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Checklist for Genus Megacephala Latreille, 1802
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
234
35522
419905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
16
3006
54917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
2
2636
47670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
2600
47579
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
126
3492
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles
13
349
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeMegacephalina
Laporte, 1834
13
349
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusMegacephala
Latreille, 1802
111Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
1 Genera with 111 Species
Megacephala Latreille, 1958172SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
111 Species and 61 Subspecies
Megacephala (Apterotetracha) aptera Chaudoir, 1862
Megacephala (Apterotetracha) foucarti Naviaux & Ri..., 2006
Megacephala (Apterotetracha) lanei Mandl, 1961
Megacephala (Australicapitona) australasiae Hope, 1842
Megacephala (Australicapitona) basalis MacLeay, 1866
Megacephala (Australicapitona) bostockii Castelnau, 1867
Megacephala bostockii viridisericea Sumlin, 1992
Megacephala (Australicapitona) crucigera MacLeay, 1863
Megacephala (Australicapitona) excisilatera Sloane, 1897
Megacephala (Australicapitona) hopei Castelnau, 1867
Megacephala (Australicapitona) intermedia Sloane, 1906
Megacephala (Australicapitona) karratha Sumlin, 1992
Megacephala (Australicapitona) scapularis MacLeay, 1863
Megacephala (Australicapitona) viridisericea Sumlin, 1992
Megacephala (Grammnognatha) euphratica Dejean, 1822
Megacephala euphratica armenica Laporte de C..., 1834
Megacephala euphratica euphratica Dejean, 1822
Megacephala (Grammognatha) euphratica Dejean, 1822
Megacephala euphratica armenica Laporte de C..., 1834
Megacephala euphratica euphratica Dejean, 1822
Megacephala (Megacephala) asperata C.O.Waterhouse, 1877
Megacephala asperata asperata C.O.Waterhouse, 1877
Megacephala asperata breviformis W.Horn, 1913
Megacephala asperata dodsi Péringuey, 1904
Megacephala asperata kaswabilengae Basilewsky, 1953
Megacephala asperata kigonserana Basilewsky, 1966
Megacephala asperata overlaeti Burgeon, 1937
Megacephala asperata seydeli Basilewsky, 1953
Megacephala asperata upembana Basilewsky, 1953
Megacephala asperata zuluana Basilewsky, 1966
Megacephala (Megacephala) baxteri Bates, 1886
Megacephala (Megacephala) bocandei Guérin-Ménev..., 1848
Megacephala bocandei bocandei Guérin-Ménev..., 1848
Megacephala bocandei clermonti W.Horn, 1913
Megacephala bocandei lemoulti W.Horn, 1912
Megacephala bocandei njamnjamensis W.Horn, 1892
Megacephala (Megacephala) denticollis Chaudoir, 1843
Megacephala denticollis denticollis Chaudoir, 1843
Megacephala denticollis persculpta Basilewsky, 1966
Megacephala denticollis schultzeorum W.Horn, 1904
Megacephala denticollis semilevis W.Horn, 1912
Megacephala denticollis tchadica Basilewsky, 1966
Megacephala (Megacephala) ertli W. Horn, 1904
Megacephala (Megacephala) johnnydeppi Werner, 2007
Megacephala (Megacephala) laevicollis C.O.Waterhouse, 1880
Megacephala laevicollis laevicollis C.O.Waterhouse, 1880
Megacephala laevicollis mandli Basilewsky, 1966
Megacephala laevicollis nideki Basilewsky, 1966
Megacephala laevicollis rugipennis W.Horn, 1935
Megacephala laevicollis ruziziana Basilewsky, 1966
Megacephala (Megacephala) morsii Fairmaire, 1882
Megacephala morsii basilewskyi Werner, 1999
Megacephala morsii bequaerti Basilewsky, 1966
Megacephala morsii gratiosa W.Horn, 1904
Megacephala morsii levisquamosa W.Horn, 1932
Megacephala morsii morsii Fairmaire, 1882
Megacephala (Megacephala) quadrisignata Dejean & Boi..., 1829
Megacephala (Megacephala) regalis Boheman, 1848
Megacephala regalis angolana Basilewsky, 1966
Megacephala regalis angulicollis H.Kolbe, 1892
Megacephala regalis atrospinosa W.Horn, 1931
Megacephala regalis babaulti Basilewsky, 1966
Megacephala regalis bennigseni W.Horn, 1896
Megacephala regalis bivari Serrano, 1996
Megacephala regalis catenulata Basilewsky, 1950
Megacephala regalis citernii W.Horn, 1912
Megacephala regalis excelsa Bates, 1874
Megacephala regalis hauseri W.Horn, 1898
Megacephala regalis katangana Basilewsky, 1950
Megacephala regalis naivashae Basilewsky, 1962
Megacephala regalis oscari W.Horn, 1904
Megacephala regalis peringueyi W.Horn, 1898
Megacephala regalis regalis Boheman, 1848
Megacephala regalis revoili Lucas, 1881
Megacephala regalis sebakuana Péringuey, 1904
Megacephala regalis serratosetosa W.Horn, 1932
Megacephala regalis vansoni Basilewsky, 1966
Megacephala regalis viridissima Basilewsky, 1966
Megacephala regalis xerophila Basilewsky, 1966
Megacephala (Megacephala) rivalieri Basilewsky, 1966
Megacephala (Megacephala) somalica Basilewsky, 1966
Megacephala somalica cassolai Basilewsky, 1978
Megacephala somalica somalica Basilewsky, 1966
Megacephala (Microtetracha) germaini Chaudoir, 1865
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) australis Chaudoir, 1865Green tiger beetle
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) basalis Dejean, 1826
