Balanophorus

Balanophorus
Balanophorus victoriensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Melyridae
Genus:	Balanophorus MacLeay, 1872

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

Taxonomy

The genus Balanophorus was first described by William John Macleay in 1872. ^{[2] [3]} The following species are currently recognised in the genus: ^[4]

• Balanophorus ater Lea, 1909
• Balanophorus biplagiatus Fairmaire, 1879
• Balanophorus brevipennis (Germar, 1848)
• Balanophorus concinnus Lea, 1921
• Balanophorus inaequalis Pic, 1917
• Balanophorus janthinipennis Fairmaire, 1879
• Balanophorus macleayi Lea, 1895
• Balanophorus mastersii Macleay, 1872
• Balanophorus megalops Lea, 1902
• Balanophorus notaticollis Pic, 1917
• Balanophorus pictus Lea, 1909
• Balanophorus scapulatus (Fairmaire, 1879)
• Balanophorus victoriensis Lea, 1909

References

1. "IRMNG - Balanophorus MacLeay, 1872". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 30 May 2021.