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 | |
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| Malthinus biguttatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Apteromalthinus Escalera, 1913
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See also
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edit- ^ "Malthinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Malthinus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Malthinus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
edit- 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.
External links
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