Species list, Checklist of Family Cantharidae (Cantharids) for Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula)

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Checklist for Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
and region Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	153 532 761	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	153 532 761	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	150 529 758	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	109 450 646	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	40 189 309	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Polyphaga Emery, 1886 Polyphags	37 169 279	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Elateriformia Crowson, 1960	8 25 39	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Elateroidea Leach, 1815 Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles	4 9 20	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle	2 5	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Cape of Good Hope
2 Genera with 5 Species

Ancistronycha Märkel, 1857		1	Species	Taxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 0		4	Species	Taxom

Species list for Cape of Good Hope
5 Species

Ancistronycha tigurina Dietrich, 1857
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774	Cantharid beetle
Cantharis bilineata (Say, 1823)	⇒ Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832
Cantharis fimbriata
Cantharis illucens

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Cape of Good Hope

Subfamily

2
5

Genera
Species

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