Pacificanthia consors, also known as the brown leatherwing beetle,[1] is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in North America,[2][3][4] mainly in California.[5] Adults are 14-19 mm in length. They are orange with brown wing covers, and the legs are reddish with black markings.[5] Adults are mostly commonly on the wing in April and May.[1] Adult beetles and their larva both spend most of their time in plant litter where they prey on other soil fauna.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cantharidae |
| Genus: | Pacificanthia |
| Species: | P. consors
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| Pacificanthia consors (LeConte, 1851)
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References
edit- ^ a b c Hogue, Charles L.; Hogue, James N. (2015). Insects of the Los Angeles Basin (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. p. 319. ISBN 978-0938644-44-6. LCCN 93084264. OCLC 910654655.
- ^ "Pacificanthia consors Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Pacificanthia consors". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Pacificanthia consors species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ a b Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 227. ISBN 9780520288744.
Further reading
edit- Kazantsev, Sergey (2001). "New cantharid genus from North America and Far East Asia (Coleoptera: Cantharidae)". Elytron. 15: 43–48. ISSN 0214-1353.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
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