Bruchidius

Bruchidius is a genus of beetles in the bean weevil subfamily (Bruchinae) of the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae. Most are native to the Old World.[1]

Bruchidius
Bruchidius endotubercularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Infraorder:
Cucujiformia
Superfamily:
Chrysomeloidea
Family:
Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:
Bruchinae
Genus:
Bruchidius

Schilsky, 1905
Species

about 300

The larvae of these beetles often feed on plants of the legume family, Fabaceae. The species Bruchidius siliquastri, for example, is a seed beetle named for its host, the Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum).[2] It lives on other Cercis species, as well.[1] One of several groups within the genus, the B. centromaculatus group, are mostly limited to acacias.[3] The genus can also be found on plants of the carrot and parsley family, Apiaceae, and the aster family, Asteraceae.[1]

There are around 300 species in this genus.[1]

Species include:[2][3]

  • Bruchidius antennatus
  • Bruchidius biguttatus
  • Bruchidius chloroticus
  • Bruchidius cisti
  • Bruchidius faroensis[4]
  • Bruchidius holosericeus
  • Bruchidius lichenicola
  • Bruchidius lineatopygus
  • Bruchidius lutescens
  • Bruchidius meridionalis
  • Bruchidius nodieri
  • Bruchidius obscurevittatus[4]
  • Bruchidius pauper
  • Bruchidius raddianae
  • Bruchidius siliquastri
  • Bruchidius simulans
  • Bruchidius unicolor
  • Bruchidius villosus – Scotch broom bruchid

References
  1. Stojanova, A. M., et al. (2011). A new seed beetle species to the Bulgarian fauna: Bruchidius siliquastri, Delobel (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae). Ecologia Balkanica 3(1) 117-19.
  2. Kergoat, G. J., et al. (2007). Phylogenetic relationships of a new species of seed-beetle infesting Cercis siliquastrum L. in China and in Europe (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae: Bruchini). Ann Soc Entomol Fr 43(3) 265-71.
  3. Anton, K. and A. Delobel. (2003). African species of the Bruchidius centromaculatus group with “eyed” female pygidium (Coleoptera: Bruchidae: Bruchinae). Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Genus 14(2) 159-90.
  4. Delobel, A. (2012). Two new seed beetles from Cameroon (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae). Genus 23(3) 367-73.
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