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Checklist of Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
for India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
701
14106
56149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
697
14097
56137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
660
13851
55355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
419
10816
46887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
118
3702
17393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
110
3230
14476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
23
285
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
9
192
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
30
139
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
30 Genera with 139 Species
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Asiosilis Wittmer, 19779SpeciesTaxom
Athemus Lewis, 19959SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 179811SpeciesTaxom
Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 01SpeciesTaxom
Falsomalthinus Pic, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Falsopodabrus Pic, 20043SpeciesTaxom
Frostia Fender, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Gallerucocantharis Pic, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Gymnocantharis Wittmer, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Habronychus Wittmer, 20043SpeciesTaxom
Ichthyurus Westwood, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Kandyosilis Pic, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leiothorax Wittmer, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Lycocerus Gorham, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 175814SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Maltypus Motschoulsky, 19926SpeciesTaxom
Micropodabrus Pic, 200412SpeciesTaxom
Pakabsidia Wittmer, 19974SpeciesTaxom
Paradiscodon Wittmer, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Podistra Motschulsky, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Podosilis Wittmer, 19975SpeciesTaxom
Prothemus Champion, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Stenothemus Bourgeois, 19749SpeciesTaxom
Themus Schulz, 188921SpeciesTaxom
Walteriella Kazantsev, 20041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
139 Species
Asiosilis basitestacea Wittmer, 1977
Asiosilis cochleata Wittmer, 1977
Asiosilis himalaica Wittmer, 1977
Asiosilis impressicornis Wittmer, 1977
Asiosilis infrapunctata Wittmer, 1977
Asiosilis kanaraensis Wittmer, 1977
Asiosilis manipurensis Wittmer, 1977
Asiosilis meridiana Wittmer, 1977
Asiosilis stylifera Wittmer, 1977
Athemus (Andrathemus) rolciki Svihla, 2004
Athemus (Athemus) assamensis Wittmer, 1995
Athemus (Athemus) bilamellatus Wittmer, 1995
Athemus (Athemus) bitinctipennis Wittmer, 1995
Athemus (Athemus) magniceps Wittmer, 1995
Athemus (Athemus) meghalayanus Wittmer, 1995
Athemus (Athemus) olivaceus Wittmer, 1995
Athemus (Athemus) rotundiphysus Wittmer, 1995
Athemus (Athemus) suzukii Wittmer, 1995
Cantharis (Cantharis) figurata Mannerheim, 1843
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) quadripunctata O.F. Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) shergaoensis Wittmer, 1989
Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798
Dichelotarsus cavicollis
Falsomalthinus shillongensis Brancucci, 1982
Falsopodabrus himalaicus Wittmer, 1974
Falsopodabrus kostali Svihla, 2004
Falsopodabrus rolciki Svihla, 2004
Frostia (Protomaltypus) ghumensis Wittmer, 1978
Gallerucocantharis temporamaculatus Wittmer, 1997
Gallerucocantharis tincticornis Wittmer, 1997
Gymnocantharis himalaica Wittmer, 1979
Habronychus (Habronychus) semimetallicus (Wittmer, 1997)⇒ Pakabsidia semimetallicus Wittmer, 1997
Habronychus (Habronychus) sikkimensis (Wittmer, 1997)⇒ Pakabsidia sikkimensis Wittmer, 1997
Habronychus (Habronychus) zdeneki Svihla, 2004
Ichthyurus silentvalleyensis Mathew & Rao, 1986
Kandyosilis sikkimensis Wittmer, 1989
Kandyosilis tigerhillensis Wittmer, 1995
Laemoglyptus himalayanus
Leiothorax kashmirensis Wittmer, 1978
Lycocerus caliginosus Gorham, 1889
Lycocerus dimorphus Svihla, 2004
Lycocerus serricornis Gorham, 1889
Malthinus (Indomalthinus) bengalensis Brancucci, 1978
Malthinus (Indomalthinus) bhaktai Brancucci, 1978
