Checklist of Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
for Southwest Mexico (South Mexico, Mexico)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 498
5805
13576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 494
5799
13572 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 472
5721
13355 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 306
4580
10946 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 85
1720
4580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 78
1526
3924 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 17
142
418 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 9
71
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle | 11
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southwest Mexico
11 Genera with 14 Species | Belotus Gorham, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caccodes Sharp, 1992 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chauliognathus Hentz, 1853 | Soldier Beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Daiphron Gorham, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discodon Gorham, 1881 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Malthinus Latreille, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Photinomorpha Champion, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polemius LeConte, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosthaptus Gorham, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Silis Charpentier, 1963 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tytthonyx LeConte, 1997 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southwest Mexico
14 Species | Caccodes alboterminatus Wittmer, 1992 | | | Chauliognathus limbicollis LeConte, 1858 | | | Chauliognathus profundus LeConte, 1858 | | | Chauliognathus scutellaris LeConte, 1853 | | | Daiphron lyciforme Gorham, 1881 | | | Discodon melanocerum Constantin, 2015 | | | Discodon nigripes Gorham, 1881 | | | Malthinus (Malthinus) fereniger Wittmer, 1997 | | | Silis chiapasensis ♰ W. Wittmer, 1963 | | | Tytthonyx (Thinalmus) bicolor LeConte, 1885 | | | Tytthonyx (Thinalmus) muehlei Wittmer, 1997 | | | Tytthonyx (Thinalmus) oaxacaensis Zaragoza Cab..., 2001 | | | Tytthonyx (Thinalmus) perezi Zaragoza Cab..., 2001 | | | Tytthonyx (Thinalmus) sumideroensis Wittmer, 1997 | |
Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Southwest Mexico
 | | Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856) |
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