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Species Sennius medialis

bruchid nr. Stator limbatus? - Sennius medialis

Sennius medialis (Sharp) - Sennius medialis

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 medialis (Sennius medialis)

Explanation of Names

Sennius medialis (Sharp 1885)

Size

1.6–2.4 mm(1)

Identification

most closely resembles S. abbreviatus, which has the hind legs black, not red(1)

Range

AZ to Guatemala - Map (1)(2)

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 Tyler Hedlund on 9 October, 2019 - 10:03pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 18 September, 2024 - 12:01am

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