Microbrontes
| Microbrontes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Cucujoidea |
| Family: | Laemophloeidae |
| Genus: | 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
- ^ 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!]
- ^ 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.