Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758
(a genus of soldier beetles)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Cantharis cryptica
a soldier beetle
Species 1 ident. refs
Cantharis livida
a soldier beetle
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 		Species 4 images
Cantharis nigricans
a soldier beetle
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 		Species 16 images 1 ident. refs
Cantharis pallida
a soldier beetle
Species 1 ident. refs
Cantharis pellucida
a soldier beetle
Species 1 ident. refs
Cantharis rustica
a soldier beetle
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 		Species 23 images
[Cantharis cryptica/pallida]
a soldier beetle
Informal 2 subtaxa 4 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCantharis (a genus of soldier beetles)
FamilyCANTHARIDAE (soldier beetles)
SuperfamilyELATEROIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Elateriformia (click beetles and relatives)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hackston, M. 2009 Genus Cantharis illustrated key to British species http://sites.google.com/site/mikesinsectkeys/

Cantharis (a genus of soldier beetles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cantharis (a genus of soldier beetles)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cantharis (a genus of soldier beetles)
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