| Tetracha carolina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Tetracha |
| Species: | T. carolina |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetracha carolina (Linnaeus, 1763) | |
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Tetracha carolina is a species of tiger beetle in the genus Tetracha . Its common name is the Carolina tiger beetle. [1]
Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, Rivacindela 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. While historically treated as a subfamily of ground beetles (Carabidae) under the name Cicindelinae, several studies since 2020 indicated that they should be treated as a family, the Cicindelidae, which are a sister group to Carabidae within the Adephaga.
Tetracha martii, common name Marti's metallic tiger beetle, is a species of beetles of the family Cicindelidae.
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. There are ~100 described species in Tetracha.
Tetracha angusticollis is a species of tiger beetle that was described by W. Horn in 1896.
Tetracha cyanea is a species of tiger beetle that was described by W. Horn in 1905.
Tetracha ensenada, or the Ensenada metallic tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle that was described by R. Huber in 1994, and is endemic to west coast of Venezuela. T. ensenada lives in muddy tidal salt flats and saline areas near shallow ponds and evaporating ponds. Adults of this species are nocturnal, taking cover underneath detritus and rocks during the day. During the night, T. ensenada forages for food near the coastline.
Tetracha germaini is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Chaudoir in 1865, and can be found in Argentina and Bolivia.
Tetracha lacordairei, known commonly as "Lacordaire's Metallic Tiger Beetle", is a species of tiger beetle that was described by the French entomologist Hippolyte Louis Gory in 1833 and named after Belgian entomologist Jean Théodore Lacordaire; it is found in Colombia, French Guiana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Tetracha lafertei is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Thomson in 1857.
Tetracha lucifera is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson in 1847, and can be found only in Bolivia and Peru.
Tetracha oxychiliformis is a species of tiger beetle that was described by W. Horn in 1897, under a name that was preoccupied, so a replacement name was therefore given in 1905.
Tetracha smaragdina is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Thomson in 1857.
Tetracha pilosipennis is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Mandl in 1958.
Tetracha pseudodistinguenda is a species of tiger beetle that was described by W. Horn in 1905.
Tetracha fulgida, common name bright metallic tiger beetle, is a species of beetles of the family Cicindelidae.
Tetracha virginica, known generally as the Virginia metallic tiger beetle or Virginia big-headed tiger beetle, is a species of big-headed tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Megacephalini is a tribe of big-headed tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae.
Tetracha impressa, the upland metallic tiger beetle, is a species of big-headed tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Tetracha floridana, known generally as the Florida metallic tiger beetle or Florida big-headed tiger beetle, is a species of big-headed tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.
Tetracha spixii is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Brullé in 1837. The species is common in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.
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