Cantharinae Imhoff 1856
Creators: name: Hsiao, Yun
name: Li, Yun
name: Ren, Dong
name: Pang, Hong
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cantharidae

description: KEY TO THE GENERA OF BURMITE CANTHARINAE 1. Disc of pronotum without large depression; elytra deeply punctate, sometimes forming rows of reticulate punctures; caudal segment simple, unmodified.............................................................................................. 2 – Disc of pronotum with large depression anteriorly; elytra smooth; caudal segment distinctly furcated, fishtail-shaped ..................................................................................................................Hukawngichthyurus2. Pronotum broad and laterally rounded, sides forming continuous curve with anterior edge, without prominent anterior angle ................................................................................................................................. 3 – Pronotum subquadrate to trapezoidal or distinctly transverse, sides not forming continuous curve with anterior edge because of noticeable anterior angle ........................................................................................ 5 3. Antennae pectinate ........................................................................................................................Burmomiles– Antennae filiform or serrate ............................................................................................................................ 4 4. Antennae filiform; head slightly narrowed basally; pronotum broad anteriorly, with sides subparallel; tarsomeres 1–3 slightly bilobed..................................................................................................Elektrokleinia– Antennae serrate; head strongly narrowed basally; pronotum strongly narrowed anteriorly; tarsomeres 1–3 simple .................................................................................................................................Palaeocantharis5. Lateral edges of pronotum serrate .........................................................................................Myamalycocerus– Lateral edges of pronotum simple ................................................................................................................... 6 6. Pronotum trapezoidal or distinctly transverse ............................................................................................... 7 – Pronotum subquadrate ..............................................................................................................Cretocantharis7. Head rounded behind eyes; disc of pronotum rugose ...........................................................Ornatomalthinus– Head strongly narrowed basally; disc of pronotum smooth ....................................................... Sanaungulus
description: Published as part of Hsiao, Yun, Li, Yun, Ren, Dong & Pang, Hong, 2021, Morphological phylogenetics provide new insights into the classification and evolution of fossil soldier beetles from Mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), pp. 1271-1293 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 193 on page 1282, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa184, http://zenodo.org/record/5753254