''Silis difficilis'' is a
species
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of
soldier beetle in the
family
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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 ...
.
[ It is found in North America.][
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Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species ''Silis difficilis'':
* ''Silis difficilis difficilis'' b
* ''Silis difficilis flavida'' b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
References
Further reading
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Cantharidae
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Beetles described in 1850
Beetles of North America
Taxa named by John Lawrence LeConte
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