Manticorini
Tribe of beetles
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Manticorini is a tribe of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae. There are about 6 genera and more than 30 described species in Manticorini.[1][2][3]
| Manticorini | |
|---|---|
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| Manticora scabra, South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Tribe: | Manticorini Laporte, 1834 |
Genera
These six genera belong to the tribe Manticorini:
- Amblycheila Say, 1830 (giant tiger beetles, North and Central America)
- Mantica Kolbe, 1896 (Namibia)
- Manticora Fabricius, 1781 (Africa)
- Omus Eschscholtz, 1829 (night-stalking tiger beetles, North America)
- Picnochile Motschulsky, 1856 (Argentina and Chile)
- Platychile Macleay, 1825 (Nabia)
