Podistra Motschulsky, 1839

KAZANTSEV, SERGEY V., 2023, Do the Palaearctic subgenera of Podistra Motschulsky, 1839 really occur in North America: description of P. (Pidostria), subgen. nov. (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), Zootaxa 5263 (3), pp. 389-400 : 390

Genus Podistra Motschulsky, 1839

Type species: Podistra alpina Motschulsky, 1839 (by monotypy)

Distribution. In the Palaearctic realm the genus is distributed from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts, with highest diversity in the Greater Caucasus; also known from an isolated mountainous area in North America (New Mexico) ( Figs 6 , 7 ).

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FIGURE 6. Distribution of Podistra in Eastern Hemisphere: pinkish areas—Podistra s. str.; greenish areas—P.subgen. Absidia; red stars—P. subgen. Hemipodistra.

FIGURE 7. Distribution of Podistra (Pidostria) subgen. nov. in Western Hemisphere (red star).