Megacephala regalis is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Boheman in 1848, and has had many putative subspecies named.[1]

Megacephala regalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Megacephala
Species:
M. regalis
Binomial name
Megacephala regalis
Boheman, 1848
Synonyms
  • Megacephala excelsa Bates, 1874
  • Megacephala revoili Lucas, 1881
  • Megacephala herero Péringuey, 1892
  • Megacephala angulicollis Kolbe, 1892
  • Megacephala excisa Fairmaire, 1894 (missp.)
  • Megacephala oberthueri Fairmaire, 1894
  • Megacephala bennigseni W. Horn, 1896
  • Megacephala neumanni Kolbe, 1897
  • Megacephala hauseri W. Horn, 1898
  • Megacephala peringueyi W. Horn, 1898
  • Megacephala oscari W. Horn, 1904
  • Megacephala regalis sebakuana Péringuey, 1904
  • Megacephala baby W. Horn, 1905
  • Megacephala citernii W. Horn, 1912
  • Megacephala oskari W. Horn, 1926 (Missp.)
  • Megacephala atrospinosa W. Horn, 1931
  • Megacephala serratosetosa W. Horn, 1932
  • Megacephala regalis desaegeri Basilewsky, 1950
  • Megacephala regalis katangana Basilewsky, 1950
  • Megacephala regalis naivashae Basilewsky, 1962
  • Megacephala regalis angolana Basilewsky, 1966
  • Megacephala regalis babaulti Basilewsky, 1966
  • Megacephala regalis vansoni Basilewsky, 1966
  • Megacephala regalis viridissima Basilewsky, 1966
  • Megacephala regalis xerophila Basilewsky, 1966
  • Megacephala regalis bivari Serrano, 1996

References

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