Do the Palaearctic subgenera of Podistra Motschulsky, 1839 really occur in North America: description of P. (Pidostria), subgen. nov. (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) Author KAZANTSEV, SERGEY V. text Zootaxa 2023 2023-04-06 5263 3 389 400 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5263.3.4 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.3.4 1175-5326 7804322 9842EE1A-841D-4608-B3D0-7A825717CF73 Podistra ( Pidostria ) insipida ( Fall, 1907 ) ( Figs 1A , 2A, C–E , 3A–D , 5K, L ) Telephorus insipidus Fall, 1907: 235 . Cantharis ( Absidia ) insipida : McKey-Fender, 1950: 77 . Podistra ( Hemipodistra ) insipida : Fender, 1972: 14 ; Ramsdale, 2002: 210 . Hemipodistra insipida : Delkeskamp, 1977: 159 . Material. 2 ♁♁, USA : NM, 20 km E Alamogordo , nr. Cloudcroft , 1650 m , 1.VII.2002 , S. Kazantsev leg. ( ICM ) . Remarks. The other North American species of Podistra , P. ( Pseudoabsidia ) sanbernardensis ( Fender, 1972 ) , from California , was not available for study, but most probably does not belong in Pseudoabsidia —judging by its elytral pubescence, it may rather represent another member of Pidostria subgen. nov. , although its simple claws in both sexes clearly places it apart from P. insipida . For this reason, it is included in Podistra incertae sedis . Cantharis ( Cyrtomoptila ) sierrae ( McKey-Fender, 1950 ) , also from California , described as Cantharis subgen. Absidia and considered to be close to European Absidia species ( McKey-Fender, 1950 ), was transferred to Absidiella Wittmer, 1972 ( Wittmer, 1972 ), which now is a synonym of Cantharis subgen. Cyrtomoptila . However, the description of this taxon ( McKey-Fender, 1950 ; Fender, 1972 ), that differs from P. sanbernardensis only in the coloration and the longer antennae and pronotum, leaves little doubt that the two belong to a single supraspecific taxon; therefore, also taking into account its Podistra - type aedeagus ( McKey-Fender, 1950 ), the species is also tentatively transferred to Podistra incertae sedis , pending further studies.