Fissocantharis Explained

Fissocantharis is a genus of soldier beetle belonging to the family Cantharidae. It is one of the largest genera of cantharid beetles, with about 200 species known worldwide and new species discovered in every year.^{[1] [2] [3]}

In China, more than 100 species recognized.^{[4] [5] [6]} About 30 species identified from Taiwan, where all of them are endemic, except one species, F. mucronata.^[7]

Selected species

• Fissocantharis acuticollis
• Fissocantharis angusta
• Fissocantharis basilaris
• Fissocantharis bicolorata
• Fissocantharis bidifformis
• Fissocantharis bifoveatus
• Fissocantharis bimaculata
• Fissocantharis biprojicientis
• Fissocantharis buonloiensis
• Fissocantharis cicatricosa
• Fissocantharis denominata
• Fissocantharis eschara
• Fissocantharis fissa
• Fissocantharis flava
• Fissocantharis flavicornis
• Fissocantharis flavimembris
• Fissocantharis flavipennis
• Fissocantharis gracilipes
• Fissocantharis grahami
• Fissocantharis guizhouensis
• Fissocantharis hainana
• Fissocantharis imparicornis
• Fissocantharis kontumensis
• Fissocantharis laticollis
• Fissocantharis laticornis
• Fissocantharis latipalpa
• Fissocantharis liuchowensis
• Fissocantharis maculiceps
• Fissocantharis maculicollis
• Fissocantharis multiexcavata
• Fissocantharis nigriceps
• Fissocantharis novemexcavatus
• Fissocantharis novemoblonga
• Fissocantharis pallidiceps
• Fissocantharis paulioincrassata
• Fissocantharis pieli
• Fissocantharis safranekimima
• Fissocantharis securiclata
• Fissocantharis semifumata
• Fissocantharis semimetallica
• Fissocantharis septangula
• Fissocantharis sexcostata
• Fissocantharis similis
• Fissocantharis sinensis
• Fissocantharis sinensomima
• Fissocantharis tachulanensis
• Fissocantharis tridifformis
• Fissocantharis walteri
• Fissocanthais yui

Notes and References

1. 4205503 . Taxonomic note and description of new species of Fissocantharis Pic from China (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) . ZooKeys . 443 . 45–59 . 2014 . Yang . Y. . Su . J. . Yang . X. . 25349496 . 10.3897/zookeys.443.8309 . free .
2. 22287905 . 3234424 . A taxonomic study on semifumata species-group of Fissocantharis Pic, with description of six new species from China and Myanmar . ZooKeys . 152 . 43–61 . 2011 . Yang . Y. . Yang . X. . 10.3897/zookeys.152.2070 . free .
3. A contribution to the knowledge of the genera Fissocantharis Pic, 1921 and Micropodabrus Pic, 1920 from Taiwan . European Journal of Taxonomy . 243 . 3 April 2018. 10.5852/ejt.2016.243 . 2016 . Li . Limei . Zhang . Lulu . Yang . Yuxia . Okushima . Yûichi . free .
4. 4395839 . Taxonomy of Fissocantharis Pic (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from Guangxi, China, with descriptions of six new species . ZooKeys . 489 . 95–123 . 2015 . Yang . Y. . Li . L. . Guan . K. . Yang . X. . 25878532 . 10.3897/zookeys.489.9153 . free .
5. Description of four new species related to Fissocantharis novemexcavatus (Wittmer, 1951) (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from China . Zootaxa . 4058 . 3 . 362–72 . 3 April 2018. 10.11646/zootaxa.4058.3.4 . 26701532 . 2015 . Yang . Yuxia . Li . Limei . Yang . Xingke .
6. Four new species of Fissocantharis Pic, 1921 (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from China . ZooKeys . 738 . 97–115 . 3 April 2018. 10.3897/zookeys.738.19884 . 29670425 . 5904520 . 2018 . Yang . Yuxia . Qi . Yaqing . Yang . Xing-Ke . free .
7. Web site: Synonym, new species and checklist of the genus Fissocantharis Pic from Taiwan . Zootaxa. 3 April 2018.