Megacephala megacephala

Megacephala megacephala, common name big-headed tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Guillaume-Antoine Olivier in 1790.^[1]

Megacephala megacephala
Megacephala megacephala; museum specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Genus:	Megacephala
Species:	M. megacephala
Binomial name
Megacephala megacephala (Olivier, 1790)
Synonyms
Cicindela megacephala Olivier, 1790 Cicindela megalocephala Fabricius, 1801 (Emend.) Megacephala senegalensis Latreille, 1805 Megacephala cyanescens Dokhtouroff, 1882 Megacephala krüperi Horn, 1892 Megacephala kreuperi Auctt. (Emend.)

Distribution

This species can be found in savanna-type habitats of Africa.^[2]

References

1. Jürgen Wiesner (2021) Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the World 2nd. Edition. ISBN 978-3-96014-777-0
2. Beetles in the bush