Malthinus | |
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Malthinus biguttatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
Family: | Cantharidae |
Subfamily: | Malthininae |
Tribe: | Malthinini |
Genus: | Malthinus Latreille, 1806 |
Diversity | |
At least 140 species | |
Synonyms | |
Apteromalthinus Escalera, 1913
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Malthinus is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae; species have been recorded from Europe, N. America and Japan. There are more than 140 described species in Malthinus.[1][2][3]