Oxycheilini
Tribe of beetles
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Oxycheilini is a tribe of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae. There are at least 3 genera and more than 70 described species in Oxycheilini.[1][2]
| Oxycheilini | |
|---|---|
| Oxycheila tristis, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Tribe: | Oxycheilini Chaudoir, 1860 |
Genera
These three genera belong to the tribe Oxycheilini:
- Cheiloxya Guérin-Méneville, 1855 (South America)
- Oxycheila Dejean, 1825 (Mexico, Central and South America)
- Pseudoxycheila Guérin-Meneville, 1839 (Central and South America)