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Genus Broscus

Broscus cephalotes (Linnaeus) - Broscus cephalotes
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Broscinae
Genus Broscus
Numbers
A single (adventive) species in our area, >20 spp. total(1)
Range
native to the Palaearctic, adventive in NA (Atlantic Canada)(1)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.