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Checklist for Tribe Megacephalini Laporte, 1834 (Big-headed Tiger Beetles)
and region Bolivia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
479
7102
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
7099
18514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
457
7021
18357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
297
5638
15428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
2430
6588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
4
172
564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
141
519
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
141
519
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
22
152
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles
7
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bolivia
7 Genera with 52 Species
Cheiloxya Guérin-Ménev..., 18912SpeciesTaxom
Megacephala Latreille, 195810SpeciesTaxom
Metriocheila Thomson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Oxycheila Dejean, 19389SpeciesTaxom
Phaeoxantha Chaudoir, 19586SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxycheila Guérin-Ménev..., 20124SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 2007Metallic Tiger Beetles29SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bolivia
52 Species and 10 Subspecies
Cheiloxya binotata Castelnau, 1833
Cheiloxya longipennis W. Horn, 1891
Megacephala (Microtetracha) germaini Chaudoir, 1865
Megacephala aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Megacephala annuligera Lucas, 1857
Megacephala bilunata Klug, 1834
Megacephala brasiliensis Kirby, 1818
Megacephala coerulea Lucas, 1857
Megacephala huedepohli Mandl, 1974
Megacephala klugii Chaudoir, 1850
Megacephala martii Perty, 1830
Megacephala wimmeri Mandl, 1958
Metriocheila nigricollis Reiche, 1842
Oxycheila alenatiki Safranek & A..., 2020
Oxycheila bolivari W. Horn, 1897
Oxycheila bolivari bolivari W.Horn, 1897
Oxycheila bolivari oberthueri W.Horn, 1896
Oxycheila germaini Fleutiaux, 1893
Oxycheila labiata (Brullé, 1837)⇒ Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila oberthueri W. Horn, 1896
Oxycheila pseudonigroaenea W. Horn, 1938
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis bifasciata Brullé, 1837
Phaeoxantha bucephala W.Horn, 1909
Phaeoxantha klugii Chaudoir, 1850
Phaeoxantha wimmeri Mandl, 1958
Pseudoxycheila andina Cassola, 1997
Pseudoxycheila bipustulata Latreille, 1811
Pseudoxycheila quechua Cassola, 1997
Pseudoxycheila tucumana Perger & Guerra, 2012
Tetracha (Neotetracha) angustata Chevrolat, 1841
Tetracha (Neotetracha) annuligera Lucas, 1857
Tetracha (Neotetracha) biimpressicollis Mandl, 1960
Tetracha (Neotetracha) fulgida Klug, 1834Bright Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha (Neotetracha) huedepohli Mandl, 1974
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) prolongata W. Horn, 1932
Tetracha (Neotetracha) pseudodistinguenda W. Horn, 1905
Tetracha (Neotetracha) spinosa Brullé, 1837
Tetracha (Neotetracha) thomsoniana W. Horn, 1915
Tetracha (Paratetracha) brasiliensis Kirby, 1818
Tetracha brasiliensis brasiliensis Kirby, 1819
Tetracha (Paratetracha) chacoensis Sawada & Wie..., 1997
Tetracha (Paratetracha) germaini Chaudoir, 1865
Tetracha (Paratetracha) pilosipennis Mandl, 1958
Tetracha sobrina punctata Laporte, 1835
Tetracha (Paratetracha) spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha spixii opulenta Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha spixii spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831
Tetracha brevis Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha frederici Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha magdalenae Dheurle, 2017
Tetracha pearsoni Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha wardi Naviaux, 2007

Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in Bolivia
SubtribeMegacephalina
Laporte, 1834
7
52
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Megacephalini at itis.gov