''Malthinus'' is a genus of
soldier beetle
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 coats of early British soldiers, hence the ...
s 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 coats of early British soldiers, hence the ...
; species have been recorded from Europe, N. America and Japan. There are more than 140 described species in ''Malthinus''.
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See also
* List of Malthinus species
This is a list of 144 species in '' Malthinus'', a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae.
''Malthinus'' species
* '' Malthinus aetolicus'' Wittmer, 1974
* '' Malthinus alexanderi'' Fender, 1966
* '' Malthinus armipes'' Kiesenwetter, ...
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Cantharidae
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