Bruchidius mendosus

Bruchidius mendosus, is a species of leaf beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, and Yemen.[1][2]

Bruchidius mendosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Chrysomeloidea
Family:
Chrysomelidae
Genus:
Bruchidius
Species:
B. mendosus
Binomial name
Bruchidius mendosus
(Gyllenhal, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Bruchus mendosus (Gyllenhal 1839)
  • Bruchus minimus Motschoulsky, 1858
  • Bruchus decretus Walker, 1859
  • Bruchidius mendosus (Gyllenhal): Decelle, 1975
  • Bruchidius vulgaris Arora, 1977

Description

Body length is less than 1.5 mm. Elytral vestiture is uniform. Antennae short, and dark brown with blackish apical segment. Antennal segments are longer than wide. Posterior legs are black.[3][4]

It is a seed borer commonly found in Grona triflora seeds and probably in Alysicarpus monilifer.[3][1][5]

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. Delobel, Alex (2016). "New seed beetles from Thailand belonging to the Bruchidius mendosus (Gyllenhal, 1839) species-group, and a key to Southeast Asian species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae)". Folia Entomologica Hungarica. pp. 41–51. doi:10.17112/FoliaEntHung.2016.77.41. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  5. "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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