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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
61
187
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
61
187
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
58
183
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
170
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
15
58
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
2
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madeira River
2 Genera with 3 Species
Phaeoxantha Chaudoir, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 1831Metallic Tiger Beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madeira River
3 Species
Phaeoxantha klugii Chaudoir, 1850
Tetracha (Neotetracha) fulgida Klug, 1834Bright Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831

Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in Madeira River
SubtribeMegacephalina
Laporte, 1834
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Megacephalini at itis.gov