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Dysmorphocerinae
The soldier beetles (Cantharidae) are relatively soft-bodied, straight-sided beetles. They are cosmopolitan in distribution. One of the first described species has a color pattern reminiscent of the red coats of early British soldiers, hence the common name. They are also known commonly as leatherwings because of their soft elytra.
14 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Heteromastix
genusHeteromastix
Afronycha
genusAfronycha
Asilis
genusAsilis
Hyponotum
genusHyponotum
Plectonotum
genusPlectonotum
Dysmorphocerus
genusDysmorphocerus
Oontelus
genusOontelus
Neoontelus
genusNeoontelus
Compsonycha
genusCompsonycha
Micronotum
genusMicronotum
Hansasilis
genusHansasilis
Flabelloontelus
genusFlabelloontelus
Geigyella
genusGeigyella
Plectocephalon
genusPlectocephalon
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 572430.