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Genus Atalantycha

Two-lined Leatherwing - Atalantycha bilineata

Beetle on Peony Bud - Atalantycha dentigera

Two-Lined Leatherwing Beetle - Atalantycha bilineata

Firefly or Soldier Bug? - Atalantycha bilineata

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Elateroidea (Click, Firefly and Soldier Beetles)

Family Cantharidae (Soldier Beetles)

Subfamily Cantharinae

Genus Atalantycha

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

The three nearctic spp. formerly placed in Ancistronycha had been moved to Atalantycha by Kazantsev (The Coleopterists Bulletin, 59(2):204–210. 2005, A Review of Ancistronycha Märkel with the Description of Atalantycha, PDF)

Explanation of Names

Author of genus is Kazantsev, 2005.

Numbers

3 spp., all in North America

Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 13 October, 2008 - 12:58pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 20 May, 2009 - 8:42pm

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