''Binburrum'' is a genus of

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s belonging to the small

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fire-coloured beetle Fire-coloured beetles is the common name for members of the tenebrionoid family Pyrochroidae. The family is found worldwide, and is most diverse at temperate latitudes. Adults measure ; larvae reach . Larvae of Pyrochroinae are found associated ...

s, Pyrochroidae. They are found only in

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. Larvae of the genus are found under moist bark of dead trees, including celerytop logs. Adults may be found around foliage and light.

Species

:* '' Binburrum angusticollis'' (Pollock, 1995) :* ''

Binburrum articuno ''Binburrum articuno'' is a species of beetle endemic to Australia. Habitat Larvae are found under moist bark of dead trees, including celerytop logs. Adults may be found around foliage and light. Appearance ''Binburrum articuno'' is less than ...

'' (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) The species ''B. articuno'', ''B. zapdos'', and ''B. moltres'' were named after

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in the ''

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'' franchise due to one of the discoverers having a childhood interest in the franchise and the rarity of the three species.

References

{{Pyrochroidae-stub Pyrochroidae Tenebrionoidea genera