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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
132
3828
14947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
120
3497
12711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
27
361
1492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
11
213
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
20
134
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
20 Genera with 134 Species
Ancistronycha Märkel, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Atalantycha Kazantsev, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 18667SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1876Soldier Beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Cultellunguis McKey-Fender, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomoptera Motschulsky, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 192615SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Ditemnus LeConte, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 191928SpeciesTaxom
Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 188138SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 191410SpeciesTaxom
Rhaxonycha Motschulsky, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 187411SpeciesTaxom
Telephorus Schaeffer, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Trypherus LeConte, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tytthonyx LeConte, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
134 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancistronycha occipitalis Rosenhauer, 1847
Atalantycha humata Wickham, 1913
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cantharis alticola LeConte, 1881
Cantharis hesperus Wickham, 1914
Cantharis humatus Wickham, 1913
Cantharis modesta Kiesenwetter, 1874
Cantharis nigripilis (Fall, 1901)⇒ Lytta nigripilis Fall, 1901
Cantharis oregona LeConte, 1866
Chauliognathus basalis LeConte, 1859Colorado Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus deceptus Fender, 1951
Chauliognathus fasciatus LeConte, 1881
Chauliognathus lewisi Crotch, 1874
Chauliognathus limbicollis LeConte, 1858
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774Goldenrod soldier beetle
Chauliognathus pristinus S. H. Scudder, 1876
Cultellunguis ingenuus LeConte, 1881
Cultellunguis ingenuus knulli
Cultellunguis perpallens Fall, 1936
Cyrtomoptera divisa LeConte, 1851
Dichelotarsus (Dichelotarsus) flavimanus Motschulsky, 1860
Dichelotarsus deceptus W.J.Brown, 1940
Dichelotarsus extremus LeConte, 1881
Dichelotarsus fissilis Fall, 1926
Dichelotarsus furtivus Fall, 1927
Dichelotarsus heteronychus Fall, 1927
Dichelotarsus instabilis Fall, 1927
Dichelotarsus laevicollis Kirby, 1837
Dichelotarsus lygarius Fender, 1962
Dichelotarsus macer LeConte, 1861
Dichelotarsus perplexus W.J.Brown, 1940
Dichelotarsus piniphilus Eschscholtz, 1830
Dichelotarsus probus Fall, 1927
Dichelotarsus scaber LeConte, 1861
Dichelotarsus tetragonoderus Fall, 1926
Discodon bipunctatum Schaeffer, 1908Barnacles
Discodon planicolle LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Malthinus depauperatus Wollaston, 1862
Malthinus dryocoetes Rottenberg, 1871
Malthodes (Malthodes) fuscus Waltl, 1838
Malthodes (Malthodes) rhadinus Fender, 1963
Malthodes (Malthodes) thedae Fender, 1968
Malthodes abruptus Fender, 1951
Malthodes appendiculatus Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes basalis Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes bicurvatus Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes blackwelderi Fender, 1951
Malthodes complicatus Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes evexus Fender, 1951
Malthodes eximius Fender, 1951
Malthodes furcifer LeConte, 1881
Malthodes insipidus Fender, 1951
Malthodes knowltoni Fender, 1951
Malthodes longipennis Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes magister Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes mitificus Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes obductus Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes ovatus Fender, 1951
Malthodes piceolus Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes pictithorax Fender, 1951
Malthodes provoensis Fender, 1951
Malthodes sericeiventris Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes truncatus Fender, 1951
Malthodes tularensis Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes vapidus Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes vigilans Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Malthodes visceratus Fall, 1919Glossy red bryum moss
Pacificanthia consors LeConte, 1851
Pacificanthia rotundicollis Say, 1825Brown Leatherwing Beetle
Podabrus (Podabrus) youngi Fender, 1979
Podabrus altus Fall, 1928
Podabrus ambiguus Fall, 1928
Podabrus binotatus LeConte, 1881
Podabrus bolteri LeConte, 1881
Podabrus brevipennis LeConte, 1878
Podabrus cascadensis Fender, 1943
Podabrus cavicollis LeConte, 1851
Podabrus citrinus Fall, 1928
Podabrus confraternus Fall, 1928
Podabrus conspiratus Fall, 1926
Podabrus corneus LeConte, 1861
Podabrus cupesoides H. F. Wickham, 1917
Podabrus extricatus Fall, 1928
Podabrus fenestratus Fall, 1928
Podabrus florissantensis H. F. Wickham, 1914
Podabrus fragmentatus H. F. Wickham, 1914
Podabrus fulvus Fall, 1928
Podabrus gracilis Fall, 1928
Podabrus illex Fall, 1928
Podabrus lateralis (LeConte, 1876)⇒ Podabrus alpinus Paykull, 1798
Podabrus limatus Fall, 1928
Podabrus lucidatus Fender, 1948
Podabrus mellitus LeConte, 1881
Podabrus modulatus Fall, 1928
Podabrus moestus Fall, 1928
Podabrus occipitalis Fall, 1928
Podabrus pruinosus LeConte, 1851
Podabrus punctulatus LeConte, 1859
Podabrus rugosulus LeConte, 1850Wrinkled Soldier Beetle
Podabrus sericatus Mannerheim, 1846
Podabrus sierrae Fall, 1928
Podabrus tejonicus LeConte, 1859
Podabrus tenuis Fall, 1928
Podabrus tomentosus Say, 1825
Podabrus viduus Fall, 1928
Podabrus wheeleri H. F. Wickham, 1909
Podabrus xanthoderus LeConte, 1881
Polemius crassicornis H. F. Wickham, 1914
Polemius languidus Horn, 1894
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigritarsis Brullé, 1832
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) testacea Linnaeus, 1758
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) alaskensis Fender, 1972
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) anthracina Mannerheim, 1853Bigtooth aspen
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) fraxini Say, 1823
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) mandibularis Kirby, 1837
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) mollis Fall, 1936
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) recta Melsheimer, 1846
Rhagonycha hesperus Wickham, 1914
Rhaxonycha carolina Fabricius, 1801Carolina cantharid
Silis (Silis) atra LeConte, 1884
Silis (Silis) californica Fender, 1948
Silis (Silis) cava LeConte, 1874
Silis (Silis) difficilis LeConte, 1850
Silis (Silis) filigera LeConte, 1874
Silis (Silis) flavida LeConte, 1874
Silis (Silis) macclayi Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) montanica Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) pallida Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Silis (Silis) reversa Green, 1966
Silis (Silis) spinigera LeConte, 1874
Telephorus dichrous Lewis, 1895
Trypherus aboriginalis H. F. Wickham, 1913
Tytthonyx (Thinalmus) bicolor LeConte, 1885

Subnodes of Cantharidae with occurrences in West USA
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
11
79
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChauliognathinae
LeConte, 1861
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalthininae
Kiesenwetter, 1852
2
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySilinae
Mulsant, 1862
5
16
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