Malthinus

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Malthinus
Malthinus biguttatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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References[edit]

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

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External links[edit]

  • Media related to Malthinus at Wikimedia Commons