Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus sp. Soldier Beetle Georgetown, South Carolina
: Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Polyphaga : Elateriformia : Cantharoidea : Cantharidae
Genera
Chauliognathus Silis Cantharis Podabrus Malthodes and more

The soldier beetles, or Cantharidae are relatively soft-bodied, straight sided beetles, closely related to the Lampyridae or firefly family. Some are important predators of aphids during their brief adulthood.

See also

• Spanish fly is sometimes referred to as cantharides but is in a different beetle family.