Checklist for Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 458
5336
18787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 455
5331
18781 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 433
5239
18576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 291
4213
16123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 78
1509
6505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 71
1262
5308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 12
85
305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 5
59
206 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle | 4
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Papua New Guinea
4 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Papua New Guinea
10 Species | Chauliognathus blumi Wittmer, 1997 | | | Chauliognathus schawalleri Wittmer, 1997 | | | Cordylocera wiederkehrae Wittmer, 1964 | | | Neogressittia wilhehnensis Wittmer, 1977 | | | Sphaerarthrum brassi Wittmer, 1977 | | | Sphaerarthrum fergussonense Wittmer, 1977 | | | Sphaerarthrum misimaense Wittmer, 1977 | | | Sphaerarthrum rosselense Wittmer, 1977 | | | Sphaerarthrum rostratum Wittmer, 1977 | | | Sphaerarthrum sagittatum Wittmer, 1977 | |
Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
 | | 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
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