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Species Sennius abbreviatus

Representative Images

Bruchinae, dorsal - Sennius abbreviatus Weevil - Sennius abbreviatus small Leaf Beetle - Sennius abbreviatus? - Sennius abbreviatus small Leaf Beetle - Sennius abbreviatus? - Sennius abbreviatus Two spotted bug on goldenrod - Sennius abbreviatus Two spotted bug on goldenrod - Sennius abbreviatus Megacerus? - Sennius abbreviatus Small beetles on daisy fleabane in a pine forest, probably some Sennius - Sennius abbreviatus

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 abbreviatus (Sennius abbreviatus)

Other Common Names

Short-spotted Sennius

Explanation of Names

Sennius abbreviatus (Say 1824)

Range

e US (NY‒GA to IL‒TX) - Map (1)(2)

Season

Apr-Sept (2)

Food

Host plant: Wild Senna (Senna marilandica, Fabaceae) (1)

See Also

closely resembles S. medialis, but the reddish-yellow legs of S. medialis and larger femoral denticle separate them easily. (1)
- Range: AZ
Det. Salvador Vitanza, 2023

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 john and jane balaban on 9 January, 2009 - 8:06pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 18 August, 2025 - 1:05pm

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