Russian Entomol. J. 13(12): 2334 © RUSSIAN ENTOMOLOGICAL JOURNAL, 2004 A checklist of Cantharidae (Coleoptera) of the ex-USSR Ñïèñîê Cantharidae (Coleoptera) áûâøåãî CCCP Sergey V. Kazantsev Ñ.Â. Êàçàíöåâ Donetskaya Str. 13-326, Moscow 109651 Russia óë. Äîíåöêàÿ 13-326, Ìîñêâà 109651 Ðîññèÿ. KEY WORDS: Coleoptera, Cantharidae, synonymy, taxonomy, checklist, Palaearctic, ex-USSR. ÊËÞ×ÅÂÛÅ ÑËÎÂÀ: Coleoptera, Cantharidae, ñèíîíèìèÿ, òàêñîíîìèÿ, ñïèñîê, Ïàëåàðêòèêà, áûâøèé ÑÑÑÐ. ABSTRACT: Provided is a checklist of the family has been published since Jakobsons Beetles of Rus- Cantharidae of the former USSR that includes 29 sia (19051916). During about a century that followed genera and 318 species of soldier-beetles, of which 23 many new taxa had been added, bringing the number of genera and 95 species are from Russia. Silotrachelus cantharids to a total of 316 species belonging in 29 Solsky, 1881, syn.n. is synonymized with Cantharis genera, and many taxonomical changed had been intro- Linnaeus, 1758; Cordicantharis caspica (Reitter, 1898), duced, making the necessity of updating such a list syn.n. with Cantharis cyanipennis Faldermann, quite evident. [Jacobsons list included 13 genera and 1835; Rhagonycha limbata Thomson, 1864, syn.n. 152 species, quite a number of which have been placed with Rhagonycha nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860; in synonymy.] Malthodes nikitskyi Kazantsev, 1995, syn.n. with A bibliographic reference in the checklist that fol- Malthodes kerzhneri Wittmer, 1979; Podabrus alpinus lows is given for every taxon of the genus and species var. iljini Barovskij, 1908, syn.n. with Podabrus level, as well as a note on the distribution of species alpinus Paykull, 1798; Podabrus dilaticollis var. dis- within and beyond the regarded territory. Some of the tincticollis Pic, 1905, syn.n. with Podabrus dilati- distribution records are based on literature sources, collis Motschulsky, 1860; Rhagonycha vitticollis var. provided that additional data confirms a possibility of obscurior Pic, 1900, syn.n. with Rhagonycha vitti- such distribution. collis Menetriez, 1832. Islamocantharis auroraensis The following synonymical and taxonomic changes Kazantsev, 1989, rev.n. is revalidated from synonymy seemed necessary: with Cordicantharis cyanipennis (Faldermann, 1835). Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758, type species: Cantharis ÐÅÇÞÌÅ: Ïðåäñòàâëåí ñïèñîê ñåìåéñòâà Can- fusca Linnaeus, 1758 tharidae áûâøåãî ÑÑÑÐ, êîòîðûé âêëþ÷àåò 29 ðîäîâ = Silotrachelus Solsky, 1881, type species: Silotrachelus semiru- è 318 âèäîâ æóêîâ-ìÿãêîòåëîê, èç êîòîðûõ 23 ðîäà fus Solsky, 1881, syn.n. è 95 âèäîâ ïðèâîäèòñÿ äëÿ Ðîññèè. Silotrachelus The description of Silotrachelus semirufus, of which no Solsky, 1881, syn.n. ñâîäèòñÿ â ñèíîíèìû ê Cantharis type has so far been found, clearly indicates that this is a Linnaeus, 1758; Cordicantharis caspica (Reitter, 1898), Cantharis species with reduced wings and elytra. Several syn.n. ê Cantharis cyanipennis Faldermann, 1835; such forms are known from the mountains of Central Asia, and it is quite probable that C. semirufus is a senior synonym Rhagonycha limbata Thomson, 1864, syn.n. ê Rhag- of one them. onycha nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860; Malthodes ni- kitskyi Kazantsev, 1995, syn.n. ê Malthodes kerzhneri Cordicantharis cyanipennis (Faldermann, 1835) Wittmer, 1979; Podabrus alpinus var. iljini Barovskij, = Cordicantharis caspica (Reitter, 1898), syn.n. 1908, syn.n. ê Podabrus alpinus Paykull, 1798; The description of Cordicantharis cyanipennis, no type Podabrus dilaticollis var. distincticollis Pic, 1905, specimens of which are known, corresponds to Cordicantharis syn.n. ê Podabrus dilaticollis Motschulsky, 1860; caspica. Both taxa are described from Iran. Rhagonycha vitticollis var. obscurior Pic, 1900, syn.n. ê Rhagonycha vitticollis Menetriez, 1832. Islamocan- Rhagonycha nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860 tharis auroraensis Kazantsev, 1989, rev.n. âîññòàíà- = Rhagonycha limbata Thomson, 1864, syn.n. âëèâàåòñÿ èç ñèíîíèìèè Cordicantharis cyanipennis The junior taxon previously treated as a subspecies of Rh. (Faldermann, 1835). nigriventris proved to have no difference from the latter and is hereby synonymized. Introduction Malthodes kerzhneri Wittmer, 1979 = Malthodes nikitskyi Kazantsev, 1995, syn.n. No checklist of soldier-beetles of Russia and adja- The study of the type of M. kerzhneri described from cent territories (within the limits of the former USSR) Japan has shown the identity of the two taxa. 24 Sergey V. Kazantsev Podabrus alpinus var. iljini Barovskij, 1908, syn.n. Species incertae sedis is synonymized with Podabrus alpinus Paykull, 1798. 7. lunulatus Fischer de Waldheim, 1844: 34 (Podabrus) Ross. merid. Podabrus dilaticollis var. distincticollis Pic, 1905, 8. nigriventris Fischer de Waldheim, 1844: 33 (Podab- syn.n. is synonymized with Podabrus dilaticollis Mots- rus) Ukraine chulsky, 1860. 9. vittatus Fischer de Waldheim, 1844: 34 (Podabrus) Tartaria magna Rhagonycha vitticollis var. obscurior Pic, 1900, Hatchiana Fender, 1966: 321 syn.n. is synonymized with Rhagonycha vitticollis type species Hatchiana arizonensis Fender, 1966 Menetriez, 1832. 1. rosinae Pic 1904: 25 (Podabrus) Russian Far East Islamocantharis auroraensis Kazantsev, 1989, China n.rev. is revalidated from synonymy withCordicantharis cyanipennis (Faldermann, 1835) Podabrus Westwood, 1840: 27 The two species distinguish from each other by at least type species Cantharis alpinus Paykull, 1798 two important characters, namely, absence of the blue metal- 1. alpinus Paykull, 1798: 259 (Cantharis) Northern lic tint on the elytra and bifid tarsal claws in auroraensis vs. and Central parts of European Russia, West Siberia, East presence of the blue metallic elytral tint (cyanipennis Siberia, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine meaning with deep blue elytra in Latin) and simple tarsal Western Europe, Mongolia claws in cyanipennis. var. iljini Barovskij, 1908: 174 2. annulatus Mannerheim, 1825: 28 (Cantharis) Of old synonymies only these are given that relate to the Northern part of European Russia, West Siberia, East Sibe- territory of the ex-USSR and/or have been in common use ria, Russian Far East Mongolia, China until recently. altaicus Pic, 1902: 47 ochoticus Motschulsky, 1860: 115 A checklist of Cantharidae (Coleoptera) of pallidior Pic, 1902: 47 3. dilaticollis Motschulsky, 1860: 