NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2008

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Tribe - Malthinini
  Subfamily - Malthininae
  Family - Cantharidae
  Superfamily - Elateroidea
  Infraorder - Elateriformia
  Suborder - Polyphaga
  Order - Coleoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Malthinus alexanderi
      Species - Malthinus atripennis
      Species - Malthinus bicolor
      Species - Malthinus chisosensis
      Species - Malthinus cuspidatus
      Species - Malthinus difficilis
      Species - Malthinus fjellandi
      Species - Malthinus huachucae
      Species - Malthinus knulli
      Species - Malthinus occipitalis
      Species - Malthinus quadrimaculatus
      Species - Malthinus rothi
      Species - Malthinus sancticatalinus
      Species - Malthinus sowerestanus
      Species - Malthinus subcostatus
      Species - Malthinus tricolor
      Species - Malthinus texanus