Checklist for Tribe Megacephalini Laporte, 1834 (Big-headed Tiger Beetles)
and region Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 503
7105
22102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 501
7100
22096 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 482
7015
21853 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 302
5811
19641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 74
1983
6237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles | 5
251
1020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
| 1
225
959 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Carabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles | 225
959 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles | 14
73 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Megacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles | 1
5 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kenya
1 Genera with 5 Species
Species list for Kenya
5 Species and 10 Subspecies | Megacephala (Megacephala) asperata C.O.Waterhouse, 1877 | | | Megacephala asperata asperata C.O.Waterhouse, 1877 | | | Megacephala (Megacephala) bocandei Guérin-Ménev..., 1848 | | | Megacephala (Megacephala) laevicollis C.O.Waterhouse, 1880 | | | Megacephala laevicollis mandli Basilewsky, 1966 | | | Megacephala (Megacephala) morsii Fairmaire, 1882 | | | Megacephala morsii morsii Fairmaire, 1882 | | | Megacephala (Megacephala) regalis Boheman, 1848 | | | Megacephala regalis angulicollis H.Kolbe, 1892 | | | Megacephala regalis babaulti Basilewsky, 1966 | | | Megacephala regalis citernii W.Horn, 1912 | | | Megacephala regalis excelsa Bates, 1874 | | | Megacephala regalis hauseri W.Horn, 1898 | | | Megacephala regalis naivashae Basilewsky, 1962 | | | Megacephala regalis xerophila Basilewsky, 1966 | |
Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in Kenya
Links, sources and further information Megacephalini at itis.gov
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