Podabrus rugosulus

Podabrus rugosulus is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae.^[1][2][3] It is found in North America.^[1]

P. rugosulus mating

A wrinkled solder beetle flies into an aphid colony, eating an aphid before being chased away by the ants.

Wrinkled solder beetle searching foliage

Podabrus rugosulus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cantharidae
Genus:	Podabrus
Species:	P. rugosulus
Binomial name
Podabrus rugosulus LeConte in Agassiz, 1850

References

1. "Podabrus rugosulus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
2. "Podabrus rugosulus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
3. "Podabrus rugosulus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.

External links

• Media related to Podabrus rugosulus at Wikimedia Commons