Bruchidius anderssoni explained

Bruchidius anderssoni, is a species of leaf beetle found in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

It is a smaller species with maximum body length of 1.2 to 1.3 mm. Antennae dark brown with blackish apical segment. Posterior tarsi are black, whereas posterior legs are reddish brown. There is a small blunt tubercle on elongated elytra. Elytral integument is black.^[4]

It is a seed borer commonly found in Desmodium gangeticum seeds.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bruchidius anderssoni Decelle, 1975 . 2021-09-27 . www.gbif.org . en.
2. Web site: The Bruchidae (Coleoptera) associated to seeds of Desmodium (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) . 2021-09-26 . Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa (S.E.A.), nº 49 (31/12/2011): 197‒205..
3. Web site: New seed beetles from Thailand belonging to the Bruchidius mendosus (Gyllenhal, 1839) species-group, and a key to Southeast Asian species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) . 2021-09-27 . publication.nhmus.hu . 10.17112/foliaenthung.2016.77.41.
4. Web site: Seed beetles associated with Desmodieae in Vietnam (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) . 2021-09-26 . Genus 21(4):513-533.
5. Web site: Additions to paleotropical Bruchidius associated with Desmodieae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) . 2021-09-26 . Genus Vol. 25(3): 425-432 Wrocław, 30 IX 2014.