| Bruchidius | |
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| Bruchidius endotubercularis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Bruchinae |
| Tribe: | Bruchini |
| Genus: | Bruchidius Schilsky, 1905 |
| Species | |
about 300 | |
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]
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 (Wollastone, 1864)
- Bruchidius biguttatus (Olivier, 1795)
- Bruchidius brincki Decelle, 1975
- Bruchidius chloroticus (Dalman, 1833)
- Bruchidius cisti (Fabricius, 1775)
- Bruchidius endotubercularis
- Bruchidius faroensis [4]
- Bruchidius holosericeus (Schönherr, 1832)
- Bruchidius lichenicola (Wollaston, 1854)
- Bruchidius lineatopygus
- Bruchidius lutescens (Blanchard, 1844)
- Bruchidius meridionalis Anton & Delobel, 2003
- Bruchidius nodieri
- Bruchidius obscurevittatus [4]
- Bruchidius pauper (Boheman, 1829)
- Bruchidius raddianae Anton & Delobel, 2003
- Bruchidius siliquastri Delobel, 2007
- Bruchidius simulans
- Bruchidius unicolor (Olivier, 1795)
- Bruchidius villosus (Fabricius, 1792)– Scotch broom bruchid
