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Virginia Big-Headed Tiger Beetle (Tetracha virginica)

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Tetracha virginica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Tetracha
Species:
T. virginica
Binomial name
Tetracha virginica
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
  • Cicindela virginica Linnaeus, 1767
  • Cicindela virginata Gmelin, 1790 (Missp.)
  • Tetracha melaena Cartwright, 1935

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 Cicindelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Tetracha virginica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Tetracha virginica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
  4. ^ 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.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.
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