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Tetracha fulgida

Lustrous Giant Tiger Beetle

(Dejean, 1826)

Junior synonyms: hilarii (Laporte de Castelnau, 1834), aurulenta Dejean, 1837, jucunda Thomson, 1857, fervida Dokhtouroff, 1882, junior Dokhtouroff, 1882

Neotropical 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

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil (Goias, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Mato Grosso), Bolivia, Uruguay, Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Córdoba, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, Mendoza, Misiones, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Fé, Santiago del Estero)

Countries: Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Uruguay

Provinces / states: Goias · Espirito Santo · Minas Gerais · São Paulo · Mato Grosso · Buenos Aires · Catamarca · Chaco · Córdoba · Entre Rios · Formosa · Jujuy · La Pampa · Mendoza · Misiones · Rio Negro · Salta · San Juan · San Luis · Santa Fé · Santiago del Estero