Discodon is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are more than 40 described species in Discodon. The term is said to encompass around 400 species, which is mostly found in South America, from sea-level up to 3000 meters.
Selected species
These species belong to the genus Discodon:
- Discodon abdominale <small>Schaeffer, 1909</small>
- Discodon abdominalis <small>Schaeffer</small>
- Discodon amazonum <small>Pic, 1950</small>
- Discodon arcuatum <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon arnetti <small>Wittmer</small>
- Discodon aurimaculatum <small>Biffi & Geiser, 2022</small>
- Discodon bicoloricolle <small>Pic, 1927</small>
- Discodon bipunctatum <small>Schaeffer, 1908</small>
- Discodon brulei <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon chapini <small>Wittmer</small>
- Discodon crassipes <small>Wittmer, 1952</small>
- Discodon dalensi <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon dewynteri <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon dichromum <small>(Fauvel, 1861)</small>
- Discodon fernandezorum <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon flavimarginatus <small>Schaeffer</small>
- Discodon flavomarginatum <small>Schaeffer, 1908</small>
- Discodon francillonnei <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon fuscomaculatum <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon gracilicorne <small>Pic, 1910</small>
- Discodon hirticorne <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon huadquinaense <small>Wittmer</small>
- Discodon humeropictum <small>Wittmer</small>
- Discodon itoupense <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon lamarrei <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon lemoulti <small>Pic, 1910</small>
- Discodon lineaticorne <small>Biffi & Geiser, 2022</small>
- Discodon luteicorne <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon mantillerii <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon marginicolle <small>Biffi & Geiser, 2022</small>
- Discodon maroninum <small>Pic, 1930</small>
- Discodon melanocerum <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon montis <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon nazareti <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon neoteutonum <small>Biffi & Geiser, 2022</small>
- Discodon nigripes <small>Gorham, 1881</small>
- Discodon nigrocephalum <small>Pic, 1949</small>
- Discodon nouraguense <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon obscurior <small>Pic, 1906</small>
- Discodon pascali <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon peruvianum <small>Wittmer</small>
- Discodon planicolle <small>(LeConte, 1858)</small>
- Discodon platycorne <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon poirieri <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon quadrinotatum <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon rufohumerale <small>Pic, 1910</small>
- Discodon saulense <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon surinamense <small>Pic, 1906</small>
- Discodon taghavianae <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon tamoio <small>Biffi & Geiser, 2022</small>
- Discodon tenuecostatum <small>Biffi & Geiser, 2022</small>
- Discodon testaceipes <small>Pic, 1930</small>
- Discodon touroulti <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
- Discodon tricolor <small>(Guérin-Méneville, 1832)</small>
- Discodon vanini <small>Biffi & Geiser, 2022</small>
- Discodon viridimontanum <small>Biffi & Geiser, 2022</small>
- Discodon yvineci <small>Constantin, 2015</small>
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