Silinae Explained

Silinae is a subfamily of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are about 6 genera and more than 180 described species in Silinae.

Genera

These six genera belong to the subfamily Silinae:

• Discodon Gorham, 1881
• Ditemnus LeConte, 1861
• Plectonotum Gorham, 1891
• Polemius LeConte, 1851
• Silis Charpentier, 1825
• Tytthonyx LeConte, 1851

Further reading

• The Cantharidae of Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States. 2014. Pelletier . G.. Hébert . C.. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 25. 1–246. 10.3752/cjai.2014.25. free.
• Book: American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. 2002. Ramsdale . Alistair S.. Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. Thomas . Michael C.. Skelley . Paul E.. Frank . J. Howard. CRC Press. Family 64: Cantharidae. 202–218. 978-0-8493-0954-0.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.
• Book: Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. 1861. LeConte . J. L.. Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. 136. 978-0665100550. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459.