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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
649
12089
36507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
645
12074
36476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
619
11919
36088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
381
9444
29197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
103
3179
10369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
253
955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
212
815
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
212
815
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 islands
4 Genera with 12 Species
Aniara Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Megacephala Latreille, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Oxycheila Dejean, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 2011Metallic Tiger Beetles12SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean islands
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 islands
SubtribeMegacephalina
Laporte, 1834
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Megacephalini at itis.gov