Dicranolaius bellulus
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| Dicranolaius bellulus | |
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| Dicranolaius bellulus, Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Melyridae |
| Genus: | Dicranolaius |
| Species: | D. bellulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dicranolaius bellulus (Boisduval, 1835) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
