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Checklist for Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
and region Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
97
1360
3111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
91
1198
2484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
19
124
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
68
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
11
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
11 Genera with 36 Species
Atalantycha Kazantsev, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774Soldier Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Mammia Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18359SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18465SpeciesTaxom
Rhaxonycha Motschulsky, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Trypherus LeConte, 18242SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
36 Species
Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle
Atalantycha dentigera LeConte, 1851
Atalantycha neglecta Fall, 1919
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis beta Fender, 1951
Cantharis lecontei Fall, 1936
Cantharis tuberculata (LeConte, 1851)⇒ Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798
Chauliognathus limbicollis LeConte, 1858
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774Goldenrod soldier beetle
Malthodes curvatus LeConte, 1881
Malthodes exilis Melsheimer, 1846
Malthodes medioccidens Fender, 1951
Mammia alutacea A. Handlirsch, 1906
Podabrus basilaris Say, 1823
Podabrus brevicollis Fall, 1928
Podabrus brunnicollis Fabricius, 1801
Podabrus flavicollis LeConte, 1851
Podabrus modestus Say, 1823
Podabrus pruinosus LeConte, 1851
Podabrus rugosulus LeConte, 1850Wrinkled Soldier Beetle
Podabrus tomentosus Say, 1825
Podabrus tricostatus Say, 1835
Polemius laticornis Say, 1825
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) excavata LeConte, 1851
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) fraxini Say, 1823
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) lineola Fabricius, 1792
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) luteicollis Germar, 1824
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) recta Melsheimer, 1846
Rhaxonycha carolina Fabricius, 1801Carolina cantharid
Silis (Silis) percomis Say, 1835
Silis (Silis) spathulata LeConte, 1881
Trypherus frisoni Fender, 1960
Trypherus latipennis Germar, 1824

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Illinois
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
5
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChauliognathinae
LeConte, 1861
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilinae
Mulsant, 1862
2
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