Silinae
| Silinae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Ditemnus bidentatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cantharidae |
| Subfamily: | Silinae Mulsant, 1862 |
Silinae is a subfamily of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are about 6 genera and more than 180 described species in Silinae.[1][2][3]
Genera[edit]
These six genera belong to the subfamily Silinae:
- Discodon Gorham, 1881
- Ditemnus LeConte, 1861
- Plectonotum Gorham, 1891
- Polemius LeConte, 1851
- Silis Charpentier, 1825
- Tytthonyx LeConte, 1851
References[edit]
- ^ "Silinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Silinae subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
Further reading[edit]
- 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.
- Ramsdale, Alistair S. (2002). "Family 64: Cantharidae". In Arnett, Ross H. Jr.; Thomas, Michael C.; Skelley, Paul E.; Frank, J. Howard (eds.). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. pp. 202–218. ISBN 978-0-8493-0954-0.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
- LeConte, J. L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Vol. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 978-0665100550.
External links[edit]
Media related to Silinae at Wikimedia Commons
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