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Tetracha sobrina sobrina

Sobrina Tiger Beetle

(Bates, 1869)

Junior synonyms: geniculata Chevrolat, 1834, obscurata Chaudoir, 1844, ignea Bates, 1878, bonnaireana Hummelinck, 1955

Neotropical / Nearctic / Palearctic IUCN NE

Rank

Subspecies

Authorship

(Bates, 1869)

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: X-XII

Distribution

Belize, Costa Rica, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Lesser Antilles (Aruba), Netherlands Antilles, Mexico (Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz), Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad, El Salvador, Venezuela

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

Provinces / states: Aruba · Baja California Sur · Oaxaca · Tabasco · Tamaulipas · Veracruz