| Cratosilis | |
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| Cratosilis denticollis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Cantharidae |
| Tribe: | Cantharini |
| Genus: | Cratosilis Motschulsky, 1860 |
Cratosilis is a genus of soldier beetle belonging to the family Cantharidae.
Cratosilis include species with a radical metamorphosis and distinctive larval, pupal, and adult stages (Holometabola) during development. Larvae are radically different from the adults in their structure and behaviour.
