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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
775
14516
48948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
773
14509
48939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
728
14308
48425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
449
11411
41055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
125
4718
16774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
6
361
1757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
2
307
1635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
306
1633
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
29
233
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles
9
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern South America
9 Genera with 76 Species
Aniara Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cheiloxya Guérin-Ménev..., 18912SpeciesTaxom
Megacephala Latreille, 195815SpeciesTaxom
Metriocheila Thomson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Oxycheila Dejean, 193813SpeciesTaxom
Phaeoxantha Chaudoir, 195811SpeciesTaxom
Picnochile Motschulsky, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxycheila Guérin-Ménev..., 20125SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 2007Metallic Tiger Beetles41SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern South America
76 Species and 15 Subspecies
Aniara sepulchralis Fabricius, 1801
Cheiloxya binotata Castelnau, 1833
Cheiloxya longipennis W. Horn, 1891
Megacephala (Microtetracha) germaini Chaudoir, 1865
Megacephala aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Megacephala annuligera Lucas, 1857
Megacephala asperula Westwood, 1852
Megacephala bilunata Klug, 1834
Megacephala brasiliensis Kirby, 1818
Megacephala carolina (Linnaeus, 1766)⇒ Tetracha carolina Linnaeus, 1766
Megacephala coerulea Lucas, 1857
Megacephala femoralis Perty, 1830
Megacephala huedepohli Mandl, 1974
Megacephala klugii Chaudoir, 1850
Megacephala laminata Perty, 1830
Megacephala latreillei Castelnau, 1834
Megacephala martii Perty, 1830
Megacephala wimmeri Mandl, 1958
Metriocheila nigricollis Reiche, 1842
Oxycheila alenatiki Safranek & A..., 2020
Oxycheila bolivari W. Horn, 1897
Oxycheila bolivari bolivari W.Horn, 1897
Oxycheila bolivari oberthueri W.Horn, 1896
Oxycheila femoralis (Castelnau, 1833)⇒ Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila femoralis femoralis Laporte, 1833
Oxycheila germaini Fleutiaux, 1893
Oxycheila labiata (Brullé, 1837)⇒ Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893
Oxycheila oberthueri W. Horn, 1896
Oxycheila opacipennis Waterhouse, 1889
Oxycheila pinelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Oxycheila pseudonigroaenea W. Horn, 1938
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis bifasciata Brullé, 1837
Phaeoxantha bucephala W.Horn, 1909
Phaeoxantha cruciata Brullé, 1837
Phaeoxantha cruciata cruciata Brullé, 1837
Phaeoxantha klugii Chaudoir, 1850
Phaeoxantha laminata Perty, 1830
Phaeoxantha tremolerasi W.Horn, 1909
Phaeoxantha tremolerasi tremolerasi W.Horn, 1909
Phaeoxantha wimmeri Mandl, 1958
Picnochile fallaciosa Chevrolat, 1854
Pseudoxycheila andina Cassola, 1997
Pseudoxycheila bipustulata Latreille, 1811
Pseudoxycheila quechua Cassola, 1997
Pseudoxycheila tarsalis Bates, 1869
Pseudoxycheila tucumana Perger & Guerra, 2012
Tetracha (Neotetracha) annuligera Lucas, 1857
Tetracha (Neotetracha) biimpressicollis Mandl, 1960
Tetracha (Neotetracha) cyanea W. Horn, 1905
Tetracha (Neotetracha) distinguenda Dejean, 1831
Tetracha (Neotetracha) fulgida Klug, 1834Bright Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha (Neotetracha) huedepohli Mandl, 1974
Tetracha (Neotetracha) lateralis W. Horn, 1905
Tetracha (Neotetracha) lucifera Erichson, 1847
Tetracha lucifera intermedia Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha lucifera lucifera Erichson, 1847
Tetracha (Neotetracha) martii (Perty, 1830)⇒ Tetracha spixii spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha (Neotetracha) prolongata W. Horn, 1932
Tetracha (Neotetracha) pseudodistinguenda W. Horn, 1905
Tetracha (Neotetracha) spinosa Brullé, 1837
Tetracha (Neotetracha) thomsoniana W. Horn, 1915
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) germaini Chaudoir, 1865
Tetracha (Paratetracha) latreillei Castelnau, 1834
Tetracha (Paratetracha) pilosipennis Mandl, 1958
Tetracha sobrina punctata Laporte, 1835
Tetracha (Paratetracha) spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha spixii opulenta Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha spixii spixii Brullé, 1837
Tetracha (Tetracha) carolina Linnaeus, 1766Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831
Tetracha (Tetracha) virginica Linnaeus, 1767Virginia Big-headed Tiger Beetle
Tetracha brevis Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha brevisulcata W.Horn, 1907
Tetracha chilensis Laporte, 1834
Tetracha frederici Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha magdalenae Dheurle, 2017
Tetracha orbignyi Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha pearsoni Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha quadrata Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha wardi Naviaux, 2007

Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in Southern South America
SubtribeMegacephalina
Laporte, 1834
9
76
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Megacephalini at itis.gov