115 East Siberia, the ex-USSR Russian Far East var. distincticollis Pic, 1905: 113 4. longissimus Pic, 1905: 113 Russian Far East CANTHARIDAE Imhoff, 1856 (1815) (Sakhalin, Kurils) Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu) CANTHARINAE Imhoff, 1856 (1815) 5. marginellus Motschulsky, 1860: 116 East Siberia, PODABRINI Leconte, 1881 Russian Far East Mongolia 6. maritimus Kazantsev, 1996: 205 Russian Far East Asiopodabrus Wittmer, 1982: 121 7. rotundimargo Kazantsev, 1996: 203 Russian Far type species Podabrus taiwanus Wittmer, 1982 East 1. ainu Nakane & Makino, 1990: 184 Russian Far East tribe CANTHARINI Imhoff, 1856 (1815) (Kurils, Sakhalin) Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu) 2. kurbatovi Kazantsev, 1998: 573 Russian Far East Ancistronycha Maerkel, 1851/1852: 589 type species: Cantharis abdominalis Fabricius, 1798 Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 1859: 400 1. erichsoni erichsoni Bach, 1854: 68 Ukraine type species: Rhagonycha piniphila Eschscholtz, 1830 Central Europe 1. angusticollis Motschulsky, 1860: 117 East Siberia, erichsoni kurbatovi Kazantsev, 1989: 242 Southern part of European Russia, Georgia Russian Far East Mongolia, Japan (Hokkaido) 2. violacea Paykull, 1798: 260 (Cantharis) Northern, 2. barkalovi Kazantsev, 1998: 572 East Siberia Central and Southern parts of European Russia, West Sibe- 3. flavimanus Motschulsky, 1860: 116 Northern part ria, Ukraine, Baltic states Western Europe of European Russia, West Siberia, East Siberia, Russian Far violacea Dietrich, 1857: 118 East Central and Northern Europe, Mongolia obscuripes Sahlberg, 1871:435 (Podabrus) callosus Sahlberg, 1887: 31 (Podabrus) Athemus Lewis, 1895: 110 ratteri Reitter, 1906: 35 (Podabrus) type species: Telephorus suturellus Motschulsky, 1860 4. kolymensis Kazantsev, 1992: 274 Russian Far East subgenus Athemus Lewis, 1895: 110 5. lapponicus Gyllenhal, 1810: XV (Cantharis) North- type species: Telephorus suturellus Motschulsky, 1860 ern part of European Russia, West Siberia, East Siberia, Rus- 1. suturellus suturellus Motschulsky, 1860: 10 (Telepho- sian Far East Scandinavia, Mongolia, Japan (Hokkaido) rus) Russian Far East Japan (Hokkaido) amurensis Heyden, 1880: 127 [RN] (Podabrus) bytonii Mannerheim, 1849: 231 (Cantharis) subgenus Andrathemus Wittmer, 1978: 155 flavipes Motschulsky, 1860: 116 [HM] nec Fischer de Fald- type species Athemus purpurascens Wittmer, 1978 heim, 1842 2. babai Ishida, 1986: 199 Russian Far East (Kurils) karelini Marseul, 1864: 12 (Podabrus) Japan (Honshu, Kyushu) labiatus Motschulsky, 1860: 117 nervosus Motschulsky, 1860: 117 subgenus Athemellus Wittmer, 1972: 123 6. recticollis Motschulsky, 1860: 117 Russian Far East type species Athemellus maculithorax Wittmer, 1972 A checklist of Cantharidae (Coleoptera) of the ex-USSR 25 3. adusticollis Kiesenwetter, 1874: 274 (Cantharis) of European Russia Russian Far East Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, 11. emilieae Svihla, 1992: 319 Uzbekistan Kyushu) 12. fallaciosa Barovskij, 1926: 237 Kirghizia 4. nigrimembris Kazantsev, 1994: 13 Russian Far East angustiplaga Barovskij, 1926: 237 5. striatus Kazantsev, 1994: 11 Russian Far East semispoliata Barovskij, 1926: 237 spoliata Barovskij, 1926: