Therates

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Therates
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Therates fasciatus
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Cicindelidae
Tribe: Cicindelini
Subtribe: Theratina
Genus: Therates
Latreille, 1816
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Therates probsti
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Therates basalis

Therates is a genus of tiger beetles found in South and Southeast Asia. [1] [2] [3] A study of two species in the Philippines suggests that females tend to be larger with wider elytra width. [4]

Species

These 125 species belong to the genus Therates:

References

  1. "Therates Latreille, 1816". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  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. Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". ChecklistBank. doi: 10.48580/dfqf-3dk . Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  4. Acal, Dale Ann; Sulikowska-Drozd, Anna; Jaskuła, Radomir (2024). "Filling the gaps in ecology of tropical tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae): first quantitative data of sexual dimorphism in semi-arboreal Therates from the Philippine biodiversity hotspot". PeerJ. 12 e16956. doi: 10.7717/peerj.16956 . ISSN   2167-8359. PMC   10944163 . PMID   38495761.