Biology:Bruchidius nalandus

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Bruchidius nalandus
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B. nalandus
Binomial name
Bruchidius nalandus
(Pic, 1927)

Bruchidius nalandus, is a species of leaf beetle found in Congo, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam and Socotra Island.[1][2][3]

Description

The proximal sclerite of the saccus is triangular.[4][5]

It is a seed borer commonly found in seeds of Crotalaria pallida, Phyllodium pulchellum, Tephrosia candida, Tephrosia apollinea and Tephrosia purpurea.[4][6][7]

References

  1. "The Bruchidae (Coleoptera) associated to seeds of Desmodium (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae)". http://sea-entomologia.org/Publicaciones/PDF/BOLN_49/197205BSEA49BruchidaeassociatedDesmodium.pdf. 
  2. "Bruchidius nalandus". https://www.kaefer-der-welt.de/bruchidius_nalandus.htm. 
  3. GHAHARI, HASSAN; BOROWIEC, LECH (2017-05-16). "A checklist of seed-beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) from Iran". pp. 215. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4268.2.3. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4268.2.3. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Seed beetles associated with Desmodieae in Vietnam (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae)". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264992604_Seed_beetles_associated_with_Desmodieae_in_Vietnam_Coleoptera_Chrysomelidae_Bruchinae. 
  5. 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)". pp. 41–51. doi:10.17112/FoliaEntHung.2016.77.41. http://publication.nhmus.hu/folent/cikkreszletes.php?idhoz=7448. 
  6. "Bruchinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Socotra Island". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264992496_Bruchinae_Coleoptera_Chrysomelidae_from_Socotra_Island. 
  7. "Order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae Subfamily Bruchinae". https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alex-Delobel-2/publication/264992594_Order_Coleoptera_family_Chrysomelidae_Subfamily_Bruchinae/links/53fb3bfb0cf2e3cbf5661470/Order-Coleoptera-family-Chrysomelidae-Subfamily-Bruchinae.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2011722 entry