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.
Harpalinae is a huge subfamily of ground beetles that contains 20,000 species or ~6,400 spp. in 24 tribes worldwide, according to others. A rarely used common name for the subfamily is the harp beetles. The Harpalinae contain the most apomorphic ground beetles, displaying a wide range of forms and behaviors. Some are, rare among ground beetles, omnivores or even herbivores.
Anthia is a genus of the ground beetle family (Carabidae). Species of Anthia can spray a jet of formic acid up to 30 centimetres (12 in), which, if not treated, can cause blindness in animals that harass the beetles.
Acupalpus is a genus of insect-eating beetle species. Its representatives are found across Europe, Asia, and North America.
Macrocheilus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Brachininae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae.
Mastax is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following 52 species:
Myriochila is a genus of tiger beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Bradybaenus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Tetragonoderus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Lipostratia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Hystrichopus is a genus of inconspicuous, nocturnal beetles in the family Carabidae. The genus is native to the greater part of the Afrotropics and locally to the southern Palaearctic.
Plagiopyga is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Lasiocera is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Disphericus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Agonidium is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Megacephala asperata is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by C. O. Waterhouse in 1877.
Megacephala laevicollis is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by C.O. Waterhouse in 1880.
Megacephala somalica is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Basilewsky in 1966.
Cicindelini is a tribe of tiger beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the overwhelming majority of genera (>110) and species in the subfamily.
