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Species Bruchus rufimanus - Broadbean Weevil

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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
Genus Bruchus
Species rufimanus (Broadbean Weevil)
Other Common Names
Broadbean Beetle; the names 'Bean Beetle' and 'Bean Weevil' apply to several spp. and should not be used
Explanation of Names
Bruchus rufimanus Boheman 1833
Size
3.1–4.4 mm(1)
Identification
the basic pattern elements found in the pea weevil also expressed in this species,
but not as eye-catching (smaller spots, blurred by brownish hair around).

profemora reddish at least apically; pygidium lacks evident spots,
with dense yellowish pubescence.

for discrimination vs. B. affinis, see there.
Range
native to Africa(2), adventive and scattered throughout NA north to QC-SK, south to LA & CA(1)(3) Capinera, John L. North American Vegetable Pests. The Pattern of Invasion. American Entomologist. Spring 2002
Food
Stored beans; Phaseolus, Vicia, Lathyrus, Lupinus, Pisum, Lens, Cicer(2)
Internet References
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Works Cited
1.Handbook of the Bruchidae of the United States and Canada
Kingsolver J.M. 2004. USDA Tech. Bull. 1912 (2 vols.).
2.Alien terrestrial arthropods of Europe
Roques A., Kenis M., Lees D., Lopez-Vaamonde C., Rabitsch W., Rasplus J.-Y., Roy D., eds. 2010. BioRisk 4 Special Issue; 2 vols., 1028 pp.
3.Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second edition
Bousquet Y., Bouchard P., Davies A.E., Sikes D.S. 2013. ZooKeys 360: 1–402.