Tachys | |
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Tachys oblitus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Subfamily: | Trechinae |
Tribe: | Bembidiini |
Genus: | Tachys Dejean, 1821 |
Synonyms | |
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Tachys is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 270 described species in Tachys. [1] [2] [3]
Genus is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.
Bembidion is the largest genus of beetles in the family Carabidae by number of species. All species are small and move very fast. Most of them live close to water. The genus has a biantitropical distribution, meaning they are found in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, but not in the tropics. In warmer regions it is substituted by closely related Tachys and other genera.
Elaphropus ambiguus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Trechinae. It was described by Herbert Edward Andrewes in 1925.
Elaphropus nalandae is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Trechinae. It was described by Herbert Edward Andrewes in 1925.
Elaphropus pallidicornis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Trechinae. It was described by Herbert Edward Andrewes in 1925.
Elaphropus papuae is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Trechinae. It was described by Herbert Andrewes in 1925.
Tachys assamicus is an insect-eating ground beetle of the genus Tachys. It is found in India.
Microtettigonia is a genus of bush-crickets or katydids, endemic to Western Australia and known as micro katydids. It is the only genus of the subfamily Microtettigoniinae.
Tachys pulchellus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Tachys oblitus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Tachys potomaca is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae.
Tachys laevus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in the United States and Canada.
Tachys pallidus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Tachys scitulus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.
Tachys rhodeanus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Tachys vorax is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Tachys proximus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Tachys pumilus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.
Tachys vittiger is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.