Tetracha (Neotetracha) prolongata (Horn, 1932)

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 : 13

17. Tetracha (Neotetracha) prolongata (Horn, 1932) ( Fig. 17 )

Megacephala (Tetracha) annuligera prolongata: Wiesner 1992: 49 .

Megacephala (Tetracha) annuligera forsteri Nidek, 1956 : Wiesner 1992: 49.

Tetracha prolongata: Cassola and Pearson 2001: 11 .

Tetracha (Neotetracha) prolongata: Naviaux 2007: 124 , 125; Erwin and Pearson 2008: 90.

Distribution ( Fig. 121 ). Argentina (Chaco, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán), Bolivia (Santa Cruz).

Records. Santiago del Estero: Los Tigres , xi.1982, 3 males, 10 females ( JWGC). Salta: Aguas Blancas, Orán, E.O.Vollenweider leg., 17.xii.1958, 2 males ; Tolloche , xi.1982, 1 male, 4 females ; Rosario de Lerma , i.1990, 1 female ; Cabra Corral , i.1991, 1 male ; Río Blanco , Orán, iii.1992, 1 male ( JWGC). Jujuy : San Pedro, El Acheral , Río Lavayen, xi.1984, 1 male ( JWGC). Chaco: Pampa del Infierno, xi.1982, 1 male, 2 females ; Taco Pozo , xi.1982, 2 males, 4 females ( JWGC). Misiones: Dos de Mayo, xii.1980, 1 male ; Itaembé , i.1987, 1 male, 2 females ( 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.