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Checklist for Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
483
4679
10528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
481
4675
10525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
458
4577
10265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
3935
9011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
94
1200
2949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
87
1061
2350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
17
131
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
84
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
11
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nova Scotia
11 Genera with 49 Species
Atalantycha Kazantsev, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774Soldier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 18659SpeciesTaxom
Ditemnus LeConte, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 19518SpeciesTaxom
Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 183510SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 194112SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nova Scotia
49 Species and 3 Subspecies
Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798
Cantharis tuberculata (LeConte, 1851)⇒ Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774Goldenrod soldier beetle
Dichelotarsus fumiganus Green, 1948
Dichelotarsus laevicollis Kirby, 1837
Dichelotarsus limbellus LeConte, 1881
Dichelotarsus pattoni LeConte, 1866
Dichelotarsus perplexus W.J.Brown, 1940
Dichelotarsus piniphilus Eschscholtz, 1830
Dichelotarsus puberulus LeConte, 1850
Dichelotarsus punctatus LeConte, 1850
Dichelotarsus simplex Couper, 1865
Ditemnus bidentatus Say, 1825
Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Malthodes fragilis LeConte, 1851
Malthodes fuliginosus LeConte, 1866
Malthodes fuliginosus flavicollis Fender, 1951
Malthodes fuliginosus fuliginosus
Malthodes niger LeConte, 1851
Malthodes parvulus LeConte, 1851
Malthodes similis Fender, 1951
Pacificanthia rotundicollis Say, 1825Brown Leatherwing Beetle
Podabrus diadema Fabricius, 1798
Podabrus flavicollis LeConte, 1851
Podabrus frosti Fender, 1946
Podabrus intrusus Green, 1947
Podabrus modestus Say, 1823
Podabrus nothoides LeConte, 1881
Podabrus planulus Green, 1947
Podabrus pruinosus LeConte, 1851
Podabrus rugosulus LeConte, 1850Wrinkled Soldier Beetle
Podabrus tricostatus Say, 1835
Polemius canadensis Brown, 1940
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) excavata LeConte, 1851
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) fraxini Say, 1823
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) hirticula Green, 1941
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) imbecillis LeConte, 1851
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) mollis Fall, 1936
Rhagonycha mollis mollis
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) nanula LeConte, 1881
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) parvicollis Green, 1941
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) recta Melsheimer, 1846
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) scitula Say, 1825
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) sylvatica Green, 1941
Silis (Silis) percomis Say, 1835

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Nova Scotia
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
6
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChauliognathinae
LeConte, 1861
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilinae
Mulsant, 1862
3
3
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