''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''. Carabidae - Tetracha martii

Species

* '' Tetracha acutipennis'' (Dejean, 1825)^{c g} * '' Tetracha affinis'' (Dejean, 1825)^{i c g} * ''

Tetracha angustata ''Tetracha angustata'' is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, '' ...

'' (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 ''Tetracha brasiliensis'' is a species of tiger beetle that was described by William Kirby in 1818, and can be found in every country of South America except for Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Suriname, and Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the O ...

'' (Kirby, 1819)^{c g} * ''

Tetracha brevis ''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 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 ''Tetracha camposi'' 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 ...

'' W.Horn, 1900^{c g} * ''

Tetracha carolina ''Tetracha carolina'' is a species of tiger beetle in the genus ''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 ...

'' (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 ''Tetracha chacoensis'' 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 r ...

'' (Sawada & Wiesner, 1997)^{c g} * ''

Tetracha chilensis ''Tetracha chilensis'' 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 ru ...

'' (Laporte, 1834)^{c g} * ''

Tetracha coerulea ''Tetracha coerulea'' is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1857, and is endemic to Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, y ...

'' 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 ''Tetracha cribrata'' is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Steinheil in 1875. The species can be found in Meta and Cundinamarca of Colombia, as well as in Apure, Yaracui, and Carabobo of Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officiall ...

'' Steinheil, 1875^{c g} * ''

Tetracha cyanea ''Tetracha cyanea'' 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 a ...

'' (W.Horn, 1905)^{c g} * ''

Tetracha cyanides ''Tetracha cyanides'' is a species of tiger beetle 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 scie ...

'' Bates, 1881^{c g} * ''

Tetracha davidsoni ''Tetracha davidsoni'' is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Naviaux in 2007, and is endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South ...

'' Naviaux, 2007^{c g} * '' Tetracha deuvei'' Naviaux, 2007^{c g} * ''

Tetracha dheurlei ''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 distinguenda ''Tetracha distinguenda'' is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Dejean in 1831, and can be found in Falcón, Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de V ...

'' (Dejean, 1831)^{c g} * ''

Tetracha ensenada ''Tetracha ensenada'', or the Ensenada metallic tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle that was described by R. Huber in 1994, and is endemic to west coast of Venezuela. ''T. ensenada'' lives in muddy tidal salt flats and saline areas near s ...

'' 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 ''Tetracha floridana'', known generally as the Florida metallic tiger beetle or Florida big-headed tiger beetle, is a species of big-headed tiger beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America. Distribution and Habitat Only found a ...

'' 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 ''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 germaini ''Tetracha germaini'' is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Chaudoir in 1865, and can be found in Argentina and Bolivia.Jürgen Wiesner (2021) Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the World 2nd. Edition. References

Tetracha, g ...

'' 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 ''Tetracha lafertei'' 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 ...

'' J.Thomson, 1857^{c g} * '' Tetracha lanei'' (Mandl, 1961)^{c g} * ''

Tetracha lateralis ''Tetracha lateralis'' 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 ru ...

'' W.Horn, 1905^{c g} * '' Tetracha latreillei'' (Laporte, 1834)^{c g} * '' Tetracha longipennis'' Chaudoir, 1865^{c g} * ''

Tetracha lucifera ''Tetracha lucifera'' is a species of tiger beetle that was described by Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson in 1847, and can be found only in Bolivia and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional d ...

'' (Erichson, 1847)^{c g} * '' Tetracha magdalenae'' Dheurle, 2017 * '' Tetracha martii'' (Perty, 1830)^{c g} * '' Tetracha mellyi'' Chaudoir, 1850^{c g} * ''

Tetracha misella ''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 mniszechi'' J.Thomson, 1857^{c g} * '' Tetracha naviauxi'' Ward; Davidson & Brzoska, 2011^{c g} * ''

Tetracha nicaraguensis ''Tetracha nicaraguensis'' 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'', ca ...

'' (Johnson, 1993)^{c g} * '' Tetracha onorei'' Naviaux, 2007^{c g} * '' Tetracha orbignyi'' Naviaux, 2007^{c g} * ''

Tetracha ovata ''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 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 ''Tetracha prolongata'' 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 r ...

'' (W.Horn, 1932)^{c g} * '' Tetracha pseudodistinguenda'' (W.Horn, 1905)^{c g} * '' Tetracha pseudofulgida'' (Mandl, 1963)^{c g} * ''

Tetracha pseudosobrina ''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 ...

'' (W.Horn, 1905)^{c g} * '' Tetracha quadrata'' Naviaux, 2007^{c g} * '' Tetracha rawlinsi'' Davidson & Naviaux, 2006^{c g} * ''

Tetracha rosalinae ''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 ruth'' (W.Horn, 1907)^{c g} * '' Tetracha rutilans'' J.Thomson, 1857^{c g} * '' Tetracha sericea'' Naviaux, 2007^{c g} * ''

Tetracha sinaloa ''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 ...

'' 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 ''Megacephala thomsoniana'' is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beet ...

'' W.Horn, 1915^{c g} * ''

Tetracha uhligi ''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 vandenberghei ''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 venezolana'' Naviaux, 2007^{c g} * ''

Tetracha virginica ''Tetracha virginica'', known generally as the Virginia metallic tiger beetle or Virginia big-headed tiger beetle, is a species of big-headed tiger beetle in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the C ...

'' (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

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