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Cantharidae
Soldier Beetles
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Photo Credit: Peter J. DeVries
Introduction:
Cantharids are soft-bodied, elongate and often brightly colored. They resemble lampyrids but the head is not completely concealed by the pronotum, as is the case in Lampyridae, and cantharids lack the luminous organs characteristic of many fireflies.
Cantharids are soft-bodied, elongate and often brightly colored. They resemble lampyrids but the head is not completely concealed by the pronotum, as is the case in Lampyridae, and cantharids lack the luminous organs characteristic of many fireflies.
Adult Diagnosis:
antennae 11-segmented, usually filiform
labrum hidden under clypeus
prosternal process absent
prothoracic coxae projecting below sternum; trochantin at least partially exposed
mesothoracic coxae contiguous or nearly so
tarsal formula 5-5-5; tarsomere 4 lobed ventrally
abdomen with 7-8 ventrites
abdomen with bilaterally paired, glandular pores
antennae 11-segmented, usually filiform
labrum hidden under clypeus
prosternal process absent
prothoracic coxae projecting below sternum; trochantin at least partially exposed
mesothoracic coxae contiguous or nearly so
tarsal formula 5-5-5; tarsomere 4 lobed ventrally
abdomen with 7-8 ventrites
abdomen with bilaterally paired, glandular pores
Ecology:
Adults are frequently found on vegetation and may be abundant on flowers. Some species are predators while others feed on nectar or pollen. Larvae are primarily fluid feeding predators living in loose soil, leaf litter and beneath rocks and debris.
Adults are frequently found on vegetation and may be abundant on flowers. Some species are predators while others feed on nectar or pollen. Larvae are primarily fluid feeding predators living in loose soil, leaf litter and beneath rocks and debris.
Cantharidae Species
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| Cantharinae | Ancistronycha occipitalis | (Rosenhauer, 1847) | |
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| Cantharinae | Atalantycha bilineata | (Say, 1823) | Two-lined Leather-wing | |
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| Cantharinae | Atalantycha dentigera | (LeConte, 1851) | |
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| Cantharinae | Atalantycha neglecta | (Fall, 1919) | |
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| Cantharinae | Cantharomorphus rufidens | (Marseul, 1864) | |
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| Cantharinae | Rhagonycha fulva | (Scopoli, 1763) | Common Red Soldier Beetle | |
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| Chauliognathinae | Chauliognathus pensylvanicus | (DeGeer, 1774) | Goldenrod Soldier Beetle | |
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