''Chaetodera'' is a genus in the
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
family
Cicindelidae
Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, '' Rivacindela hudsoni'', can run at a speed of , or about 125 body lengths per second. ...
. There are about seven described species in ''Chaetodera''.
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Species
These seven species belong to the genus ''Chaetodera'':
* '' Chaetodera albina'' (Wiedemann, 1819) — Pakistan, Nepal, and India
* '' Chaetodera andriana'' (Alluaud, 1900) — Madagascar
* '' Chaetodera blanchardi'' (Fairmaire, 1882) — Somalia and Kenya
* '' Chaetodera laetescripta'' (Motschulsky, 1860) — Asia
* '' Chaetodera maheva'' (Künckel d'Herculais, 1887) — Madagascar
* '' Chaetodera regalis'' (Dejean, 1831) — Africa
* '' Chaetodera vigintiguttata'' (Herbst, 1806) — Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India
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Cicindelidae
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