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 9 km/h, or about 125 body lengths per second. 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.
Pentacomia is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae, containing the following species:
Agra is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, the ground beetles. There are over 500 described species, but there are well over 1000 specimens in collections that have not yet been described. The common name elegant canopy beetles has been used for genus Agra.
Helluobrochus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Omphra is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae.
Brasiella is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae, containing the following species:
Ctenostoma is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae. The genus contains the following species:
Odontocheila is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae. Unlike many other groups in Cicindelidae, Odontocheila has an XO sex-determination system. Odontocheila beetles have 11 pairs of autosomes.
Ctenodactyla is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Pseudaptinus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Zuphium is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Platyninae is a subfamily of ground beetles.
Tetracha is a genus of metallic tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae, formerly treated as a subgenus within the genus Megacephala. Tetracha species are exclusively New World in distribution, while Megacephala are exclusively Old World in distribution. There are ~100 described species in Tetracha.
Distichus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Lebiini is a tribe of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 250 genera and 4,800 described species in Lebiini.
Cicindelini is a tribe of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae, containing the overwhelming majority of genera (>110) and species in the family.
Odacanthini is a tribe of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 40 genera and 680 described species in Odacanthini.
