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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Telephorus Schaeffer, 1766
is a synonym of Genus Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
52
4609
79150
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
23
2729
37099
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle
294
7560
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCantharinae
Imhoff, 1856
79
4119
Genera
Species
TribeCantharini
Imhoff, 1856
29
2513
Genera
Species
GenusTelephorus
Schaeffer, 1766
208Species
Subnodes of Telephorus Schaeffer, 1766
SpeciesTelephorus aeneus Müller, 1776
SpeciesTelephorus aequatorialis Kirsch, 1889
SpeciesTelephorus aethiops Curtis, 1840
SpeciesTelephorus aetolica Kiesenwetter, 1852
SpeciesTelephorus affinis Stephens, 1830
SpeciesTelephorus albomarginatus Maerkel, 1852  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) pagana
SpeciesTelephorus alpinus Paykull, 1798  ⇒ Podabrus (Podabrus) alpinus
SpeciesTelephorus alternatus Lea, 1909
SpeciesTelephorus anchonfer Kirsch, 1865
SpeciesTelephorus andersoni Blackburn, 1888
SpeciesTelephorus antennalis Marseul, 1864
SpeciesTelephorus antica Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesTelephorus anticus Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesTelephorus apicalis Curtis, 1840  ⇒ Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lutea
SpeciesTelephorus apicicollis Lea, 1921
SpeciesTelephorus approximana Fairmaire, 1884
SpeciesTelephorus apterus Olliff, 1889
SpeciesTelephorus arbustorum Müller, 1776
SpeciesTelephorus ariasi Mulsant, 1862
SpeciesTelephorus asperipennis Fairmaire, 1891
SpeciesTelephorus ater Stephens, 1830
SpeciesTelephorus atra Stephens, 1830
SpeciesTelephorus atrata Marseul, 1864
SpeciesTelephorus atricornis Lea, 1921  ⇒ Chauliognathus atricornis
SpeciesTelephorus atrocephalus
SpeciesTelephorus attavinus O. Heer, 1847
SpeciesTelephorus aurita Rey, 1891
SpeciesTelephorus auritus Rey, 1891
SpeciesTelephorus bicolor Panzer, 0
SpeciesTelephorus bidentata Müller, 1776  ⇒ Silis ruficollis
SpeciesTelephorus bidentatus Müller, 1776
SpeciesTelephorus biguttatus Olivier, 1790  ⇒ Malthodes (Malthodes) marginatus
SpeciesTelephorus bimaculata De Geer, 1774  ⇒ Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva
SpeciesTelephorus bimaculatus De Geer, 1774  ⇒ Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva
SpeciesTelephorus bivittatus Marseul, 1864
SpeciesTelephorus bogotensis Kirsch, 1865
SpeciesTelephorus brevicollis Kirsch, 1889
SpeciesTelephorus brevicornis Kiesenwetter, 1851
SpeciesTelephorus breviventris Pacher, 1853
SpeciesTelephorus brodiei von Heyden & von Heyden, 1866
SpeciesTelephorus brullei Marseul, 1864
SpeciesTelephorus caducus von Heyden & von Heyden, 1866
SpeciesTelephorus caeruleus De Geer, 1774
SpeciesTelephorus carbonarius von Heyden & von Heyden, 1866
SpeciesTelephorus carinatus Kirsch, 1873
SpeciesTelephorus carinellus Kirsch, 1889  ⇒ Discodon carinellus
SpeciesTelephorus cinctipennis Fleutiaux & Sallé, 1890
SpeciesTelephorus coeruleipennis Kirsch, 1889
SpeciesTelephorus columbicus Kirsch, 1865
SpeciesTelephorus concors LeConte, 1851  ⇒ Pacificanthia concors
SpeciesTelephorus cornix Abeille de Perrin, 1869
SpeciesTelephorus crassicornis Dalman, 1823
SpeciesTelephorus cruentata Reiche, 1862
SpeciesTelephorus curticornis Rey, 1891
SpeciesTelephorus curvipes Lea, 1909
SpeciesTelephorus cyaneus Curtis, 1828
SpeciesTelephorus cypria Marseul, 1864
SpeciesTelephorus dentiger LeConte, 1851  ⇒ Atalantycha dentiger
SpeciesTelephorus deserta Dietrich, 1857  ⇒ Metacantharis discoidea
SpeciesTelephorus dichroa Marseul, 1864  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) dissipata
SpeciesTelephorus dichroma Reiche, 1861  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) dissipata
SpeciesTelephorus dichromus Fauvel, 1861
SpeciesTelephorus dichrous Lewis, 1895
SpeciesTelephorus dilatatus Redtenbacher, 1849
SpeciesTelephorus dilaticornis Guérin, 1830
SpeciesTelephorus dimidiaticrus Fairmaire, 1889
SpeciesTelephorus dimidiatipes Reiche, 1857
