Checklist for Tribe Megacephalini Laporte, 1834 (Big-headed Tiger Beetles)
and region West USA (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 782
15067
62702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 777
15046
62673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 739
14833
62018 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 479
12088
52316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 132
3828
14947 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles | 7
322
2227 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
| 2
253
1770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Carabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles | 251
1764 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles | 16
111 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Megacephalini
Laporte, 1834
Big-headed Tiger Beetles | 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West USA
4 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for West USA
8 Species | Amblycheila baroni Rivers, 1890 | Montane giant tiger beetle | | Amblycheila cylindriformis (Say, 1823) | ⇒ Amblycheila picolominii Reiche, 1839 | | Amblycheila picolominii (Reiche, 1839) | ⇒ Amblycheila schwarzi Horn, 1903 | | Amblycheila schwarzi Horn, 1903 | Mojave giant tiger beetle | | Oxycheila polita Bates, 1872 | | | Pseudoxycheila tarsalis Bates, 1869 | | | Tetracha (Tetracha) carolina Linnaeus, 1766 | Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle | | Tetracha (Tetracha) virginica Linnaeus, 1767 | Virginia Big-headed Tiger Beetle |
Subnodes of Megacephalini with occurrences in West USA
Links, sources and further information Megacephalini at itis.gov
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