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Checklist of Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
for California (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
659
9208
32201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
654
9191
32178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
9068
31883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
410
7324
26647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
119
2319
7573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
108
2087
6445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
24
217
694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
11
115
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
14
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
14 Genera with 74 Species
Ancistronycha Märkel, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 18665SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1874Soldier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cultellunguis McKey-Fender, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomoptera Motschulsky, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Ditemnus LeConte, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 191922SpeciesTaxom
Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 188127SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 19364SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 19667SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
74 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancistronycha occipitalis Rosenhauer, 1847
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cantharis modesta Kiesenwetter, 1874
Cantharis nigripilis (Fall, 1901)⇒ Lytta nigripilis Fall, 1901
Cantharis oregona LeConte, 1866
Chauliognathus fasciatus LeConte, 1881
Chauliognathus lewisi Crotch, 1874
Cultellunguis ingenuus LeConte, 1881
Cultellunguis ingenuus knulli
Cultellunguis perpallens Fall, 1936
Cyrtomoptera divisa LeConte, 1851
Dichelotarsus instabilis Fall, 1927
Dichelotarsus macer LeConte, 1861
Malthinus depauperatus Wollaston, 1862
Malthodes (Malthodes) fuscus Waltl, 1838
Malthodes (Malthodes) rhadinus Fender, 1963
Malthodes (Malthodes) thedae Fender, 1968
Malthodes appendiculatus Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes basalis Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes bicurvatus Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes blackwelderi Fender, 1951
Malthodes complicatus Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes insipidus Fender, 1951
Malthodes longipennis Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes magister Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes mitificus Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes obductus Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes ovatus Fender, 1951
Malthodes piceolus Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes pictithorax Fender, 1951
Malthodes sericeiventris Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes tularensis Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes vapidus Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes vigilans Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes visceratus Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Pacificanthia consors LeConte, 1851
Pacificanthia rotundicollis Say, 1825Brown Leatherwing Beetle
Podabrus (Podabrus) youngi Fender, 1979
Podabrus altus Fall, 1928
Podabrus ambiguus Fall, 1928
Podabrus binotatus LeConte, 1881
Podabrus bolteri LeConte, 1881
Podabrus cavicollis LeConte, 1851
Podabrus citrinus Fall, 1928
Podabrus confraternus Fall, 1928
Podabrus corneus LeConte, 1861
Podabrus extricatus Fall, 1928
Podabrus fenestratus Fall, 1928
Podabrus fulvus Fall, 1928
Podabrus gracilis Fall, 1928
Podabrus illex Fall, 1928
Podabrus limatus Fall, 1928
Podabrus lucidatus Fender, 1948
Podabrus mellitus LeConte, 1881
Podabrus modulatus Fall, 1928
Podabrus moestus Fall, 1928
Podabrus occipitalis Fall, 1928
Podabrus pruinosus LeConte, 1851
Podabrus sierrae Fall, 1928
Podabrus tejonicus LeConte, 1859
Podabrus tenuis Fall, 1928
Podabrus tomentosus Say, 1825
Podabrus viduus Fall, 1928
Podabrus xanthoderus LeConte, 1881
Polemius languidus Horn, 1894
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigritarsis Brullé, 1832
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) testacea Linnaeus, 1758
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) fraxini Say, 1823
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) mollis Fall, 1936
Silis (Silis) californica Fender, 1948
Silis (Silis) difficilis LeConte, 1850
Silis (Silis) filigera LeConte, 1874
Silis (Silis) flavida LeConte, 1874
Silis (Silis) macclayi Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) reversa Green, 1966

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in California
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
8
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChauliognathinae
LeConte, 1861
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
2
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilinae
Mulsant, 1862
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)
Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)


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