| Megacephala megacephala | |
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| Megacephala megacephala; museum specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Megacephala |
| Species: | M. megacephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Megacephala megacephala (Olivier, 1790) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Megacephala megacephala, common name big-headed tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Olivier in 1790. [1]
This species can be found in savanna-type habitats of Africa. [2]
Tiger beetles are a large group of beetles, from the Cicindelinae subfamily, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, Cicindela hudsoni, can run at a speed of 9 km/h, or about 125 body lengths per second. As of 2005, about 2,600 species and subspecies were known, with the richest diversity in the Oriental (Indo-Malayan) region, followed by the Neotropics.
Pheidole megacephala is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. It is commonly known as the big-headed ant in the USA and the coastal brown ant in Australia. It is a very successful invasive species and is considered a danger to native ants in Australia and other places. It has been nominated as one of the hundred "World's worst" invaders.
Megacephala is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Tetracha is a genus of metallic tiger beetles in the family Carabidae, 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. There are ~100 described species in Tetracha.
Megacephala asperata is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by C. O. Waterhouse in 1877.
Megacephala australis is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Chaudoir in 1865, and is endemic to Australia.
Megacephala baxteri is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Bates in 1886.
Megacephala bocandei is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1848.
Megacephala denticollis is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Chaudoir in 1843.
Megacephala ertli is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by W. Horn in 1904.
Grammognatha euphratica is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Grammognatha. It was described by Latreille & Dejean in 1822.
Megacephala foucarti is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Naviaux and Richoux in 2006. It is endemic to Brazil.
Megacephala johnnydeppi is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Werner in 2007.
Megacephala laevicollis is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by C.O. Waterhouse in 1880.
Megacephala morsii is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Fairmaire in 1882.
Megacephala quadrisignata is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Dejean in 1829.
Megacephala regalis is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Boheman in 1848, and has had many putative subspecies named.
Megacephala somalica is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Basilewsky in 1966.
Megacephala thomsoniana is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was originally described by W. Horn in 1894, under an invalid name he subsequently replaced in 1915.
Pseudotetracha is a genus of tiger beetles in the family Carabidae, formerly included within the genus Megacephala, and endemic to Australia.
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