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Checklist of Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
for Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
565
7120
15641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
562
7116
15633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
534
6992
15382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
341
5714
13109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
81
1755
3584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
69
1497
2870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
116
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
48
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
4
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
4 Genera with 2 Species
Afronycha Wittmer, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Prosthaptus Gorham, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Silidius Gorham, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
2 Species
Cantharis bilineata (Say, 1823)⇒ Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832
Prosthaptus zululandicus Wittmer, 1997

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDysmorphocerinae
Brancucci, 1980
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilinae
Mulsant, 1862
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)
Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)


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