Althaeus

Althaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Bruchinae
Tribe:	Bruchini
Genus:	Althaeus ; Bridwell, 1946

Last updated March 07, 2026

Althaeus is a genus of pea and bean weevils in the beetle family Chrysomelidae. There are at least three described species in Althaeus.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Species

These three species belong to the genus Althaeus:

Althaeus folkertsi Kingsolver in Kingsolver, Gibb & Pfaffenberger, 1989 (velvetleaf seed beetle)
Althaeus hibisci (Olivier, 1795)
Althaeus steneri Kingsolver in Kingsolver, Gibb & Pfaffenberger, 1989

References

↑ "Althaeus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
↑ "Althaeus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
↑ "Althaeus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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[itis-1] "Althaeus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

[gbif-2] "Althaeus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

[buglink-3] "Althaeus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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