-{zh-hant:菊虎科;zh-hans:花萤科}-（Cantharidae），又稱-{zh-hant:花螢科;zh-hans:菊虎科}-，為鞘翅目下的一科，屬於叩頭蟲總科的一支。目前已知超過130屬5000種，分屬5個亞科。該科成員一般體態修長、鞘翅柔軟，且許多種類具有鮮豔的警戒色。菊虎主要棲息於森林中，廣布於各大洲的可棲息地，常可見到其停棲於花朵上。成蟲主要為肉食性，會捕食小型無脊椎動物，如蚜蟲或蛾類幼蟲等。但也會採食花蜜，為授粉昆蟲之一。
從相關的化石記錄來看，該科的多樣性於中生代末期已相當豐富，且部分亞科可能在演化初期，就已具備了相當的物種多樣性。目前該科成員最早可以追溯到白堊紀早期。
下属分类
本科包括以下属：
{{common taxon list|italic=yes
||Absidiella |Wittmer, 1972
||Afronycha |Wittmer, 1949
||Allocotoma |Gorham, 1895
||Ancistronycha |Märkel, 1852
|始源小菊虎屬 |Archaeomalthodes |Hsiao, Slipinski & Pang, 2016
||Armidia |Mulsant, 1862
||Arturmiles |Fanti, 2021
||Asilis |Broun, 1893
||Asiopodabrus |Wittmer, 1982
||Asiosilis |Wittmer, 1977
||Atalantycha |Kazantsev, 2005
||Athemellus |Wittmer, 1972
||Athemus |Lewis, 1895
||Autosilis |Kazantsev, 2011
||Bactrocantharis |Barovskii, 1926
||Bactronycha |Kazantsev, 2001
||Belotus |Gorham, 1881
||Bisadia |Wittmer, 1972
||Boveycantharis |Wittmer, 1969
||Brachysilidius |Pic, 1949
||Brevipterus |Yang, Liu & Zhao, 2022
||Burmomiles |Fanti, Damgaard & Ellenberger, 2018
||Caccodes |Sharp, 1885
||Cacomorphocerus |Schaufuss, 1892
||Callosonotatum |Pic, 1945
||Cantharis |Linnaeus, 1758
||Cantharomorphus |Fiori, 1914
||Cephalomalthinus |Pic, 1921
||Chauliognathus |Hentz, 1830
||Cnathrion |Kazantsev & Perkovsky, 2019
||Compsonycha |Wittmer, 1949
||Cordicantharis |Svihla, 1999
||Cordylocera |Guérin, 1830
||Cordylocerellus |Wittmer, 1969
||Cratosilis |Motschulsky, 1860
||Cretocantharis |Hsiao, Li, Ren & Pang, 2021
||Crudosilis |Kazantsev, 1994
||Cultellunguis |McKey-Fender, 1950
||Curche |Alekseev & Kazantsev, 2014
||Curticantharis |Zhang, 1989
||Cyrebion |Fairmaire, 1891
||Cyrtomoptera |Motschulsky, 1860
||Cyrtomoptila |Motschoulsky, 1859
||Daiphron |Gorham, 1881
||Delkeskampia |Wittmer, 1969
||Dichelotarsus |Motschulsky, 1860
||Discodon |Gorham, 1881
||Ditemnomorphus |Champion, 1915
||Ditemnus |LeConte, 1861
||Dysmorphocerus |Solier, 1849
||Electronycha |Kazantsev, 2013
||Electrosilis |Kazantsev, 2013
||Elektrokleinia |Ellenberger & Fanti, 2019
||Eridanula |Fanti & Damgaard, 2018
||Eusilis |Reitter, 1887
||Falsomalthinus |Pic, 1924
||Falsomalthodes |Pic, 1924
||Falsopodabrus |Pic, 1927
||Fissocantharis |Pic, 1921
||Flabelloontelus |Pic, 1911
||Frostia |Fender, 1951
||Gallerucocantharis |Pic, 1913
||Geigyella |Wittmer, 1972
||Grandesilis |Pic, 1955
||Guineapolemius |Wittmer, 1969
||Gymnocantharis |Wittmer, 1979
||Habronychus |Wittmer, 1981
||Habronychus (Monohabronychus) gen. |Monohabronychus
||Hansasilis |Pic, 1936
||Haplous |Fairmaire, 1885
||Hatchiana |Fender, 1966
||Hemipodistra |Ganglbauer, 1922
||Hemipodistra |Heikertinger, 1922
||Heteromastix |Boheman, 1858
||Hoffeinsensia |Kuska & Kania, 2010
||Hukawngichthyurus |Fanti & Ellenberger, 2018
||Hyponotum |Wittmer, 1949
||Ichthyurini |Champion, 1915
||Ichthyurus |Westwood, 1848
||Incisosilis |Pic, 1908
||Indopolemius |Wittmer, 1969
||Inmalthodes |Pic, 1938
||Islamocantharis |Wittmer & Magis, 1978
||Juratelacrima |Fanti & Damgaard, 2018
||Kandyosilis |Pic, 1929
||Katyacantharis |Kazantsev & Perkovsky, 2019
||Kuskaella |Fanti & Kupryjanowicz, 2017
||Laemoglyptus |Fairmaire, 1886
||Leiothorax |Wittmer, 1978
||Lithocantharis |Linnaeus, 1997
||Lobetus |Kiesenwetter, 1852
||Lycocerus |Gorham
||Lycopolemius |Pic, 1921
