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Checklist for Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
and region Belgium (Benelux)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
6611
20424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
564
6599
20409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
535
6518
20232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
354
5361
17525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
94
1843
6632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
1656
5680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
17
146
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
96
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
11
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Belgium
11 Genera with 65 Species
Ancistronycha Märkel, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 179024SpeciesTaxom
Crudosilis Kazantsev, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 18528SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 185113SpeciesTaxom
Metacantharis Bourgeois, 18122SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Podistra Motschulsky, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 184610SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belgium
65 Species
Ancistronycha tigurina Dietrich, 1857
Ancistronycha violacea (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Ancistronycha cyanipennis Faldermann, 1835
Cantharis (Cantharis) cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
Cantharis (Cantharis) cryptica (Ashe, 1947)⇒ Cantharis cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871
Cantharis (Cantharis) figurata Mannerheim, 1843
Cantharis (Cantharis) flavilabris (Fallen, 1807)⇒ Psalydolytta flavilabris Mäklin, 1875
Cantharis (Cantharis) fulvicollis (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Anogcodes fulvicollis Scopoli, 1763
Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) pagana Rosenhauer, 1847
Cantharis (Cantharis) pallida (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Rhagonycha lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Cantharis (Cantharis) paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) paradoxa (Hicker, 1960)⇒ Cantharis paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) terminata Faldermann, 1835
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) pagana Rosenhauer, 1847
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Cantharis pilipes (Mäklin, 1875)⇒ Psalydolytta pilipes Mäklin, 1875
Cantharis thoracica (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Cantharis nigra De Geer, 1774
Crudosilis ruficollis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Silis ruficollis Fabricius, 1775
Dichelotarsus puncticollis Kirby, 1837
Malthinus (Malthinus) frontalis Marsham, 1802
Malthinus balteatus Suffrian, 1851
Malthinus biguttatus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthinus dryocoetes Rottenberg, 1871
Malthinus fasciatus (A. G. Olivier, 1790)⇒ Malthinus balteatus Suffrian, 1851
Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Malthinus punctatus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Malthinus seriepunctatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) brevicollis (Kiesenwetter, 1852)⇒ Malthodes pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Malthodes (Malthodes) crassicornis Mäklin, 1846
Malthodes (Malthodes) fibulatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) fuscus Waltl, 1838
Malthodes (Malthodes) guttifer Allen, 1979
Malthodes (Malthodes) marginatus Latreille, 1806
Malthodes (Malthodes) maurus Laporte, 1840
Malthodes (Malthodes) minimus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthodes (Malthodes) mysticus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Malthodes (Malthodes) spathifer Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes fragilis LeConte, 1851
Malthodes niger LeConte, 1851
Metacantharis clypeata Illiger, 1798
Metacantharis discoidea Ahrens, 1812
Podabrus (Podabrus) alpinus Paykull, 1798
Podabrus diadema Fabricius, 1798
Podistra (Absidia) rufotestacea Letzner, 1845
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) atra (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Rhagonycha elongata Fallen, 1807
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) elongata Fallen, 1807
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) gallica Pic, 1923
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) limbata (C. G. Thomson, 1864)⇒ Rhagonycha nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lutea O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) testacea Linnaeus, 1758
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) recta Melsheimer, 1846
Silis ruficollis Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Belgium
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
7
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
2
21
Genera
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