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Family Cantharidae - Soldier Beetles

Cantharinae · Chauliognathinae · Malthininae · Silinae · Unidentified larvae

Subfamily Cantharinae
Podabrus sp.?? - Podabrus brunnicollis unid. beetle - Podabrus tricostatus Soldier Beetle - Podabrus Podabrus pruinosus Podabrus basillaris? - Podabrus basillaris Orange and black beetle in Alabama - Podabrus fayi Pennsylvania Beetle for ID - Rhagonycha Podabrus sp. - Podabrus flavicollis

Subfamily Chauliognathinae
Soldier Beetle - Chauliognathus limbicollis cantharid - Chauliognathus marginatus Chauliognathus marginatus - Margined Leatherwing? - Chauliognathus marginatus Goldenrod Soldier Beetle - Chauliognathus pensylvanicus Chauliognathus marginatus - Margined Leatherwing Beetle - Chauliognathus marginatus Unknown beetle - Chauliognathus scutellaris Chauliognathus pensylvanicus - Goldenrod Soldier Beetle - Chauliognathus pensylvanicus beetles - Belotus

Subfamily Malthininae
Tiny cantharid - Malthodes fragilis Soldier Beetle - Malthinus difficilis Cantharid - Malthodes curvatus Malthodes macnabi (Fender) - Malthodes macnabi - male Cantharid - Malthodes - female Malthodes sp.? - Malthodes Malthodes? - Malthodes Malthodes? - Malthodes

Subfamily Silinae
6026006 Silini beetle - Polemius laticornis Ditemnus? - Ditemnus Ditemnus? - Ditemnus Rhagonycha sp.? - Ditemnus soldier beetle - Polemius laticornis Soldier beetle? - Silis Beetle - Silis

Unidentified larvae
larva cantharid larva? Winter Larva Soldier beetle larva Beetle larvae Cantharid larva? Large beetle larva Large beetle larva


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