''Cheilonycha'' 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 at least three described species in ''Cheilonycha''.
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Species
These three species belong to the genus ''Cheilonycha'':
* '' Cheilonycha auripennis'' Lucas, 1857 (Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil)
* '' Cheilonycha bucephalauripennis'' J.Moravec, 2019 (Brazil)
* '' Cheilonycha chalybea'' (Dejean, 1825) (Brazil)
References
Cicindelidae
Adephaga genera
Taxa named by Jean Théodore Lacordaire
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