Balanophorus Explained

Balanophorus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Melyridae.^[1]

Species:^[2] The genus was first described by William John Macleay in 1872.^{[3] [4]}

• Balanophorus ater
• Balanophorus biplagiatus
• Balanophorus brevipennis
• Balanophorus concinnus
• Balanophorus inaequalis
• Balanophorus janthinipennis
• Balanophorus macleayi
• Balanophorus mastersii
• Balanophorus megalops
• Balanophorus notaticollis
• Balanophorus pictus
• Balanophorus scapulatus
• Balanophorus victoriensis

Notes and References

1. Web site: IRMNG - Balanophorus MacLeay, 1872 . www.irmng.org . 30 May 2021.
2. Web site: BioLib: Biological library . www.biolib.cz . 30 May 2021.
3. Notes on a collection of insects from Gayndah. Second paper. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales. 1872. 2. 239–318. MacLeay. W. J..
4. Macleay. W. J.. 1872. Notes on a collection of insects from Gayndah. Second paper. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales. 2. 239–318.