Podabrus alpinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Cantharidae
Genus:
Podabrus
Species:
P. alpinus
Binomial name
Podabrus alpinus
(Paykull, 1798) [1]

Podabrus alpinus is a species of soldier beetles native to Europe.[2][3]

Description

Adults have a body length of 11 to 15 mm (0.43 to 0.59 in). Appearance varies greatly. Elytra can range from shiny black to dark brownish-gold and legs are often black or dark brown-orange with black tarsi. Typically, the pronotum has a black stripe running lengthwise with orange or pale yellow sides. It has also been found that some specimens of P. alpinus have no black marking on the pronotum. Although the appearance of the pronotum is variable, the head is consistently black from in between the compound eyes to the front of the pronotum. The antennae are mostly black with a few orange segments closer to the head.[4][5]

Range

P. alpinus can be found throughout Europe--excluding the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkans--and are most common in the Alps.[6]

History

P. alpinus was first described in 1798 by Swedish entomologist Gustaf von Paykull in his species publication Monographia Staphylinorum Sueciae.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Paykull, G., 1798 Fauna Suecica. Insecta, Coleoptera. Upsala
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Norman H. Joy, , 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles
  4. ↑ "Podabrus alpinus". uk beetles. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  5. ↑ "Photos of Podabrus alpinus · iNaturalist". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  6. ↑ "Podabrus alpinus map of observations". iNaturalist. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Podabrus alpinus (Paykull, 1798)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-08-08.


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