Bruchidius | |
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Bruchidius endotubercularis | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
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]