Podabrus

Podabrus
Podabrus basillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Cantharidae
Subfamily:	Cantharinae
Tribe:	Podabrini
Genus:	Podabrus Westwood, 1838
Synonyms [1]
Brachynotus Kirby, 1837 Imasakapodabrus Takahashi, 2012 Japanopodabrus Takahashi, 2012 Malthacus Kirby, 1837 Nakanepodabrus Takahashi, 2012 Podabrus Fischer de Waldheim, 1821

Podabrus is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are more than 100 described species in Podabrus, recorded from Europe, North America and Asia. ^{[2] [3]}

Podabrus tricostatus

Species

These 119 species belong to the genus Podabrus: ^{[2] [3]}

• Podabrus albocaudatus Krefft, 1872
• Podabrus alexanderi Fender, 1953
• Podabrus alpinus (Paykull, 1798)
• Podabrus altus Fall, 1928
• Podabrus ambiguus Fall, 1928
• Podabrus annulatus (Mannerheim, 1825)
• Podabrus appendiculatus Fall, 1928
• Podabrus asperipunctatus
• Podabrus basilaris (Say, 1823)
• Podabrus binotatus LeConte, 1881
• Podabrus bolteri LeConte, 1881
• Podabrus brevicollis Fall, 1928
• Podabrus brevipennis LeConte, 1878
• Podabrus brimleyi Green, 1947
• Podabrus brunneus Fender, 1943
• Podabrus brunnicollis (Fabricius, 1801)
• Podabrus californicus Fender, 1948
• Podabrus carmelensis Fender, 1948
• Podabrus cascadensis Fender, 1943
• Podabrus cavicollis LeConte, 1851
• Podabrus cinctipennis LeConte, 1866
• Podabrus circumangulatus
• Podabrus citrinus Fall, 1928
• Podabrus confraternus Fall, 1928
• Podabrus conspiratus Fall, 1926
• Podabrus corneus LeConte, 1861
• Podabrus danielsi Fender, 1943
• Podabrus deceptus Brown, 1940
• Podabrus diadema (Fabricius, 1798)
• Podabrus dietrichi Green, 1947
• Podabrus dilaticollis
• Podabrus dreisbachi Green, 1948
• Podabrus edmundsae Fender, 1953
• Podabrus excursus Fall, 1928
• Podabrus extremus LeConte, 1881
• Podabrus extricatus Fall, 1928
• Podabrus falli Hopping, 1929
• Podabrus fayi LeConte, 1866
• Podabrus fenestratus Fall, 1928
• Podabrus fissilis Fall, 1926
• Podabrus fissus LeConte, 1881
• Podabrus flavicollis LeConte, 1851
• Podabrus flavimanus
• Podabrus fragilis
• Podabrus frater LeConte, 1851
• Podabrus frosti Fender, 1946
• Podabrus fulvus Fall, 1928
• Podabrus fumiganus Green, 1948
• Podabrus furtivus Fall, 1928
• Podabrus gracilis Fall, 1928
• Podabrus hackerae Fender in Hatch, 1962
• Podabrus heteronychus Fall, 1928
• Podabrus illex Fall, 1928
• Podabrus infumatus Green, 1949
• Podabrus instabilis Fall, 1928
• Podabrus intrusus Green, 1947
• Podabrus kiiensis
• Podabrus knobeli Fall, 1928
• Podabrus knowltoni Fender, 1948
• Podabrus kurbatovi
• Podabrus laevicollis (Kirby in Richards, 1837)
• Podabrus lateralis LeConte in Wheeler, 1876
• Podabrus latimanus (Motschulsky, 1860)
• Podabrus limatus Fall, 1928
• Podabrus limbellus LeConte, 1881
• Podabrus longicornis Fall, 1928
• Podabrus longissimus
• Podabrus lucidatus Fender, 1948
• Podabrus lutosus LeConte, 1881
• Podabrus lygarius Fender in Hatch, 1962
• Podabrus macer LeConte, 1861
• Podabrus malheurensis Fender in Hatch, 1962
• Podabrus mellitus LeConte, 1881
• Podabrus melvillei Fender in Hatch, 1962
• Podabrus modestus (Say, 1823)
• Podabrus modulatus Fall, 1928
• Podabrus moestus Fall, 1928
• Podabrus muliebris Fall, 1928
• Podabrus nothoides LeConte, 1881
• Podabrus obscurevittatus Fall, 1928
• Podabrus occipitalis Fall, 1928
• Podabrus ochocensis Fender, 1953
• Podabrus oreumsensis
• Podabrus pattoni LeConte, 1866
• Podabrus perplexus Brown, 1940
• Podabrus piceatus Fender, 1953
• Podabrus piniphilus (Eschscholtz, 1830)
• Podabrus planulus Green, 1947
• Podabrus probus Fall, 1928
• Podabrus protensus LeConte, 1866
• Podabrus pruinosus LeConte, 1851 (downy leather-winged beetle)
• Podabrus puberulus LeConte in Agassiz, 1850
• Podabrus punctatus LeConte in Agassiz, 1850
• Podabrus puncticollis (Kirby in Richards, 1837)
• Podabrus punctulatus LeConte, 1859
• Podabrus pustulatus Fender in Hatch, 1962
• Podabrus pygmaeus Green, 1948
• Podabrus quadratus LeConte, 1881
• Podabrus rossi Fender, 1948
• Podabrus rugosulus LeConte, 1850
• Podabrus scaber LeConte, 1861
• Podabrus schuhi Fender in Hatch, 1962
• Podabrus secretus Brown, 1940
• Podabrus sericatus (Mannerheim, 1846)
• Podabrus sierrae Fall, 1928
• Podabrus simplex Couper, 1865
• Podabrus smithi Fender, 1948
• Podabrus stehri Miskimen, 1956
• Podabrus tejonicus LeConte, 1859
• Podabrus temporalis
• Podabrus tenuis Fall, 1928
• Podabrus tetragonoderus Fall, 1926
• Podabrus tomentosus (Say, 1825)
• Podabrus tricostatus (Say, 1835)
• Podabrus vandykei Fender, 1949
• Podabrus vernalis Green, 1948
• Podabrus viduus Fall, 1928
• Podabrus xanthoderus LeConte, 1881
• Podabrus youngi Fender, 1979

References

1. "ITIS report, Podabrus" . Retrieved 2025-10-23.
2. "BugGuide.net, Podabrus genus Information" . Retrieved 2025-10-23.
3. "Catalogue of Life, Podabrus Westwood, 1838" . Retrieved 2025-10-23.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Podabrus at iNaturalist
• Media related to Podabrus at Wikimedia Commons