Subfamily Chauliognathinae LeConte 1861 (soldier beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Cantharidae

Parent taxon: Cantharidae according to C. Y. Cai et al. 2022

See also Bouchard et al. 2011, Fanti 2017, Fanti 2017 and Lawrence and Newton 1995

Sister taxa: Cantharinae, Cretocantharis, Dysmorphocerinae, Katyacantharis, Malthininae, Myamalycocerus, Ornatomalthinus, Silinae

Subtaxa: Chauliognathini Ichthyurini

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Type: Chauliognathus

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (4: Colorado collections)

• Cretaceous of Australia (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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