Checklist for Tribe Megacephalini Laporte, 1834 (Big-headed Tiger Beetles)
and region Uruguay (Southern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 282
1674
2697 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 281
1673
2696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 271
1648
2663 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 168
1261
2113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 47
569
1048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles | 3
73
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
| 1
69
157 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Carabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles | 69
157 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles | 7
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Megacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles | 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Uruguay
4 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Uruguay
9 Species and 3 Subspecies | Megacephala brasiliensis Kirby, 1818 | | | Oxycheila femoralis (Castelnau, 1833) | ⇒ Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893 | | Oxycheila femoralis femoralis Laporte, 1833 | | | Oxycheila lucasi W. Horn, 1893 | | | Phaeoxantha cruciata Brullé, 1837 | | | Phaeoxantha cruciata cruciata Brullé, 1837 | | | Phaeoxantha tremolerasi W.Horn, 1909 | | | Phaeoxantha tremolerasi tremolerasi W.Horn, 1909 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) distinguenda Dejean, 1831 | | | Tetracha (Neotetracha) fulgida Klug, 1834 | Bright Metallic Tiger Beetle | | Tetracha brevisulcata W.Horn, 1907 | | | Tetracha orbignyi Naviaux, 2007 | |
Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in Uruguay
Links, sources and further information Megacephalini at itis.gov
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