Biology:List of Cantharidae genera

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 ^g
• Absidiella Wittmer, 1972 ^{i g}
• Afronycha Wittmer, 1949 ^g
• Ancistronycha Märkel, 1852 ^{i g}
• Armidia Mulsant, 1862 ^g
• Asilis Broun, 1893 ^g
• Asiopodabrus ^g
• Asiosilis Wittmer, 1977 ^g
• Atalantycha Kazantsev, 2005 ^{i g b}
• Athemus Lewis, 1895 ^g
• Bactrocantharis
• Belotus Gorham, 1881 ^{i g b}
• Bisadia Wittmer, 1972 ^g
• Boveycantharis Wittmer, 1969 ^g
• Caccodes Sharp, 1885 ^{i c g b}
• Cacomorphocerus Schaufuss, 1891 ^g
• Callosonotatum Pic, 1945 ^g
• Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758 ^{i b}
• Cantharomorphus Fiori, 1914 ^g
• Chauliognathus Hentz, 1830 ^{i c g b}
• Compsonycha
• Cordicantharis Svihla, 1999 ^g
• Cordylocera Guérin-Ménéville, 1838 ^g
• Cordylocerellus Wittmer, 1969 ^g
• Cratosilis Motschulsky, 1860 ^g
• Cultellunguis McKey-Fender, 1950 ^{i g b}
• Curticantharis Zhang, 1989 ^g
• Cyrtomoptera Motschulsky, 1860 ^{i g b}
• Daiphron Gorham, 1881 ^g
• Dichelotarsus Motschoulsky, 1859 ^{g b}
• Discodon Gorham, 1881 ^{i g b}
• Ditemnus LeConte, 1861 ^{g b}
• Electronycha Kazantsev, 2013 ^g
• Electrosilis Kazantsev, 2013 ^g
• Falsomalthinus Pic, 1924 ^g
• Falsomalthodes Pic, 1924 ^g
• Falsopodabrus Pic, 1927 ^g
• Fissocantharis ^g
• Frostia Fender, 1951 ^{i g b}
• Geigyella Wittmer, 1972 ^{i g}
• Guineapolemius Wittmer, 1969 ^g
• Habronychus (Monohabronychus) ^g
• Hatchiana Fender, 1966 ^{i g}
• Hemipodistra Ganglbauer, 1922 ^{i g}
• Heteromastix Boheman, 1858 ^g
• Hoffeinsensia Kuska & Kania, 2010 ^g
• Ichthyurus Westwood, 1848 ^{i g}
• Islamocantharis Wittmer & Magis, 1978 ^g
• Kandyosilis Pic, 1929 ^g
• Laemoglyptus Fairmaire, 1886 ^g
• Lobetus Kiesenwetter, 1852 ^g
• Lycocerus Gorham ^g
• Macrocerus Motschulsky, 1845 ^g
• Macromalthinus Pic, 1919 ^g
• Macrosilis Pic, 1911 ^g
• Malthesis Motschulsky, 1853 ^g
• Malthinellus Kiesenwetter, 1874 ^g
• Malthinus Latreille, 1806 ^{i g b}
• Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1852 ^{i g b}
• Malthoichthyurus Pic, 1919 ^g
• Malthomethes
• Maltypus Motschulsky, 1859 ^g
• Markus Fanti & Pankowski, 2018 ^g
• Maronius Gorham, 1881 ^g
• Metacantharis Bourgeois, 1886 ^g
• Microdaiphron Pic, 1926 ^g
• Microichthyurus Pic, 1919 ^g
• Micropodabrus Pic, 1920 ^g
• Mimoplatycis Kazantsev, 2013 ^g
• Mimopolemius Pic, 1921 ^g
• Neogressittia Wittmer, 1969 ^g
• Neoontelus Wittmer, 1972 ^g
• Occathemus Svihla, 1999 ^g
• Oontelus Solier, 1849 ^g
• Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 2001 ^{i g b}
• Pakabsidia Wittmer, 1972 ^g
• Paracantharis Wittmer, 1969 ^g
• Paradiscodon Wittmer, 1969 ^g
• Paramaronius Wittmer, 1963 ^g
• Peltariosilis Wittmer, 1952 ^g
• Phytononus
• Plectonotum Gorham, 1891 ^{i g b}
• Podabrinus
• Podabrus Westwood, 1838 ^{i g b}
• Podistra Motschulsky, 1839 ^g
• Podosilis Wittmer, 1978 ^g
• Polemiosilis Pic, 1921 ^g
• Polemius LeConte, 1851 ^{i g b}
• Porostenus Motschulsky, 1853 ^g
• Prosthaptus
• Prothemus Champion, 1926 ^g
• Pseudoabsidia Wittmer, 1969 ^{i g}
• Pseudopachymesia Pic, 1911 ^g
• Pseudosilis Pic, 1911 ^g
• Pygodiscodon Wittmer, 1952 ^g
• Rambesilis Pic, 1911 ^g
• Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1830 ^{i g b}
• Rhaxonycha Motschulsky, 1860 ^{i g b}
• Silidiscodon Leng & Mutchler, 1922 ^g
• Silis Charpentier, 1825 ^{i g b}
• Sinometa Wittmer, 1969 ^g
• Sogdocantharis
• Sphaerarthrum Waterhouse, 1884 ^g
• Stenothemus Bourgeois, 1907 ^g
• Sucinocantharis Kuska & Kania, 2010 ^g
• Sucinorhagonycha Kuska, 1996 ^g
• Symphyomethes
• Taiwanocantharis ^g
• Telephorus
• Themus (Themus) ^g
• Troglomethes
• Trypherus LeConte, 1851 ^{i g b}
• Tylocerus Dalman, 1833 ^g
• Tytthonyx LeConte, 1851 ^{i g b}
• Walteriella Kazantsev, 2001 ^g

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