虎甲蟲

虎甲蟲，又叫虎甲，係一種兇猛嘅食肉甲蟲。直到2005年為止，大概有2600個品種，主要分布於新熱帶界。最快嘅虎甲蟲時速可達9公里，依照身體比例計，相當於奧運選手Michael Johnson嘅22倍。

身體特徵
虎甲蟲有大眼，長腳。不論大細都係食肉嘅。除咗Cicindela種同Tetracha種有彩色斑紋外，其餘品種都係單色。 

現時最大嘅虎甲蟲屬Manticora種，佢哋分布響南非嘅沙漠一帶。

虎甲蟲係一個良好嘅生態指標。有啲冇翼嘅寄生蜂會將啲蛋生落虎甲蟲嘅身體度，等啲仔第時有嘢食。

系統
德國昆蟲學家Walther Hermann Richard Horn將虎甲蟲分以下嘅屬：
 Ambalia Jeannel, 1946
 Amblycheila Say, 1829
 Aniara (genus)|Aniara Hope, 1838
 Abroscelis Hope, 1838
 Callytron 
 Calomera 
 Cicindela Linné, 1758
 Cephalota Dokhtouroff, 1883
 Cenothyla 
 Chaetodera 
 Chiloxia Guerin
 Chilonycha 
 Collyris 
 Cosmodela 
 Ctenostoma Klug
 Cylindera Westwood, 1831
 Doromica 
 Eucallia 
 Habrodera 
 Heptodonta 
 Hipparidium 
 Homodela Rivalier, 1950
 Hypaetha LeConte, 1860
 Iresia Dejean
 Lophyridia 
 Lophyra 
 Manticora (genus)|Manticora]] Fabricius, 1781
 Megacephala Latreille, 1802
 Myriochile Motschulsky, 1858
 Naviauxella 
 Neocollyris 
 Odontochila Castelnau
 Omus Eschscholtz, 1829
 Oxychila Dejean
 Oxygonia Mannerheim
 Pentacomia 
 Phaeoxantha Chaudoir
 Physodeutera Lacordaire
 Picnochila 
 Platychila 
 Pogonostoma 
 Pometon 
 Pronyssa 
 Pronyssiformia 
 Prothymia 
 Prothymidia 
 Pseudoxychila Guerin
 RopaloteresGuerin-Meneville, 1849
 Tetracha Hope, 1838
 Therates 
 Tricondyla

Footnotes

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