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.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.
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).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. It lives on other Cercis species, as well. One of several groups within the genus, the B. centromaculatus group, are mostly limited to acacias.Anton, K. and A. Delobel. (2003). African species of the Bruchidius centromaculatus group with “eyed” female pygidium (Coleoptera: Bruchidae: Bruchinae). Genus 14(2) 159-90. The genus can also be found on plants of the carrot and parsley family, Apiaceae, and the aster family, Asteraceae.
There are around 300 species in this genus.
Species include: Bruchidius antennatus (Wollastone, 1864) Bruchidius biguttatus (Olivier, 1795) Bruchidius brincki Decelle, 1975 Bruchidius chloroticus (Dalman, 1833) Bruchidius cisti (Fabricius, 1775) Bruchidius endotubercularis Bruchidius faroensisDelobel, A. (2012). Two new seed beetles from Cameroon (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae). Genus 23(3) 367-73. Bruchidius holosericeus (Schönherr, 1832) Bruchidius lichenicola (Wollaston, 1854) Bruchidius lineatopygus Bruchidius lutescens (Blanchard, 1844) Bruchidius meridionalis Anton & Delobel, 2003 Bruchidius nodieri Bruchidius obscurevittatus 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
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