Cantharini Explained

Cantharini is a tribe of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are more than 40 genera and over 500 described species in Cantharini.

Genera

These 46 genera belong to the tribe Cantharini:

• Ancistronycha Märkel, 1852
• Armidia Mulsant, 1862
• Atalantycha Kazantsev, 2005
• Bactrocantharis Barovskii, 1926
• Bactronycha Kazantsev, 2001
• Bisadia Wittmer, 1972
• Boveycantharis Wittmer, 1969
• Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758
• Cantharomorphus Fiori, 1914
• Cephalomalthinus Pic, 1921
• Cordicantharis Svihla, 1999
• Cratosilis Motschulsky, 1860
• Cultellunguis McKey-Fender, 1950
• Cyrebion Fairmaire, 1891
• Cyrtomoptera Motschulsky, 1860
• Falsopodabrus Pic, 1927
• Habronychus Wittmer, 1982
• Islamocantharis Wittmer & Magis, 1978
• Leiothorax Pinna, 1974 (decapod)
• Lycocerus Gorham, 1889
• Malchinomorphus Pic, 1922
• Metacantharis Bourgeois, 1886
• Micropodabrus Pic, 1920
• Mimopodabrus Wittmer, 1997
• Occathemus Svihla, 1999
• Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 2001
• Pakabsidia Wittmer, 1972
• Paracantharis Wittmer, 1969
• Podabrinus Fairmaire, 1896
• Podistra Motschulsky, 1839
• Prothemellus Svihla, 1992
• Prothemus Champion, 1926
• Pseudopodabrus Pic, 1906
• Rambesilis Pic, 1911
• Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1830
• Rhaxonycha Motschulsky, 1860
• Sidabia Svihla, 1994
• Silicantharis Svihla, 1992
• Sinometa Wittmer, 1969
• Sogdocantharis Kasantsev, 1993
• Stenothemus Bourgeois, 1907
• Taiwanocantharis Wittmer, 1984
• Taocantharis Švihla, 2011
• Themus Motschulsky, 1858
• Walteriella Kazantsev, 2001
• Yukikoa Sato, 1976

References

• Delkeskamp, Kurt (1977). "Cantharidae". Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa, pars 165, fasc. 1, 485.