New Bruchidius species reared from Vachellia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae: Acacieae) seeds from Eastern and Southern Africa (coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae)

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae

Publication Date

6-1-2015

Abstract

Descriptions of the following new species reared from seeds of various Vachellia species (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae: Acacieae) are presented: Bruchidius horridus sp. nov. from V. horrida (L.) Willd., B. quadrispinosus sp. nov. from V. xanthophloea (L.) Willd., B. tumidulus sp. nov. from V. seyal (Del.) P. I. H. Hurter, V. nilotica subulata (Vatke) Kyal. & Boatwr and V. lahal (Steud. & Hochst. ex. Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr., all from Kenya, and B. spathiger sp. nov. from V. etbaica Hayne, V. karroo Schweinf. and V. tenuispina Verdoorn from Kenya, Zimbabwe, and the Republic of South Africa, respectively.

Keywords

Acacieae, Afrotropical Region, Bruchidius, Bruchinae, Coleoptera, Entomology, Host plant, Seed beetles, Taxonomy, Vachellia

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