''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
''Cheilonycha'' is a genus in the beetle 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' ...
'' Lucas, 1857 (Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil)
* ''Cheilonycha bucephalauripennis
''Cheilonycha bucephalauripennis'' is a species of tiger beetle
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 hudson ...
'' J.Moravec, 2019 (Brazil)
* '' Cheilonycha chalybea'' (Dejean, 1825) (Brazil)
References
Cicindelidae
Adephaga genera
Taxa named by Jean Théodore Lacordaire
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