''Tetracha cyanides'' 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

Henry Walter Bates Henry Walter Bates (8 February 1825, in Leicester – 16 February 1892, in London) was an English naturalist and explorer who gave the first scientific account of mimicry in animals. He was most famous for his expedition to the rainforests of ...

in 1881.Jürgen Wiesner (2021) Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the World 2nd. Edition.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q13769243 Cicindelidae Beetles described in 1881