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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
117
5048
26282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
343
2407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
296
2208
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
296
2208
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
31
328
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles
6
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
6 Genera with 97 Species
Aniara Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cheiloxya Guérin-Ménev..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Megacephala Latreille, 186017SpeciesTaxom
Oxycheila Dejean, 177528SpeciesTaxom
Phaeoxantha Chaudoir, 183414SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 2007Metallic Tiger Beetles54SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
97 Species and 19 Subspecies
Aniara sepulchralis Fabricius, 1801
Cheiloxya binotata Castelnau, 1833
Megacephala (Apterotetracha) aptera Chaudoir, 1862
Megacephala (Apterotetracha) foucarti Naviaux & Ri..., 2006
Megacephala (Apterotetracha) lanei Mandl, 1961
Megacephala aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Megacephala affinis (Dejean, 1825)⇒ Tetracha affinis Dejean, 1825
Megacephala annuligera Lucas, 1857
Megacephala asperula Westwood, 1852
Megacephala bilunata Klug, 1834
Megacephala davidsoni Naviaux, 2007
Megacephala femoralis Perty, 1830
Megacephala insignis Chaudoir, 1850
Megacephala klugii Chaudoir, 1850
Megacephala laminata Perty, 1830
Megacephala nocturna Dejean, 1831
Megacephala pseudofulgida Mandl, 1963
Megacephala sobrina (Dejean, 1831)⇒ Tetracha sobrina Dejean, 1831
Megacephala speciosa Chaudoir, 1860
Oxycheila binotata Gray, 1832
Oxycheila chabrillacii Thomson, 1857
Oxycheila cophognathoides W.Horn, 1913
Oxycheila cophognatoides W. Horn, 1913
Oxycheila distigma (Gory, 1831)⇒ Oxycheila binotata Gray, 1832
Oxycheila femoralis (Castelnau, 1833)⇒ Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila femoralis femoralis Laporte, 1833
Oxycheila fleutiauxi W. Horn, 1898
Oxycheila hangayi Wiesner, 2003
Oxycheila immaculata W. Horn, 1913
Oxycheila ingridae Wiesner, 1999
Oxycheila labiata (Brullé, 1837)⇒ Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila nigrosericea Mandl, 1981
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 pinelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Oxycheila plaumanni Mandl, 1963
Oxycheila pseudofemoralis W. Horn, 1938
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 thanatus Orsetti & Lo..., 2018
Oxycheila tristis Fabricius, 1775
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis bifasciata Brullé, 1837
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
Tetracha (Neotetracha) affinis Dejean, 1825Frillfin gobies
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) cyanea W. Horn, 1905
Tetracha (Neotetracha) distinguenda Dejean, 1831
Tetracha (Neotetracha) fulgida Klug, 1834Bright Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha (Neotetracha) insignis Chaudoir, 1850
Tetracha (Neotetracha) lacordairei Gory, 1833
Tetracha (Neotetracha) lateralis W. Horn, 1905
Tetracha (Neotetracha) martii (Perty, 1830)⇒ Tetracha spixii spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha (Neotetracha) pseudodistinguenda W. Horn, 1905
Tetracha (Neotetracha) rutilans Thomson, 1857
Tetracha (Neotetracha) spinosa Brullé, 1837
Tetracha (Paratetracha) aptera Chaudoir, 1862
Tetracha (Paratetracha) brasiliensis Kirby, 1818
Tetracha brasiliensis brasiliensis Kirby, 1819
Tetracha brasiliensis durantoni Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha (Paratetracha) coerulea Lucas, 1857
Tetracha (Paratetracha) femoralis (Perty, 1830)⇒ Tetracha aptera Chaudoir, 1862
Tetracha femoralis femoralis Perty, 1830
Tetracha (Paratetracha) lafertei Thomson, 1857
Tetracha (Paratetracha) lanei Mandl, 1961
Tetracha (Paratetracha) oxychiliformis W. Horn, 1905
Tetracha (Paratetracha) pilosipennis Mandl, 1958
Tetracha (Paratetracha) pseudofulgida Mandl, 1963
Tetracha (Paratetracha) ruth W. Horn, 1907
Tetracha sobrina freyi Mandl, 1963
Tetracha sobrina punctata Laporte, 1835
Tetracha sobrina sobrina Dejean, 1831
Tetracha (Paratetracha) speciosa Chaudoir, 1860
Tetracha (Paratetracha) spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha spixii opulenta Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha spixii spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha (Tetracha) carolina Linnaeus, 1766Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831
Tetracha (Tetracha) virginica Linnaeus, 1767Virginia Big-headed Tiger Beetle
Tetracha confusa Chaudoir, 1865
Tetracha davidsoni Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha deuvei Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha erwini Naviaux, 2010
Tetracha foucarti Naviaux & Ri..., 2006
Tetracha immaculipennis Lucas, 1857
Tetracha longipennis Chaudoir, 1865
Tetracha mellyi Chaudoir, 1850
Tetracha mniszechi J.Thomson, 1857
Tetracha ovata Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha pierrei Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha polita Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha smaragdina J.Thomson, 1857
Tetracha uhligi Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha wardi Naviaux, 2007

Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in Brazil
SubtribeMegacephalina
Laporte, 1834
6
97
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Megacephalini at itis.gov