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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
7809
25442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
93
2967
9134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
279
1044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
215
922
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
215
922
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
25
143
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles
8
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
8 Genera with 58 Species
Aniara Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cheiloxya Guérin-Ménev..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Megacephala Latreille, 18316SpeciesTaxom
Metriocheila Thomson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Oxycheila Dejean, 177520SpeciesTaxom
Phaeoxantha Chaudoir, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxycheila Guérin-Ménev..., 186914SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 1905Metallic Tiger Beetles23SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
58 Species and 12 Subspecies
Aniara sepulchralis Fabricius, 1801
Cheiloxya longipennis W. Horn, 1891
Megacephala aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Megacephala carolina (Linnaeus, 1766)⇒ Tetracha carolina Linnaeus, 1766
Megacephala cribrata Steinheil, 1875
Megacephala klugii Chaudoir, 1850
Megacephala lacordairei Gory, 1833
Megacephala sobrina (Dejean, 1831)⇒ Tetracha sobrina Dejean, 1831
Metriocheila nigricollis Reiche, 1842
Oxycheila aquatica Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Oxycheila binotata Gray, 1832
Oxycheila brzoskai Wiesner, 1999
Oxycheila chestertonii Bates, 1872
Oxycheila chestertonii chestertonii Bates, 1872
Oxycheila femoralis (Castelnau, 1833)⇒ Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila femoralis gratiosa Bates, 1874
Oxycheila gracillima Bates, 1872
Oxycheila gratiosa Bates, 1874
Oxycheila haenschi W. Horn, 1900
Oxycheila howdeni Br. van Nidek, 1980
Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila nigroaenea Bates, 1872
Oxycheila pearsoni Wiesner, 1999
Oxycheila pearsoni columbiensis Wiesner, 1999
Oxycheila polita Bates, 1872
Oxycheila polita polita Bates, 1872
Oxycheila pseudoaquatica Wiesner, 1999
Oxycheila pseudostrandi Wiesner, 1999
Oxycheila tristis Fabricius, 1775
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Phaeoxantha klugii Chaudoir, 1850
Pseudoxycheila angustata Chaudoir, 1865
Pseudoxycheila atahualpa Cassola, 1997
Pseudoxycheila bipustulata Latreille, 1811
Pseudoxycheila caribe Cassola, 1997
Pseudoxycheila ceratoma Chaudoir, 1865
Pseudoxycheila chaudoiri Dokhtouroff, 1882
Pseudoxycheila colombiana Cassola, 1997
Pseudoxycheila columbiana Cassola, 1997
Pseudoxycheila confusa Cassola, 1997
Pseudoxycheila lateguttata Chaudoir, 1844
Pseudoxycheila lateguttata lateguttata Chaudoir, 1844
Pseudoxycheila macrocephala Cassola, 1997
Pseudoxycheila nitidicollis Cassola, 1997
Pseudoxycheila tarsalis Bates, 1869
Tetracha (Neotetracha) affinis Dejean, 1825Frillfin gobies
Tetracha (Neotetracha) cribrata Steinheil, 1875
Tetracha (Neotetracha) fulgida Klug, 1834Bright Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha (Neotetracha) gracilis Reiche, 1842
Tetracha gracilis gracilis Reiche, 1842
Tetracha (Neotetracha) lacordairei Gory, 1833
Tetracha (Paratetracha) globosicollis W. Horn, 1913
Tetracha globosicollis maya Mandl, 1959
Tetracha (Paratetracha) pilosipennis Mandl, 1958
Tetracha sobrina punctata Laporte, 1835
Tetracha sobrina sobrina Dejean, 1831
Tetracha (Paratetracha) sommeri Chaudoir, 1850
Tetracha (Paratetracha) spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha spixii opulenta Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha (Tetracha) carolina Linnaeus, 1766Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha carolina carolina Linnaeus, 1763Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831
Tetracha (Tetracha) virginica Linnaeus, 1767Virginia Big-headed Tiger Beetle
Tetracha cassolai Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha chilensis Laporte, 1834
Tetracha dheurlei Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha misella Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha pseudosobrina W.Horn, 1905

Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in Colombia
SubtribeMegacephalina
Laporte, 1834
8
58
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Megacephalini at itis.gov