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Checklist for Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (Cantharids)
and region West Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
17279
73737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
994
17258
73681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
16814
72502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
498
13287
62755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
137
4461
21671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
120
4009
18605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
23
393
1560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
9
228
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
25
204
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Europe
25 Genera with 204 Species
#ACDLMPRST
Absidia van Tieghem, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Afronycha Wittmer, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Ancistronycha Märkel, 17987SpeciesTaxom
Armidia Mulsant, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Atalantycha Kazantsev, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 179044SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1775Soldier Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Cratosilis Motschulsky, 17923SpeciesTaxom
Crudosilis Kazantsev, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Lycocerus Gorham, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Macrocerus Evans, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Macromalthinus Pic, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 189921SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 201466SpeciesTaxom
Metacantharis Bourgeois, 18122SpeciesTaxom
Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18356SpeciesTaxom
Podistra Motschulsky, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoabsidia Wittmer, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 193930SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerarthrum Waterhouse, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Telephorus Schaeffer, 1766
0SpeciesTaxom
Tytthonyx LeConte, 18011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
204 Species and 6 Subspecies
Absidia rufotestacea Letzner, 1845
Ancistronycha abdominalis Fabricius, 1798Blue Soldier Beetle
Ancistronycha cyanipennis Faldermann, 1835
Ancistronycha cyannipennis (Bach, 1854)⇒ Ancistronycha abdominalis Fabricius, 1798
Ancistronycha erichsonii Bach, 1854
Ancistronycha erichsonii erichsonii Bach, 1854
Ancistronycha tigurina Dietrich, 1857
Ancistronycha violacea (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Ancistronycha cyanipennis Faldermann, 1835
Armidia gracilis Pandelle, 1867
Armidia signata Ahrens, 1814
Armidia unicolor (Dufour, 1851)⇒ Armidia gracilis Pandelle, 1867
Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) annularis Menetriez, 1836
Cantharis (Cantharis) brevicornis Kiesenwetter, 1852
Cantharis (Cantharis) cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
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) fulvicollis (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Anogcodes fulvicollis Scopoli, 1763
Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Cantharis (Cantharis) inculta Géné, 1839
Cantharis (Cantharis) kervillei Pic, 1932
Cantharis (Cantharis) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) liburnica Depoli, 1912
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) longicollis (Kiesenwetter, 1859)⇒ Chauliognathus longicollis Eschsch, 1822
Cantharis (Cantharis) montana Stierlin, 1889
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) ochreata Reiche, 1878
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) praecox Géné, 1836
Cantharis (Cantharis) pulicaria Fabricius, 1781
Cantharis (Cantharis) pyrenaea Pic, 1906
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 (Cantharis) xanthoporpa Kiesenwetter, 1860
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) gemina Dahlgren, 1974
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) pagana Rosenhauer, 1847
Cantharis agrestis (Fall, 1901)⇒ Lytta agrestis Fall, 1901
Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Cantharis fibulata Maerkel, 1852
Cantharis nigrans (Mäklin, 1875)⇒ Epicauta nigrans Mäklin, 1875
Cantharis pilipes (Mäklin, 1875)⇒ Psalydolytta pilipes Mäklin, 1875
Cantharis thoracica (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Cantharis nigra De Geer, 1774
Chauliognathus hickeri Pic, 1926
Chauliognathus longicollis Eschsch, 1822
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Cratosilis denticollis Schummel, 1844
Cratosilis distinguenda Baudi di Selve, 1859
Cratosilis laeta Fabricius, 1792
Crudosilis ruficollis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Silis ruficollis Fabricius, 1775
Dichelotarsus (Dichelotarsus) procerulus Kiesenwetter, 1860
Dichelotarsus extremus LeConte, 1881
Dichelotarsus limbellus LeConte, 1881
Dichelotarsus puncticollis Kirby, 1837
Lycocerus pictus Wittmer, 1983
Macrocerus tunicatus Kiesenwetter, 1863
Macromalthinus maximiceps Pic, 1919
Malthinus (Malthinus) corsicanus Constantin, 1975
Malthinus (Malthinus) devillei Abeille de P..., 1898
Malthinus (Malthinus) frontalis Marsham, 1802
Malthinus (Malthinus) pseudobiguttatus Constantin, 1975
Malthinus sordidus sordidus
Malthinus (Malthinus) temperei Constantin, 1975
Malthinus balteatus Suffrian, 1851
Malthinus biguttatus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthinus bilineatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthinus difficilis LeConte, 1851
Malthinus dryocoetes Rottenberg, 1871
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 kiesenwetteri C. N. F. Bri..., 1863
Malthinus punctatus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Malthinus rubricollis Baudi di Selve, 1859
Malthinus scriptus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthinus seriepunctatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthinus turcicus Pic, 1899
