| Manticorini | |
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| Manticora scabra, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Tribe: | Manticorini Laporte, 1834 |
Manticorini is a tribe of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae. There are about 6 genera and more than 30 described species in Manticorini.
Genera
These six genera belong to the tribe Manticorini:
- Amblycheila Say, 1830 (giant tiger beetles, North and Central America)
- Mantica Kolbe, 1896 (Namibia)
- Manticora Fabricius, 1781 (Africa)
- Omus Eschscholtz, 1829 (night-stalking tiger beetles, North America)
- Picnochile Motschulsky, 1856 (Argentina and Chile)
- Platychile Macleay, 1825 (Nabia)
References
- 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.
- "Manticorini Laporte, 1834". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. Bibcode:2011ZooK...88....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
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