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Soldier beetle

Soldier Beetle
Image:Chauliognathus_sp_5823.JPG
Chauliognathus sp.
Soldier Beetle
Georgetown, South Carolina
:Animalia
:Arthropoda
:Insecta
:Coleoptera
:Polyphaga
:Elateriformia
:Cantharoidea
:Cantharidae
Genera

Chauliognathus
Silis
Cantharis
Podabrus
Malthodes
and more

The soldier beetles, or Cantharidae are relatively soft-bodied, straight sided beetles, closely related to the Lampyridae or firefly family. Some are important predators of aphids during their brief adulthood.

See also

  • Spanish fly is sometimes referred to as cantharides but is in a different beetle family.

Last updated: 05-25-2005 19:12:18
03-10-2013 05:06:04
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