Microbrontes

Microbrontes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Laemophloeidae
Genus: Microbrontes
Reitter, 1874
Synonyms

 Tularthrum  Broun, 1893

Microbrontes is a genus of beetles in the family Laemophloeidae, containing the following species:[1]

  • Microbrontes blackburni (Grouvelle, 1902) Lefkovitch 1958
  • Microbrontes laemophloeoides Reitter, 1874
  • Microbrontes lineatus (Broun, 1893) Lefkovitch 1958

The genus Tularthrum became classified as a junior synonym in 1958.[2]

References

  1. Laemophloeidae Species List Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine. at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 15 May 2012. [Link now dead!]
  2. Lefkovitch, L. P. (1958). "Unusual antennal characters in some Laemophloeinae (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) and their Taxonomic importance". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy. 27 (5–6): 95–96. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1958.tb00419.x.


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