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.
Lophyra is a genus of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae capable of flight. It contains the following species:
Brasiella is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae, containing the following species:
Caledonomorpha 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:
Dromica is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae, containing the following species:
Heptodonta is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae, containing the following species:
Jansenia is a genus of tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. There are nearly 40 species in the genus, all of which are found only in South Asian region, with several endemic to India and Sri Lanka. The genus is characterized on the basis of the male genitalia. Species in the genus include:
Myriochila is a genus of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae, containing the following species:
Neocollyris is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae, in the tribe Collyridini.
Oxygonia is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae, containing the following species:
Polyrhanis is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae, containing the following species:
Prothyma is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae, containing the following species:
Therates is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae, containing the following species:
Thopeutica is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae, containing the following species:
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.
Neocollyris saundersii is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Cicindelini is a tribe of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae, containing the overwhelming majority of genera (>110) and species in the family.
