Dicranolaius bellulus | |
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Dicranolaius bellulus, Australia | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Melyridae |
Genus: | Dicranolaius |
Species: | D. bellulus
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Binomial name | |
Dicranolaius bellulus (
Boisduval, 1835)
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Synonyms [1] | |
Laius cyanocephalus
Lea, 1899 |
Dicranolaius bellulus (common name - Red and blue beetle) [1] is a species of soft-winged flower beetle in the family Melyridae, found in Australia, [2] in all mainland states and territories. [1] It was first (partially) described in 1830 by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville as Malachius bellulus with the publication of illustrations. [2] [3] However, Guérin-Méneville completed the description with the publication of a text in 1838. [2] [3] Consequently, the Australian Faunal Directory considers the first valid publication to be that of Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1835 (as Malachius bellulus). [1] [4] Taxonomic reasons for the various synonyms are given in a 2017 paper by Liu, Slipinski and Pang. [1] [5]