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Tetracha martii

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Species of beetle

Tetracha martii
Male and female from Bolivia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Cicindelidae
Tribe: Megacephalini
Genus: Tetracha
Species: T. martii
Binomial name
Tetracha martii
(Perty, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Megacephala Martii Perty, 1830
  • Megacephala (Tetracha) sobrina martii (Perty)
  • Megacephala (Tetracha) martii (Perty)
  • Tetracha (Neotetracha) martii (Perty)

Tetracha martii, common name Marti's metallic tiger beetle, is a species of beetles of the family Cicindelidae.

Description

Tetracha martii can reach about 16 millimetres (0.63 in) in length. Adults are nocturnal and ground-dwelling.

Distribution

This species occurs in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru and Paraguay. It prefers moist grasslands at an elevation of about 300–600 metres (980–1,970 ft) above sea level.

References

  1. ^ "Tetracha martii (Perty, 1830)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  2. ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  3. Duran, Daniel P.; Gough, Harlan M. (2020). "Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships". Systematic Entomology. 45 (4). doi:10.1111/syen.12440.
Taxon identifiers
Tetracha martii
Megacephala martii


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