''Amblycheila'' is a genus of flightless, nocturnal
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. ...
s. There are eight species distributed across the southwestern United States and
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
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Species
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Amblycheila baroni''
Rivers, 1890 – montane giant tiger beetle
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Amblycheila cylindriformis''
(Say, 1823) – Great Plains giant tiger beetle
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Amblycheila halffteri
''Amblycheila'' is a genus of flightless, nocturnal tiger beetles. There are eight species distributed across the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Species
*'' Amblycheila baroni'' Rivers, 1890 – montane giant tiger beetle
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Mateu, 1974
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Amblycheila hoversoni''
Gage, 1990 – South Texas giant tiger beetle
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Amblycheila katzi
''Amblycheila'' is a genus of flightless, nocturnal tiger beetles. There are eight species distributed across the southwestern United States and Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the so ...
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Roman & Duran, 2019
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Amblycheila nyx''
Sumlin, 1991
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Amblycheila picolominii''
Reiche, 1839 – plateau giant tiger beetle
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Amblycheila schwarzi''
W. Horn, 1903 – Mojave giant tiger beetle
References
External links
''Amblycheila''.Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Cicindelidae
Beetles of North America
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