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]
| Bruchidius | |
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| Bruchidius endotubercularis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Bruchinae |
| Tribe: | Bruchini |
| Genus: | Bruchidius Schilsky, 1905 |
| Species | |
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about 300 | |
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 – Scotch broom bruchid
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- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Anton, K. and A. Delobel. (2003). African species of the Bruchidius centromaculatus group with “eyed” female pygidium (Coleoptera: Bruchidae: Bruchinae). Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Genus 14(2) 159-90.
- ^ a b Delobel, A. (2012). Two new seed beetles from Cameroon (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae). Genus 23(3) 367-73.