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 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 ).