Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Canthonini Péringuey 1900 ‒see
(1)Explanation of Names
Deltochilini Lacordaire 1856
Numbers
~30 spp. in 5 genera in our area
(2), almost 800 spp. in 64 genera total
(3)Identification
metatibia slender (left)
Key to the genera/subgenera (Malagoniella not included)
1 Protarsi absent ..................................
Deltochilum
Protarsi present ................................... 2
2 Metatibia with 2 terminal spurs .............
Melanocanthon
Metatibia with one terminal spur .......... 3
3 Clypeus bidentate or notched ........................... 4
Clypeus quadridentate ..................................... 5
4 Black, bronze, sometimes with greenish hue; granulate; 11-22 mm .......................
Canthon s. str.
Bright green or purple bronze, never gray or black; shiny; 2-4 mm ....................
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon)
5(3) Metafemur anteriorly unmargined; clypeal teeth large; granulate black; 4-10 mm .....
Boreocanthon (link updated 3/14/24)
Metafemur anteriorly margined; clypeal teeth small; shiny metallic; 3-5 mm .......
Pseudocanthon [Similar to
Ateuchus, but legs slender]
