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Rhagonycha testacea

Rhagonycha testacea

Classification

Class
Insecta

Rhagonycha is a genus of soldier beetle belonging to the family Cantharidae. There are at least 140 described species recorded from Europe, North America and Japan, and thought to date from the Upper Eocene to recent periods. Subgenera and notable species BioLib lists two subgenera: subgenus Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1830 Rhagonycha fulva (Scopoli, 1763) - the common red soldier beetle is the type species (as Cantharis fulva Scopoli, 1763, misidentified as C.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 158Switzerland · 35Germany · 30Netherlands · 22France · 15Belgium · 3