella'' Rivalier, 1957
* '' Dilatotarsa'' Dokhtouroff, 1882
* '' Distipsidera'' Westwood, 1837
* ''Dromica
''Dromica'' is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are at least 190 described species in ''Dromica'', found in Africa.
Species
These 190 species belong to the genus ''Dromica'':
* ''Dromica abruptesculpta'' W.Horn, 1914
* ''Drom ...
'' Dejean, 1826
* '' Dromicoida'' Werner, 1995
* '' Dromochorus'' Guérin-Méneville, 1849
* '' Ellipsoptera'' Dokhtouroff, 1883
* '' Enantiola'' Rivalier, 1961
* '' Eulampra'' Chaudoir, 1848
* '' Eunota'' Rivalier, 1954
* ''Euprosopus
''Euprosopus'' is a genus of tiger beetles. There are at least two described species in ''Euprosopus'', found in Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of ...
'' Dejean, 1825
* '' Euryarthron'' Guérin-Méneville, 1849
* '' Eurymorpha'' Hope, 1838
* '' Euzona'' Rivalier, 1963
* '' Grandopronotalia'' W.Horn, 1936
* '' Guineica'' Rivalier, 1963
* '' Habrodera'' Motschulsky, 1862
* '' Habroscelimorpha'' Dokhtouroff, 1883
* '' Heptodonta'' Hope, 1838
* '' Homodela'' Rivalier, 1950
* '' Hypaetha'' LeConte, 1857
* '' Iresia'' Dejean, 1829
* '' Jansenia'' Chaudoir, 1865
* '' Langea'' W.Horn, 1901
* '' Leptognatha'' Rivalier, 1963
* ''Lophyra
''Lophyra'' is a genus of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae capable of flight. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Europe
Lophyra flexuosa.jpg, '' Lophyra flexuosa''
Lophyra namibica Werner & Wiesner, 1994 (3441900049).jpg, ''Lophyra nami ...
'' Motschulsky, 1860
* '' Macfarlandia'' Sumlin, 1982
* '' Manautea'' Deuve, 2006
* '' Megalomma'' Westwood, 1841
* '' Micromentignatha'' Sumlin, 1982
* '' Microthylax'' Rivalier, 1954
* '' Myanmadera'' Wiesner & Phyu, 2015
* ''Myriochila
''Myriochila'' is a genus of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae, containing the following species:
* '' Myriochila akhteri'' Cassola & Wiesner, 2009
* '' Myriochila albomarginalis'' (W.Horn, 1900)
* '' Myriochila atelesta'' (Chaudoir, 18 ...
'' Motschulsky, 1858
* '' Naviauxella'' Cassola, 1988
* '' Neochila'' Basilewsky, 1953
* '' Neocicindela'' Rivalier, 1963
* '' Neolaphyra'' Bedel, 1895
* '' Nickerlea'' W.Horn, 1899
* '' Notospira'' Rivalier, 1961
* '' Odontocheila'' Laporte, 1834
* '' Opilidia'' Rivalier, 1954
* '' Opisthencentrus'' W.Horn, 1893
* '' Orthocindela'' Rivalier, 1972
* '' Oxygonia'' Mannerheim, 1837
* '' Oxygoniola'' W.Horn, 1892
* '' Paraphysodeutera'' J.Moravec, 2002
* ''Pentacomia
''Pentacomia'' is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are more than 50 described species in ''Pentacomia'', found in Central and South America.
Species
These 53 species belong to the genus ''Pentacomia'':
* ''Pentacomia argentina'' ...
'' Bates, 1872
* '' Peridexia'' Chaudoir, 1861
* '' Phyllodroma'' Lacordaire, 1843
* '' Physodeutera'' Lacordaire, 1843
* '' Polyrhanis'' Rivalier, 1963
* '' Pometon'' Fleutiaux, 1899
* '' Probstia'' Cassola, 2002
* '' Pronyssa'' Bates, 1874
* '' Pronyssiformia'' W.Horn, 1929
* '' Prothyma'' Hope, 1838
* '' Prothymidia'' Rivalier, 1957
* '' Pseudocollyris'' Bi & Wiesner, 2021
* '' Rhysopleura'' Sloane, 1906
* '' Rhytidophaena'' Bates, 1891
* '' Rivacindela'' Brouerius van Nidek, 1973
* '' Ronhuberia'' J.Moravec & Kudrna, 2002
* '' Salpingophora'' Rivalier, 1950
* ''Socotrana
''Socotrana labroturrita'' is a species of beetle in the family Cicindelidae
Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, '' Riva ...
'' Cassola & Wranik, 1998
* '' Stenocosmia'' Rivalier, 1965
* '' Sumlinia'' Cassola & Werner, 2001
* '' Therates'' Latreille, 1816
* '' Thopeutica'' Schaum, 1861
* '' Vata'' Fauvel, 1882
* '' Waltherhornia'' Olsoufieff, 1934
* '' Zecicindela'' Larochelle & Larivière, 2013
* † '' Palaeoiresina'' Wiesner , 2017
* † '' Palaeopronyssiformia'' Wiesner, 2017
References
Further reading
* Richard E. White. (1983). ''Peterson Field Guides: Beetles''. Houghton Mifflin Company.External links
* Cicindelidae {{Cicindelidae-stub