Cicindelidae

(Tiger Beetles)

Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed.

As of 2005, about 2,600 species and subspecies were known, with the richest diversity in the Oriental (Indo-Malayan) region, followed by the Neotropics

While historically treated as a subfamily of ground beetles (Carabidae) under the name Cicindelinae, several studies since 2020 indicated that they should be treated as a family, the Cicindelidae, which are a sister group to Carabidae within the Adephaga.

Family : Cicindelidae

Tribe : Cicindelini

Genus : Calomera

Calomera decemguttata

Tangkoko, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Calomera decemguttata

Tangkoko, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Genus : Cosmodela

Cosmodela aurulenta (Fabricius, 1801)

Singapore

Cosmodela batesi (Fleutiaux, 1893)

Taiwan

Genus : Cylindera

Cylindera discreta (Schaum, 1863)

Kalimantan, Indonesia

Cylindera sp.

Doi Inthanon, Northern Thailand

Cylindera psilica (Bates, 1866)

Taiwan

Cylindera versicolor (W.S.MacLeay, 1825)

Singapore

Cylindera versicolor (W.S.MacLeay, 1825)

Singapore

Cylindera versicolor (W.S.MacLeay, 1825)

Singapore

Cylindera versicolor (W.S.MacLeay, 1825)

Singapore

Cylindera sp.

Sumatra, Indonesia

Cylindera sp.

Kalimantan, Indonesia

Cylindera sp.

Sumatra, Indonesia

Cylindera sp.

Sumatra, Indonesia

Cylindera sp.

Sumatra, Indonesia00

Subgenus : Leptinomera

Leptinomera sp.

Sumatra, Indonesia

Leptinomera sp.

Sumatra, Indonesia

Genus : Odontocheila

Therates dimidiatus (Dejean, 1825)

Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria, Peru

Genus : Therates

Therates dimidiatus (Dejean, 1825)

Singapore

Therates dimidiatus (Dejean, 1825)

Singapore

Therates labiatus

Kalimantan, Indonesia

Therates sp.

Sarawak, Malaysia

Therates sp.

Sarawak, Malaysia

Therates sp.

Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia

Therates batesii

Sumatra, Indonesia

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Therates batesii

Sumatra, Indonesia

Tribe : Collyridini

Genus : Neocollyris

Neocollyris sp.

Singapore

Neocollyris sp.

Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia

Genus : Tricondyla

Tricondyla sp.

Singapore

Tricondyla sp.

Singapore

Tricondyla sp.

Sabah, Malaysia