Malthinus
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| Malthinus | |
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| Malthinus biguttatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Cantharidae |
| Subfamily: | Malthininae |
| Tribe: | Malthinini |
| Genus: | Malthinus Latreille, 1806 |
| Diversity | |
| At least 140 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Apteromalthinus Escalera, 1913
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Malthinus is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae; species have been recorded from Europe, North America and Japan. There are more than 140 described species in Malthinus.[1][2][3]