||Macrocerus |Motschulsky, 1845
||Macromalthinus |Pic, 1919
||Macrosilis |Pic, 1911
||Malchinomorphus |Pic, 1922
||Malthaster |Gorham, 1885
||Malthesis |Motschulsky, 1853
||Malthinellus |Kiesenwetter, 1874
||Malthinocantharis |Pic, 1914
||Malthinus |Latreille, 1806
||Malthodes |Kiesenwetter, 1852
||Malthoichthyurus |Pic, 1919
||Malthopterus |Motschulsky, 1853
||Maltypus |Motschoulsky, 1860
||Manizalesum |Pic, 1955
||Mantimalthinus |Fanti & Castiglione, 2017
||Markus |Fanti & Pankowski, 2018
||Maroniodes |Brancucci, 1981
||Maronius |Gorham, 1881
||Metacantharis |Bourgeois, 1886
||Michalskantharis |Fanti, 2017
||Microdaiphron |Pic, 1926
||Microichthyurus |Pic, 1919
||Micronotum |Wittmer, 1949
||Micropodabrus |Pic, 1920
||Mikadocantharis |Wittmer & Magis, 1978
||Mimomalthinus |Pic, 1931
||Mimoplatycis |Kazantsev, 2013
||Mimopodabrus |Wittmer, 1997
||Mimopolemius |Pic, 1921
||Molliberus |Peris & Fanti, 2018
||Myamalycocerus |Fanti, 2016
||Nastonycha |Motschulsky, 1853
||Neogressittia |Wittmer, 1969
||Neoontelus |Wittmer, 1972
||Noergaardia |Fanti & Damgaard, 2018
||Nothotytthonyx |Li, Biffi, Kundrata & Cai, 2022
||Occathemus |Svihla, 1999
||Onychotelusia |Wittmer, 1969
||Oontelus |Solier, 1849
||Ornatomalthinus |Poinar & Fanti, 2016
||Pachymesia |Westwood, 1849
||Pachymesiosilis |Pic, 1911
||Pacificanthia |Kazantsev, 2002
||Pakabsidia |Wittmer, 1972
||Palaeocantharis |Hsiao, Li, Ren & Pang, 2021
||Palmnickeneoceras |Fanti & Damgaard, 2018
||Paracantharis |Wittmer, 1969
||Paradiscodon |Wittmer, 1969
||Paramalthinus |Brancucci, 1984
||Paramaronius |Wittmer, 1963
||Parasilis |Gorham, 1885
||Peltariosilis |Wittmer, 1952
||Photinomorpha |Champion, 1915
||Photurocantharis |Pic, 1914
||Plectocephalon |Pic, 1928
||Plectonotum |Gorham, 1891
||Podabrinus |Fairmaire, 1896
||Podabrus |Dejean, 1833
||Podabrus |Leconte, 1850
||Podabrus |Westwood, 1838
||Podistra |Motschulsky, 1839
||Podistra |Victor, 1839
||Podosilis |Wittmer, 1978
||Poinarelektronmiles |Fanti & Damgaard, 2020
||Polemiosilis |Pic, 1921
||Polemius |LeConte, 1851
||Porostenus |Motschulsky, 1853
||Prosthaptus |Gorham, 1900
||Prothemellus |Svihla, 1992
||Prothemus |Champion, 1926
- *Prothemus blankae
- *Prothemus chinensis Wittmer, 1987
- *Prothemus hisamatsui Wittmer, 1984
- 鹿野氏圓胸菊虎 Prothemus kanoi Wittmer, 1984
- *Prothemus kubani
- Prothemus laticornis Y.Yang & X.Yang, 2011
- Prothemus limbolarius (Fairmaire, 1900)
- *Prothemus lycoceroides Kazantsev, 2011，一般體態修長、鞘翅柔軟、色彩多變，且有金屬光澤。腹部7至8節。通常兩性形態有些差異，然而已知所有的菊虎種類都不會發光。本種相當高的物種多樣性，目前全世界已知種超過5,000種，然而保存狀況亦不佳。目前除了三例白堊紀緬甸琥珀的種類（均來自緬甸），大多數琥珀化石菊虎皆描述自新生代的琥珀，絕大多數來自波羅的海琥珀，在遭遇掠食者攻擊時，會分泌一種白色粘稠液體驅敵。澳洲聯邦科學與工業研究組織（CSIRO）的研究團隊在分析液體成分後，發現含有一種稱為8Z-二氫母菊酸（8Z-dihydromatricaria acid，DHMA）的脂肪酸，具有抗腫瘤、微生物能力。該物種也是目前唯一已知可分泌這種化學物質的真核生物。
參考文獻
外部連結
*[http://delta-intkey.com/elateria/www/cant.htm Delta key]
- [http://sites.google.com/site/mikesinsectkeys/Home/keys-to-coleoptera/cantharidae/FamilyCantharidae%2Ckeytogenus.pdf?attredirects=0 Key to the British genera of Cantharidae]
- [http://sites.google.com/site/mikesinsectkeys/Home/keys-to-coleoptera/cantharidae/GenusCantharisillustratedkeytoBritishspecies.pdf?attredirects=0 Key to the British species of genus Cantharis]
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