SpeciesTelephorus discoidea Stephens, 1839  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans
SpeciesTelephorus distinguenda Gautier Des Cottes, 1872  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) livida
SpeciesTelephorus distinguendus Gautier des Cottes, 1872
SpeciesTelephorus ephippigera Brulle, 1832
SpeciesTelephorus erichsonii Bach, 1852
SpeciesTelephorus erythrocephalus Kirsch, 1873
SpeciesTelephorus exauctaratus C. von Heyden, 1866
SpeciesTelephorus excisa Germar, 1824  ⇒ Silis nitidula
SpeciesTelephorus excisus Germar, 1823
SpeciesTelephorus fasciatus Olivier, 1790
SpeciesTelephorus femoralis Brulle, 1832
SpeciesTelephorus fiscicollis Kiesenwetter, 1851
SpeciesTelephorus fissicollis Fairmaire, 1884  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) terminata
SpeciesTelephorus flavipennis W.J. Macleay, 1872  ⇒ Chauliognathus flavipennis
SpeciesTelephorus flavus De Geer, 1774
SpeciesTelephorus fragilis Heer, 1847
SpeciesTelephorus froggatti W.J. Macleay, 1887
SpeciesTelephorus fuscicollis Kiesenwetter, 1851
SpeciesTelephorus fuscicornis Olivier, 1790
SpeciesTelephorus fuscipennis Mulsant, 1862
SpeciesTelephorus fuscipes Lucas, 1853
SpeciesTelephorus fusicornis Blackburn, 1892
SpeciesTelephorus galeatus Blackburn, 1892
SpeciesTelephorus germari Heer, 1847
SpeciesTelephorus gracilipictus Lea, 1915
SpeciesTelephorus griseipennis Stephens, 1832  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa
SpeciesTelephorus guerinii Montrouzier, 1860
SpeciesTelephorus haemorrhoidalis Reiche, 1857
SpeciesTelephorus haueri Giebel, 1856
SpeciesTelephorus hesperus H. F. Wickham, 1914
SpeciesTelephorus hispanica Reiche, 1878  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) reichei
SpeciesTelephorus hispanicus Reiche, 1878
SpeciesTelephorus humatus H. F. Wickham, 1913
SpeciesTelephorus humeralis Redtenbacher, 1849  ⇒ Metacantharis discoidea
SpeciesTelephorus iliacus Marseul, 1864
SpeciesTelephorus immaculicollis Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesTelephorus immaturus Lea, 1909
SpeciesTelephorus imperialis Redtenbacher, 1867
SpeciesTelephorus inconstans Lea, 1909
SpeciesTelephorus kershawi Lea, 1909  ⇒ Chauliognathus kershawi
SpeciesTelephorus limbolarius Fairmaire, 1900
SpeciesTelephorus lineata Bach, 1854  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) pyrenaea
SpeciesTelephorus lineatus Kiesenwetter, 1851
SpeciesTelephorus liturata Dietrich, 1857  ⇒ Metacantharis discoidea
SpeciesTelephorus lituratus Dietrich, 1857
SpeciesTelephorus longicollis Kiesenwetter, 1859
SpeciesTelephorus lugens Kirsch, 1873
SpeciesTelephorus lurious Kirsch, 1873
SpeciesTelephorus macilentus O. Heer, 1865
SpeciesTelephorus macrops Lea, 1909  ⇒ Chauliognathus macrops
SpeciesTelephorus maculicollis Stephens, 1832  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa
SpeciesTelephorus maculicornis Fleutiaux & Sallé, 1890
SpeciesTelephorus maerkeli Kirsch, 1865
SpeciesTelephorus marginata Stephens, 1830  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) lateralis
SpeciesTelephorus marginatus Stephens, 1830
SpeciesTelephorus mastersii W.J. Macleay, 1872
SpeciesTelephorus melanura Olivier, 1790  ⇒ Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva
SpeciesTelephorus melanurus Olivier, 1790
SpeciesTelephorus mendax Rey, 1891  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) livida
SpeciesTelephorus metallescens Gorham, 1889  ⇒ Athemellus metallescens
SpeciesTelephorus meziendi Marseul, 1864  ⇒ Metacantharis clypeata
SpeciesTelephorus monochrous Fairmaire, 1899
SpeciesTelephorus mossmanni W.J. Macleay, 1887
SpeciesTelephorus neglectus Fall, 1919
SpeciesTelephorus niger De Geer, 1774
SpeciesTelephorus nigra De Geer, 1774
SpeciesTelephorus nigricans Müller, 1776  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans
SpeciesTelephorus nigricornis Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesTelephorus nigrifrons Stephens, 1833  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) livida
SpeciesTelephorus nigritarsis Mulsant & Wachanru, 1852
SpeciesTelephorus nigroterminalis Lea, 1909
SpeciesTelephorus nigroverticalis Fairmaire, 1887
