Manticorini Explained

Manticorini is a tribe of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae. There are about 6 genera and more than 30 described species in Manticorini.

Genera

These six genera belong to the tribe Manticorini:

• Amblycheila Say, 1830 (giant tiger beetles, North and Central America)
• Mantica Kolbe, 1896 (Namibia)
• Manticora Fabricius, 1781 (Africa)
• Omus Eschscholtz, 1829 (night-stalking tiger beetles, North America)
• Picnochile Motschulsky, 1856 (Argentina and Chile)
• Platychile Macleay, 1825 (Nabia)