Tetracha brasiliensis

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Tetracha brasiliensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Tetracha
Species:
T. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Tetracha brasiliensis
(Kirby, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Megacephala brasiliensisKirby, 1818
  • Megacephala carolinensisKirby, 1818 (Unav.)
  • Tetracha GranulosaChaudoir, 1860 (Unav.?)
  • Tetracha brasiliensis var. azureaChaudoir, 1865
  • Tetracha brasiliensis durantoniNaviaux, 2007
  • Megacephala brasilensisAuctt. (missp.)

Tetracha brasiliensis is a species of tiger beetle that was described by William Kirby in 1818 and can be found in every country of South America except for Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Suriname. [1]

References

  1. Jürgen Wiesner (2021) Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the World 2nd. Edition. ISBN   978-3-96014-777-0