Tetracha floridana
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Tetracha |
| Species: | T. floridana
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| Tetracha floridana Leng & Mutchler, 1916
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Tetracha floridana, known generally as the Florida metallic tiger beetle or Florida big-headed tiger beetle, is a species of big-headed tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1][5]
Distribution and Habitat[edit]
Only found along the Gulf coast of Florida from Dixie County to the Florida Keys. It inhabits coastal saltwater marshes and mudflats.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Tetracha floridana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "Tetracha floridana species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "Tetracha floridana". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ a b "Tetracha floridana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ Duran, Daniel P.; Gough, Harlan M. (2020). "Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships". Systematic Entomology. 45 (4). doi:10.1111/syen.12440.
Further reading[edit]
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.
External links[edit]
Media related to Tetracha floridana at Wikimedia Commons
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