Malthinus

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

Malthinus
Malthinus biguttatus
Scientific classification
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

See also

References
  1. "Malthinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Malthinus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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. JSTOR 4000060.
  • 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.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
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