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.