Annotated review of the Cantharidae and Malachiidae (Coleoptera) of the Maltese Islands Author Švihla, Vladimír Department of Entomology, National Museum, Kunratice 1, CZ- 148 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic; e-mail: vladimir _ svihla @ nm. cz Author Mifsud, David Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment, Agricultural Research and Development Centre, Ghammieri, Marsa, Malta; e-mail: david. a. mifsud @ gov. mt text Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 2006 2006-11-06 46 89 105 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5176714 0374-1036 5176714 Cantharis praecox Gené, 1836 Cantharis praecox Gené, 1836: 178 . Material examined. MALTA : 2 exs. ( DMZM ): Zejtun , 4.ii.1996 , leg. D. Mifsud // Cantharis praecox Gené , det. A. Kopetz 2000 ; 2 exs. ( DMZM ): Marsa , Ghammieri , 23.ii.1996 , leg. D. Mifsud // Cantharis praecox Gené , det. A. Kopetz 2000 ; 1 ex. ( DMZM ): Fiddien , 19.iii.1996 , leg. D. Mifsud // Cantharis praecox Gené , det. A. Kopetz 2000 ; 1 ex. ( DMZM ): Bidnija , 20.ii.1998 , leg. D. Mifsud // Cantharis praecox Gené , det. A. Kopetz 2000 ; 1 ex. ( DMZM ): Blata l-Bajda, 30.iii.1990 , leg. D. Mifsud // Cantharis praecox Gené , det. A. Kopetz 2000 . Distribution. Corsica , Sardinia, Sicily ( DELKESKAMP 1939 ) and Malta . Comments. Cantharis praecox represents a new record for the Maltese Islands. The species is frequently found in diverse habitats in Malta .