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Checklist for Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
and region Dominican Republic (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2391
4708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
352
2384
4699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
2344
4627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1730
3297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
64
646
1252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
591
1130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
60
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
38
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
6
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dominican Republic
6 Genera with 37 Species
Caccodes Sharp, 19807SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 01SpeciesTaxom
Silidiscodon Leng & Mutchler, 02SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 199111SpeciesTaxom
Tylocerus Dalman, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Tytthonyx LeConte, 201614SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominican Republic
37 Species
Caccodes bimaculatus Wittmer, 1991
Caccodes dominicanus Wittmer, 1991
Caccodes malthiniformis Wittmer, 1991
Caccodes rugiceps Wittmer, 1991
Caccodes singularis Wittmer, 1991
Caccodes testaceomimus Wittmer, 1980
Caccodes testaceus Wittmer, 1980
Polemius hispaniolae
Silidiscodon lavagaensis Wittmer, 1998
Silidiscodon rufiventris
Silis (Hapalocrosilis) flexilobata Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Hapalocrosilis) parallelilobata Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) acutispina Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) argenteosetosa Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) debililimbata Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) flavofemorata Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) flavolobata Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) gracilispina Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) nigrina Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) superba Wittmer, 1998
Silis (Silis) triangulifera Wittmer, 1991
Tylocerus klapperichi Wittmer, 1975
Tylocerus purpureus Wittmer, 1975
Tytthonyx (Thinalmus) hispaniolensis Wittmer, 1991
Tytthonyx (Thinalmus) iviei Wittmer, 1991
Tytthonyx (Thinalmus) neodarlingtoni Wittmer, 1991
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) armatus Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) baniensis Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) barahonaensis Wittmer, 1998
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) brunneus Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) filamentarius Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) larimarensis Wittmer, 1998
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) mutabilis Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) republicanus Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) spinosus Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) trifilum Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx geiseri Poinar & Fanti, 2016

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Dominican Republic
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilinae
Mulsant, 1862
4
28
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