Biology:Malthinus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Malthinus
Malthinus biguttatus.jpg
Malthinus biguttatus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cantharidae
Subfamily: Malthininae
Tribe: Malthinini
Genus: Malthinus
Latreille, 1806
Diversity
at least 140 species
Synonyms

Apteromalthinus Escalera, 1913
Indomalthinus Brancucci, 1978
Malachidius Motschulsky, 1859
Progeutes Abeille de Perrin, 1894
Ymnis Gozis, 1886

Malthinus is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae; species have been recorded from Europe, N. America and Japan. There are more than 140 described species in Malthinus.[1][2][3]

Malthinus flaveolus

See also

References

Further reading

  • Wittmer, W. (1981). "Remarks on a few species of Malthinus Latreille (Coleoptera: Cantharidae: Malthinini) from the United States". The Coleopterists Bulletin 34 (3): 271–279. 
  • Pelletier, G.; Hébert, C. (2014). "The Cantharidae of Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States". Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 25: 1–246. doi:10.3752/cjai.2014.25. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5990693 entry