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Checklist for Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
and region North Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
10948
38362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
10924
38301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
10787
38002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
387
8356
31453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
104
3085
13903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
2757
11159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
21
210
762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
8
130
443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
9
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
9 Genera with 34 Species
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17835SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829
Soldier Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 185222SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Sidabia Svihla, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Tytthonyx LeConte, 20161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
34 Species
Cantharis (Cantharis) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) rifensis Kocher, 1961
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Malthinus (Malthinus) bandamensis Palm, 1975
Malthinus (Malthinus) cartennaeensis Constantin, 1979
Malthinus (Malthinus) dogueti Constantin, 1979
Malthinus (Malthinus) frontalis Marsham, 1802
Malthinus (Malthinus) fuerteventurensis Palm, 1975
Malthinus (Malthinus) hofferi Svihla, 1980
Malthinus (Malthinus) ikauensis Wittmer, 1978
Malthinus (Malthinus) impressithorax Svihla, 1997
Malthinus (Malthinus) israelsoni Palm, 1975
Malthinus (Malthinus) lindbergi Palm, 1975
Malthinus (Malthinus) maspalomensis Palm, 1975
Malthinus (Malthinus) minimus Palm, 1975
Malthinus (Malthinus) mraceki Svihla, 2002
Malthinus (Malthinus) neglectus Palm, 1975
Malthinus (Malthinus) nigrescens Palm, 1975
Malthinus (Malthinus) peyerimhoffi Constantin, 1979
Malthinus croceicollis Wollaston, 1862
Malthinus depauperatus Wollaston, 1862
Malthinus kiesenwetteri C. N. F. Bri..., 1863
Malthinus longipennis (Motschulsky, 1853)⇒ Malthinus frontalis Marsham, 1802
Malthinus mutabilis Wollaston, 1862
Malthinus scriptus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes kiesenwetteri Wollaston, 1854
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) herbea Marseul, 1864
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) marocana Svihla, 1990
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigripes W. Redtenbacher, 1842
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) prudeki Svihla, 2002
Sidabia bilyi Svihla, 1994
Tytthonyx geiseri Poinar & Fanti, 2016

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in North Africa
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChauliognathinae
LeConte, 1861
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
2
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilinae
Mulsant, 1862
3
1
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