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Tetracha angustata

Angustata Tiger Beetle

(Dejean, 1826)

Junior synonyms: obscura (Dejean, 1837), fuliginosa (Bates, 1874)

Neotropical / Nearctic IUCN NE

Rank

Species

Authorship

(Dejean, 1826)

Subgenus

Neotetracha

Tribe

Megacephalini

Subtribe

Megacephalina

Body length

20.5 mm

Habitat

open-ground

Activity

nocturnal

Wing type

macropterous

Countries

Data level

complete

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

This diagnosis describes the genus Tetracha, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.

DIAGNOSIS — Tetracha Hope, 1838 Body 10–20 mm, robust Megacephalini habitus. Nocturnal–crepuscular.

Similar taxa: Resembles *Megacephala*, *Phaeoxantha*, *Pseudotetracha*

Etymology

From Greek *tetra* (four) + *chálkē* (a hue/copper) — referring to four-coloured/four-spotted dorsum; alternatively "four-fingered" (mandibular structure).

Seasonal activity

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: X-XII

Distribution

Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Veracruz, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Colima, San Luis, Potosi, Sinaloa, Tabasco), Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Belize, Panama

Countries: Belize · Costa Rica · Guatemala · HN · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · El Salvador

Provinces / states: Chihuahua · Coahuila · Veracruz · Guerrero · Oaxaca · Chiapas · Colima · San Luis · Potosi · Sinaloa · Tabasco