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Checklist of Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
for Peru (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
580
9390
28804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
577
9384
28798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
552
9245
28393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
356
7215
23110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
102
2474
7046
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
95
2265
6164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
22
198
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
9
117
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
10
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
8 Genera with 18 Species
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829Soldier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 05SpeciesTaxom
Lobetus Kiesenwetter, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Macromalthinus Pic, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Maroniodes Brancucci, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Maronius Gorham, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Plectonotum Gorham, 19884SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
18 Species
Discodon arnetti
Discodon chapini
Discodon huadquinaense
Discodon humeropictum
Discodon peruvianum
Lobetus kavanaughi Brancucci, 1982
Macromalthinus globuliventris Brancucci, 1981
Maroniodes inca Brancucci, 1981
Maroniodes laticornis Brancucci, 1981
Maronius nigerrimus Brancucci, 1981
Plectonotum howdeni Wittmer, 1988
Plectonotum inca Wittmer, 1988
Plectonotum martinezi Wittmer, 1988
Plectonotum ruficolle Wittmer, 1988
Polemius unisulcatus

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Peru
SubfamilyChauliognathinae
LeConte, 1861
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilinae
Mulsant, 1862
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)
Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)


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