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Microbrontes

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Microbrontes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
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]

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

References

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  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.