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Species Podabrus brunnicollis

Beetle - Podabrus brunnicollis Beetle - Podabrus brunnicollis Podabrus sp.?? - Podabrus brunnicollis Soldier beetle (Cantharinae) - Podabrus brunnicollis Rhagonycha? - Podabrus brunnicollis Cantharidae - Podabrus brunnicollis Beetle for ID - Podabrus brunnicollis Podabrus brunnicollis? - Podabrus brunnicollis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Elateroidea
Family Cantharidae (Soldier Beetles)
Subfamily Cantharinae
Tribe Podabrini
Genus Podabrus
Species brunnicollis (Podabrus brunnicollis)
Explanation of Names
Podabrus brunnicollis (Fabricius 1801)
brunnicollis = 'brown neck'
Size
7-10 mm(1)
Range
e. US (MA-GA-AL to IA-OK) - Map (1)(2)
Habitat
mostly in the Mixedwood Plain, Southern Appalachian and Southeastern Forest Plain zones, rare in the Prairie zone(1)
Season
late Apr to Jul(1)
See Also
Podabrus dreisbachi Green 1948 - Range: mostly Great Plains
Internet References
Works Cited
1.The Cantharidae of Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States
Pelletier G., Hébert C. 2014. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 25.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)