Biology:Megacephala carolina

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Short description: Species of beetle

Megacephala carolina
Carolinatigerbeetle.jpg
A Megacephala carolina that was found in Connecticut. Notice its large, bulging eyes and long, slender mandibles.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Megacephala
Species:
M. carolina
Binomial name
Megacephala carolina
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Megacephala carolina is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae[1] that was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1766.

The species is native to South and North American countries, such as Chile , Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, and United States .[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Megacephala (Tetracha) carolina (Linne, 1766)". Carabidae of the World. 2011. http://carabidae.org/carabidae/carolina-linne.html. Retrieved 22 August 2012. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13373989 entry