Amblycheila is a genus of flightless, nocturnal tiger beetles. There are eight species distributed across the southwestern United States and Mexico.[1]

Amblycheila
Amblycheila schwarzi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Tribe: Amblycheilini
Genus: Amblycheila
Say, 1830
Type species
Manticora cylindriformis Say, 1823
Synonyms[1]
  • Amblychila Agassiz, 1846 (Unj. Emend.)
  • Amblyprosopa Gistel, 1850
  • Chaleposomus Chaudoir, 1861

Amblycheila has been considered a member of the tribe Amblycheilini,[2] but recent research places it in the tribe Manticorini.[3] It is referred to variously as a member of either tribe.

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b Jürgen Wiesner (2021) Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the World 2nd. Edition. ISBN 978-3-96014-777-0
  2. ^ "Amblycheila Say, 1830". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  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): 723–729. Bibcode:2020SysEn..45..723D. doi:10.1111/syen.12440.
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