''Cratosilis'' is a genus of soldier beetle belonging to the family Cantharidae.Biolib
/ref> ''Cratosilis'' include species with a radical metamorphosis and distinctive larval, pupal, and adult stages (

endopterygota Endopterygota (from Ancient Greek ''endon'' 'inner' + ''pterón'' 'wing' + New Latin ''-ota'' 'having'), also known as Holometabola, is a superorder of insects within the infraclass Neoptera that go through distinctive larval, pupal, and adult s ...

) during development. Larvae are radically different from the adults in their structure and behaviour.

List of species

* '' Cratosilis denticollis'' (Schummel 1844) * '' Cratosilis distinguenda'' (Baudi 1859) * '' Cratosilis laeta'' (Fabricius 1792) * '' Cratosilis sicula'' (Marseul 1864) * '' Cratosilis theresae'' Pic 1901

References

Beetles of Europe Cantharidae {{Cantharidae-stub