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]
| Podabrus | |
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| Podabrus basillaris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cantharidae |
| Subfamily: | Cantharinae |
| Tribe: | Podabrini |
| Genus: | Podabrus Westwood, 1838 |
| Synonyms | |
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Brachynotus Kirby, 1837 nec De Haan, 1833 | |
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Many Podabrus appear to mimic fireflies, such as the winter firefly.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Podabrus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "Podabrus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "Podabrus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "Podabrus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
Further reading edit
- Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 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.
- Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. Bibcode:2011ZooK...88....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
- LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Vol. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 0665100558.
- 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). Arnett, Ross H. Jr.; Thomas, M.C.; Skelley, P.E.; Frank, J.H. (eds.). 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.
External links edit
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