Cantharinae


Cantharinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are at least 200 described species in Cantharinae.
;Taxonomic note:

Tribes and genera

Two tribes are accepted:

[Cantharini]

Absidiella Wittmer, 1972Ancistronycha Märkel, 1852Atalantycha Kazantsev, 2005Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758Cultellunguis McKey-Fender, 1950Cyrtomoptera Motschulsky, 1860Hemipodistra Ganglbauer, 1922Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 2001Pseudoabsidia Wittmer, 1969Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1830Rhaxonycha Motschulsky, 1860
  • Burmomiles Fanti et al. 2018 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
  • Elektrokleinia Ellenberger & Fanti, 2019 Burmese amber Myanmar, Cenomanian
  • Myamalycocerus Fanti and Ellenberger 2016 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
  • Molliberus Peris and Fanti 2018 Spanish amber, Albian
  • Ornatomalthinus Poinar and Fanti 2016 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
  • Sanaungulus Fanti et al. 2018 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

[Podabrini]

Auth.: Gistel, 1856Asiopodabrus Wittmer, 1982Cephalomalthinus Pic, 1921Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 1859Falsopodabrus Pic, 1927Fissopodabrus Pic, 1927Hatchiana Fender, 1966Kandyosilis Pic, 1929Micropodabrus Pic, 1920Podabrus Westwood, 1838Stenopodabrus Nakane, 1992

†Cacomorphocerini

Auth: Fanti and Kupryjanowicz 2018, all known members originate from the Eocene aged Baltic amber
  • Cacomorphocerus Schaufuss 1891
  • Eridanula Fanti and Damgaard 2018
  • Noergaardia Fanti and Damgaard 2018
  • Sucinocantharis Kuśka and Kania 2010
  • Sucinorhagonycha Kuska 1996

''[Incertae sedis]''

Katyacantharis Kazantsev and Perkovsky 2019, Agdzhakend amber, Azerbaijan, Cenomanian