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Checklist for Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
and region Lower Rhine Bay (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
64
490
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
64
490
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
490
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
490
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
488
898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
455
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
42
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
35
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
6
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lower Rhine Bay
6 Genera with 22 Species
Cantharis Linnaeus, 178311SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Metacantharis Bourgeois, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Podistra Motschulsky, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18325SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lower Rhine Bay
22 Species
Cantharis (Cantharis) cryptica (Ashe, 1947)⇒ Cantharis cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871
Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) pallida (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Rhagonycha lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Cantharis (Cantharis) paradoxa (Hicker, 1960)⇒ Cantharis paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Malthinus seriepunctatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) minimus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthodes (Malthodes) spathifer Kiesenwetter, 1852
Metacantharis discoidea Ahrens, 1812
Podistra (Absidia) rufotestacea Letzner, 1845
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) gallica Pic, 1923
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lutea O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) translucida Krynicky, 1832

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Lower Rhine Bay
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
4
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
2
4
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