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Checklist for Tribe Megacephalini Laporte, 1834 (Big-headed Tiger Beetles)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
146
11745
86825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
9
1011
12376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
2
892
10442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
891
10441
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
54
913
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles
6
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
6 Genera with 25 Species
Grammognatha Motschulsky, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Megacephala Latreille, 179069SpeciesTaxom
Oxycheila Dejean, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Platychile MacLeay, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxycheila Guérin-Ménev..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 1831Metallic Tiger Beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
25 Species and 53 Subspecies
Grammognatha euphratica Dejean, 1822
Grammognatha euphratica euphratica Dejean, 1822
Megacephala euphratica euphratica Dejean, 1822
Megacephala (Grammognatha) 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 apicespinosa SCHÜLE & KUD..., 2016
Megacephala catenulata Basilewsky, 1950
Megacephala hanzelkazikmundi Kudrna, 2015
Megacephala megacephala OLinnaeus, 1790Big-headed Tiger Beetle
Oxycheila polita Bates, 1872
Platychile pallida Fabricius, 1801
Pseudoxycheila confusa Cassola, 1997
Pseudoxycheila tarsalis Bates, 1869
Tetracha (Neotetracha) angustata Chevrolat, 1841
Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831

Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in Africa
SubtribeMegacephalina
Laporte, 1834
6
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Megacephalini at itis.gov