Biology:Podabrus
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Short description: Genus of beetles
| Podabrus | |
|---|---|
| Podabrus basillaris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cantharidae |
| Subfamily: | Cantharinae |
| Tribe: | Podabrini |
| Genus: | Podabrus Westwood, 1838 |
| Synonyms | |
|
Brachynotus Kirby, 1837 nec De Haan, 1833 | |
Podabrus is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are at least 110 described species in Podabrus, recorded from Europe, North America and Asia.[1][2][3][4]

Many Podabrus appear to mimic fireflies, such as the winter firefly.
See also
References
- ↑ ITIS
- ↑ "Podabrus". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/8156516.
- ↑ "Podabrus Genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/9448. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ↑ "Podabrus Overview". http://eol.org/pages/3263076/overview. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
Further reading
- American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 2002. ISBN 978-0849309540.
- Blatchley, W.S. (1910). An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub.. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18111#page/5/mode/1up.
- Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A. et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys 88: 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. PMID 21594053.
- LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 0665100558. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/85732.
- Pelletier, G.; Hébert, C. (2014). "The Cantharidae of Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States". Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 25. doi:10.3752/cjai.2014.25.
- Ramsdale, Alistair S. (2002). Family 64. Cantharidae. American Beetles volume 2: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. pp. 202–218. ISBN 0-8493-0954-9.
- White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0395910897. https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780395910894.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q18113579 entry
