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Podabrus
Podabrus basillaris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
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.

Many Podabrus appear to mimic fireflies, such as the winter firefly.

See also

• List of Podabrus species

References

1. "Podabrus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
2. "Podabrus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
3. "Podabrus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
4. "Podabrus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-17.

Further reading

• 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) . A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0395910897.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Podabrus at Wikimedia Commons

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