Tetracha virginica

Tetracha virginica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Genus:	Tetracha
Species:	T. virginica
Binomial name
Tetracha virginica (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
Cicindela virginicaLinnaeus, 1767 Cicindela virginataGmelin, 1790 (Missp.) Tetracha melaenaCartwright, 1935

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. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

References

1. "Tetracha virginica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Tetracha virginica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Tetracha virginica species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.245.3416 . PMC   3577090 . PMID   23431087.
5. 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). doi: 10.1111/syen.12440 .

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-33029-0.

External links

• Media related to Tetracha virginica at Wikimedia Commons