Bruchidius brincki

Bruchidius brincki, is a species of leaf beetle found in Sri Lanka and Vietnam.[1][2]

Bruchidius brincki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Chrysomeloidea
Family:
Chrysomelidae
Genus:
Bruchidius
Species:
B. brincki
Binomial name
Bruchidius brincki
Decelle, 1975

Description

Antennae short, and dark brown with blackish apical segment. Posterior legs are black. There is a large black area beyond the middle of elytra. Elytra variegated with white and dark markings. Elytral integument is black.[3]

It is a seed borer commonly found in Desmodium heterocarpon seeds.[3][1][4]

References
  1. "The Bruchidae (Coleoptera) associated to seeds of Desmodium (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae)" (PDF). Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa (S.E.A.), nº 49 (31/12/2011): 197‒205. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  2. "New seed beetles from Thailand belonging to the Bruchidius mendosus (Gyllenhal, 1839) species-group, and a key to Southeast Asian species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae)". publication.nhmus.hu. doi:10.17112/foliaenthung.2016.77.41. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  3. "Seed beetles associated with Desmodieae in Vietnam (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae)". Genus 21(4):513-533. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  4. "Additions to paleotropical Bruchidius associated with Desmodieae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae)" (PDF). Genus Vol. 25(3): 425-432 Wrocław, 30 IX 2014. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
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