Taxonomy Profile: Megacephala (Latreille 1802)

Megacephala: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Megacephala: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Coleoptera
beetles |
besouro |
coléoptères |
Suborder : Adephaga
Family : Carabidae
ground beetles |
carabes |
carabids |
Subfamily : Cicindelinae
tiger beetles |
Genus : Megacephala
Megacephala Direct Children(s):
Megacephala: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
Carabidae of the World
Acquired:
2012-04-01
Notes:
Carabidae of the World, maintained at http://www.carabidae.org/
Reference for:
Megacephala
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Freitag, Richard
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1999-01-01 / 1999-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Catalogue of the tiger beetles of Canada and the United States
Page(s):
vii + 195
Publisher:
National Research Council Research Press
Publication Place:
Ottawa, Canada
ISBN/ISSN:
0-660-17640-8/
Notes:
Reference for:
Megacephala
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Naviaux, Roger
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2007-08-01 / 2007-08-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Tetracha (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae, Megacephalina). Révision du genre et descriptions de nouveaux taxons
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mémoires de la SEF, no. 7
Page(s):
197
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
2-912703-09-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Megacephala
Megacephala: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Megacephala: Comments
Comment:
According to Naviaux (2007:12) and Bousquet (2012:281), Megacepha Laporte 1834 is restricted to Sub-Saharan Africa. Species from the New World have been transferred to other genera (Tetracha)