Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856

Fanti, Fabrizio & Vitali, Francesco, 2021, Updated checklist of the Cantharidae, Lampyridae, and Lycidae of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Coleoptera: Elateroidea), Zootaxa 5047 (1), pp. 33-44 : 34-39

FAMILY Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856

Ancistronycha abdominalis (Fabricius, 1798)

Magis 2005.

Ancistronycha violacea (Paykull, 1798)

Ferrant 1917; Magis 1956, 1968, 1971; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2012.

Cantharis (s. str.) cryptica Ashe, 1947

Magis 1968; Gerend et al. 2007; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Köhler 2009, 2011, 2013; Švihla & Dvořák 2009 [ Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007]; Kazantsev 2012.

Cantharis (s. str.) decipiens Baudi di Selve, 1872

Magis 1968; Gerend et al. 2007; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Köhler 2009, 2011, 2013; Kazantsev 2012.

Cantharis (s. str.) figurata Mannerheim, 1843

Magis 1968; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2012.

Cantharis (s. str.) flavilabris Fallén, 1807

Köhler 2009, 2011 (sub Cantharis fulvicollis ).

Cantharis (s. str.) fusca Linnaeus, 1758

Olm 1892; Ferrant 1917; Magis 1956, 1968, 1970, 1972; Mousset 1981a; Gerend 2000; Gerend et al. 2007; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Köhler 2011, 2013; Kazantsev 2012.

Cantharis (s. str.) livida Linnaeus, 1758

Magis 1956, 1968, 1971; Gerend et al. 2007; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Silkin 2008; Kazantsev 2012; Köhler 2013.

Cantharis (s. str.) nigra (De Geer, 1774)

Köhler 2013 (sub Cantharis thoracica ).

Note. C. nigra is often and easily confused with Cantharis flavilabris . The presence and distribution in Luxembourg need to be further studied.

Cantharis (s. str.) nigricans (O. F. Müller, 1776)

Magis 1956, 1968, 1971; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Köhler 2009, 2011; Kazantsev 2012. Cantharis (s. str.) obscura Linnaeus, 1758

Magis 1956, 1968; Gerend et al. 2007; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Köhler 2009; Kazantsev 2012.

Cantharis (s. str.) pallida Goeze, 1777

Mousset 1981a; Köhler 2009, 2011, 2013.

Cantharis (s. str.) paludosa Fallén, 1807 ( Fig. 1 )

Material. Wincrange, Hoffelt, 8. VI .2000, A. Mousset leg. [ MNHNL] .

Note. C. paludosa is a hygrophilous species, not rare in humid environments.

Cantharis (s. str.) paradoxa Hicker, 1960

Gerend et al. 2007; Köhler 2009; Zagatti & Mériguet 2014 (Benelux).

Cantharis (s. str.) pellucida Fabricius, 1792

Magis 1956, 1968, 1971; Mousset 1981a; Gerend et al. 2007; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Köhler 2009, 2011, 2013.

Cantharis (s. str.) pulicaria Fabricius, 1781

Magis 1956; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Silkin 2008; Kazantsev 2012.

Note. C. pulicaria is a rather rare species throughout the distributional range. We do not know any collection specimen from Luxembourg, so the actual distribution in the Grand Duchy must be confirmed.

Cantharis (s. str.) rufa Linnaeus, 1758

Olm 1892; Magis 1956, 1968; Mousset 1981a; Gerend 2000; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Silkin 2008; Kazantsev 2012; Köhler 2011, 2013.

Note. Reported as Cantharis (s. str.) darwiniana (Sharp, 1867): Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2012.

Cantharis (s. str.) rustica Fállen, 1807

Magis 1956, 1968, 1971, 1972; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Silkin 2008; Kazantsev 2012; Köhler 2013.

Cantharis (s. str.) terminata Faldermann, 1835 ( Fig. 2 )

Material. Luxembourg Hollerich, 10.VI.1975, C. Hahn leg., 1 spec. [ MNHNL]; Strassen , 13.IX.1998, A. Mousset leg. , 1 spec. [ MNHNL]; Strassen , Ruderlech, on Tilea , 24. V.2009, F. Vitali leg. , 1 spec. [coll. F. Vitali]; Luxembourg Bambësch , 17. V.2014, F. Vitali , 1 spec. [coll. F. Vitali].

Note. C. terminata is a rare montane species, similar to Cantharis quadripunctata (O. F. Müller, 1776) and C. montana Stierlin, 1898 but basically with a black elytral margin. The species is widespread in Europe and the Middle East, and common in Belgian Luxembourg ( Everts 1922; Horion 1953).

Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758

Magis 1968, 1971; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Silkin 2008; Kazantsev 2012; Köhler 2013.

Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) pagana Rosenhauer, 1847

Magis 1968, 1971; Švihla 2006; Gerend et al. 2007; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Köhler 2009; Kazantsev 2012; Fanti 2014.

