Odontocheila

Overview

*Odontocheila* Laporte de Castelnau, 1834 is the largest genus of subtribe Odontocheilina, with around 105 species distributed across Neotropical forests. These robust, 10–16 mm beetles are nocturnal hunters of forest floors and edges, recognisable by their distinctively toothed labrum — the origin of the genus name.

Type species: Cicindela mexicana Laporte, 1834 [by monotypy]

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