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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
5004
13441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
2069
5632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
6
202
576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
143
449
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
143
449
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
19
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles
7
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
7 Genera with 33 Species
Aniara Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cheiloxya Guérin-Ménev..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Megacephala Latreille, 18335SpeciesTaxom
Oxycheila Dejean, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Phaeoxantha Chaudoir, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxycheila Guérin-Ménev..., 19972SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 2007Metallic Tiger Beetles21SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
33 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aniara sepulchralis Fabricius, 1801
Cheiloxya binotata Castelnau, 1833
Megacephala aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Megacephala distinguenda Dejean, 1831
Megacephala ensenada Huber, 1994
Megacephala klugii Chaudoir, 1850
Megacephala lacordairei Gory, 1833
Oxycheila chestertonii Bates, 1872
Oxycheila tristis Fabricius, 1775
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Phaeoxantha klugii Chaudoir, 1850
Pseudoxycheila bipustulata Latreille, 1811
Pseudoxycheila caribe Cassola, 1997
Tetracha (Neotetracha) affinis Dejean, 1825Frillfin gobies
Tetracha (Neotetracha) angustata Chevrolat, 1841
Tetracha (Neotetracha) angusticollis W. Horn, 1896
Tetracha (Neotetracha) cribrata Steinheil, 1875
Tetracha (Neotetracha) fulgida Klug, 1834Bright Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha (Neotetracha) gracilis Reiche, 1842
Tetracha gracilis gracilis Reiche, 1842
Tetracha (Neotetracha) lacordairei Gory, 1833
Tetracha (Oblongotetracha) klagesi W. Horn, 1903
Tetracha (Paratetracha) ensenada Huber, 1994
Tetracha sobrina sobrina Dejean, 1831
Tetracha (Paratetracha) sommeri Chaudoir, 1850
Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831
Tetracha bolivari Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha genieri Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha parallela Naviaux, 2010
Tetracha pseudosobrina W.Horn, 1905
Tetracha rosalinae Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha smaragdina J.Thomson, 1857
Tetracha venezolana Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha zerchei Naviaux, 2007

Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in Venezuela
SubtribeMegacephalina
Laporte, 1834
7
33
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Megacephalini at itis.gov