Pheropsophus (Pheropsophus) platycephalus Reichardt, 1967
Male adult
Natal. Brazil, W. M. Mann. 1954
det. T.L. Erwin, 2001
14 mm
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Brachinus (Neobrachinus) geniculatus Dejean, 1831
Male adult
Nicaragua, Managua Distr., Laguna de Xiloa, 30.11.1994, E. Van den Berghe leg.; det. R. Davidson
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Calosoma (Castrida) alternans granulatum Perty, 1830
Female adult
Argentina, Entre Rios,
Liebig, nov.1997
long. 32 mm
photo, det. & coll. Anichtchenko A. 2009
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Calosoma (Castrida) argentinensis Csiki, 1927
Female adult
(DUBC)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Ctenostoma (Myrmecilla) ichneumoneum ichneumoneum s.str.
Male adult
Mackenzie Flight, SI-EOL Intern; TL Erwin Lab, NMNH
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Cylindera (Plectographa) melaleuca melaleuca
Male adult
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Saladillo, Laguna Indio Muerto, 19.ii.1995. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
Copyright © Peter Schüle

Cylindera (Cylindera) obsoletesignata (W. Horn, 1895)
Female adult
Argentina, Cordoba, Balnearia, 7.-25.i.2000. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
Copyright © Peter Schüle

Oxycheila pinelii Guerin-Meneville, 1843
Male adult
Argentina, Misiones, Puerto Iguazú, i.1991. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
Copyright © Peter Schüle

Brasiella (Brasiella) misella misella
Male adult
Argentina, Corrientes: Riachuelo env., r. Pexoa, 20-25.xii.2012. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
Copyright © Peter Schüle

Brasiella (Brasiella) aureola aureola
Female adult
Paraguay, Concepcion, Cororó, 20.-30.xi.1998. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
Copyright © Peter Schüle

Brzoskaicheila hispidula (Bates, 1872) Holotype
Male adult
7.5 mm, Hansa, S. Catarina, Bresil (SDEI). Neotype. Image from Moravec 2012
Copyright © Jiří Moravec

Pentacomia chrysamma Bates, 1872
Male adult
ECUADOR central, Prov. Pastaza, E Andes, ~18–21 km N Puyo, up to 3 km around 1°18'25"S 77°57'1"W (“Tamandua” eco-lodge), 10–12.ii.2023, 1060–1000 m, primary lower montane rainforest, leg. D.Telnov (NHMUK); 9mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2023
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Mesochila (Eumesochila) distincta (Dejean, 1831) Lectotype
Male adult
MNHN. Image from Moravec, 2018
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Phyllodroma cylindricollis (Dejean, 1825) Lectotype
Male adult
MNHN
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Pionycha pallens Lucas, 1857
Female adult
San Fernando District, Buenos Aires Province, XI-2015 Coll. & det. A. Cicchino
Copyright © Armando Cicchino

Schidonychus brasiliensis Klug, 1834
Female adult
Tigre District, Buenos Aires Province, XII-1968. det. A. Cicchino
Copyright © Armando Cicchino

Wate longinus Liebke, 1928
Female adult
Loreto, Misiones province, Argentina I-1968
Copyright © Armando Cicchino

Galerita (Galerita) collaris Dejean, 1826
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Boqueron, Filadelfia, S 22*21' W 60*01', 17.VIII.2011, leg. U. Drechsel. 18 mm. det. O. Hovorka, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Galerita (Galerita) occidentalis (Olivier, 1795)
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Alto Parana, Estancia Dimas, S25*33' W55*13', 17-21.XI.2011, leg. U. Drechsel. 20 mm. det. O. Hovorka, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Galerita (Galerita) coeruleipennis Chaudoir, 1861
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Guira, Ita Azul, S25*50' W56*12', 7-11.I.2011, leg. U. Drechsel. 17 mm. det. O. Hovorka, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Pleuracanthus sulcipennis Gray, 1832
Male adult
Bolivia, Dep. Santa Cruz, San Ignacio, 11.1996, leg. A. Mater (Collection R. Sciaky). 15 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Helluomorpha eulinae Reichardt, 1974
Female adult
Paraguay, Dep Cordillera, Pirareta, 6-8.10.2012 U. Drechsel leg. 17 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2019
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Helluomorphoides squiresi (Chaudoir, 1872)
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Caazapa, Colonia Neufeld, 24.10-2.11.2008. 12 mm. det. Anichtchenko A. 2019
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Helluomorphoides rubricollis (Schaum, 1863)
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Caazapa, La Golondrina, S25,32 W55,29 14-19.III.2009 leg. U. Drechsel. det. & coll. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Helluobrochus darlingtoni Reichardt, 1974
Male adult
Paraguay, dep. Caazapa, Colonia Neufeld, S26.28 W55.55, 24.10.2008, leg. U. Drechsel 15 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2019
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Coarazuphium pains Alvares & Ferreira, 2002
Male adult

