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Althaeus

Althaeus is a genus of pea and bean weevils in the beetle family Chrysomelidae. There are at least three described species in Althaeus.

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Althaeus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Bruchinae
Tribe: Bruchini
Genus: Althaeus
Bridwell, 1946
Seed Beetle Althaeus hibisci, Wheatley, Ontario, Canada.
Seed Beetle Althaeus hibisci, Wheatley, Ontario, Canada. source ↗

Althaeus is a genus of pea and bean weevils in the beetle family Chrysomelidae. There are at least three described species in Althaeus.123

Species

These three species belong to the genus Althaeus:

  • Althaeus folkertsi Kingsolver in Kingsolver, Gibb & Pfaffenberger, 1989 (velvetleaf seed beetle)
  • Althaeus hibisci (Olivier, 1795)
  • Althaeus steneri Kingsolver in Kingsolver, Gibb & Pfaffenberger, 1989
References

References

  1. "Althaeus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Althaeus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.