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Bruchidius
Genus of beetles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Bruchidius | |
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Bruchidius endotubercularis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Bruchinae |
Tribe: | Bruchini |
Genus: | Bruchidius Schilsky, 1905 |
Species | |
about 300 |
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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]
- 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 ā Scotch broom bruchid