Copyright © Letícia Vieira

Ancystroglussus deplanatus Reichardt, 1967
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Cordillera Pirareta, S25°29' W56°56', 16-18.iii.2012, leg. U. Drechsel (cAA); 7 mm; det. G. Allegro, 2024 as Chaudoirella reichardti Mateu, 1982
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Notiobia (Anisotarsus) terminata (Say, 1823)
Male adult
Canada
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Copyright © Henri Goulet

Amblygnathus cephalotes Dejena, 1829
Unsexed
Antilles. Image from Shpeley, Hunting & Ball, 2017
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Selenophorus (Celiamorphus) spinosus Shpeley, Hunting & Ball, 2017 Holotype
Male adult
BRAZIL: Amazonas/ Benjamin Constant/ Rio Javary/ II-15-III-15-1942; August Robaus/ Collector (AMNH). Image from Shpeley, Hunting & Ball, 2017
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Trichopselaphus subiridescens Chaudoir, 1843
Female adult
Paraguay, Dep. Alto Parana, Limoy, 1-10.XI.2006, leg. U. Drechsel. det. A. Anichtchenko, 2017. 12 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Athrostictus sulcatulus Dejean, 1829
Male+Female adult
Iguazu, Misiones Province, I-2010, A. Cicchino Coll. & det.
Copyright © Armando Cicchino

Notiobia (Notiobia) disparilis Bates, 1878
Male adult
Caquetá, San Vicente del Caguán, Resguardo Indígena Altamira; 02.464°N, 074.917°W; 917 m a.s.l.; 15 Feb. 2017; J. Panche leg.; White-light trap. Image from Sarmiento-Roa et al., 2020
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Polpochila (Polpochila) vicina Negre, 1963
Male adult
PERU, Iquitos
Copyright © Gianni Allegro

Notiobia (Notiobia) jucunda Bates, 1878
Male adult
Ecuador, Napo
Copyright © Martin Häckel

Tetragonoderus (Tetragonoderus) deuvei Shpeley & Ball, 2008 Paratype Paratype
Male adult
Jatahy, Goyaz, Brazil [MNHP]. 3.82 mm
Photo from INSECTA MUNDI, A Journal of World Insect Systematics
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Diplacanthogaster bicolor (Liebke, 1932)
Female adult
Ouro Preto, Brazil . Image from T.L. Erwin, L.S. Zamorano, 2014
Copyright © Terry Erwin

Coptodera (Coptodera) megalops Bates, 1869
Male adult
Peru, Junin Dep., Satipo Prov., h~1122 m near Rio Venado 11°11.787'S 074°46.168'W 17-26.X.2013 leg. A.Sokolov L=9.0 mm det. A. Anichtchenko, 2015
Copyright © Kirill Makarov

Lebia (Lebia) biplagiatella Csiki, 1932
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Neembucu, Zanjita, S 26*03' W57*56', 14-16.11.2012, leg. U. Drechsel; 6 mm; det. A. Cicchino, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Hyboptera dilutior Oberthür, 1884
Male adult
Image from Erwin & Henry, 2017
Copyright © Karolyn Darrow

Perigona (Neoperigona) spelunca Pellegrini, Ferreira & Vieira, 2022 Holotype
Male adult
Brazil, Minas Gerais State, Pains Municipality, Gruta do Éden cave; 20°23ʹ5ʺ S, 45°39ʹ59ʺ W; 4 Aug. 2012; P. Ratton et al. leg; ISLA 66143. Image from Pellegrini, Ferreira & Vieira, 2022
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Anaulacus (Macracanthus) thoracicus Ball & Shpeley, 2002 Paratype
Male adult
South America, Brazil, Santa Catarina, 300-500m: Nova Teutônia (Field Museum of Natural History)
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Agra (NOVAURORA species-group) superba Erwin, 2000 Holotype
Male adult

Copyright © Smithsonian NMNH

Agra (PLATYSCELIS species-group) lilu Erwin, 2000 Holotype
Male adult

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Calophaena acuminata (Olivier, 1790)
Male adult
Peru, Huanuco Prov., 26 km S Tingo Maria, Pte Cajumba, h~750 m 20.II.2005 leg. O. Mosolov. det. Anichtchenko A. 2026 (transitory form to Calophaena azurea Liebke, 1938)
Copyright © Kirill Makarov

