Megacephala regalis

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
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
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