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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
105
3249
10843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
264
1031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
217
843
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
217
843
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
18
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles
4
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
4 Genera with 12 Species
Aniara Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Megacephala Latreille, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Oxycheila Dejean, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 2011Metallic Tiger Beetles12SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
12 Species and 6 Subspecies
Aniara sepulchralis Fabricius, 1801
Megacephala carolina (Linnaeus, 1766)⇒ Tetracha carolina Linnaeus, 1766
Megacephala sobrina (Dejean, 1831)⇒ Tetracha sobrina Dejean, 1831
Oxycheila chaudoiri W. Horn, 1894
Tetracha (Neotetracha) acutipennis Dejean, 1825
Tetracha (Neotetracha) gracilis Reiche, 1842
Tetracha gracilis curacaoica Neervoort Va..., 1886
Tetracha carolina occidentalis Klug, 1829
Tetracha sobrina antiguana Leng & Mutchler, 1916
Tetracha sobrina infuscata Mannerheim, 1837
Tetracha sobrina sobrina Dejean, 1831
Tetracha (Tetracha) carolina Linnaeus, 1766Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831
Tetracha sobrina antiguana Leng & Mutchler, 1916
Tetracha misella Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha naviauxi Ward, Davids..., 2011

Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in Caribbean
SubtribeMegacephalina
Laporte, 1834
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Megacephalini at itis.gov