Amblycheila
Amblycheila is a genus of flightless, nocturnal tiger beetles. There are eight species distributed across the southwestern United States and Mexico.[1]
| Amblycheila | |
|---|---|
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| Amblycheila schwarzi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Cicindelinae |
| Tribe: | Amblycheilini |
| Genus: | Amblycheila Say, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Manticora cylindriformis Say, 1823 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
- Amblycheila baroni Rivers, 1890 – montane giant tiger beetle
- Amblycheila cylindriformis (Say, 1823) – Great Plains giant tiger beetle
- Amblycheila halffteri Mateu, 1974
- Amblycheila hoversoni Gage, 1990 – South Texas giant tiger beetle
- Amblycheila katzi Roman & Duran, 2019
- Amblycheila nyx Sumlin, 1991
- Amblycheila picolominii Reiche, 1839 – plateau giant tiger beetle
- Amblycheila schwarzi W. Horn, 1903 – Mojave giant tiger beetle
References
- Jürgen Wiesner (2021) Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the World 2nd. Edition. ISBN 978-3-96014-777-0
External links
- Amblycheila. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
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