Cratosilis denticollis (Schummel, 1844)

Magis 1968, 1971; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Köhler 2011; Kazantsev 2012.

Metacantharis clypeata (Illiger, 1798)

Köhler 2011.

Podistra (Absidia) rufotestacea (Letzner, 1845)

Gerend et al. 2007 (sub Absidia rufotestacea ); Köhler 2009, 2011 (sub Absidia rufotestacea ), 2013 (sub Absidia rufotestacea ).

Rhagonycha (s. str.) elongata (Fállen, 1807)

Magis 1956; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2012.

Note. This species is often confused with Rhagonycha gallica Pic, 1923 and Rhagonycha atra (Linnaeus, 1767) . We do not know collection specimens from Luxembourg; therefore, its actual presence must be verified.

Rhagonycha (s. str.) fulva (Scopoli, 1763)

Magis 1956, 1968, 1971; Meyer 1977; Mousset 1981a (sub Cantharis fulva ); Gerend et al. 2007; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Silkin 2008; Köhler 2009, 2011, 2013; Kazantsev 2012.

Rhagonycha (s. str.) gallica Pic, 1923

Gerend et al. 2007; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Köhler 2009, 2011; Kazantsev 2012.

Rhagonycha (s. str.) lignosa (O. F. Müller, 1764)

Magis 1956, 1968, 1971; Gerend et al. 2007; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Köhler 2009, 2011, 2013; Kazantsev 2012.

Rhagonycha (s. str.) lutea (O. F. Müller, 1764)

Magis 1956, 1971; Gerend et al. 2007; Kazantsev & Brancuccci 2007; Silkin 2008; Köhler 2011, 2013.

Rhagonycha (s. str.) nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860

Magis 1956 (sub limbata), 1968 (sub limbata), 1971 (sub limbata); Mousset 1981a (sub limbata); Gerend 2000 (sub limbata); Gerend et al. 2007 (sub limbata); Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Köhler 2011 (sub limbata), 2013 (sub limbata); Kazantsev 2012.

Rhagonycha (s. str.) testacea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Magis 1968, 1971; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Köhler 2009, 2011, 2013; Kazantsev 2012.

Rhagonycha (s. str.) translucida (Krynicki, 1832)

Köhler 2011.

Podabrus alpinus (Paykull, 1798)

Magis 1956, 1968, 1970; Gerend et al. 2007; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Köhler 2009; Kazantsev 2012.

Malthinus (s. str.) balteatus Suffrian, 1851

Köhler 2009.

Malthinus (s. str.) bilineatus Kiesenwetter, 1852

Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2012; Chittaro et al. 2021.

Malthinus (s. str.) facialis C. G. Thomson, 1864

Gerend et al. 2007; Köhler 2009.

Malthinus (s. str.) fasciatus (A. G. Olivier, 1790)

Gerend et al. 2007.

Malthinus (s. str.) flaveolus (Herbst, 1786)

Gerend et al. 2007 (sub Malthinus punctatus ); Köhler 2009, 2011 (sub Malthinus punctatus ), 2013 (sub Malthinus punctatus ).

Malthinus (s. str.) frontalis (Marsham, 1802)

Köhler 2009, 2011.

Malthinus (s. str.) glabellus Kiesenwetter, 1852

Köhler 2011, 2013.

Malthinus (s. str.) seriepunctatus Kiesenwetter, 1852

Köhler 2011, 2013.

Malthodes (s. str.) alpicola Kiesenwetter, 1852

Bretzendorfer 2002.

Malthodes (s. str.) fuscus (Waltl, 1838)

Gerend et al. 2007.

Malthodes (s. str.) guttifer Kiesenwetter, 1852

Gerend et al. 2007.

Malthodes (s. str.) marginatus (Latreille, 1806)

Gerend et al. 2007; Köhler 2009, 2011, 2013.

Malthodes (s. str.) maurus (Laporte de Castelnau, 1840)

Magis 1971.

Malthodes (s. str.) minimus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Magis 1956, 1971; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Köhler 2011, 2013; Kazantsev 2012.

Malthodes (s. str.) misellus Kiesenwetter, 1852

Magis 1956 (sub Malthodes maurus var. misellus ); Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007.

Malthodes (s. str.) mysticus mysticus Kiesenwetter, 1852

Gerend et al. 2007.

Malthodes (s. str.) pumilus (Brébisson, 1835)

Köhler 2013.

Malthodes (s. str.) spathifer Kiesenwetter, 1852

Magis 1968, 1971; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Köhler 2011, 2013.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Cantharis paludosa Fallén, 1807. Specimen preserved at the National Museum of Natural History of Luxembourg, scale bar = 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 2. Cantharis terminata Faldermann, 1835. Specimen preserved at the National Museum of Natural History of Luxembourg, scale bar = 1.0 mm.