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Megacephalini is a tribe of big-headed tiger beetles in the family 
Análise cladística da tribo Megacephalini Laporte, 1834 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae)
/ref> * '' Cheiloxya'' Guerin-Meneville, 1855 (genetically unrelated to other megacephalines) * †'' Cretotetracha'' Zhao et al., 2019 (fossil taxon of uncertain affinity) * ''
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. ...
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Genera
These genera belong definitively to the tribe Megacephalini, as they are groups often placed within the type genus ''Megacephala'' itself: * '' Grammognatha'' Motschulsky, 1850 * '' Megacephala'' Latreille, 1802 * '' Metriocheila'' Thomson, 1857 * ''Phaeoxantha
''Phaeoxantha'' is a genus of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae, formerly included within the genus ''Megacephala
''Megacephala'' is a small genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae restricted to Africa; it was formerly a much larger ...
'' Chaudoir, 1850
* ''Pseudotetracha
''Pseudotetracha'' is a genus of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae, formerly included within the genus ''Megacephala'', and endemic to Australia.HÄCKEL, M.; ANICHTCHENKO, A. (2015) ''Pseudotetracha timberensis'': a new species from the No ...
'' Fleutiaux, 1894
* ''Tetracha
''Tetracha'' is a genus of metallic tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae, formerly treated as a subgenus within the genus '' Megacephala''. ''Tetracha'' species are exclusively New World in distribution, while ''Megacephala'' are exclusively ...
'' Hope, 1838 (metallic tiger beetles)
These genera are of less certain placement or status:
* ''Aniara
''Aniara'' ( sv, Aniara : en revy om människan i tid och rum) is a book-length epic science fiction poem written by Swedish Nobel laureate Harry Martinson from 1953 to 1956. It narrates the tragedy of a large passenger spacecraft carrying a ca ...
'' Hope, 1838 (probable synonym of ''Tetracha'')
* ''Callidema
''Callidema boussingaultii'' is a species of beetle in the 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, ''Riv ...
'' Guérin-Méneville, 1843 (unrelated to other megacephalines)/ref> * '' Cheiloxya'' Guerin-Meneville, 1855 (genetically unrelated to other megacephalines) * †'' Cretotetracha'' Zhao et al., 2019 (fossil taxon of uncertain affinity) * ''
Oxycheila
''Oxycheila'' is a genus of beetles in the 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 hudson ...
'' Dejean, 1825 (genetically unrelated to other megacephalines)
* †'' Oxycheilopsis'' Cassola & Werner, 2004 (fossil taxon of uncertain affinity)
* ''Pseudoxycheila
''Pseudoxycheila'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae, containing the following species:
* '' Pseudoxycheila andina'' Cassola
Cassola ( vec, Casoła) is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Italy ( it, Itali ...
'' Guerin-Meneville, 1839 (genetically unrelated to other megacephalines)
References
Further reading
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