Tetracha Coerulea
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''Tetracha coerulea'' is a species of
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. ...
that was described by
Hippolyte Lucas Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas (17 January 1814 – 5 July 1899) was a French entomologist. Lucas was an assistant-natural history, naturalist at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. From 1839 to 1842 he studied fauna as part of the scientific com ...
in 1857, and is endemic to
Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...
.Jürgen Wiesner (2021) Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the World 2nd. Edition.


References

{{Taxonbar , from=Q6808195 Cicindelidae Beetles described in 1857 Endemic fauna of Bolivia Beetles of South America