Microbrontes Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Coleoptera/Family/Laemophloeidae.txt Laemophloeidae Species List
2. Lefkovitch. L. P.. Unusual antennal characters in some Laemophloeinae (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) and their Taxonomic importance. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 1958. 27. 5-6. 95–96. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1958.tb00419.x. Series B, Taxonomy.