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Gibbobruchus
Genus
Gibbobruchus
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
Gibbobruchus
Explanation of Names
Gibbobruchus
Pic
1913
Numbers
3 spp. in our area
(
1
)
Range
US to Brazil; in our area,
G. mimus
is widespread (PA & ON to FL west to WI-IA-KS-NV-AZ), while the other two are restricted to TX
(
1
)
Food
host plants are
Bauhinia & Cercis
spp.; adults often found on flowers of many other plants
(
1
)
Works Cited
1.
Handbook of the Bruchidae of the United States and Canada
Kingsolver J.M. 2004. USDA Tech. Bull. 1912 (2 vols.).
Contributed by
Jim McClarin
on 22 December, 2006 - 5:59am
Additional contributions by
cotinis
,
v belov
Last updated 15 March, 2013 - 3:47pm