Checklist for Tribe Megacephalini Laporte, 1834 (Big-headed Tiger Beetles)
and region America (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 1321
50475
424947 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 1315
50409
424765 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 1179
49568
420027 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 642
38200
347168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 176
14626
135736 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles | 9
1006
14962 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
| 2
819
12270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Carabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles | 815
12256 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles | 61
1037 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Megacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles | 12
253 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for America
12 Genera with 253 Species | Amblycheila Say, 1903 | Giant Tiger Beetles | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Aniara Hope, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheiloxya Guérin-Ménev..., 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Megacephala Latreille, 1958 | | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Metriocheila Thomson, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycheila Dejean, 1981 | | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Phaeoxantha Chaudoir, 1958 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Picnochile Motschulsky, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platychile MacLeay, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudotetracha Fleutiaux, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoxycheila Guérin-Ménev..., 2012 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Tetracha Hope, 2007 | Metallic Tiger Beetles | 129 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for America
253 Species and 55 Subspecies | Amblycheila baroni Rivers, 1890 | Montane giant tiger beetle | | Amblycheila cylindriformis (Say, 1823) | ⇒ Amblycheila picolominii Reiche, 1839 | | Amblycheila halffteri Mateu, 1974 | | | Amblycheila hoversoni Gage, 1991 | South Texas giant tiger beetle | | Amblycheila katzi Duran & Roman, 2019 | | | Amblycheila nyx Sumlin, 1991 | | | Amblycheila picolominii (Reiche, 1839) | ⇒ Amblycheila schwarzi Horn, 1903 | | Amblycheila schwarzi Horn, 1903 | Mojave giant tiger beetle | | Aniara sepulchralis Fabricius, 1801 | | | Cheiloxya binotata Castelnau, 1833 | | | Cheiloxya longipennis W. Horn, 1891 | | | Megacephala (Apterotetracha) aptera Chaudoir, 1862 | | | Megacephala (Apterotetracha) foucarti Naviaux & Ri..., 2006 | | | Megacephala (Apterotetracha) lanei Mandl, 1961 | | | Megacephala (Microtetracha) germaini Chaudoir, 1865 | | | 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 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 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 fulgida (Klug, 1834) | ⇒ Tetracha fulgida Klug, 1834 | | Megacephala gracilis Reiche, 1842 | | | 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 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 | | | Metriocheila nigricollis Reiche, 1842 | | | Oxycheila affinis (W. Horn, 1900) | ⇒ Oxycheila tristis Fabricius, 1775 | | Oxycheila alenatiki Safranek & A..., 2020 | | | Oxycheila aquatica Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | | Oxycheila barkleyi Wiesner, 1999 | | | Oxycheila binotata Gray, 1832 | | | Oxycheila bolivari W. Horn, 1897 | | | Oxycheila bolivari bolivari W.Horn, 1897 | | | Oxycheila bolivari oberthueri W.Horn, 1896 | | | Oxycheila bolivari strandi W.Horn, 1913 | | | Oxycheila brzoskai Wiesner, 1999 | | | Oxycheila buestani Wiesner, 1999 | | | Oxycheila chabrillacii Thomson, 1857 | | | Oxycheila chaudoiri W. Horn, 1894 | | | Oxycheila chestertonii Bates, 1872 | | | Oxycheila chestertonii affinior W.Horn, 1905 | | | Oxycheila chestertonii chestertonii Bates, 1872 | | | Oxycheila cophognathoides W.Horn, 1913 | | | Oxycheila cophognatoides W. Horn, 1913 | | | Oxycheila costaricana Huber & Brzoska, 2000 | | | Oxycheila distigma (Gory, 1831) | ⇒ Oxycheila binotata Gray, 1832 | | Oxycheila femoralis (Castelnau, 1833) | ⇒ Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893 | | Oxycheila femoralis femoralis Laporte, 1833 | | | Oxycheila femoralis gratiosa Bates, 1874 | | | Oxycheila fleutiauxi W. Horn, 1898 | | | Oxycheila germaini Fleutiaux, 1893 | | | Oxycheila glabra Waterhouse, 1880 | | | Oxycheila gracillima Bates, 1872 | | | Oxycheila gracillima gracillima Bates, 1872 | | | Oxycheila gracillima weyrauchi Mandl, 1967 | | | Oxycheila gratiosa Bates, 1874 | | | Oxycheila guatemalensis Cassola, 2011 | | | Oxycheila haenschi W. Horn, 1900 | | | Oxycheila hangayi Wiesner, 2003 | | | Oxycheila howdeni Br. van Nidek, 1980 | | | Oxycheila immaculata W. Horn, 1913 | | | Oxycheila ingridae Wiesner, 1999 | | | Oxycheila labiata (Brullé, 1837) | ⇒ Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893 | | Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893 | | | Oxycheila nigroaenea Bates, 1872 | | | Oxycheila nigroaenea nigroaenea Bates, 1872 | | | Oxycheila nigrosericea Mandl, 1981 | | | Oxycheila oberthueri W. Horn, 1896 | | | Oxycheila obscura Wiesner, 1999 | | | Oxycheila opacipennis Waterhouse, 1889 | | | Oxycheila opacipennis cophognathoides W.Horn, 1913 | | | Oxycheila opacipennis opacipennis C.O.Waterhouse, 1889 | | | Oxycheila oxyoma Chaudoir, 1848 | | | Oxycheila pearsoni Wiesner, 1999 | | | Oxycheila pearsoni columbiensis Wiesner, 1999 | | | Oxycheila pearsoni pearsoni Wiesner, 1999 | | | Oxycheila peruviana Mandl, 1970 | | | Oxycheila pinelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | | Oxycheila plaumanni Mandl, 1963 | | | Oxycheila pochoni Mandl, 1953 | | | Oxycheila polita Bates, 1872 | | | Oxycheila polita chaudoiri W.Horn, 1894 | | | Oxycheila polita polita Bates, 1872 | | | Oxycheila polita wittmeri Wiesner, 1981 | | | Oxycheila pseudoaquatica Wiesner, 1999 | | | Oxycheila pseudofemoralis W. Horn, 1938 | | | Oxycheila pseudoglabra Wiesner, 1999 | | | Oxycheila pseudonigroaenea W. Horn, 1938 | | | Oxycheila pseudostrandi Wiesner, 1999 | | | Oxycheila schmalzi (W. Horn, 1896) | ⇒ Oxycheila similis W. Horn, 1892 | | Oxycheila similis W. Horn, 1892 | | | Oxycheila similis longilabris W.Horn, 1896 | | | Oxycheila similis similis | | | Oxycheila strandi W. Horn, 1913 | | | Oxycheila thanatus Orsetti & Lo..., 2018 | | | Oxycheila tristis Fabricius, 1775 | | | Oxycheila weyrauchi Mandl, 1967 | | | Oxycheila wiesneri Dheurle, 2012 | | | Oxycheila wittmeri Wiesner, 1981 | | | Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825 | | | Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825 | | | Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis bifasciata Brullé, 1837 | | | Phaeoxantha asperula (Westwood, 1852) | ⇒ Phaeoxantha laminata Perty, 1830 | | Phaeoxantha bucephala W.Horn, 1909 | | | Phaeoxantha cruciata Brullé, 1837 | | | Phaeoxantha cruciata cruciata Brullé, 1837 | | | Phaeoxantha cruciata pilosula W.Horn, 1923 | | | Phaeoxantha epipleuralis W.Horn, 1923 | | | Phaeoxantha klugii Chaudoir, 1850 | | | Phaeoxantha laminata Perty, 1830 | | | Phaeoxantha limata (Perty, 1830) | ⇒ Phaeoxantha laminata Perty, 1830 | | Phaeoxantha lindemannae Mandl, 1964 | | | Phaeoxantha nocturna Dejean, 1831 | | | Phaeoxantha testudinea (Klug, 1834) | ⇒ Phaeoxantha klugii Chaudoir, 1850 | | Phaeoxantha tremolerasi W.Horn, 1909 | | | Phaeoxantha tremolerasi tremolerasi W.Horn, 1909 | | | Phaeoxantha wimmeri Mandl, 1958 | | | Picnochile fallaciosa Chevrolat, 1854 | | | Platychile pallida Fabricius, 1801 | | | Pseudotetracha blackburni Fleutiaux, 1895 | | | Pseudoxycheila andina Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila angustata Chaudoir, 1865 | | | Pseudoxycheila atahualpa Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila aymara Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila bipustulata Latreille, 1811 | | | Pseudoxycheila caribe Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila ceratoma Chaudoir, 1865 | | | Pseudoxycheila chaudoiri Dokhtouroff, 1882 | | | Pseudoxycheila colombiana Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila columbiana Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila confusa Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila immaculata W. Horn, 1905 | | | Pseudoxycheila inca Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila lateguttata Chaudoir, 1844 | | | Pseudoxycheila lateguttata lateguttata Chaudoir, 1844 | | | Pseudoxycheila lateguttata peruviana Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila macrocephala Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila nitidicollis Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila onorei Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila oxychiloides W. Horn, 1927 | | | Pseudoxycheila pearsoni Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila pseudotarsalis Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila quechua Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila tarsalis Bates, 1869 | | | Pseudoxycheila tucumana Perger & Guerra, 2012 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) acutipennis Dejean, 1825 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) affinis Dejean, 1825 | Frillfin gobies | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) angustata Chevrolat, 1841 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) angusticollis W. Horn, 1896 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) annuligera Lucas, 1857 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) biimpressicollis Mandl, 1960 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) bilunata Klug, 1834 | | | Tetracha bilunata bilunata Klug, 1834 | | | Tetracha bilunata werneri Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) camposi W. Horn, 1900 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) cribrata Steinheil, 1875 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) cyanea W. Horn, 1905 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) distinguenda Dejean, 1831 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) flammula W. Horn, 1905 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) fulgida Klug, 1834 | Bright Metallic Tiger Beetle | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) gracilis Reiche, 1842 | | | Tetracha gracilis curacaoica Neervoort Va..., 1886 | | | Tetracha gracilis gracilis Reiche, 1842 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) huberi Johnson, 1991 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) huedepohli Mandl, 1974 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) impressa Chevrolat, 1841 | Upland Metallic Tiger Beetle | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) insignis Chaudoir, 1850 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) lacordairei Gory, 1833 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) lateralis W. Horn, 1905 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) lucifera Erichson, 1847 | | | Tetracha lucifera intermedia Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha lucifera lucifera Erichson, 1847 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) martii (Perty, 1830) | ⇒ Tetracha spixii spixii Brullé, 1837 | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) panamensis Johnson, 1991 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) prolongata W. Horn, 1932 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) pseudodistinguenda W. Horn, 1905 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) rutilans Thomson, 1857 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) spinosa Brullé, 1837 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) thomsoniana W. Horn, 1915 | | | Tetracha (Oblongotetracha) klagesi W. Horn, 1903 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) aptera Chaudoir, 1862 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) brasiliensis Kirby, 1818 | | | Tetracha brasiliensis brasiliensis Kirby, 1819 | | | Tetracha brasiliensis durantoni Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha carolina carolina Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Tetracha carolina chevrolatii Chaudoir, 1860 | | | Tetracha carolina moraveci Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha carolina occidentalis Klug, 1829 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) chacoensis Sawada & Wie..., 1997 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) coerulea Lucas, 1857 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) ensenada Huber, 1994 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) femoralis (Perty, 1830) | ⇒ Tetracha aptera Chaudoir, 1862 | | Tetracha femoralis femoralis Perty, 1830 | | | Tetracha femoralis rivalieri Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) germaini Chaudoir, 1865 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) globosicollis W. Horn, 1913 | | | Tetracha globosicollis globosicollis W.Horn, 1913 | | | Tetracha globosicollis maya Mandl, 1959 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) lafertei Thomson, 1857 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) lanei Mandl, 1961 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) latreillei Castelnau, 1834 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) nicaraguensis Johnson, 1993 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) oxychiliformis W. Horn, 1905 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) pilosipennis Mandl, 1958 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) pseudofulgida Mandl, 1963 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) ruth W. Horn, 1907 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831 | | | Tetracha sobrina antiguana Leng & Mutchler, 1916 | | | Tetracha sobrina freyi Mandl, 1963 | | | Tetracha sobrina guyanensis Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha sobrina infuscata Mannerheim, 1837 | | | Tetracha sobrina punctata Laporte, 1835 | | | Tetracha sobrina sobrina Dejean, 1831 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) sommeri Chaudoir, 1850 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) speciosa Chaudoir, 1860 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) spixii Brullé, 1837 | | | Tetracha spixii inquinata J.Thomson, 1857 | | | Tetracha spixii opulenta Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha spixii spixii Brullé, 1837 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) suturalis W. Horn, 1900 | | | Tetracha (Tetracha) carolina Linnaeus, 1766 | Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle | | Tetracha carolina carolina Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle | | Tetracha (Tetracha) floridana Leng and Mut..., 1916 | Florida Metallic Tiger Beetle | | Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831 | | | Tetracha sobrina antiguana Leng & Mutchler, 1916 | | | Tetracha (Tetracha) virginica Linnaeus, 1767 | Virginia Big-headed Tiger Beetle | | Tetracha bolivari Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha brevis Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha brevisulcata W.Horn, 1907 | | | Tetracha brzoskai Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha buchardi Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha cassolai Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha chilensis Laporte, 1834 | | | Tetracha confusa Chaudoir, 1865 | | | Tetracha cyanides Bates, 1881 | | | Tetracha davidsoni Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha deuvei Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha dheurlei Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha erichsoni W.Horn, 1892 | | | Tetracha erwini Naviaux, 2010 | | | Tetracha foucarti Naviaux & Ri..., 2006 | | | Tetracha frederici Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha genieri Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha horni (Ruge, 1892) | ⇒ Tetracha lanei Mandl, 1961 | | Tetracha immaculipennis Lucas, 1857 | | | Tetracha inca Naviaux & Ug..., 2006 | | | Tetracha longipennis Chaudoir, 1865 | | | Tetracha magdalenae Dheurle, 2017 | | | Tetracha mellyi Chaudoir, 1850 | | | Tetracha misella Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha mniszechi J.Thomson, 1857 | | | Tetracha naviauxi Ward, Davids..., 2011 | | | Tetracha onorei Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha orbignyi Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha ovata Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha parallela Naviaux, 2010 | | | Tetracha pearsoni Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha pierrei Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha polita Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha pseudosobrina W.Horn, 1905 | | | Tetracha quadrata Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha rawlinsi Davidson & N..., 2006 | | | Tetracha rosalinae Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha sericea Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha sinaloa R.Huber & Sh..., 2018 | | | Tetracha smaragdina J.Thomson, 1857 | | | Tetracha sobrino | | | Tetracha sumptuosa Dheurle, 2018 | | | Tetracha uhligi Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha vandenberghei Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha venezolana Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha wardi Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha wiesneri Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha zerchei Naviaux, 2007 | |
Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in America
Links, sources and further information Megacephalini at itis.gov
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