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Tetracha carolina occidentalis

Carolina Tiger Beetle

Linnaeus, 1767

Junior synonyms: maculicornis (Laporte de Castelnau, 1834)

Nearctic / Neotropical IUCN LC

Rank

Subspecies

Authorship

Linnaeus, 1767

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 *Aniara*, *Metriocheila*, *Phaeoxantha*

Etymology

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

Seasonal activity

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: VI-VIII

Distribution

USA (California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, West Virginia, District of Columbia), Mexico (Tabasco)

Countries: Mexico · United States

Provinces / states: California · Nevada · Arizona · New Mexico · Texas · Oklahoma · Arkansas · Louisiana · Maryland · Missouri · Kentucky · Tennessee · Mississippi · Alabama · Georgia · South Carolina · North Carolina · Florida · West Virginia · District of Columbia · Tabasco