Bruchus rufipes
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Bruchus rufipes is a species from the subfamily of the seed beetles (Bruchinae). The name addition rufipes comes from Latin and means "red-legged". In older works the name Bruchus nubilus Boheman , 1833, isstill used for the species.
features
The 2.8-3.5 mm long beetles have a dark brown basic color. On the wing covers there is a large white spot behind the label . In the third space between the wing covers there is a small white spot halfway along. In the rear area of the wing covers, several small white spots indicate a cross band. The antennae are yellow-red only at the base. The front and middle legs are yellow-red, the rear pair of legs is dark brown.
Occurrence
The beetle species has its main distribution area in the Mediterranean area. In Central Europe Bruchus rufipes occurs only in heat-favored areas such as the Upper Rhine Graben .
Way of life
The larvae of the beetle species develop in seeds of representatives of the genus of the vetch ( Vicia ). The larvae burrow into the developing seedlings and feed on the fruit. The adult beetles can be seen from April to May.
Web links
- www.kerbtier.de
- Bruchus rufipes at www.kaefer-der-welt.de
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Karl Wilhelm Harde , František Severa : Der Kosmos-Käferführer. The Central European beetle . Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 , p. 299 .
- ↑ a b European beetles - Bruchus . www.coleo-net.de. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ↑ a b c d Heinz Freude , Karl Wilhelm Harde , Gustav Adolf Lohse (ed.): Die Käfer Mitteleuropas . tape 10 : Bruchidae – Curculionidae 1 . Goecke & Evers , Krefeld 1981, ISBN 3-87263-029-6 , pp. 14 .
- ↑ Bruchus rufipes in Fauna Europaea