Fissocantharis
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| Fissocantharis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Cantharidae |
| Genus: | Fissocantharis Pic, 1921 |
| Type species | |
| Fissocantharis opaca Pic, 1921 | |
| Diversity | |
| About 200+ species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Fissocantharis is a genus of soldier beetle belonging to the family Cantharidae. It is one of the largest genera of cantharid beetles, with about 200 species known worldwide and new species discovered in every year.[1][2][3]
In China, more than 100 species recognized.[4][5][6] About 30 species identified from Taiwan, where all of them are endemic, except one species, F. mucronata.[7]