Notiokasis chaudoiri Kavanaugh and Negre, 1982
Female adult
Montevideo, Uruguay, July 1966, leg. A. Cicchino
Copyright © Armando Cicchino

Nototylus fryi Schaum, 1863 Holotype
Female adult
Image from Terry L. Erwin, David H. Kavanaugh, David R. Maddison, 2020
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Brachygnathus angusticollis Burmeister
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Kanindeyu, Armisticio, S24.34 W54.32 26-30.XI.2009
leg. U.Drechsel
photo, det. & coll. Anichtchenko A.
23 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Pelecium (Pelecium) drakei Quedenfeldt, 1890 (or violaceum?)
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Boqueron, Estancia La Paz, S21.01 W59.47 2-4.I.2010, leg. U.Drechsel. det. & coll. Anichtchenko A. 2010. 18 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Coptia armata (Castelnau, 1832)
Male adult
Peru, Moranilon riv., 30 km NW Nauta, Buen Fin, 7-9.II.1997 leg A. Petrov (MPU)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Stenocrepis (Stenous) tibialis (Chevrolat, 1834)
Male adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov

Brachygnathus festivus (Dejean & Boisduval, 1830)
Female adult
Argentina, Cordoba province, h = 1000 m
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov

Brachygnathus festivus (Dejean & Boisduval, 1830)
Male adult
Argentina, Cordoba province, h = 1000 m
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov

Ozaena lemoulti Banninger, 1932 Holotype
Male adult
Museum of Zurich
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Physea setosa Chaudoir, 1868
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Cordillera, Pirareta, S25*29' W56*56' 16-18.III.2012, leg. U. Drechsel<br /> 13 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Ozaena maxi Ball & Shpeley, 1990
Male adult
French Guiana, Petit Saut, VIII.2015; 15mm (Collection R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Pachyteles (Pachyteles) cuiabaensis Deuve, 2024 Holotype
Male adult
Brésil, Cuiabá, in coll. Carnegie Museum, Pittsburg.
Copyright © Thierry Deuve

Tachypeles crassicornis Deuve, 2024 Holotype
Female adult
Brésil, Rondonia, 62 km au sud-ouest d’Ariguemes, environs de la Fazenda Rancho Grande (D. A. Rider & J. E. Eger, 6-15 décembre 1990, à la lumière), in FSCA.
Copyright © Thierry Deuve

Proozaena lhonorei Deuve, 2025 Holotype
Male adult
Brésil, Pará, Tucurui (6 janvier 1979), ex coll. J. Nègre, (MNHN). 11.5 mm
Copyright © Thierry Deuve

Plaumannium denticolle Liebke, 1939 Holotype
Male adult

Copyright © Armando Cicchino

Glyptolenus mirabilis (Straneo, 1991)
Male adult
Peru, Antalya. 6,8 mm
Copyright © Augusto Degiovanni

Bothynoproctus mattoensis Tschitscherine, 1900
Female adult

Copyright © Kipling W. Will

Euchroa dives Tschitscherine, 1898
Male adult

Copyright © Kipling W. Will

Haplobothynus gounellei Tschitscherine, 1901
Male adult

Copyright © Kipling W. Will

Cynthidia planodiscus (Perty, 1830)
Female adult
Paraguay, Dep. Paraguari, La Colmena, S25*56' W56*48', 26-27.III.2013, leg. U. Drechels. det. A. Anichtchenko, 2017 12 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Cnemalobus striatus Guerin-Meneville, 1838
Male+Female adult
Claromecó IX-2014. det. A. Cicchino
Copyright © Armando Cicchino

Parhypates cordicollis (Dejean, 1828)
Male+Female adult
Nahuel Ruca, Buenos Aires prov.
Copyright © Armando Cicchino

Oxycrepis leucocera Reiche, 1843
Male adult
Venezuela, San Fernando de Apure, 23.VII.1995 (Coll. R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky

Cephalostichus laticeps (Straneo, 1953) Holotype
Unsexed

Copyright © Kipling W. Will

Oxycrepis (Oxycrepis) cordata Tschitscherine, 1900
Male adult
det. K. Will
Copyright © Kipling W. Will

Morion monilicornis (Latreille, 1806)
Unsexed
Paraguay, Deo. Alto Parana, Estancia Dimas, S25.33 W55.13 17-21.11.2011 U. Drechsel leg (cAA) 16.5 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2022 (or cordatus because of setae on anterior portion of prosternum)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Semiclivina (Uroclivina) bergeri Dostal, 2011 Holotype
Male adult
Argentina NE, S of Corrientes, River Parana, 16. 01. 2009, leg. M. Snizek, (CDW). Photo Harald Bruckner
Copyright © Alexander Dostal

