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Tetracha Smaragdina
''Tetracha smaragdina'' is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Thomson in 1857.Jürgen Wiesner (2021) Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the World 2nd. Edition. References Beetles described in 1857 smaragdina Taxa named by James Thomson {{Cicindelidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Beetle
Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, ''Rivacindela hudsoni'', can run at a speed of , or about 125 body lengths per second. As of 2005, about 2,600 species and subspecies were known, with the richest diversity in the Oriental (Indo-Malayan) region, followed by the Neotropics. While historically treated as a subfamily of ground beetles (Carabidae) under the name Cicindelinae, several studies since 2020 indicated that they should be treated as a family, the Cicindelidae, which are a sister group to Carabidae within the Adephaga. Description Tiger beetles often have large bulging eyes, long, slender legs and large curved mandibles. All are predatory, both as adults and as larvae. The genus ''Cicindela'' has a cosmopolitan distribution. Other well-known genera include ''Tetracha'', ''Omus'', ''Amblycheila'' and '' Manticora''. While members of the genus ''Cicindela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetles Described In 1857
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 described species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently, with estimates suggesting that there are between 0.9 and 2.1 million total species. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae (ladybirds or ladybugs) eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops. Beetles typically have a particularly hard exoske ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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.Jürgen Wiesner (2021) Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the World 2nd. Edition. There are ~100 described species in ''Tetracha''. Species * '' Tetracha acutipennis'' (Dejean, 1825) * '' Tetracha affinis'' (Dejean, 1825) * '' Tetracha angustata'' (Chevrolat, 1841) * '' Tetracha angusticollis'' W.Horn, 1896 * '' Tetracha annuligera'' Lucas, 1857 * '' Tetracha aptera'' Chaudoir, 1862 * '' Tetracha biimpressicollis'' (Mandl, 1960) * '' Tetracha bilunata'' (Klug, 1834) * '' Tetracha bolivari'' Naviaux, 2007 * '' Tetracha brasiliensis'' (Kirby, 1819) * '' Tetracha brevis'' Naviaux, 2007 * '' Tetracha brevisulcata'' (W.Horn, 1907) * '' Tetracha brzoskai'' Naviaux, 2007 * '' Tetracha buchardi'' Naviaux, 2007 * '' Tetra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
