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Checklist for Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5986
17101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
536
5979
17095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5857
16788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
362
5005
14908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
92
1349
4153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1185
3170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
16
136
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
75
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
10
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta
10 Genera with 65 Species
Atalantycha Kazantsev, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 012SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829
Soldier Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 192618SpeciesTaxom
Ditemnus LeConte, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 195113SpeciesTaxom
Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 182510SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 188111SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
65 Species and 6 Subspecies
Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis alticola LeConte, 1881
Cantharis aneba McKey-Fender, 1951
Cantharis aneba borealis McKey-Fender, 1951
Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798
Cantharis oregona LeConte, 1866
Cantharis transmarina scopa LeConte, 1866
Cantharis transmarina transmarina
Dichelotarsus (Dichelotarsus) flavimanus Motschulsky, 1860
Dichelotarsus deceptus W.J.Brown, 1940
Dichelotarsus excursus
Dichelotarsus extremus LeConte, 1881
Dichelotarsus fissilis Fall, 1926
Dichelotarsus furtivus Fall, 1927
Dichelotarsus heteronychus Fall, 1927
Dichelotarsus laevicollis Kirby, 1837
Dichelotarsus lygarius Fender, 1962
Dichelotarsus macer LeConte, 1861
Dichelotarsus obscurevittatus Fall, 1927
Dichelotarsus perplexus W.J.Brown, 1940
Dichelotarsus piniphilus Eschscholtz, 1830
Dichelotarsus puberulus LeConte, 1850
Dichelotarsus puncticollis Kirby, 1837
Dichelotarsus scaber LeConte, 1861
Dichelotarsus secretus W.J.Brown, 1940
Dichelotarsus tetragonoderus Fall, 1926
Ditemnus latilobus Blatchley, 1910
Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Malthodes acuticauda Fender, 1951
Malthodes alexanderi Fender, 1949
Malthodes bakeri Fender, 1951
Malthodes canadensis Fender, 1951
Malthodes fragilis LeConte, 1851
Malthodes fuliginosus LeConte, 1866
Malthodes intricatus Fender, 1951
Malthodes macnabi Fender, 1946
Malthodes niger LeConte, 1851
Malthodes parvulus LeConte, 1851
Malthodes piperi Fender, 1951
Malthodes similis Fender, 1951
Pacificanthia curtisi Kirby, 1837
Pacificanthia rotundicollis Say, 1825Brown Leatherwing Beetle
Podabrus alexanderi Fender, 1953
Podabrus diadema Fabricius, 1798
Podabrus falli Hopping, 1929
Podabrus modestus Say, 1823
Podabrus planulus Green, 1947
Podabrus pruinosus LeConte, 1851
Podabrus pruinosus atrocervicus Fender, 1962
Podabrus pruinosus diversipes Fall, 1927
Podabrus rugosulus LeConte, 1850Wrinkled Soldier Beetle
Podabrus tomentosus Say, 1825
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) campestris Green, 1941
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) fraxini Say, 1823
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) gilvipes (Gemminger, 1870)⇒ Rhagonycha dichroa LeConte, 1851
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) hirticula Green, 1941
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) mandibularis Kirby, 1837
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) mollis Fall, 1936
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) nanula LeConte, 1881
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) recta Melsheimer, 1846
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) septentrionis Green, 1941
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) tantilla LeConte, 1881
Silis (Silis) difficilis LeConte, 1850
Silis difficilis difficilis

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Alberta
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
6
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChauliognathinae
LeConte, 1861
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilinae
Mulsant, 1862
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)
Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)


Links, sources and further information
Cantharidae at artfakta.se
Cantharidae at dyntaxa.se
Cantharidae at gbif.org
Cantharidae at irmng.org
Cantharidae at itis.gov