''Phaeoxantha'' is a genus 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 hudsoni'', can run at a speed of , or about 125 body lengths per second. ...
s 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 hudsoni'', can run at a speed of , or about 125 body lengths per second. ...
, 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 genus, but its constituent species (including all of the New World species) have been subsequently placed in other genera, ...
''.
[Moravec, J., Dheurle, C. (2023) Taxonomic and nomenclatorial revision of the Neotropical genus ''Phaeoxantha'' Chaudoir (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae).''Zootaxa'' 5386 (1): 1–83. DOI: 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5386.1.1]
Species
* ''
Phaeoxantha bifasciata''
(Brullé, 1837)
* ''
Phaeoxantha bucephala''
(W. Horn, 1909)
* ''
Phaeoxantha cruciata''
(Brulle, 1837)
* ''
Phaeoxantha epipleuralis''
Horn, 1923
* ''
Phaeoxantha klugii''
Chaudoir, 1850
* ''
Phaeoxantha laminata''
(Perty, 1830)
* ''
Phaeoxantha lindemannae''
(Mandl, 1964)
* ''
Phaeoxantha nocturna''
(Dejean, 1831)
* ''
Phaeoxantha paranocturna''
Moravec & Dheurle 2023
* ''
Phaeoxantha testudinea''
(Klug, 1834)
* ''
Phaeoxantha tremolerasi''
(W. Horn, 1909)
* ''
Phaeoxantha wimmeri''
(Mandl, 1958)
References
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Cicindelidae