Microthylax

Microthylax is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are about five described species in Microthylax.[1][2][3]

Microthylax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Tribe: Cicindelini
Subtribe: Cicindelina
Genus: Microthylax
Rivalier, 1954

Species

These five species belong to the genus Microthylax:

  • Microthylax bradti (Cazier, 1954) (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Mexico)
  • Microthylax digueti (W.Horn, 1897) (Mexico)
  • Microthylax olivaceus (Chaudoir, 1854) (United States and Cuba)
  • Microthylax schaefferi (W.Horn, 1903) (Hispaniola)
  • Microthylax sinaloae (Bates, 1890) (Mexico)

References

  1. "Microthylax Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  2. "Microthylax Rivalier, 1954". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  3. 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.
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