Family Cantharidae

The soldier beetles

reviewed by R. Lundgren, December 1995

Subfamily Chauliognathinae

Tribe Chauliognathini

Chauliognathus Hentz

• C. marginatus (Fabricius), IN-NY-FL (ALA, BRA, CLA, COLU, DAD, DUV, GAD, GUL, HIG, JAC, JEF, LAK, LEE, LEO, LEV, LIB, MAN, MARI, MON, ORA, PAL, PUT, SAR, SJO, SRO, TAY, UNI, VOL, WAK, WAL), Bahamas, Mexico
• C. pennsylvanicus (DeGeer), eUS, FL (ALA, HEN, MARI)

Tribe Ichthyurini

Belotus Gorham

• B. abdominalis (LeConte), TX-OK-GA-FL (ALA, BRA, DAD, DUV, HIG, HIL, IND, JEF, LEV, MON, PIN, TAY, UNI), Mexico, CAmer
  = Lobetus abdominalis (LeConte)

Trypherus LeConte

• *T. fenderi Brancucci, GA
• *T. latipennis (Germar), AL-KS-NY-GA

Subfamily Cantharinae

Ancistronychus Märkel

• A. bilineata (Say), KS-ON-NS-FL
  = Cantharis bilineatus Say
  = Telephorus bilineatus (Say)

Cantharis Linnaeus

• C. marginella LeConte, AL-GA-FL
  = Telephorus marginellus LeConte

Podabrus Westwood

• P. brimleyi Green, NJ, NC, FL (LAF)
• P. fissus LeConte, FL endemic
• P. frater LeConte, IN-NH-FL
• (P. rugulosus LeConte has been recorded from Florida (Schwarz 1878, Castle and Laurent 1896), but apparently does not occur in the state)
• P. simplex Couper, Can-FL (This was recorded from Florida by LeConte (1881), but questioned by Fall (1927))

Rhagonycha Eschscholtz

• R. angulata (Say), AR, IN, NJ-FL
  = Cantharis angulata Say
• R. costipennis (LeConte), FL endemic (VOL)
  = Cantharis costipennis (LeConte)
  = Telephorus costipennis LeConte
• R. degener (Blatchley), FL endemic (PIN, SJO)
  = Cantharis degener Blatchley
• R. excavata (LeConte), MS-KS, BC-NB-FL
  = Cantharis excavata (LeConte)
  = Telephorus excavatus LeConte
• R. imbecillis (LeConte), KS-ON-NF-FL
  = Cantharis imbecillis (LeConte)
  = Telephorus imbecillis LeConte
  = Cantharis albolineata (Blatchley)
  = Telephorus albolineatus Blatchley
  = Telephorus rectus LeConte (in part)
• R. lineola (Fabricius), TX-NF-IN-FL
  = Cantharis lineola Fabricius
  = Telephorus lineolus (Fabricius)
• R. longula (LeConte), MA-GA?-FL (DUV, OSC, PUT, SEM, VOL)
  = Cantharis longula (LeConte)
  = Telephorus longulus LeConte
• R. scitulus (Say), TX, IL, PQ-FL
  = Cantharis scitula Say
• R. triangulifera (Green), AR-AK-NJ-FL (VOL)
  = Cantharis triangulifera Green
• R. umbrinus (Green), ME-FL
  = Cantharis umbrinus Green

  Rhaxonycha Motschulsky

  • R. carolina (Fabricius), TX-MN-PQ-FL (MON)
    = Cantharis carolina Fabricius

  Subfamily Silinae

  Polemius LeConte

  • P. laticornis Say, TX-ON-PQ--FL (SLU, VOL)
    = P. incisus LeConte
  • P. limbatus LeConte, TX, AL, PA, FL (ALA)
  • P. suturalis Blatchley, FL endemic (DAD)

  Silis Latreille

  • S. bidentata (Say), eUS, FL

  Tytthonyx LeConte

  • T. flavicollis Blatchley, FL endemic
  • T. furtiva Blatchley, FL endemic (PIN)

  Subfamily Malthininae

  Tribe Malthinini

  Malthinus Latreille

  • M. difficilis LeConte, TX-NC-GA-FL (HIL)
  • M. occipitalis woodruffi Wittmer, FL (ALA)

  Malthodes Kiesenwetter

  • M. rectus LeConte, VA, AL-GA-FL (DUV)

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