Malthodes (Malthodes) aemelus (Kiesenwetter, 1861)⇒ Malthodes aemulus Kiesenwetter, 1861
Malthodes (Malthodes) alpicola Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) atratus Baudi di Selve, 1859
Malthodes (Malthodes) bertolinii Fiori, 1905
Malthodes (Malthodes) boicus Kiesenwetter, 1863
Malthodes (Malthodes) brevicollis (Kiesenwetter, 1852)⇒ Malthodes pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Malthodes (Malthodes) caudatus J. Weise, 1892
Malthodes (Malthodes) championi Holdhaus, 1923
Malthodes (Malthodes) chelifer Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) cinctellus Motschulsky, 1853
Malthodes (Malthodes) cochlearius Pic, 1909
Malthodes (Malthodes) comptus Bourgeois, 1894
Malthodes (Malthodes) continuus Bourgeois, 1899
Malthodes (Malthodes) crassicornis Mäklin, 1846
Malthodes (Malthodes) cyphonurus Kiesenwetter, 1861
Malthodes (Malthodes) debilis Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) dimidiaticollis Rosenhauer, 1847
Malthodes (Malthodes) discicollis Baudi, 1859
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) liegeli J. Weise, 1890
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 (Malthodes) modestus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) montanus Kiesenwetter, 1863
Malthodes (Malthodes) mysticus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes mysticus mysticus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) penninus Baudi di Selve, 1872
Malthodes penninus raeticus Wittmer, 1970
Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Malthodes (Malthodes) pyrenaeus Constantin, 1971
Malthodes (Malthodes) recurvus Baudi di Selve, 1872
Malthodes serbotae occidentalis Wittmer, 1970
Malthodes (Malthodes) setifer Baudi, 1871
Malthodes (Malthodes) siculus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) spathifer Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) spretus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) subductus Kiesenwetter, 1863
Malthodes (Malthodes) trifurcatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) umbrosus Kiesenwetter, 1871
Malthodes (Malthodes) vincens Gredler, 1870
Malthodes aemulus Kiesenwetter, 1861
Malthodes atomus (C. G. Thomson, 1864)⇒ Malthodes pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Malthodes brusteli Constantin, 2014
Malthodes forcipifer Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes fragilis LeConte, 1851
Malthodes libertii Constantin, 2014
Malthodes niger LeConte, 1851
Malthodes nigriceps Mulsant, 1862
Malthodes obtusus B. Förster, 1891
Malthodes poneli Constantin, 2014
Malthodes similis Fender, 1951
Malthodes varendorffi Constantin, 2014
Malthodes vicesimus Constantin, 2014
Metacantharis clypeata Illiger, 1798
Metacantharis discoidea Ahrens, 1812
Pacificanthia rotundicollis Say, 1825Brown Leatherwing Beetle
Podabrus (Podabrus) alpinus Paykull, 1798
Podabrus (Podabrus) ozeanus NAKANE & MAKINO, 1990
Podabrus diadema Fabricius, 1798
Podabrus modestus Say, 1823
Podabrus punctulatus LeConte, 1859
Podabrus tricostatus Say, 1835
Podistra (Absidia) rufotestacea Letzner, 1845
Podistra (Absidia) schoenherri Dejean, 1836
Podistra (Hemipodistra) birnbacheri Krauss, 1894
Podistra (Hemipodistra) rupicola Kiesenwetter, 1863
Podistra (Pseudoabsidia) prolixa Maerkel, 1852
Pseudoabsidia corinthiaca Wittmer, 1973
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) atra (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Rhagonycha elongata Fallen, 1807
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) chlorotica Géné, 1839
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) confusa Dahlgren, 1975
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) elongata Fallen, 1807
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) femoralis Brullé, 1832
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fuscitibia Rey, 1891
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) gallica Pic, 1923
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) improvisa (Dahlgren, 1976)⇒ Rhagonycha fuscitibia Rey, 1891
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) interposita Dahlgren, 1978
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) interpositus Dahlgren, 1978
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) meridionalis Dahlgren, 1975
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) morio Kiesenwetter, 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) rorida Kiesenwetter, 1867
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) testacea Linnaeus, 1758
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) translucida Krynicky, 1832
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) excavata LeConte, 1851
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) imbecillis LeConte, 1851
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) mandibularis Kirby, 1837
Rhagonycha mollis mollis
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) recta Melsheimer, 1846
Rhagonycha micans L. Piton, 1939
Silis (Silis) difficilis LeConte, 1850
Silis nitidula Fabricius, 1792
Silis ruficollis Fabricius, 1775
Sphaerarthrum obscuripennis Wittmer, 1953
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) erythrocephalus Fabricius, 1801

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in West Europe
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
15
108
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChauliognathinae
LeConte, 1861
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDysmorphocerinae
Brancucci, 1980
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
3
86
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilinae
Mulsant, 1862
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)
Cantharidae (Imhoff 1856)


Links, sources and further information
Cantharidae at artfakta.se
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Cantharidae at gbif.org
Cantharidae at irmng.org
Cantharidae at itis.gov