Discodon

Discodon
Discodon normale
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cantharidae
Tribe:	Silini
Genus:	Discodon Gorham, 1881

Discodon is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are more than 40 described species in Discodon.[1][2][3]

Species

These 44 species belong to the genus Discodon:

• Discodon abdominale Schaeffer, 1909
• Discodon abdominalis Schaeffer
• Discodon amazonum Pic, 1950
• Discodon arcuatum Constantin, 2015
• Discodon arnetti Wittmer
• Discodon bicoloricolle Pic, 1927
• Discodon bipunctatum Schaeffer, 1908
• Discodon brulei Constantin, 2015
• Discodon chapini Wittmer
• Discodon dalensi Constantin, 2015
• Discodon dewynteri Constantin, 2015
• Discodon dichromum (Fauvel, 1861)
• Discodon fernandezorum Constantin, 2015
• Discodon flavimarginatus Schaeffer
• Discodon flavomarginatum Schaeffer, 1908
• Discodon francillonnei Constantin, 2015
• Discodon fuscomaculatum Constantin, 2015
• Discodon gracilicorne Pic, 1910
• Discodon hirticorne Constantin, 2015
• Discodon huadquinaense Wittmer
• Discodon humeropictum Wittmer
• Discodon itoupense Constantin, 2015
• Discodon lamarrei Constantin, 2015
• Discodon lemoulti Pic, 1910
• Discodon luteicorne Constantin, 2015
• Discodon mantillerii Constantin, 2015
• Discodon maroninum Pic, 1930
• Discodon melanocerum Constantin, 2015
• Discodon montis Constantin, 2015
• Discodon nazareti Constantin, 2015
• Discodon nigripes Gorham, 1881
• Discodon nouraguense Constantin, 2015
• Discodon pascali Constantin, 2015
• Discodon peruvianum Wittmer
• Discodon planicolle (LeConte, 1858)
• Discodon platycorne Constantin, 2015
• Discodon poirieri Constantin, 2015
• Discodon quadrinotatum Constantin, 2015
• Discodon rufohumerale Pic, 1910
• Discodon saulense Constantin, 2015
• Discodon surinamense Pic, 1906
• Discodon taghavianae Constantin, 2015
• Discodon touroulti Constantin, 2015
• Discodon yvineci Constantin, 2015

References

1. "Discodon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Discodon". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Discodon genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

• Pelletier, G.; Hébert, C. (2014). "The Cantharidae of Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States". Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 25: 1–246. doi:10.3752/cjai.2014.25.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.