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Checklist of Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
for Switzerland (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
517
5754
17439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
515
5752
17437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
492
5665
17269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
320
4668
15144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
1837
6158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
89
1656
5231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
17
195
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
123
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
11
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Switzerland
11 Genera with 104 Species
Ancistronycha Märkel, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 185229SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1775Soldier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cratosilis Motschulsky, 17923SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 185211SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 186136SpeciesTaxom
Metacantharis Bourgeois, 18122SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Podistra Motschulsky, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 183215SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Switzerland
104 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ancistronycha abdominalis Fabricius, 1798Blue Soldier Beetle
Ancistronycha cyanipennis Faldermann, 1835
Ancistronycha erichsonii erichsonii Bach, 1854
Ancistronycha tigurina Dietrich, 1857
Cantharis (Cantharis) annularis Menetriez, 1836
Cantharis (Cantharis) cryptica (Ashe, 1947)⇒ Cantharis cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871
Cantharis (Cantharis) figurata Mannerheim, 1843
Cantharis (Cantharis) flavilabris (Fallen, 1807)⇒ Psalydolytta flavilabris Mäklin, 1875
Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Cantharis (Cantharis) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) liburnica Depoli, 1912
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) montana Stierlin, 1889
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) pagana Rosenhauer, 1847
Cantharis (Cantharis) pallida (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Rhagonycha lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Cantharis (Cantharis) paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) paradoxa (Hicker, 1960)⇒ Cantharis paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) pulicaria Fabricius, 1781
Cantharis (Cantharis) quadripunctata O.F. Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) terminata Faldermann, 1835
Cantharis (Cantharis) tristis Fabricius, 1798
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) gemina Dahlgren, 1974
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) pagana Rosenhauer, 1847
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Cantharis fibulata Maerkel, 1852
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Cratosilis denticollis Schummel, 1844
Cratosilis distinguenda Baudi di Selve, 1859
Cratosilis laeta Fabricius, 1792
Malthinus (Malthinus) frontalis Marsham, 1802
Malthinus sordidus sordidus
Malthinus balteatus Suffrian, 1851
Malthinus biguttatus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthinus bilineatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthinus facialis C. G. Thomson, 1864
Malthinus fasciatus (A. G. Olivier, 1790)⇒ Malthinus balteatus Suffrian, 1851
Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Malthinus glabellus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthinus rubricollis Baudi di Selve, 1859
Malthinus seriepunctatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) alpicola Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) bertolinii Fiori, 1905
Malthodes (Malthodes) brevicollis (Kiesenwetter, 1852)⇒ Malthodes pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Malthodes (Malthodes) caudatus J. Weise, 1892
Malthodes (Malthodes) crassicornis Mäklin, 1846
Malthodes (Malthodes) cyphonurus Kiesenwetter, 1861
Malthodes (Malthodes) debilis Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) dispar Germar, 1824
Malthodes (Malthodes) europaeus Wittmer, 1970
Malthodes (Malthodes) facetus Kiesenwetter, 1863
Malthodes (Malthodes) fibulatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) flavoguttatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) fuscus Waltl, 1838
Malthodes (Malthodes) guttifer Allen, 1979
Malthodes (Malthodes) hexacanthus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) holdhausi Kaszab, 1955
Malthodes (Malthodes) kahleni Wiltmer, 1982
Malthodes (Malthodes) lobatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) lucernensis Wittmer, 1981
Malthodes (Malthodes) marginatus Latreille, 1806
Malthodes (Malthodes) maurus Laporte, 1840
Malthodes (Malthodes) minimus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthodes (Malthodes) misellus (Kiesenwetter, 1852)⇒ Malthodes maurus Laporte, 1840
Malthodes mysticus mysticus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) penninus Baudi di Selve, 1872
Malthodes penninus raeticus Wittmer, 1970
Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Malthodes (Malthodes) setifer Baudi, 1871
Malthodes (Malthodes) siculus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) spathifer Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) spretus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) trifurcatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) umbrosus Kiesenwetter, 1871
Malthodes (Malthodes) vincens Gredler, 1870
Malthodes aemulus Kiesenwetter, 1861
Metacantharis clypeata Illiger, 1798
Metacantharis discoidea Ahrens, 1812
Podabrus (Podabrus) alpinus Paykull, 1798
Podistra (Absidia) rufotestacea Letzner, 1845
Podistra (Absidia) schoenherri Dejean, 1836
Podistra (Pseudoabsidia) prolixa Maerkel, 1852
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) atra (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Rhagonycha elongata Fallen, 1807
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) elongata Fallen, 1807
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fuscitibia Rey, 1891
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) gallica Pic, 1923
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) limbata (C. G. Thomson, 1864)⇒ Rhagonycha nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lutea O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) maculicollis Märkel, 1851
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriceps (Waltl, 1838)⇒ Rhagonycha mollis mollis
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigripes W. Redtenbacher, 1842
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) pedemontana Baudi, 1871
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) testacea Linnaeus, 1758
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) translucida Krynicky, 1832
Silis ruficollis Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in Switzerland
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
7
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChauliognathinae
LeConte, 1861
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
2
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySilinae
Mulsant, 1862
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)
Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)


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