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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
9673
29819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
9667
29813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
553
9522
29375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
356
7450
23932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
101
2586
7273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
227
922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
204
884
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
204
884
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
24
161
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles
7
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
7 Genera with 58 Species
Cheiloxya Guérin-Ménev..., 18912SpeciesTaxom
Megacephala Latreille, 18349SpeciesTaxom
Metriocheila Thomson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Oxycheila Dejean, 201215SpeciesTaxom
Phaeoxantha Chaudoir, 18306SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxycheila Guérin-Ménev..., 19978SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 2018Metallic Tiger Beetles25SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
58 Species and 9 Subspecies
Cheiloxya binotata Castelnau, 1833
Cheiloxya longipennis W. Horn, 1891
Megacephala aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Megacephala annuligera Lucas, 1857
Megacephala asperula Westwood, 1852
Megacephala bilunata Klug, 1834
Megacephala carolina (Linnaeus, 1766)⇒ Tetracha carolina Linnaeus, 1766
Megacephala inca Naviaux & Ug..., 2006
Megacephala klugii Chaudoir, 1850
Megacephala laminata Perty, 1830
Megacephala latreillei Castelnau, 1834
Metriocheila nigricollis Reiche, 1842
Oxycheila barkleyi Wiesner, 1999
Oxycheila bolivari W. Horn, 1897
Oxycheila bolivari strandi W.Horn, 1913
Oxycheila germaini Fleutiaux, 1893
Oxycheila gracillima Bates, 1872
Oxycheila gracillima weyrauchi Mandl, 1967
Oxycheila haenschi W. Horn, 1900
Oxycheila oberthueri W. Horn, 1896
Oxycheila peruviana Mandl, 1970
Oxycheila pseudoglabra Wiesner, 1999
Oxycheila pseudonigroaenea W. Horn, 1938
Oxycheila strandi W. Horn, 1913
Oxycheila tristis Fabricius, 1775
Oxycheila weyrauchi Mandl, 1967
Oxycheila wiesneri Dheurle, 2012
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis bifasciata Brullé, 1837
Phaeoxantha asperula (Westwood, 1852)⇒ Phaeoxantha laminata Perty, 1830
Phaeoxantha cruciata Brullé, 1837
Phaeoxantha klugii Chaudoir, 1850
Phaeoxantha laminata Perty, 1830
Pseudoxycheila andina Cassola, 1997
Pseudoxycheila angustata Chaudoir, 1865
Pseudoxycheila aymara Cassola, 1997
Pseudoxycheila bipustulata Latreille, 1811
Pseudoxycheila immaculata W. Horn, 1905
Pseudoxycheila inca Cassola, 1997
Pseudoxycheila lateguttata Chaudoir, 1844
Pseudoxycheila lateguttata peruviana Cassola, 1997
Tetracha (Neotetracha) camposi W. Horn, 1900
Tetracha (Neotetracha) flammula W. Horn, 1905
Tetracha (Neotetracha) fulgida Klug, 1834Bright Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha (Neotetracha) lucifera Erichson, 1847
Tetracha lucifera lucifera Erichson, 1847
Tetracha (Neotetracha) martii (Perty, 1830)⇒ Tetracha spixii spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha (Neotetracha) rutilans Thomson, 1857
Tetracha (Neotetracha) spinosa Brullé, 1837
Tetracha (Paratetracha) lanei Mandl, 1961
Tetracha (Paratetracha) latreillei Castelnau, 1834
Tetracha (Paratetracha) pilosipennis Mandl, 1958
Tetracha sobrina punctata Laporte, 1835
Tetracha (Paratetracha) spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha spixii inquinata J.Thomson, 1857
Tetracha spixii opulenta Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha spixii spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha (Paratetracha) suturalis W. Horn, 1900
Tetracha (Tetracha) carolina Linnaeus, 1766Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831
Tetracha buchardi Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha chilensis Laporte, 1834
Tetracha horni (Ruge, 1892)⇒ Tetracha lanei Mandl, 1961
Tetracha inca Naviaux & Ug..., 2006
Tetracha sobrino
Tetracha sumptuosa Dheurle, 2018

Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in Peru
SubtribeMegacephalina
Laporte, 1834
7
58
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Megacephalini at itis.gov