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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
403
4047
8334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4046
8333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3986
8213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
3207
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
1517
3212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
140
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
116
308
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
116
308
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
16
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles
4
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Paraguay
4 Genera with 37 Species
Megacephala Latreille, 20077SpeciesTaxom
Oxycheila Dejean, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Phaeoxantha Chaudoir, 18306SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 2007Metallic Tiger Beetles24SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraguay
37 Species and 6 Subspecies
Megacephala affinis (Dejean, 1825)⇒ Tetracha affinis Dejean, 1825
Megacephala asperula Westwood, 1852
Megacephala bilunata Klug, 1834
Megacephala femoralis Perty, 1830
Megacephala laminata Perty, 1830
Megacephala martii Perty, 1830
Megacephala orbignyi Naviaux, 2007
Oxycheila femoralis (Castelnau, 1833)⇒ Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila labiata (Brullé, 1837)⇒ Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila pinelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Oxycheila pochoni Mandl, 1953
Oxycheila similis W. Horn, 1892
Phaeoxantha bucephala W.Horn, 1909
Phaeoxantha cruciata Brullé, 1837
Phaeoxantha cruciata cruciata Brullé, 1837
Phaeoxantha klugii Chaudoir, 1850
Phaeoxantha laminata Perty, 1830
Phaeoxantha limata (Perty, 1830)⇒ Phaeoxantha laminata Perty, 1830
Tetracha (Neotetracha) affinis Dejean, 1825Frillfin gobies
Tetracha (Neotetracha) bilunata Klug, 1834
Tetracha bilunata bilunata Klug, 1834
Tetracha (Neotetracha) cyanea W. Horn, 1905
Tetracha (Neotetracha) distinguenda Dejean, 1831
Tetracha (Neotetracha) fulgida Klug, 1834Bright Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha (Neotetracha) martii (Perty, 1830)⇒ Tetracha spixii spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha (Neotetracha) pseudodistinguenda W. Horn, 1905
Tetracha (Paratetracha) aptera Chaudoir, 1862
Tetracha (Paratetracha) brasiliensis Kirby, 1818
Tetracha brasiliensis brasiliensis Kirby, 1819
Tetracha (Paratetracha) chacoensis Sawada & Wie..., 1997
Tetracha (Paratetracha) femoralis (Perty, 1830)⇒ Tetracha aptera Chaudoir, 1862
Tetracha femoralis femoralis Perty, 1830
Tetracha femoralis rivalieri Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha (Paratetracha) lafertei Thomson, 1857
Tetracha (Paratetracha) pilosipennis Mandl, 1958
Tetracha (Paratetracha) ruth W. Horn, 1907
Tetracha (Paratetracha) spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha spixii spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831
Tetracha brevisulcata W.Horn, 1907
Tetracha orbignyi Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha wiesneri Naviaux, 2007

Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in Paraguay
SubtribeMegacephalina
Laporte, 1834
4
37
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Megacephalini at itis.gov