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Checklist for Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
and region Iran (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
1244
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
1056
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
91
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
56
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
8
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iran
8 Genera with 24 Species
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Cordicantharis Svihla, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Islamocantharis Wittmer & Magis, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Macrocerus Evans, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 19338SpeciesTaxom
Themus Schulz, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
24 Species
Cantharis (Cantharis) annularis Menetriez, 1836
Cantharis (Cantharis) cedricola Wittmer, 1971
Cantharis (Cantharis) iranica Wittmer, 1975
Cantharis (Cantharis) kafkai Svihla, 1999
Cantharis (Cantharis) quadripunctata O.F. Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cordicantharis cordicollis Kuster, 1854
Islamocantharis (Islamocantharis) diffusa Wittmer & Magis, 1978
Macrocerus oculatus Motschulsky, 1845
Malthinus (Malthinus) elbursensis Wittmer, 1978
Malthinus (Malthinus) mandli Wittmer, 1967
Malthinus (Malthinus) rauschi Wittmer, 1978
Malthodes (Malthodes) angulistilus Wittmer, 1978
Malthodes (Malthodes) hoberlandti Svihla, 1983
Malthodes (Malthodes) holzschuhi Wittmer, 1978
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) chlorotica Géné, 1839
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) hyrcana Svihla, 2002
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) luristana Svihla, 1995
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) morvani Wittmer, 1974
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigripes W. Redtenbacher, 1842
Rhagonycha barbara (Bach, 1854)⇒ Rhagonycha nigripes W. Redtenbacher, 1842
Rhagonycha corsica (Reiche, 1861)⇒ Rhagonycha chlorotica Géné, 1839
Rhagonycha persica Pic, 1933
Themus glazunovi

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Iran
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
5
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
3
7
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