Binburrum articuno

Binburrum articuno
A member of the binburrum articuno species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Pyrochroidae
Genus: Binburrum
Species:
B. articuno
Binomial name
Binburrum articuno

Binburrum articuno is a species of beetle which in the taxonomy field is classified under the genus Binburrum. It exists only in Australia.[1] It is named after the fictional creature known as Articuno from the pop culture franchise Pokémon. It was named alongside other beetles from the same genus, Binburrum zapdos and Binburrum moltres, by Darren Pollock and Yun Hsiao. Because their names are based on a very popular franchise, these species saw above average media coverage upon being named.[2]

Habitat

Larvae are found under moist bark of dead trees, including celerytop logs.[3][4] Adults may be found around foliage and light.[3]

Appearance

Binburrum articuno is less than a foot long with two half-ellipse shaped elytras or forewings that have hundreds of black spots all over them. It has two transparent hind wings. As do all insects, it also has six legs,[5] these are yellow. It has two brown anntennae made up of segments. It has two blue compound eyes on the sides of the face.

Other species in Binburrum articuno's genus

  • Binburrum angusticolis which was named by Pollock in 1995
  • Binburrum bifoveicollis which was named by Lea in 1917
  • Binburrum convavifrons which was named by Pollock in 1995
  • Binburrum ephippiatum which was named by Wilson in 1926
  • Binburrum moltres which was named by Hsiao and Pollock in 2020
  • Binburrum ruficollis which was named by Champion in 1895
  • Binburrum zapdos which was named by Hsiao and Pollock in 2020.[6]

Darren Pollock

Darren Pollock is the person who gave Binburrum articuno its name along with Yun Hsiao.[7] He works at Eastern New Mexico University as professor of entomology. He is also the director of the United States Department of Education's HSI stem grant, a grant that "aims to improve the awareness and preparation of high school students for STEM degrees and careers, along with providing resources and opportunities to undergraduate students in the STEM fields". The Eastern New Mexico University is a recipient of that grant. The main focuses of his studies include the management of vector-borne diseases, tick management, forensic entomology, and arthropod diversity of New Mexico.[8] Besides Binburrum articuno, Binburrum moltres, Binburrum zapdos, Darren Pollock is responsible for the nomenclature of seven other taxonomy terms which are listed below.

Yun Hsiao

Yun Hsiao, an entomology PhD student, named Binburrum articuno along with Darren Pollock.[7] He has named a weevil of the genus Demyrsus after the character Digmon from the Digimon anime because the weevil has the ability to pierce the trunk of a cycad and Digmon has the ability to control the Earth.[11] He is responsible for nine taxonomy titles, besides Binburrum articuno, Binburrum zapdos, and Binburrum moltres, and the taxonomy titles are listed below.

  • Archaeoripiphirus and Archaeoripiphirus nuwa[12]
  • Omineus chuange and Omineus taiwanensis[10]
  • Stenothemus cou and Stenothemus seediq[13]
  • Synchroa formosana[14]
  • Thescelosynchroa and Thescelosynchroa pangu[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Yun, Hsiao (2021). "Contribution to the knowledge of the endemic Australian genus Binburrum Pollock, 1995 (Coleoptera: Pyrochroidae: Pilipalpinae), with description of three new species". The Canadian Entomologist. 153 (2). Cambridge university press: 244–256. doi:10.4039/tce.2020.74. S2CID 232234013. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ Culver, Jordan. "These three Australian beetles are hard to find. So two researchers named them after Pokémon". Usatoday.com. Gannet. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Family Pyrochroidae - Fire-Colored Beetles". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  4. ^ M, Yee (2018). "Not all dead wood is the same - a selection error reveals an unusual emergence of beetles from decaying celerytop pine logs". Tasmanian Naturalist. 141: 83–91. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  5. ^ "Insects, Spiders, Centipedes, Millipedes". Nps.gov. National park service. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Genus: Binburrum". bie.ala.org.au/. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  7. ^ a b Cooper, Desiree. "ENMU Professor's Beetle Discovery Named After Three Legendary Bird Pokémon". ENMU.edu. Eastern North Mexico University. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  8. ^ Pollock, Darren. "iology Faculty and Staff Details". Enmu.edu. Eastern New Mexico University. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Binburrum". Organismnames.com. ION. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  10. ^ a b Hsiao, Yun (2019). "Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Omineus Lewis, 1895 in Taiwan, with description of two new species (Coleoptera, Mycteridae, Eurypinae)". Zootaxa. 4568 (3). Magnolia Press: zootaxa.4568.3.7. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4568.3.7. PMID 31715848. S2CID 109340765. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  11. ^ Hsiao, Yun. "My research paper has been published! The genus Demyrsus, an Australian weevil, was described as a new species. The new species' epithet Digmon comes from the anime "Digimon Adventure" Digmon. This new species has the power to pierce the trunk of a cycad, and was named after a Digimon that has the power to manipulate the earth". Twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  12. ^ Hsiao, Yun (2017). "The first fossil wedge-shaped beetle (Coleoptera, Ripiphoridae)from the middle Jurassic of China". European Journal of Taxonomy (277). doi:10.5852/ejt.2017.277. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  13. ^ Hsiao, Yun. "Description of two new species of the genus Stenothemus from Taiwan (Coleoptera: Cantharidae)". Biotaxa.org. Magnolia Press. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  14. ^ Hsiao, Yun (1 June 2015). "A new species of the genus Synchroa from Taiwan, with a key to the world fauna (Coleoptera: Synchroidae)". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 55 (1): 243–248. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5302376.
  15. ^ Hsiao, Yun (2018). "The world fauna of Synchroidae Lacordaire, 1859(Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea, Synchroidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (407). doi:10.5852/ejt.2018.407. Retrieved 26 November 2022.