Tetracha martii

Tetracha martii, common name Marti's metallic tiger beetle, is a species of beetles of the family Cicindelidae.^[1][2][3]

Tetracha martii
Male and female from Bolivia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Tribe:	Megacephalini
Genus:	Tetracha
Species:	T. martii
Binomial name
Tetracha martii (Perty, 1830)
Synonyms
Megacephala Martii Perty, 1830 Megacephala (Tetracha) sobrina martii (Perty) Megacephala (Tetracha) martii (Perty) Tetracha (Neotetracha) martii (Perty)

Description

Tetracha martii can reach about 16 millimetres (0.63 in) in length. Adults are nocturnal and ground-dwelling.

Distribution

This species occurs in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru and Paraguay. It prefers moist grasslands at an elevation of about 300–600 metres (980–1,970 ft) above sea level.^[1][2]