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Checklist for Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
117
5048
26282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
106
4691
23833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
23
317
1555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
9
197
935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
18
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
18 Genera with 23 Species
Belotus Gorham, 19796SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758
0SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829
Soldier Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Falsopolemius Pic, 01SpeciesTaxom
Macromalthinus Pic, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Malthesis Motschulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Malthinocantharis Pic, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Maltypus Motschoulsky, 02SpeciesTaxom
Maroniodes Brancucci, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Maronius Gorham, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Oontelus Solier, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Paramaronius Wittmer, 20153SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Psilorrhynchus
0SpeciesTaxom
Pygodiscodon Wittmer, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 19662SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
23 Species
Belotus acutipennis Brancucci, 1981
Belotus centromaculatus Wittmer, 1954
Belotus flavus Brancucci, 1979
Belotus grandis Brancucci, 1979
Belotus nueschi Brancucci, 1979
Belotus paranensis Brancucci, 1979
Falsopolemius albolineatus
Macromalthinus belemensis Brancucci, 1981
Macromalthinus santaremensis Brancucci, 1981
Malthinocantharis impressa Pic, 1914
Maltypus minutulus Wittmer, 1993
Maltypus minutus
Maroniodes longiporus Brancucci, 1981
Maronius centromaculatus (Wittmer, 1954)⇒ Belotus centromaculatus Wittmer, 1954
Maronius difficilis Brancucci, 1981
Maronius sarasini Brancucci, 1981
Oontelus pioi Wittmer, 1961
Paramaronius campbelli Brancucci, 1984
Paramaronius menieri Brancucci, 1982
Paramaronius serranus Biffi, 2015
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) complicans Dahlgren, 1979
Silis (Silis) acrensis Wittmer, 1963
Silis (Silis) rionegroensis Wittmer, 1966

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChauliognathinae
LeConte, 1861
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDysmorphocerinae
Brancucci, 1980
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilinae
Mulsant, 1862
5
3
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