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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
9673
29819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
9667
29813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
553
9522
29375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
356
7450
23932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
101
2586
7273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
94
2356
6349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
21
207
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
9
120
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
10
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
10 Genera with 19 Species
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1858Soldier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 05SpeciesTaxom
Lobetus Kiesenwetter, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Macromalthinus Pic, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Maroniodes Brancucci, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Maronius Gorham, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Plectonotum Gorham, 19884SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 01SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 17632SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
19 Species
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Chauliognathus limbicollis LeConte, 1858
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
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) elongata Fallen, 1807
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Peru
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChauliognathinae
LeConte, 1861
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilinae
Mulsant, 1862
3
10
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