''Chauliognathus marginatus'', known generally as the margined leatherwing or margined soldier beetle, is a
species
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of
soldier beetle
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 ...
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 coat (British army), red coats of early Bri ...
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[ It is found in Central America and North America.][
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Cantharidae
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Beetles described in 1775
Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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