Biology:Bruchidius mendosus

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Short description: Species of beetle


Bruchidius mendosus
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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

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

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

Wikidata ☰ Q1924557 entry