Podabrus

Podabrus
	Podabrus basillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Cantharidae
Subfamily:	Cantharinae
Tribe:	Podabrini
Genus:	Podabrus; Westwood, 1838
Synonyms
	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.

Species

These 119 species belong to the genus Podabrus:

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

↑ "ITIS report, Podabrus". Retrieved 2025-10-23.
1 2 "BugGuide.net, Podabrus genus Information". Retrieved 2025-10-23.
1 2 "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

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[itis-1] "ITIS report, Podabrus". Retrieved 2025-10-23.

[bugguide-2] 1 2 "BugGuide.net, Podabrus genus Information". Retrieved 2025-10-23.

[catlife-3] 1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Podabrus Westwood, 1838". Retrieved 2025-10-23.

Podabrus

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