Checklist for Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 943
36180
241410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 939
36100
241106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 896
35668
239021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 524
27533
203737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 146
11745
86825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 125
10691
74394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 24
663
4382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 10
361
2534 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle | 22
88 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Africa
22 Genera with 88 Species #ABCDILMPRST
| Afronycha Wittmer, 0 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ancistronycha Märkel, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachysilidius Pic, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caccodes Sharp, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharis Linnaeus, 0 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829 | Soldier Beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Compsonycha Wittmer, 1991 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 1850 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Discodon Gorham, 1881 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ichthyurus Westwood, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icthyurus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lycocerus Gorham, 1889 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Malthinus Latreille, 1852 | | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1951 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podabrus Westwood, 1947 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Prosthaptus Gorham, 1997 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1846 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Sidabia Svihla, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Silidius Gorham, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Silis Charpentier, 1966 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tytthonyx LeConte, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Africa
88 Species | Afronycha bowesdorpense | | | Afronycha hessei | | | Afronycha picta Wiedemann, 1821 | | | Afronycha puberula Bourgeois, 1908 | | | Afronycha trimaculata | | | Ancistronycha tigurina Dietrich, 1857 | | | Brachysilidius vulcanicus Wittmer, 1962 | | | Caccodes brincki Wittmer, 1960 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795 | | Cantharis (Cantharis) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758 | Gray bushmallow | | Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774 | Cantharid beetle | | Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) obscura Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) rifensis Kocher, 1961 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807 | Soldier beetle | | Cantharis bilineata (Say, 1823) | ⇒ Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832 | | Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783 | | | Cantharis fimbriata | | | Cantharis illucens | | | Compsonycha endroedyi Wittmer, 1997 | | | Compsonycha rufithorax Wittmer, 1991 | | | Dichelotarsus laevicollis Kirby, 1837 | | | Dichelotarsus puberulus LeConte, 1850 | | | Ichthyurus tanganyikanus Wittmer, 1962 | | | Icthyurus carolinae | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) bandamensis Palm, 1975 | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) cartennaeensis Constantin, 1979 | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) dogueti Constantin, 1979 | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) frontalis Marsham, 1802 | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) fuerteventurensis Palm, 1975 | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) hofferi Svihla, 1980 | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) ikauensis Wittmer, 1978 | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) impressithorax Svihla, 1997 | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) israelsoni Palm, 1975 | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) lindbergi Palm, 1975 | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) magnioculatus Wittmer, 1997 | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) maspalomensis Palm, 1975 | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) minimus Palm, 1975 | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) mraceki Svihla, 2002 | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) neglectus Palm, 1975 | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) nigrescens Palm, 1975 | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) peyerimhoffi Constantin, 1979 | | | Malthinus croceicollis Wollaston, 1862 | | | Malthinus depauperatus Wollaston, 1862 | | | Malthinus kiesenwetteri C. N. F. Bri..., 1863 | | | Malthinus longipennis (Motschulsky, 1853) | ⇒ Malthinus frontalis Marsham, 1802 | | Malthinus mutabilis Wollaston, 1862 | | | Malthinus scriptus Kiesenwetter, 1852 | | | Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835 | | | Malthodes fragilis LeConte, 1851 | | | Malthodes fuliginosus LeConte, 1866 | | | Malthodes kiesenwetteri Wollaston, 1854 | | | Malthodes niger LeConte, 1851 | | | Malthodes similis Fender, 1951 | | | Pacificanthia rotundicollis Say, 1825 | Brown Leatherwing Beetle | | Podabrus diadema Fabricius, 1798 | | | Podabrus modestus Say, 1823 | | | Podabrus planulus Green, 1947 | | | Prosthaptus barombianus Wittmer, 1963 | | | Prosthaptus bundukianus Wittmer, 1962 | | | Prosthaptus comicus Magis, 1958 | | | Prosthaptus excretus Magis, 1966 | | | Prosthaptus exuberatus Magis, 1958 | | | Prosthaptus krugerensis Wittmer, 1997 | | | Prosthaptus mogolensis Wittmer, 1991 | | | Prosthaptus mowgli Magis, 1958 | | | Prosthaptus nageli Wittmer, 1991 | | | Prosthaptus suspectus Wittmer, 1962 | | | Prosthaptus tabaqui Magis, 1958 | | | Prosthaptus zululandicus Wittmer, 1997 | | | Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763 | Bloodsucker beetle | | Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) herbea Marseul, 1864 | | | Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) marocana Svihla, 1990 | | | Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigripes W. Redtenbacher, 1842 | | | Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) prudeki Svihla, 2002 | | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) hirticula Green, 1941 | | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) mollis Fall, 1936 | | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) nanula LeConte, 1881 | | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) recta Melsheimer, 1846 | | | Sidabia bilyi Svihla, 1994 | | | Silidius (Silidius) circumcinctus Pic, 1914 | | | Silidius (Silidius) tanganikanus Pic, 1921 | | | Silis (Silis) difficilis LeConte, 1850 | | | Silis (Silis) emarginata Green, 1966 | | | Tytthonyx geiseri Poinar & Fanti, 2016 | |
Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Africa
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Links, sources and further information Cantharidae at artfakta.se
Cantharidae at dyntaxa.se
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