Tetracha
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| Tetracha | |
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| Tetracha virginica | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Tribe: | Megacephalini |
| Genus: | Tetracha Hope, 1838 |
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Tetracha is a genus of metallic tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae, formerly treated as a subgenus within the genus Megacephala. Tetracha species are exclusively New World in distribution, while Megacephala are exclusively Old World in distribution.[1] There are ~100 described species in Tetracha.[2][3][4][5]
