''Chauliognathus basalis'', the Colorado soldier beetle, is a species of
soldier beetle in the family
Cantharidae
The soldier beetles (Cantharidae) are relatively soft-bodied, straight-sided beetles. They are cosmopolitan in distribution. One of the first described species has a color pattern reminiscent of the Red coat (British army), red coats of early Bri ...
. It is found in North America.
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Cantharidae
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Beetles described in 1859
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