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Genus Brumus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Coccinelloidea
No Taxon (Coccinellid group)
Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)
Subfamily Chilocorinae
Genus Brumus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
First described in 1850 by Étienne Mulsant
Explanation of Names
Mulsant gives its origin as "nom mythologique" ("mythological name"). Many that he refers to that way seem to be randomly chosen from a dictionary or a list in some reference work.
Numbers
Non-native; one introduced species in North America.
Print References
Kovar, I. 1995. Revision of the genera Brumus Muls. and Exochomus Redt. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of Palaearctic Region. Part-1. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 44: 5-124.
Internet References
Annales des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles d'Agriculture et d'Industrie. Publié par la Societé d'Agriculture et d'Industrie de Lyon, 2nd ser., v.2, p.492    Mulsant's original description (in French)
Contributed by Abigail Parker on 9 October, 2009 - 11:08am
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 29 October, 2010 - 4:29pm

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