Checklist for Tribe Megacephalini Laporte, 1834 (Big-headed Tiger Beetles)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 611
11863
34633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 608
11859
34631 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 579
11701
34157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 379
9752
30015 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 108
3263
9002 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles | 5
239
705 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
| 1
193
607 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Carabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles | 193
607 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles | 19
80 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Megacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles | 4
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Costa Rica
4 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Costa Rica
12 Species and 2 Subspecies | Megacephala angustata (Chevrolat, 1841) | ⇒ Tetracha angustata Chevrolat, 1841 | | Megacephala sobrina (Dejean, 1831) | ⇒ Tetracha sobrina Dejean, 1831 | | Oxycheila chaudoiri W. Horn, 1894 | | | Oxycheila costaricana Huber & Brzoska, 2000 | | | Oxycheila polita Bates, 1872 | | | Oxycheila polita chaudoiri W.Horn, 1894 | | | Pseudoxycheila bipustulata Latreille, 1811 | | | Pseudoxycheila tarsalis Bates, 1869 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) angustata Chevrolat, 1841 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) cyanea W. Horn, 1905 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) fulgida Klug, 1834 | Bright Metallic Tiger Beetle | | Tetracha sobrina sobrina Dejean, 1831 | | | Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831 | |
Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in Costa Rica
Links, sources and further information Megacephalini at itis.gov
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