Tetracha (Neotetracha) brevisulcata Horn, 1907

Wiesner, Jürgen & Bandinelli, Aligi, 2014, Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117. Contribution towards the knowledge of Cicindelidae, Insecta Mundi 2014 (377), pp. 1-66 : 14

18. Tetracha (Neotetracha) brevisulcata Horn, 1907 ( Fig. 18 )

Megacephala (Tetracha) affinis brevisulcata: Bruch 1911: 146 ; Horn 1926: 77; Wiesner 1992: 51. Tetracha affinis Dejean, 1825 : Cassola and Pearson 2001: 11.

Tetracha (Neotetracha) brevisulcata: Naviaux 2007: 126 , 127; Erwin and Pearson 2008: 69.

Distribution ( Fig. 122 ). Argentina (Buenos Aires, Chaco, Córdoba, Entre Rios, Formosa, Misiones, Santiago del Estero,), Bolivia, Paraguay (Boqueron, Presidente Hayes), Uruguay (Canelones).

Records. Entre Rios: Colón, 6.xii.1978, 2 males ; San Jose, iii.1982, 1 female ( JWGC). Córdoba: Laguna Mar Chiquita, 35 km E Balnearia, 30°57,885’S, 62°26,262’W, night collection, leg. A. Bandinelli, 13.i.2012, 1 male, 2 females ( ABIC). Santiago del Estero: Sachayos, i.1993, 1 female ( JWGC). Chaco: 80 km N Miraflores, Pozo La Gringa , O. Gonzales leg., iii.1995, 1 male, 3 females ; Charata, iii.1992, 2 males, 1 female; x.-xi.1994, 3 males, 2 females ; iv.1995, 1 male; Sm. Bemeras, J. Carreras leg., 20.i.1980, 1 female ( JWGC) ; Quitilipi, 140 km NW Resistencia, light trap, leg. A. Bandinelli, 2.i.2012, 1 male, 1 female ( ABIC). Misiones: Eldorado , 14.ii.1992, 1 female ; 9.xii.1992, 1 female ; Río Esperanza , xii.1991, 3 males, 1 female ( JWGC) .

Figures

Figures 15-21. Habitus pictures. All scales = 2mm. 15) Tetracha (Neotetracha) cyanea (Horn, 1905), Argentina, Catamarca, Río Salado, 45 km N Aimogasta, 21.xii.2010, male. 16) Tetracha (Neotetracha) quadrata Naviaux, 2007, Argentina, Salta, San Martin, Tartagal, holotype female. 17) Tetracha (Neotetracha) prolongata (Horn, 1932), Argentina, Salta, Río Blanco, Orán, iii.1992, male. 18) Tetracha (Neotetracha) brevisulcata Horn, 1907, Paraguay, Boqueron, Loma Plata, 18.xii.1992, male. 19) Tetracha (Paratetracha) femoralis rivalieri Naviaux, 2007, Argentina, Misiones, Loreto, ii.1961, female. 20) Oxycheila pinelii Guérin-Méneville, 1843, Argentina, Misiones, Puerto Iguazú, i.1991, male. 21) Oxycheila femoralis Laporte de Castelnau, 1833, Argentina, Palmar de Colon, Entre Rios, i.1975, male.

Figures 117-122. Distribution maps. 117) Tetracha (Neotetracha) pseudodistinguenda (Horn, 1905. 118) Tetracha (Neotetracha) distinguenda (Dejean, 1831). 119) Tetracha (Neotetracha) cyanea (Horn, 1905). 120) Tetracha (Neotetracha) quadrata Naviaux, 2007. 121) Tetracha (Neotetracha) prolongata (Horn, 1932). 122) Tetracha (Neotetracha) brevisulcata Horn, 1907.