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Checklist for Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
and region Cape Breton County (Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
293
1583
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
293
1583
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
1529
1982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
211
1328
1731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
272
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
242
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
46
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
29
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Breton County
5 Genera with 16 Species
Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 19515SpeciesTaxom
Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18465SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Breton County
16 Species
Dichelotarsus laevicollis Kirby, 1837
Dichelotarsus puberulus LeConte, 1850
Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Malthodes fragilis LeConte, 1851
Malthodes fuliginosus LeConte, 1866
Malthodes niger LeConte, 1851
Malthodes similis Fender, 1951
Pacificanthia rotundicollis Say, 1825Brown Leatherwing Beetle
Podabrus diadema Fabricius, 1798
Podabrus modestus Say, 1823
Podabrus planulus Green, 1947
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) hirticula Green, 1941
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) mollis Fall, 1936
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) nanula LeConte, 1881
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) recta Melsheimer, 1846

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Cape Breton County
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
1
5
Genus
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