Megacephala basalis basalis Dejean, 1826
Megacephala basalis misoriensis Raffray, 1878
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) blackburni Fleutiaux, 1895
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) caligatus Bates, 1872
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) canninga McCairns, Fr..., 1997
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) castelnaui Sloane, 1906
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) chaudoirii Schaum, 1860
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) cheesmanae Wiesner, 1988
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) corpulenta W. Horn, 1907
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) cuprascens Sumlin, 1997
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) cyaneus Chaudoir, 1861
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) cyanipennis Bonelli, 1818
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) cylindrica MacLeay, 1863
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) dichromus J. Thomson, 1859
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) festivus Boisduval, 1835
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) greyana Sloane, 1901
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) hackeri Sloane, 1906
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) helmsi Blackburn, 1892
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) howittii Casletnau, 1867
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) humeralis (M´Leay, 1863)⇒ Megacephala australasiae Hope, 1842
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) ion Sumlin, 1997
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) kimberleyensis Mjoberg, 1916
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) labiatus Fabricius, 1801
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) marginicollis Sloane, 1906
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) mendacia Sumlin, 1997
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) murchisona Fleutiaux, 1896
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) oleadorsa Sumlin, 1992
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) pseudorothschildi Mandl & Pearson, 1978
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) pulchra Brown, 1869
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) punctulatus Chaudoir, 1865
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) purpureus Chaudoir, 1865
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) rothschildi W. Horn, 1896
Megacephala rothschildi pseudofestivus Wiesner, 1988
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) serrella Sumlin, 1997
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) spenceri Sloane, 1897
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) thierfelderi W. Horn, 1925
Megacephala (Pseudotetracha) whelani Sumlin, 1992
Megacephala aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Megacephala affinis (Dejean, 1825)⇒ Tetracha affinis Dejean, 1825
Megacephala angustata (Chevrolat, 1841)⇒ Tetracha angustata Chevrolat, 1841
Megacephala annuligera Lucas, 1857
Megacephala apicespinosa SCHÜLE & KUD..., 2016
Megacephala asperula Westwood, 1852
Megacephala biimpressicollis Mandl, 1960
Megacephala bilunata Klug, 1834
Megacephala brasiliensis Kirby, 1818
Megacephala brzoskai Naviaux, 2007
Megacephala carolina (Linnaeus, 1766)⇒ Tetracha carolina Linnaeus, 1766
Megacephala carolina carolina Linnaeus, 1767
Megacephala carolina floridana (Leng & Mutchler, 1916)⇒ Tetracha floridana Leng and Mut..., 1916
Megacephala catenulata Basilewsky, 1950
Megacephala chilensis Castelnau, 1834
Megacephala coerulea Lucas, 1857
Megacephala cribrata Steinheil, 1875
Megacephala cruciata Brullé, 1837
Megacephala davidsoni Naviaux, 2007
Megacephala distinguenda Dejean, 1831
Megacephala ensenada Huber, 1994
Megacephala epipleuralis W. Horn, 1923
Megacephala femoralis Perty, 1830
Megacephala frenchi (Sloane, 1893)⇒ Megacephala cylindrica MacLeay, 1863
Megacephala fulgida (Klug, 1834)⇒ Tetracha fulgida Klug, 1834
Megacephala gracilis Reiche, 1842
Megacephala greyanus Sloane, 1901
Megacephala hanzelkazikmundi Kudrna, 2015
Megacephala huedepohli Mandl, 1974
Megacephala inca Naviaux & Ug..., 2006
Megacephala insignis Chaudoir, 1850
Megacephala klugii Chaudoir, 1850
Megacephala lacordairei Gory, 1833
Megacephala laminata Perty, 1830
Megacephala latreillei Castelnau, 1834
Megacephala lucifera Erichson, 1847
Megacephala martii Perty, 1830
Megacephala megacephala OLinnaeus, 1790Big-headed Tiger Beetle
Megacephala nicaraguensis Johnson, 1993
Megacephala nocturna Dejean, 1831
Megacephala orbignyi Naviaux, 2007
Megacephala panamensis Johnson, 1991
Megacephala pseudofulgida Mandl, 1963
Megacephala rawlinsi Davidson & N..., 2006
Megacephala sobrina (Dejean, 1831)⇒ Tetracha sobrina Dejean, 1831
Megacephala speciosa Chaudoir, 1860
Megacephala spixii Brullé, 1837
Megacephala virginica (Linnaeus, 1766)⇒ Tetracha virginica Linnaeus, 1767
Megacephala wimmeri Mandl, 1958


Links, sources and further information
Megacephala at gbif.org
Megacephala at itis.gov