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Species Sennius discolor

Representative Images

Sennius discolor(?) - Sennius discolor Sennius discolor(?) - Sennius discolor

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily Bruchinae (Pea and Bean Weevils)
Tribe Bruchini
Subtribe Acanthoscelidina
Genus Sennius
Species discolor (Sennius discolor)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Sennius discolor (Horn)
Orig. Comb: Bruchus discolor Horn, 1873

Size

Body length 1.3–2.3 mm (1)

Range

CA-TX, AR / Mex. to Nicaragua - Map (1)(2)

Food

Senna lindheimeriana, S. roemeriana, S. wislizeni. Cushman (1911) reported this species from Prosopis sp. and Parkinsonia sp. but these records have not been verified by subsequent rearings. (1)

See Also

most closely resembles S. morosus, No U.S. species other than these two has the red elytral patch covering nearly the entire surface. (1)
- Range: AZ to w. TX
Det. J.M. Kingsolver, 2007

Print References

Cushman, R.A. 1911. Notes on the host plants and parasites of some North American Bruchidae. Journal of Economic Entomology 4: 489–510.

Works Cited

1.Handbook of the Bruchidae of the United States and Canada
Kingsolver J.M. 2004. USDA Tech. Bull. 1912 (2 vols.).
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 19 October, 2007 - 5:10pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 8 December, 2022 - 10:41am

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