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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1002
31782
192121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
999
31760
192069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
919
31232
189614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
538
24032
155049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
149
9527
64328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
132
8817
57216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
25
715
5542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
10
448
3609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
41
153
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
41 Genera with 153 Species
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Afronycha Wittmer, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Atalantycha Kazantsev, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Belotus Gorham, 197914SpeciesTaxom
Caccodes Sharp, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17878SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1974Soldier Beetle23SpeciesTaxom
Daiphron Gorham, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 201523SpeciesTaxom
Dysmorphocerus Solier, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Falsopolemius Pic, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hyponotum Wittmer, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Lobetus Kiesenwetter, 19826SpeciesTaxom
Macromalthinus Pic, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Malthesis Motschulsky, 20164SpeciesTaxom
Malthinocantharis Pic, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Malthoichthyurus Pic, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Malthopterus Motschulsky, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Maltypus Motschoulsky, 02SpeciesTaxom
Maroniodes Brancucci, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Maronius Gorham, 19818SpeciesTaxom
Microdaiphron Pic, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Oontelus Solier, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Paramaronius Wittmer, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Peltariosilis Wittmer, 20173SpeciesTaxom
Plectocephalon Pic, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Plectonotum Gorham, 19889SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Podosilis Wittmer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Polemiosilis Pic, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 07SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocerocoma Pic, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Psilorrhynchus1SpeciesTaxom
Pygodiscodon Wittmer, 20104SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Silidiscodon Leng & Mutchler, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 201711SpeciesTaxom
Themus Schulz, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tytthonyx LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
153 Species
Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle
Belotus acutipennis Brancucci, 1981
Belotus bernardensis Brancucci, 1979
Belotus bicolor Brancucci, 1979
Belotus centromaculatus Wittmer, 1954
Belotus curtipennis Brancucci, 1979
Belotus flavus Brancucci, 1979
Belotus grandis Brancucci, 1979
Belotus jolyi Brancucci, 1979
Belotus maculithorax Brancucci, 1979
Belotus nueschi Brancucci, 1979
Belotus paranensis Brancucci, 1979
Belotus striaticollis Brancucci, 1979
Belotus wittmeri Brancucci, 1979
Caccodes oceaniae Bourgeois, 1884Soldier beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) figurata Mannerheim, 1843
Cantharis (Cantharis) flavilabris (Fallen, 1807)⇒ Psalydolytta flavilabris Mäklin, 1875
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798
Cantharis variabilis (Thunberg, 1787)⇒ Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787
Chauliognathus angustior Pic, 1947
Chauliognathus atacamanus Wittmer, 1961
Chauliognathus bipunctaticollis Pic, 1935
Chauliognathus brunneobivittatus Pic, 1938
Chauliognathus curimguanus Wittmer, 1974
Chauliognathus discus LeConte, 1853
Chauliognathus epipleuralis Wittmer, 1974
Chauliognathus flavolineatus Pic, 1947
Chauliognathus forestierensis Pic, 1930
Chauliognathus hickeri Pic, 1926
Chauliognathus limbicollis LeConte, 1858
Chauliognathus longiceps Pic, 1947
Chauliognathus pelotasus Pic, 1928
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774Goldenrod soldier beetle
Chauliognathus ramulosus Wittmer, 1974
Chauliognathus reductipennis Pic, 1927
Chauliognathus schneblei Wittmer, 1963
Chauliognathus scriptus Germar, 1824
Chauliognathus scutellaris LeConte, 1853
Chauliognathus subsericeus Pic, 1937
Chauliognathus sulphureus Waterhouse, 1877
Chauliognathus tachiranus Wittmer, 1974
Daiphron abrahami Pic, 1927
Daiphron proteum Gorham, 1881
Discodon arcuatum Constantin, 2015
Discodon arnetti
Discodon brulei Constantin, 2015
Discodon chapini
Discodon cundinamarcanum Wittmer, 1963
Discodon dalensi Constantin, 2015
Discodon dichromum Fauvel, 1861
Discodon francillonnei Constantin, 2015
Discodon huadquinaense
Discodon humeropictum
Discodon itoupense Constantin, 2015
Discodon mantillerii Constantin, 2015
Discodon maroninum Pic, 1930
Discodon montis Constantin, 2015
Discodon nazareti Constantin, 2015
Discodon pascali Constantin, 2015
Discodon peruvianum
Discodon platycorne Constantin, 2015
Discodon rufohumerale Pic, 1910
Discodon surinamense Pic, 1906
Discodon touroulti Constantin, 2015
Discodon yvineci Constantin, 2015
Dysmorphocerus blanchardii Solier, 1849
Falsopolemius albolineatus
Hyponotum elongatum Wittmer, 1980
Hyponotum flavulum Wittmer, 1980
Hyponotum penai Wittmer, 1980
Hyponotum unifoveolatum Wittmer, 1980
Lobetus kavanaughi Brancucci, 1982
Lobetus lemoulti Pic, 1913
Lobetus minutissimus Brancucci, 1982
Lobetus nigromarginatus Brancucci, 1982
Lobetus rahmi Brancucci, 1982
Macromalthinus belemensis Brancucci, 1981
Macromalthinus globuliventris Brancucci, 1981
Macromalthinus maximiceps Pic, 1919
Macromalthinus santaremensis Brancucci, 1981
Malthesis brunneonotaticeps Pic, 1917
Malthesis kouranus Pic, 1947
Malthesis mitarakaensis Constantin, 2016
Malthinocantharis impressa Pic, 1914
Malthinus mutabilis Wollaston, 1862
Malthinus venezuelensis
Malthodes (Malthodes) misellus (Kiesenwetter, 1852)⇒ Malthodes maurus Laporte, 1840
Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Malthoichthyurus guyanensis Constantin, 2016
Maltypus minutulus Wittmer, 1993
Maltypus minutus
Maroniodes inca Brancucci, 1981
Maroniodes laticornis Brancucci, 1981
Maroniodes longiporus Brancucci, 1981
Maronius araguanus Brancucci, 1981
Maronius brevipennis Fabricius, 1801
Maronius centromaculatus (Wittmer, 1954)⇒ Belotus centromaculatus Wittmer, 1954
Maronius difficilis Brancucci, 1981
Maronius minutus Brancucci, 1981
Maronius mitarakaensis Constantin, 2016
Maronius nigerrimus Brancucci, 1981
Maronius sarasini Brancucci, 1981
Oontelus pioi Wittmer, 1961
Pacificanthia consors LeConte, 1851
Paramaronius campbelli Brancucci, 1984
Paramaronius menieri Brancucci, 1982
Paramaronius serranus Biffi, 2015
Paramaronius unituberculatus Gabriel Biffi, 2017
Peltariosilis lamellata Constantin, 2017
Peltariosilis mitarakaemontis Constantin, 2017
Plectonotum coroicosum Wittmer, 1988
Plectonotum ecuadoranum Wittmer, 1988
Plectonotum howdeni Wittmer, 1988
Plectonotum inca Wittmer, 1988
Plectonotum martinezi Wittmer, 1988
Plectonotum obrieni Wittmer, 1988
Plectonotum ruficolle Wittmer, 1988
Plectonotum venezolanum Wittmer, 1988
Podabrus flavicollis LeConte, 1851
Podabrus intrusus Green, 1947
Podabrus modestus Say, 1823
Podabrus rugosulus LeConte, 1850Wrinkled Soldier Beetle
Podabrus santaritensis T. D. A. Coc..., 1936
Podosilis aureopilosa Wittmer, 1997
Polemiosilis boettcheri Pic, 1940
Polemius costatulus Constantin, 2017
Polemius humeralis Pic, 1909
Polemius nodithorax Wittmer, 1963
Polemius robini Constantin, 2017
Polemius similis Constantin, 2017
Polemius unisulcatus
Pygodiscodon apicicornis Pic, 1910
Pygodiscodon monoceros Biffi & Cons..., 2018
Pygodiscodon touroulti Constantin, 2010
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) complicans Dahlgren, 1979
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Silidiscodon obscurum Wittmer, 1945
Silis (Ditemnus) latilobus Blatchley, 1910
Silis (Silis) acrensis Wittmer, 1963
Silis (Silis) rionegroensis Wittmer, 1966
Silis barticana Pic, 1908
Silis brulei Constantin, 2017
Silis dalensi Constantin, 2017
Silis longispina Pic, 1909
Silis mitarakaensis Constantin, 2017
Silis roseicollis Constantin, 2017
Silis spinifera Constantin, 2017
Themus (Telephorops) sauteri Pic, 1912

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in South America
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
6
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChauliognathinae
LeConte, 1861
14
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDysmorphocerinae
Brancucci, 1980
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilinae
Mulsant, 1862
10
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)
Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)


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