Bruchidius brincki explained

Bruchidius brincki, is a species of leaf beetle found in Sri Lanka and Vietnam.^{[1] [2]}

Description

Antennae short, and dark brown with blackish apical segment. Posterior legs are black. There is a large black area beyond the middle of elytra. Elytra variegated with white and dark markings. Elytral integument is black.^[3]

It is a seed borer commonly found in Desmodium heterocarpon seeds.^[4]

Notes and References

1. 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..
2. 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.
3. Web site: Seed beetles associated with Desmodieae in Vietnam (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) . 2021-09-26 . Genus 21(4):513-533.
4. 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.