Orthosoma

Orthosoma brunneum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Orthosoma
Species: O. brunneum
Binomial name
Orthosoma brunneum
(Forster, 1771)

Orthosoma brunneum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Orthosoma. [1] The genus name Orthosoma was also used for a microsporidian genus. As it is pre-occupied by this beetle genus name, it has been changed to Orthosomella. [2]

References

  1. Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
  2. Becnel, J. J., Takvorian, P. M., & Cali, A. (2014). Checklist of available generic names for Microsporidia with type species and type hosts. Microsporidia: Pathogens of Opportunity, First Edition, 671-686.
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