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Tetracha

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.

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14 branches of this group, most-observed first

Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle

speciesTetracha carolina

Virginia Metallic Tiger Beetle

speciesTetracha virginica

Tetracha sobrina

speciesTetracha sobrina

Tetracha brasiliensis

speciesTetracha brasiliensis

Tetracha spixii

speciesTetracha spixii

Upland Metallic Tiger Beetle

speciesTetracha impressa

Florida Metallic Tiger Beetle

speciesTetracha floridana

Tetracha chilensis

speciesTetracha chilensis

Tetracha latreillei

speciesTetracha latreillei

Tetracha nicaraguensis

speciesTetracha nicaraguensis

Tetracha pseudofulgida

speciesTetracha pseudofulgida

Tetracha chacoensis

speciesTetracha chacoensis

Tetracha cyanides

speciesTetracha cyanides

Tetracha globosicollis

speciesTetracha globosicollis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1029627.