Tetracha fulgida

Tetracha fulgida
Tetracha fulgida. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Tribe:	Megacephalini
Genus:	Tetracha
Species:	T. fulgida
Binomial name
Tetracha fulgida (Klug, 1834)
Synonyms
Megacephala fulgidaKlug, 1834 Megacephala HilariiLaporte, 1834 Megacephala Aurulenta(Mannerheim): Dejean, 1837 (Nom. Nud.) Tetracha Jucunda(Dejean): Thomson, 1857 (Nom. Nud.) Tetracha fervida(Berg): Dokhtouroff, 1882 (Nom. Nud.) Tetracha junior(Dohrn): Dokhtouroff, 1882 (Nom. Nud.)

Tetracha fulgida, common name bright metallic tiger beetle, is a species of beetles of the family Cicindelidae. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

Tetracha fulgida can reach about 16 millimetres (0.63 in) in length. The basic color is metallic red with green margins. The side edges of the elytra along the posterior part are pale yellow. Adults are almost flightless, but possess functional wings. ^[3] They are nocturnal and ground-dwelling.

Distribution

This species occurs in Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru and Paraguay. It prefers large riverbanks and marshy areas at an elevation of about 130–800 metres (430–2,620 ft) above sea level.

References

1. Biolib
2. Duran, Daniel P.; Gough, Harlan M. (2020). "Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships". Systematic Entomology. 45 (4): 723–729. Bibcode:2020SysEn..45..723D. doi: 10.1111/syen.12440 .
3. The tiger beetles of Ecuador: their identification and distribution