Checklist for Tribe Megacephalini Laporte, 1834 (Big-headed Tiger Beetles)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 569
8211
23107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 566
8203
23100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 541
8080
22778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 342
6365
19175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 97
2270
6137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles | 5
188
821 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
| 1
155
778 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Carabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles | 155
778 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles | 23
145 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Megacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles | 8
49 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ecuador
8 Genera with 49 Species
Species list for Ecuador
49 Species and 10 Subspecies | Aniara sepulchralis Fabricius, 1801 | | | Cheiloxya binotata Castelnau, 1833 | | | Cheiloxya longipennis W. Horn, 1891 | | | Megacephala aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825 | | | Megacephala brasiliensis Kirby, 1818 | | | Megacephala carolina (Linnaeus, 1766) | ⇒ Tetracha carolina Linnaeus, 1766 | | Megacephala klugii Chaudoir, 1850 | | | Megacephala sobrina (Dejean, 1831) | ⇒ Tetracha sobrina Dejean, 1831 | | Metriocheila nigricollis Reiche, 1842 | | | Oxycheila affinis (W. Horn, 1900) | ⇒ Oxycheila tristis Fabricius, 1775 | | Oxycheila brzoskai Wiesner, 1999 | | | Oxycheila buestani Wiesner, 1999 | | | Oxycheila chestertonii Bates, 1872 | | | Oxycheila chestertonii affinior W.Horn, 1905 | | | Oxycheila chestertonii chestertonii Bates, 1872 | | | Oxycheila glabra Waterhouse, 1880 | | | Oxycheila gracillima Bates, 1872 | | | Oxycheila gracillima gracillima Bates, 1872 | | | Oxycheila haenschi W. Horn, 1900 | | | Oxycheila howdeni Br. van Nidek, 1980 | | | Oxycheila nigroaenea Bates, 1872 | | | Oxycheila nigroaenea nigroaenea Bates, 1872 | | | Oxycheila pearsoni Wiesner, 1999 | | | Oxycheila pearsoni pearsoni Wiesner, 1999 | | | Oxycheila pseudostrandi Wiesner, 1999 | | | Oxycheila weyrauchi Mandl, 1967 | | | 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 ceratoma Chaudoir, 1865 | | | Pseudoxycheila chaudoiri Dokhtouroff, 1882 | | | Pseudoxycheila colombiana Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila confusa Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila inca Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila lateguttata Chaudoir, 1844 | | | Pseudoxycheila lateguttata lateguttata Chaudoir, 1844 | | | Pseudoxycheila lateguttata peruviana Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila nitidicollis Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila onorei Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila oxychiloides W. Horn, 1927 | | | Pseudoxycheila pearsoni Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila pseudotarsalis Cassola, 1997 | | | Pseudoxycheila tarsalis Bates, 1869 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) camposi W. Horn, 1900 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) flammula W. Horn, 1905 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) fulgida Klug, 1834 | Bright Metallic Tiger Beetle | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) spinosa Brullé, 1837 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) pilosipennis Mandl, 1958 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) spixii Brullé, 1837 | | | Tetracha spixii inquinata J.Thomson, 1857 | | | Tetracha spixii opulenta Naviaux, 2007 | | | Tetracha (Paratetracha) suturalis W. Horn, 1900 | | | Tetracha (Tetracha) carolina Linnaeus, 1766 | Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle | | Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831 | | | Tetracha chilensis Laporte, 1834 | | | Tetracha onorei Naviaux, 2007 | |
Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in Ecuador
Links, sources and further information Megacephalini at itis.gov
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