Tetracha is a genus of metallic tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae, formerly treated as a subgenus within the genus Megacephala. Tetracha species are exclusively New World in distribution, while Megacephala are exclusively Old World in distribution.[1] There are ~100 described species in Tetracha.[2][3][4][5]

Tetracha
Tetracha virginica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Tribe: Megacephalini
Genus: Tetracha
Hope, 1838
Synonyms
  • Gnatho Illiger, 1807 (Nom. Nud.?)
  • Megalocephala Gistl, 1856
Tetracha martii from Bolivia. Male and female

Species

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Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

References

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  1. ^ Jürgen Wiesner (2021) Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the World 2nd. Edition. ISBN 978-3-96014-777-0
  2. ^ a b "Tetracha Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. ^ a b "Browse Tetracha". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. ^ a b "Tetracha". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  5. ^ a b "Tetracha Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.

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