Binburrum
Genus of insects
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Binburrum is a genus of beetles belonging to the small family of fire-coloured beetles, Pyrochroidae. They are found only in Australia.[1] Larvae of the genus are found under moist bark of dead trees, including celerytop logs.[2][3] Adults may be found around foliage and light.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Pyrochroidae |
| Subfamily: | Pilipalpinae |
| Genus: | Binburrum |
Species
- Binburrum angusticollis (Pollock, 1995)
- Binburrum articuno (Hsiao and Pollock, 2020)
- Binburrum bifoveicollis (Lea, 1917)
- Binburrum concavifrons (Pollock, 1995)
- Binburrum ephippiatum (Wilson, 1926)
- Binburrum moltres (Hsiao and Pollock, 2020)
- Binburrum ruficollis (Champion, 1895)
- Binburrum zapdos (Hsiao and Pollock, 2020)[1][4]
The species B. articuno, B. zapdos, and B. moltres were named after legendary birds in the Pokémon franchise due to one of the discoverers having a childhood interest in the franchise and the rarity of the three species.[5]
