Ytu brutus

Ytu brutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Torridincolidae
Genus: Ytu
Species:
Y. brutus
Binomial name
Ytu brutus
Spangler, 1980

Ytu brutus is a species of myxophagan beetle in the genus Ytu. It was described by Paul J. Spangler in 1980 and is endemic to Mato Grosso, Brazil.[1] The specific name refers to a line from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare ("et tu, Brute?").

References

  1. ^ Spangler, Paul J. (1980). "A New Species of Ytu from Brazil (Coleoptera; Torridincolidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 34 (2): 145–158. JSTOR 4000121.


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