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Cantharis rufa (Linnaeus)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Cantharidae
genus
Cantharis
species
Cantharis rufa

Name

Synonyms
Cantharis alexandris Pic, 1914
Cantharis analis Stephens, 1829
Cantharis conditiva Pic, 1912
Cantharis confinis Stephens, 1830
Cantharis darwinianus Sharp
Cantharis korbi Pic, 1912
Cantharis litterata Eschscholtz, 1818
Cantharis lituratus Fallén, 1807
Cantharis padana Fiori, 1914
Cantharis roelofsi Pic, 1913
Cantharis rufa darwiniana Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis testaceipes Stephens, 1830
Cantharis turkestanica Pic, 1913
Telephorus griseipennis Stephens, 1832
Telephorus liturata Fallen
Telephorus maculicollis Stephens, 1832
Telephorus maculicornis Stephens
Telephorus rufescens Dietrich, 1857
Telephorus tenuilimbatus Ballion, 1870
Thelephorus rufus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Homonyms
Cantharis rufa (Linnaeus)
Common names
Red-Spotted Soldier Beetle in English
Red-spotted soldier beetle in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Delkeskamp, Kurt, 1977: Cantharidae. Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa, pars 165, fasc. 1. 485.
  2. Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.
  3. Lundberg & Gustafsson (1899-12-31 23:00:00) Catalogus Coleopterorum Sueciae
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