Yellow-tipped Soldier Beetle in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/31/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Map Snapshot
2 Records
Citations
No citations linked for this taxon yet.
Use of media featured on Maryland
Biodiversity Project is only permitted with express permission of the
photographer.
Yellow-tipped Soldier Beetle in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/31/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
View Record Details
Media by
Jim Moore.
Source: Wikipedia
| Malthinus occipitalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Cantharidae |
| Genus: | Malthinus |
| Species: | M. occipitalis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Malthinus occipitalis LeConte, 1851
| |
Malthinus occipitalis, the yellow-tipped soldier beetle, is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
Subspecies
[edit]These three subspecies belong to the species Malthinus occipitalis:
- Malthinus occipitalis atripennis LeConte, 1851
- Malthinus occipitalis occipitalis LeConte, 1881
- Malthinus occipitalis woodruffi Wittmer, 1981
References
[edit]- ^ "Malthinus occipitalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Malthinus occipitalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Malthinus occipitalis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
[edit]- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
 | This soldier beetle article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |