| Podabrus alexanderi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cantharidae |
| Genus: | Podabrus |
| Species: | P. alexanderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Podabrus alexanderi Fender, 1953 | |
Podabrus alexanderi is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2]
Adults have a body length of 8.5 to 9 mm (0.33 to 0.35 in). Elytra is black with a rugose-punctate texture and the coxae and femora are a pale orange. The front angles of the orange pronotum are slanted inward while the sides are parallel. In males, the tarsal claws are cleft. [3]
P. alexanderi was first described in 1953 by Kenneth M. Fender using specimens collected by Dr. Charles Paul Alexander in his 1949 expedition in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. [3] One specimen is currently in housing in the California Academy of Sciences collection. [4]
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