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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3273
6617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
418
3269
6613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3198
6446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2586
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
86
899
1763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
4
109
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
82
270
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
82
270
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
5
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iowa
2 Genera with 2 Species
Megacephala Latreille, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 1767Metallic Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa
2 Species
Megacephala virginica (Linnaeus, 1766)⇒ Tetracha virginica Linnaeus, 1767
Tetracha (Tetracha) virginica Linnaeus, 1767Virginia Big-headed Tiger Beetle

Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in Iowa
SubtribeMegacephalina
Laporte, 1834
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Megacephalini at itis.gov