Ancus bicornutus (Putzeys, 1861)
Male adult
Photographer: Beatriz Gimenez de Cordoba
SI-EOL Intern; TL Erwin Lab, NMNH
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Ardistomis seriepunctatus (Brulle, 1843)
Male adult
Venezuela, Barinas, Sta Barbara, , iv. 1985, L. Ratel leg.
det. P. Bulirsch 2012, revised by P. Valdes
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Ardistomis fasciolatus Putzeys, 1846
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. San Pedro, Puerto Rosario, S24*22 W57*06, 25-27.I.2007, leg. U. Drechsel
det. P. Bulirsch 2012
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Distichus (Lophogenius) orientalis (Bonelli, 1813)
Male adult
Beatriz Gimenez de Cordoba, SI-EOL Intern; TL Erwin Lab, NMNH
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Ardistomis ferreirai Balkenohl, Pellegrini & Zampaulo, 2018 Holotype
Male adult
Brazil (PA) - ISLA Projeto NSS—Morro I Parauapebas— 01/09/2010 Cav. GEM-1195 (Est. Seca) Carabidae sp5 Col. CARSTE” / white, handwritten, pencil “7397 ISLA ” ( ISLA). Image of M. Balkenohl
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Pyramoides oblongicollis (Putzeys, 1861)
Male adult
Gobernador Virasoro, CORRIENTES I-2003
Copyright © Armando Cicchino

Whiteheadiana thaisae Benjumea, Lopes & Vieira, 2023 Holotype
Male adult
“Campo Formoso, BA, Toca do Gonçalo // 28.12.2012 // Ferreira R.L. col.” (ISLA78752), exemplar preserved in alcohol 90%. Image from Benjumea, Lopes & Vieira, 2023
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Schizogenius (Listropus) xanthopus (Brulle, 1837)
Unsexed
Argentina. Image (with modifications) from Roig-Juñent, S.A. & Miras, D.N. GEADEPHAGA: Carabidae, Cicindelidae y Trachypachidae (Coleoptera) species from Argentina and Uruguay.
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Kultianella sulcicollis (Putzeys, 1866)
Female adult
Argentina. Image (with modifications) from Roig-Juñent, S.A. & Miras, D.N. GEADEPHAGA: Carabidae, Cicindelidae y Trachypachidae (Coleoptera) species from Argentina and Uruguay.
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Elaphropus (Nototachys) occidentalis Boyd & Erwin, 2016 Paratype
Male adult
Perú, Madre de Dios, Pakitza
Copyright © Terry Erwin

Elaphropus (Idiotachys) acutifrons Boyd & Erwin, 2016 Holotype
Female adult
Brazil, Santarem
Copyright © Terry Erwin

Meotachys (Scolistichus) riparius Boyd & Erwin, 2016 Paratype
Female adult
Brazil, Amazonas, Rio Solimões, Ilha de Marchantaria
Copyright © Terry Erwin

Meotachys (Hylotachys) ballorum Boyd & Erwin, 2016 Paratype
Female adult
Brazil, Amazonas, Tapurucuara
Copyright © Terry Erwin

Xystosomus laevis Erwin, 1973 Holotype
Male adult
Brasilien, Nova Teutonia
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Gouleta cayennensis (Dejean, 1831)
Male adult
Creative Commons CC-BY 3.0
Copyright © David Maddison

Gouleta cayennensis (Dejean, 1831)
Unsexed
ECUADOR, Santa Clara
Copyright © Gianni Allegro

Costitachys inusitatus Erwin, 1974 Holotype
Male adult
Santarem, Para, Brazil, IV.27.1963 FG Werner (MCZ)
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Liotachys antennatus Bates, 1871
Female adult
Bolivia: Santa Cruz Prov. Andrez Ibanez Potrerillo de Guenda, Terebinto. / 3-4 October 1994 / leg. P. Bettella / det. R. Davidson. Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburg, PA, USA
Copyright © Curt Harden

Erwiniana grutii (Bates, 1871)
Male adult
Peru, Junin Dep., 15 km NW from Satipo, near Rio Venado, h~1300 11°11.352'S 074°46.070'W window traps 1-15.X.2015 leg. A.Petrov L=4.5 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov

Xenaroswelliana deltaquadrant Erwin, 2007 Holotype
Male adult
BRAZIL, Goiás, Lagoa de Pedras, west of Rio Caña Brava, 160 km NE Brasilia, 15.067°S, 47.078°W, 492 m, 30 October 1974 (L. Knutson) (NMNH: ADP109095).
Copyright © Terry Erwin