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''Tetracha'' is a genus of metallic tiger beetles in the family
Cicindelidae 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. ...
, formerly treated as a subgenus within the genus ''
Megacephala ''Megacephala'' is a small genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae restricted to Africa; it was formerly a much larger genus, but its constituent species (including all of the New World species) have been subsequently placed in other genera, ...
''. ''Tetracha'' species are exclusively
New World The term ''New World'' is often used to mean the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. 3 ...
in distribution, while ''Megacephala'' are exclusively
Old World The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia, which were previously thought of by the ...
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) c g * '' Tetracha affinis'' (Dejean, 1825) i c g * '' Tetracha angustata'' (Chevrolat, 1841) i c g * '' Tetracha angusticollis'' W.Horn, 1896 c g * '' Tetracha annuligera'' Lucas, 1857 c g * '' Tetracha aptera'' Chaudoir, 1862 c g * '' Tetracha biimpressicollis'' (Mandl, 1960) c g * '' Tetracha bilunata'' (Klug, 1834) c g * ''
Tetracha bolivari ''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 O ...
'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha brasiliensis'' (Kirby, 1819) c g * '' Tetracha brevis'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha brevisulcata'' (W.Horn, 1907) c g * '' Tetracha brzoskai'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * ''
Tetracha buchardi ''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 O ...
'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha camposi'' W.Horn, 1900 c g * '' Tetracha carolina'' (Linnaeus, 1763) i c g b (Carolina metallic tiger beetle) * ''
Tetracha cassolai ''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 O ...
'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha chacoensis'' (Sawada & Wiesner, 1997) c g * '' Tetracha chilensis'' (Laporte, 1834) c g * '' Tetracha coerulea'' Lucas, 1857 c g * ''
Tetracha confusa ''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 O ...
'' Chaudoir, 1865 c g * '' Tetracha cribrata'' Steinheil, 1875 c g * '' Tetracha cyanea'' (W.Horn, 1905) c g * '' Tetracha cyanides'' Bates, 1881 c g * '' Tetracha davidsoni'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha deuvei'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha dheurlei'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha distinguenda'' (Dejean, 1831) c g * '' Tetracha ensenada'' R.Huber, 1994 c g (Ensenada metallic tiger beetle) * '' Tetracha erichsoni'' W.Horn, 1892 c g * '' Tetracha erwini'' Naviaux, 2010 c g * '' Tetracha femoralis'' (Perty, 1830) c g * '' Tetracha flammula'' (W.Horn, 1905) c g * '' Tetracha floridana'' Leng & Mutchler, 1916 i c g b (Florida metallic tiger beetle) * '' Tetracha foucarti'' Naviaux & Richoux, 2006 c g * '' Tetracha frederici'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha fulgida'' (Klug, 1834) c g * '' Tetracha genieri'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha germaini'' Chaudoir, 1865 c g * '' Tetracha globosicollis'' (W.Horn, 1913) c g * '' Tetracha gracilis'' (Reiche, 1842) c g * '' Tetracha horni'' Ruge, 1892 c g * '' Tetracha huberi'' (Johnson, 1991) c g * '' Tetracha huedepohli'' (Mandl, 1974) c g * '' Tetracha immaculipennis'' Lucas, 1857 c g * '' Tetracha impressa'' (Chevrolat, 1841) i c g b (upland metallic tiger beetle) * '' Tetracha inca'' Naviaux & Ugarte-Peña, 2006 c g * '' Tetracha insignis'' Chaudoir, 1850 c g * '' Tetracha klagesi'' W.Horn, 1903 c g * '' Tetracha lacordairei'' (Gory, 1833) c g * '' Tetracha lafertei'' J.Thomson, 1857 c g * '' Tetracha lanei'' (Mandl, 1961) c g * '' Tetracha lateralis'' W.Horn, 1905 c g * '' Tetracha latreillei'' (Laporte, 1834) c g * '' Tetracha longipennis'' Chaudoir, 1865 c g * '' Tetracha lucifera'' (Erichson, 1847) c g * '' Tetracha magdalenae'' Dheurle, 2017 * '' Tetracha martii'' (Perty, 1830) c g * '' Tetracha mellyi'' Chaudoir, 1850 c g * '' Tetracha misella'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha mniszechi'' J.Thomson, 1857 c g * '' Tetracha naviauxi'' Ward; Davidson & Brzoska, 2011 c g * '' Tetracha nicaraguensis'' (Johnson, 1993) c g * '' Tetracha onorei'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha orbignyi'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha ovata'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha oxychiliformis'' (W.Horn, 1905) c g * '' Tetracha panamensis'' (Johnson, 1991) c g * '' Tetracha parallela'' Naviaux, 2010 c g * '' Tetracha pearsoni'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha pierrei'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha pilosipennis'' (Mandl, 1958) c g * '' Tetracha polita'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha prolongata'' (W.Horn, 1932) c g * '' Tetracha pseudodistinguenda'' (W.Horn, 1905) c g * '' Tetracha pseudofulgida'' (Mandl, 1963) c g * '' Tetracha pseudosobrina'' (W.Horn, 1905) c g * '' Tetracha quadrata'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha rawlinsi'' Davidson & Naviaux, 2006 c g * '' Tetracha rosalinae'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha ruth'' (W.Horn, 1907) c g * '' Tetracha rutilans'' J.Thomson, 1857 c g * '' Tetracha sericea'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha sinaloa'' Huber & Shetterly, 2019 * '' Tetracha smaragdina'' J.Thomson, 1857 c g * '' Tetracha sobrina'' (Dejean, 1831) i c g * '' Tetracha sommeri'' Chaudoir, 1850 c g * '' Tetracha speciosa'' Chaudoir, 1860 c g * '' Tetracha spinosa'' (Brullé, 1837) c g * '' Tetracha spixii'' (Brullé, 1837) c g * '' Tetracha sumptuosa'' Dheurle, 2018 * '' Tetracha suturalis'' W.Horn, 1900 c g * '' Tetracha thomsoniana'' W.Horn, 1915 c g * '' Tetracha uhligi'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha vandenberghei'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha venezolana'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha virginica'' (Linnaeus, 1767) i c g b (Virginia metallic tiger beetle) * '' Tetracha wardi'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha wiesneri'' Naviaux, 2007 c g * '' Tetracha zerchei'' Naviaux, 2007 c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net


References


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Further reading

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q7706227 Cicindelidae