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Silinae is a subfamily of soldier beetles in the family 
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 ...
. There are about 6 genera and more than 180 described species in Silinae.
Genera
These six genera belong to the subfamily Silinae: * ''Discodon
''Discodon'' is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are more than 40 described species in ''Discodon''.
Species
These 44 species belong to the genus ''Discodon'':
* ''Discodon abdominale'' Schaeffer, 1909
* ''Discodon ab ...
'' Gorham, 1881
* '' Ditemnus'' LeConte, 1861
* ''Plectonotum
''Plectonotum'' is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There is at least one described species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodivers ...
'' Gorham, 1891
* ''Polemius
''Polemius'' is a genus of soldier beetles in the family 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 pa ...
'' LeConte, 1851
* '' Silis'' Charpentier, 1825
* ''Tytthonyx
''Tytthonyx'' is a genus of soldier beetles in the family 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 p ...
'' LeConte, 1851
References
Further reading
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* Cantharidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{cantharidae-stub