Zabrotes | |
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Zabrotes subfasciatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Bruchinae |
Tribe: | Amblycerini |
Genus: | Zabrotes Horn, 1885 |
Zabrotes is a genus of pea and bean weevils in the beetle family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 20 described species in Zabrotes. [1] [2] [3]
These 21 species belong to the genus Zabrotes:
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