Cheilonycha
Genus of beetles
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Cheilonycha is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are at least three described species in Cheilonycha.[1][2]
| Cheilonycha | |
|---|---|
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| Bicolored Mound-dwelling Tiger Beetle (Cheilonycha auripennis) at Parque Nacional das Emas, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Tribe: | Cicindelini |
| Subtribe: | Dromicina |
| Genus: | Cheilonycha Lacordaire, 1842 |
Species
These three species belong to the genus Cheilonycha:
- Cheilonycha auripennis Lucas, 1857 (Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil)
- Cheilonycha bucephalauripennis J.Moravec, 2019 (Brazil)
- Cheilonycha chalybea (Dejean, 1825) (Brazil)