SpeciesTelephorus nivalis Germar, 1824
SpeciesTelephorus ochreata Reiche, 1878
SpeciesTelephorus ochropa Stephens, 1830  ⇒ Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) testacea
SpeciesTelephorus olympieus Marseul, 1864
SpeciesTelephorus opaca Müller, 1776  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) livida
SpeciesTelephorus opacus Müller, 1776
SpeciesTelephorus orientalis Gorham, 1889
SpeciesTelephorus paganettii Flach, 1907
SpeciesTelephorus palmerstoni Blackburn, 1889
SpeciesTelephorus parvulus Müller, 1776
SpeciesTelephorus pauxillus Blackburn, 1888
SpeciesTelephorus pellucidus Fabricius, 1792  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida
SpeciesTelephorus pensylvanicus De Geer, 1774
SpeciesTelephorus picciolii Ragusa, 1870
SpeciesTelephorus pictus Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesTelephorus pilosus Paykull, 1798  ⇒ Podistra (Absidia) schoenherri
SpeciesTelephorus plumbeus Müller, 1776  ⇒ Dasytes (Mesodasytes) plumbeus
SpeciesTelephorus prattianus Gorh, 1889
SpeciesTelephorus prolixus Märkel, 1852
SpeciesTelephorus proprius Blackburn, 1888
SpeciesTelephorus prusiensis Marseul, 1864
SpeciesTelephorus pulchella W.S. Macleay, 1826
SpeciesTelephorus pullus Müller, 1776
SpeciesTelephorus pusillus Boheman, 1858  ⇒ Heteromastix pusio
SpeciesTelephorus pusio Gemminger, 1870  ⇒ Heteromastix pusio
SpeciesTelephorus quadripunctatus Müller, 1776
SpeciesTelephorus raptor Ballion, 1870
SpeciesTelephorus redtenbacheri Maerkel, 1852  ⇒ Cratosilis denticollis
SpeciesTelephorus rubens Fabricius, 1801  ⇒ Metacantharis clypeata
SpeciesTelephorus rubriceps W.J. Macleay, 1887  ⇒ Sphaerarthrum rubriceps
SpeciesTelephorus rubricollis Boh, 1858
SpeciesTelephorus rufescens Dietrich, 1857  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa
SpeciesTelephorus ruficeps Kiesenwetter, 1859
SpeciesTelephorus ruficollis W.J. Macleay, 1872  ⇒ Chauliognathus tricolor
SpeciesTelephorus rufifrons Marseul, 1864
SpeciesTelephorus rufiventris W.J. Macleay, 1887
SpeciesTelephorus rufocapitatus Gemminger, 1870
SpeciesTelephorus rugifrons Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesTelephorus scotica Sharp, 1867  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) figurata
SpeciesTelephorus scoticus Sharp, 1867
SpeciesTelephorus sericeus Müller, 1776
SpeciesTelephorus smyrnensis Marseul, 1864
SpeciesTelephorus sticticus Gemminger, 1870
SpeciesTelephorus sudeticus Letzner, 1846  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) terminata
SpeciesTelephorus suffriani Kirsch, 1865
SpeciesTelephorus sulcicollis Brulle, 1832
SpeciesTelephorus tenuilimbatus Ballion, 1870  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa
SpeciesTelephorus tepperi Blackburn, 1889
SpeciesTelephorus tertiarius O. Heer, 1847
SpeciesTelephorus testaceus Müller, 1776
SpeciesTelephorus thoracicus Olivier, 1790
SpeciesTelephorus tibialis Brullé, 1832
SpeciesTelephorus tokatensis Pic, 1898
SpeciesTelephorus transversalis Guérin, 1830
SpeciesTelephorus tricolor Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesTelephorus tripunctata Reiche, 1857
SpeciesTelephorus turcica Marseul, 1864
SpeciesTelephorus unguiculatus Baudi di Selve, 1872
SpeciesTelephorus usta Gemminger, 1870  ⇒ Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva
SpeciesTelephorus variiventris Lea, 1921  ⇒ Sphaerarthrum variiventris
SpeciesTelephorus versicolor Baudi, 1871
SpeciesTelephorus viaticus Lewis, 1895
SpeciesTelephorus viator Gorh, 1889
SpeciesTelephorus vibex Blackburn, 1888  ⇒ Chauliognathus tricolor
SpeciesTelephorus victoriensis Blackburn, 1892
SpeciesTelephorus vittatocollis Reiche, 1861  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) praecox
SpeciesTelephorus vulcanus Lewis, 1895
SpeciesTelephorus xantholoma Kiesenwetter, 1851  ⇒ Cantharis (Cantharis) xanthoporpa
SpeciesTelephorus xanthopa Kiesenwetter, 1859


Distribution of Telephorus Schaeffer, 1766
Australia, Croatia, France, Germany, Taiwan, United Kingdom, USA


Found in fossile formations
Rott Formation


Links, sources and further information
Telephorus at gbif.org
Telephorus at irmng.org