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.
Straneotia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Thoasia rugifrons, the rough-headed pentagonal arboreal carabid, is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Venezuela and in the lowlands of French Guiana.
Trephionus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 19 described species in Trephionus, found in Japan. Five of these were new species described in 2018.
Rhysodinae is a subfamily in the family Carabidae. There are 19 genera and at least 380 described species in Rhysodinae. The group of genera making up Rhysodinae had been treated as the family Rhysodidae in the past, and subsequent DNA analysis then placed it within Carabidae, where it was sometimes treated as the tribe Rhysodini, but the most recent analyses place it as a subfamily in a clade along with subfamilies Paussinae and Siagoninae, forming a sister to the remaining Carabidae.
Trephionus kinoshitai, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.
Trephionus cylindriphallus, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.
Trephionus niumontanus, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.
Trephionus babai, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.
Trephionus shibataianus, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.
Trephionus inexpectatus, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.
Trephionus abiba, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.
Trephionus bifidilobatus, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.
Thoasia surinamensis, the Suriname pentagonal arboreal carabid, is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Suriname.
Thoasia pterosmaragdos, the emerald-winged pentagonal arboreal carabid, is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in French Guiana.
Thoasia manu, the Río Manú pentagonal arboreal carabid, is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Amazonian lowlands, Perú and Yasuní region of Ecuador.
Straneotia amazonica, the Amazon slim arboreal carabid, is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in western Amazon Basin.
The Confusing slim arboreal carabid,, is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Amazonian lowlands in the Yasuní area of northeastern Ecuador.
Straneotia freyi, the Frey's slim arboreal carabid, is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Amazonian lowlands near Belém, Brazil.
Straneotia cylindroceps, the tube-headed slim arboreal carabid, is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Yasuní area of northeastern Ecuador.
