Silis (beetle)

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Silis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cantharidae
Subfamily: Silinae
Tribe: Silini
Genus: Silis
Charpentier, 1825
Synonyms

Hapalocrosilis Pic, 1916
Silis Dejean, 1821

Silis is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae, found mostly in Europe and the Americas. There are at least 80 described species in Silis. [1] [2] [3]

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Species

These 88 species belong to the genus Silis:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [4] g = GBIF, [2] b = Bugguide.net [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Silis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. 1 2 "Silis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. 1 2 "Silis Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  4. "Catalogue of Life" . Retrieved 2018-04-28.

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