Tetracha martii

Tetracha martii
	Tetracha martii from Bolivia. Male and female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Tetracha
Species:	T. martii
Binomial name
	Tetracha martii; (Perty, 1830)
Synonyms
	Megacephala Martii Perty, 1830;; Megacephala (Tetracha) sobrina martii (Perty); Megacephala (Tetracha) martii (Perty); Tetracha (Neotetracha) martii (Perty);

Tetracha martii, common name Marti's metallic tiger beetle, is a species of beetles of the family Carabidae.

Description

Tetracha martii can reach about 16 millimetres (0.63 in) in length. Adults are nocturnal and ground-dwelling.

Distribution

This species occurs in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru and Paraguay. It prefers moist grasslands at an elevation of about 300–600 metres (980–1,970 ft) above sea level.

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Carabidae

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