List of Cantharidae genera explained

These 115 genera belong to the family Cantharidae, soldier beetles. There are at least 1,300 described species in Cantharidae.

Cantharidae genera

• Absidia Mulsant, 1863

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• Absidiella Wittmer, 1972

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• Afronycha Wittmer, 1949

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• Ancistronycha Märkel, 1852

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• Armidia Mulsant, 1862

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• Asilis Broun, 1893

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• Asiopodabrus

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• Asiosilis Wittmer, 1977

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• Atalantycha Kazantsev, 2005

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• Athemus Lewis, 1895

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• Bactrocantharis
• Belotus Gorham, 1881

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• Bisadia Wittmer, 1972

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• Boveycantharis Wittmer, 1969

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• Caccodes Sharp, 1885

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• Cacomorphocerus Schaufuss, 1891

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• Callosonotatum Pic, 1945

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• Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758

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• Cantharomorphus Fiori, 1914

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• Chauliognathus Hentz, 1830

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• Compsonycha
• Cordicantharis Svihla, 1999

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• Cordylocera Guérin-Ménéville, 1838

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• Cordylocerellus Wittmer, 1969

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• Cratosilis Motschulsky, 1860

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• Cultellunguis McKey-Fender, 1950

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• Curticantharis Zhang, 1989

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• Cyrtomoptera Motschulsky, 1860

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• Daiphron Gorham, 1881

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• Dichelotarsus Motschoulsky, 1859

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• Discodon Gorham, 1881

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• Ditemnus LeConte, 1861

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• Electronycha Kazantsev, 2013

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• Electrosilis Kazantsev, 2013

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• Falsomalthinus Pic, 1924

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• Falsomalthodes Pic, 1924

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• Falsopodabrus Pic, 1927

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• Fissocantharis

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• Frostia Fender, 1951

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• Geigyella Wittmer, 1972

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• Guineapolemius Wittmer, 1969

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• Habronychus (Monohabronychus)

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• Hatchiana Fender, 1966

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• Hemipodistra Ganglbauer, 1922

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• Heteromastix Boheman, 1858

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• Hoffeinsensia Kuska & Kania, 2010

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• Ichthyurus Westwood, 1848

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• Islamocantharis Wittmer & Magis, 1978

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• Kandyosilis Pic, 1929

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• Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886

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• Lobetus Kiesenwetter, 1852

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• Lycocerus Gorham

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• Macrocerus Motschulsky, 1845

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• Macromalthinus Pic, 1919

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• Macrosilis Pic, 1911

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• Malthesis Motschulsky, 1853

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• Malthinellus Kiesenwetter, 1874

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• Malthinus Latreille, 1806

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• Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1852

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• Malthoichthyurus Pic, 1919

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• Malthomethes
• Maltypus Motschulsky, 1859

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• Markus Fanti & Pankowski, 2018

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• Maronius Gorham, 1881

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• Metacantharis Bourgeois, 1886

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• Microdaiphron Pic, 1926

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• Microichthyurus Pic, 1919

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• Micropodabrus Pic, 1920

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• Mimoplatycis Kazantsev, 2013

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• Mimopolemius Pic, 1921

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• Neogressittia Wittmer, 1969

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• Neoontelus Wittmer, 1972

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• Occathemus Svihla, 1999

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• Oontelus Solier, 1849

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• Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 2001

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• Pakabsidia Wittmer, 1972

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• Paracantharis Wittmer, 1969

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• Paradiscodon Wittmer, 1969

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• Paramaronius Wittmer, 1963

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• Peltariosilis Wittmer, 1952

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• Phytononus
• Plectonotum Gorham, 1891

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• Podabrinus
• Podabrus Westwood, 1838

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• Podistra Motschulsky, 1839

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• Podosilis Wittmer, 1978

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• Polemiosilis Pic, 1921

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• Polemius LeConte, 1851

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• Porostenus Motschulsky, 1853

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• Prosthaptus
• Prothemus Champion, 1926

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• Pseudoabsidia Wittmer, 1969

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• Pseudopachymesia Pic, 1911

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• Pseudosilis Pic, 1911

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• Pygodiscodon Wittmer, 1952

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• Rambesilis Pic, 1911

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• Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1830

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• Rhaxonycha Motschulsky, 1860

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• Silidiscodon Leng & Mutchler, 1922

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• Silis Charpentier, 1825

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• Sinometa Wittmer, 1969

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• Sogdocantharis
• Sphaerarthrum Waterhouse, 1884

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• Stenothemus Bourgeois, 1907

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• Sucinocantharis Kuska & Kania, 2010

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• Sucinorhagonycha Kuska, 1996

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• Symphyomethes
• Taiwanocantharis

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• Telephorus
• Themus (Themus)

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• Troglomethes
• Trypherus LeConte, 1851

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• Tylocerus Dalman, 1833

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• Tytthonyx LeConte, 1851

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• Walteriella Kazantsev, 2001

^gData sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Notes and References

1. Web site: Four new species of Fissocantharis Pic, 1921 (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from China . Zookeys . 3 April 2018.