Malthinus (Indomalthinus) coxalis Wittmer & Br..., 1978
Malthinus (Indomalthinus) schmidi Brancucci, 1983
Malthinus (Indomalthinus) tantricus Wittmer & Br..., 1978
Malthinus (Malthinus) bhaumiki Wittmer, 1978
Malthinus (Malthinus) brunneomarginatus Wittmer, 1978
Malthinus (Malthinus) brunneus Wittmer, 1984
Malthinus (Malthinus) kaschmirensis Wittmer, 1974
Malthinus (Malthinus) lopchuensis Wittmer, 1978
Malthinus (Malthinus) manaliensis Wittmer, 1995
Malthinus (Malthinus) paulocrassus Wittmer, 1974
Malthinus (Malthinus) ramamensis Wittmer, 1978
Malthinus biguttatus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthodes (Malthodes) marginatus Latreille, 1806
Malthodes oregonus Fender, 1943
Maltypus bengalicus Wittmer, 1978
Maltypus circularis Wittmer, 1995
Maltypus compressus Wittmer, 1995
Maltypus globulosus Wittmer, 1995
Maltypus meghalayanus Wittmer, 1984
Maltypus spinosus Wittmer, 1992
Micropodabrus albovarius Wittmer, 1983
Micropodabrus azureus Wittmer, 1983
Micropodabrus diffusus Wittmer, 1983
Micropodabrus fumidiformis Wittmer, 1983
Micropodabrus jhumlaensis Wittmer, 1983
Micropodabrus kamengensis Wittmer, 1983
Micropodabrus longicollis Wittmer, 1983
Micropodabrus pallidulus Wittmer, 1983
Micropodabrus rufolineatus Wittmer, 1983
Micropodabrus subalbus Wittmer, 1983
Micropodabrus tigrinus Wittmer, 1983
Micropodabrus tryznai Svihla, 2004
Pakabsidia himachalica Wittmer, 1997
Pakabsidia kuluana Wittmer, 1979
Pakabsidia semimetallicus Wittmer, 1997
Pakabsidia sikkimensis Wittmer, 1997
Paradiscodon gohrami Pic, 1906
Podabrus (Podabrus) alpinus Paykull, 1798
Podabrus (Podabrus) himalaicus Wittmer, 1965
Podistra (Absidia) rufotestacea Letzner, 1845
Podistra (Absidia) schoenherri Dejean, 1836
Podistra longicornis Wittmer, 1978
Podosilis bicoloriceps Wittmer, 1997
Podosilis goaensis Wittmer, 1997
Podosilis madrasica Wittmer, 1997
Podosilis minuteexcavata Wittmer, 1997
Podosilis similis Wittmer, 1997
Prothemus shillongensis Wittmer, 1981
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) atra (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Rhagonycha elongata Fallen, 1807
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) bomdiensis Wittmer, 1989
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) elongata Fallen, 1807
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) manipurensis Wittmer, 1989
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) meghalayana Wittmer, 1989
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) testacea Linnaeus, 1758
Silis (Silis) lutea LeConte, 1853
Stenothemus angulatus Wittmer, 1974
Stenothemus bourgeoisi Wittmer, 1974
Stenothemus dentatus Wittmer, 1974
Stenothemus expansus Wittmer, 1974
Stenothemus holosericus Svihla, 2005
Stenothemus orbiculatus Svihla, 2005
Stenothemus robustus Wittmer, 1974
Stenothemus subnitidus Svihla, 2005
Stenothemus volaticomimus Wittmer, 1974
Themus (Haplothemus) assamensis Wittmer, 1973
Themus (Haplothemus) bicoloriceps Kopetz, 2004
Themus (Haplothemus) cultellatus Wittmer, 1973
Themus (Haplothemus) gnatongensis Wittmer, 1981
Themus (Haplothemus) recurvus Wittmer, 1973
Themus (Haplothemus) reflexus Wittmer, 1995
Themus (Haplothemus) tigerensis Wittmer, 1987
Themus (Themus) chatengensis Wittmer, 1973
Themus (Themus) kamengensis Wittmer, 1983
Themus (Themus) kumaonensis Wittmer, 1973
Themus (Themus) manipurensis Wittmer, 1983
Themus (Themus) meghalayanus Wittmer, 1983
Themus (Themus) menieri Wittmer, 1981
Themus (Themus) namnasae Wittmer, 1973
Themus (Themus) pindaraemimus Wittmer, 1973
Themus (Themus) robustus Wittmer, 1973
Themus (Themus) shillongensis Wittmer, 1983
Themus (Themus) tabulatus Wittmer, 1973
Themus (Tryblius) separandus Wittmer, 1975
Themus chalybeipennis Gorham, 1889
Themus khasianus Gorham, 1889
Walteriella tryznai Svihla, 2004

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in India
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
19
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChauliognathinae
LeConte, 1861
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
5
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilinae
Mulsant, 1862
5
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)
Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)


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