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Checklist of Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
for Metropolitan France (France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
629
6454
17086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
626
6448
17079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
572
6314
16833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
368
5216
14984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
106
1546
4015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
99
1389
3473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
18
173
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
8
110
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
14
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Metropolitan France
14 Genera with 41 Species
Ancistronycha Märkel, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 178314SpeciesTaxom
Crudosilis Kazantsev, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 19518SpeciesTaxom
Metacantharis Bourgeois, 18122SpeciesTaxom
Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Podistra Motschulsky, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18376SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Telephorus Schaeffer, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Tytthonyx LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Metropolitan France
41 Species
Ancistronycha abdominalis Fabricius, 1798Blue Soldier Beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) cryptica (Ashe, 1947)⇒ Cantharis cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) pallida (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Rhagonycha lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Cantharis (Cantharis) paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) terminata Faldermann, 1835
Cantharis (Cantharis) tristis Fabricius, 1798
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Crudosilis ruficollis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Silis ruficollis Fabricius, 1775
Dichelotarsus extremus LeConte, 1881
Dichelotarsus limbellus LeConte, 1881
Malthinus (Malthinus) pseudobiguttatus Constantin, 1975
Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Malthinus seriepunctatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) guttifer Allen, 1979
Malthodes (Malthodes) hexacanthus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) marginatus Latreille, 1806
Malthodes (Malthodes) maurus Laporte, 1840
Malthodes (Malthodes) mysticus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Malthodes fragilis LeConte, 1851
Malthodes similis Fender, 1951
Metacantharis clypeata Illiger, 1798
Metacantharis discoidea Ahrens, 1812
Pacificanthia rotundicollis Say, 1825Brown Leatherwing Beetle
Podabrus diadema Fabricius, 1798
Podabrus modestus Say, 1823
Podabrus tricostatus Say, 1835
Podistra (Absidia) rufotestacea Letzner, 1845
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) testacea Linnaeus, 1758
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) mandibularis Kirby, 1837
Silis (Silis) difficilis LeConte, 1850

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Metropolitan France
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
9
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
2
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilinae
Mulsant, 1862
3
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)
Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)


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