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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Cucujiformia » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Pea and Bean Weevils (Bruchinae) » Pachymerini » Pachymerina » Caryobruchus

Genus Caryobruchus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Works Cited
Caryobruchus gleditsiae Caryobruchus gleditsiae Beetle - Caryobruchus gleditsiae Small beetle - Caryobruchus gleditsiae Beetle - Caryobruchus gleditsiae help id - Caryobruchus gleditsiae Possibly a Flea Beetle - Caryobruchus gleditsiae Palm Seed Weevil (Caryobruchus gleditsiae) - Caryobruchus gleditsiae
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)
Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily Bruchinae (Pea and Bean Weevils)
Tribe Pachymerini
Subtribe Pachymerina
Genus Caryobruchus
Explanation of Names
Caryobruchus Bridwell 1929
Numbers
A single species in our area(1)
Size
5.1–10.0 mm, our largest bruchine(1)
Identification
our largest bruchine, with greatly enlarged hind legs(1)
Range
NC-FL-TX-AR; West Indies, Mexico(1)
Food
seed of various palms(1)
Works Cited
1.Handbook of the Bruchidae of the United States and Canada
Kingsolver J.M. 2004. USDA, Technical Bulletin 1912 (2 vols.).
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 27 February, 2007 - 12:05am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 15 March, 2013 - 3:32pm

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