Tiger Beetles Associated with Agriculture in Mizoram, North East India

Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) are fascinating, colourful insects with shining of various shades, carnivorous in habits, differentiated from other beetles in having prominent eyes on head and eyes are larger than pronotum. Mandibles are large and sickle shaped. This paper highlights, first ever studies on tiger beetles recorded, total 8 species of three sub families namely Collyrinae include one species, sub family Theratinae include one species, sub family Cicindelinae include 6 species, based on systematic studies conducted for a period of 12 months, from June 2009 to May 2010, found associated with agricultural fields, including vegetable and paddy fields at Champhai District of Mizoram.