Checklist for Tribe Megacephalini Laporte, 1834 (Big-headed Tiger Beetles)
and region Central America (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 710
16634
69910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 706
16624
69896 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 676
16402
69012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 408
13022
57717 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 117
5105
23655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles | 6
317
1876 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
| 2
253
1510 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Carabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles | 252
1509 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles | 22
155 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Megacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles | 5
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Central America
5 Genera with 27 Species
Species list for Central America
27 Species and 6 Subspecies | Amblycheila baroni Rivers, 1890 | Montane giant tiger beetle | | Amblycheila hoversoni Gage, 1991 | South Texas giant tiger beetle | | Megacephala affinis (Dejean, 1825) | ⇒ Tetracha affinis Dejean, 1825 | | Megacephala angustata (Chevrolat, 1841) | ⇒ Tetracha angustata Chevrolat, 1841 | | Megacephala carolina (Linnaeus, 1766) | ⇒ Tetracha carolina Linnaeus, 1766 | | Megacephala nicaraguensis Johnson, 1993 | | | Megacephala panamensis Johnson, 1991 | | | Megacephala sobrina (Dejean, 1831) | ⇒ Tetracha sobrina Dejean, 1831 | | Oxycheila chaudoiri W. Horn, 1894 | | | Oxycheila costaricana Huber & Brzoska, 2000 | | | Oxycheila guatemalensis Cassola, 2011 | | | Oxycheila polita Bates, 1872 | | | Oxycheila polita chaudoiri W.Horn, 1894 | | | Oxycheila polita polita Bates, 1872 | | | Pseudoxycheila bipustulata Latreille, 1811 | | | Pseudoxycheila tarsalis Bates, 1869 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) affinis Dejean, 1825 | Frillfin gobies | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) angustata Chevrolat, 1841 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) cyanea W. Horn, 1905 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) fulgida Klug, 1834 | Bright Metallic Tiger Beetle | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) huberi Johnson, 1991 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) impressa Chevrolat, 1841 | Upland Metallic Tiger Beetle | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) panamensis Johnson, 1991 | | | Tetracha carolina carolina Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Tetracha carolina chevrolatii Chaudoir, 1860 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) nicaraguensis Johnson, 1993 | | | Tetracha sobrina sobrina Dejean, 1831 | | | Tetracha (Tetracha) carolina Linnaeus, 1766 | Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle | | Tetracha carolina carolina Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle | | Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831 | | | Tetracha (Tetracha) virginica Linnaeus, 1767 | Virginia Big-headed Tiger Beetle |
Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in Central America
Links, sources and further information Megacephalini at itis.gov
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