Jump to content

Tetracha brasiliensis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tetracha brasiliensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Tetracha
Species:
T. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Tetracha brasiliensis
(Kirby, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Megacephala brasiliensis Kirby, 1818
  • Megacephala carolinensis Kirby, 1818 (Unav.)
  • Tetracha Granulosa Chaudoir, 1860 (Unav.?)
  • Tetracha brasiliensis var. azurea Chaudoir, 1865
  • Tetracha brasiliensis durantoni Naviaux, 2007
  • Megacephala brasilensis Auctt. (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

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