Spermophagus Explained

Spermophagus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae subfamily Bruchinae.

Species

• Spermophagus abdominalis Fabricius, 1781
• Spermophagus aeneipennis Pic, 1917
• Spermophagus albomaculatus Decelle, 1970
• Spermophagus albosparsus Gyllenhal, 1833
• Spermophagus albosuturalis Pic, 1933
• Spermophagus albovittatus Anton, 2000^[1]
• Spermophagus altaicus Karapetjan, 1973
• Spermophagus babaulti Pic, 1921
• Spermophagus bengalicus Borowiec, 1991^[2]
• Spermophagus bifidus Anton, 2000
• Spermophagus bimaculatus Pic, 1911
• Spermophagus brincki Decelle, 1970
• Spermophagus calystegiae (Lukyanovich & Ter-Minasyan, 1957)
• Spermophagus canus Baudi, 1886
• Spermophagus caricus Decelle, 1982
• Spermophagus caucasicus Baudi, 1886
• Spermophagus cederholmi Decelle, 1975
• Spermophagus ceylonicus Pic, 1917
• Spermophagus cicatricosus Gyllenhal, 1833
• Spermophagus ciliatipes Pic, 1927
• Spermophagus coimbatorensis Borowiec, 1991
• Spermophagus complectus Sharp, 1866
• Spermophagus confusus Borowiec, 1986
• Spermophagus cornutus Delobel, 2008^[3]
• Spermophagus coronatus Borowiec, 1991
• Spermophagus decellei Borowiec, 1985
• Spermophagus divergens Fahraeus, 1871
• Spermophagus dongdokiensis Borowiec, 1991
• Spermophagus drak Borowiec, 1991
• Spermophagus eichleri Borowiec, 1986
• Spermophagus endrodii Borowiec, 1986
• Spermophagus excavatus Pic, 1917
• Spermophagus heydeni Allard, 1868
• Spermophagus hottentotus Fahraeus, 1839
• Spermophagus humilis Decelle, 1970
• Spermophagus incertus Borowiec, 1991
• Spermophagus inlineolatus Pic, 1931
• Spermophagus insularis Delobel, 2008
• Spermophagus johnsoni Borowiec, 1985
• Spermophagus kannegieterei Pic, 1911
• Spermophagus kingsolveri Borowiec, 1986
• Spermophagus klapperichi Borowiec, 1985
• Spermophagus kochi Decelle, 1975
• Spermophagus kuesteri Schilsky, 1905
• Spermophagus kuskai Borowiec, 1986
• Spermophagus latithorax Boheman, 1829
• Spermophagus ligatus Chevrolat, 1877
• Spermophagus lindbergorum Decelle, 1975
• Spermophagus longepygus Anton, 1993
• Spermophagus maafensis Borowiec, 1985
• Spermophagus maai Borowiec, 1991
• Spermophagus madecassus Pic, 1917
• Spermophagus malvacearum Decelle, 1971
• Spermophagus mannarensis Decelle, 1986
• Spermophagus marmoreus Borowiec, 1991
• Spermophagus maurus Fahraeus, 1871
• Spermophagus maynei Pic, 1924
• Spermophagus minutissiumus Borowiec, 1991
• Spermophagus minutus Borowiec, 1991
• Spermophagus moerens Boheman, 1839
• Spermophagus monardi Decelle, 1975
• Spermophagus multifloccosus Borowiec, 1991
• Spermophagus multiguttatus Pic, 1917
• Spermophagus multipunctatus Pic, 1917
• Spermophagus murtulai Pic, 1924
• Spermophagus negligens Pic, 1917
• Spermophagus newtoni Borowiec, 1986
• Spermophagus niger Motschulsky, 1866
• Spermophagus okahandjensis Decelle, 1973
• Spermophagus palmi Borowiec, 1991
• Spermophagus perpastus (Lea, 1899)
• Spermophagus pfaffenbergeri Borowiec, 1986 (Synonym of Spermophagus perpastus)
• Spermophagus pilipes Borowiec, 1991
• Spermophagus posticus Chevrolat, 1877
• †Spermophagus pluto Wickham, 1914
• Spermophagus pubiventris Baudi, 1886
• Spermophagus punjabensis Borowiec, 1991
• Spermophagus pygopubens Pic, 1930
• Spermophagus ruandanus Borowiec, 1991
• Spermophagus rufipes (Ter-Minassian, 1975)
• Spermophagus rufanotatus Pic, 1903
• Spermophagus samuelsoni Borowiec, 1991
• Spermophagus schroederi Decelle, 1973
• Spermophagus scotti Decelle, 1971
• Spermophagus semiannulatus Pic, 1918
• Spermophagus sericeus (Geoffroy, 1785)
• Spermophagus shamszadehi Delobel & Sadeghi, 2013^[4]
• Spermophagus siamensis Borowiec, 1991
• Spermophagus sinensis Pic, 1918
• Spermophagus somulicus Decelle, 1979
• Spermophagus sophorae Fahraeus, 1839
• Spermophagus stemmleri Decelle, 1977
• Spermophagus takuensis Delobel, 2011^[5]
• Spermophagus tandalensis Borowiec, 1986
• Spermophagus titivilitius Boheman, 1833
• Spermophagus transvaalensis Borowiec, 1986
• Spermophagus tristis Fahraeus, 1871
• Spermophagus truncatus Anton, 2000
• Spermophagus variolosopunctatus Gyllenhal, 1833
• Spermophagus vietnamensis Borowiec, 1991
• †Spermophagus vivificatus Scudder, 1876
• Spermophagus voarum Delobel, 2008
• Spermophagus wittmeri Borowiec, 1985

Further reading

• Gael J.. Kergoat. Bruno P.. Le Ru. Seyed E.. Sadeghi. Midori. Tuda. Chris A.M. . Reid. Zoltán. György. Gwenaëlle. Genson. Cibele S.. Ribeiro-Costa. Alex. Delobel. Evolution of Spermophagus seed beetles (Coleoptera, Bruchinae, Amblycerini) indicates both synchronous and delayed colonizations of host plants. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 2015. 89. 91–103. 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.04.014. 25916187.

External links

• Biolib.cz
• Fossilworks

Notes and References

1. Anton. Klaus-Werner. Three new species of Spermophagus SCHOENHERR, 1833 from India and Laos (Coleoptera: Bruchidae: Amblycerinae). Genus. Wrocław, Poland. 2000. 11. 1. 29–36. 10.1.1.524.4281.
2. Book: Borowiec, Lech. Revision of the Genus Spermophagus Schoenherr (Coleoptera: Bruchidae: Amblycerinae). Biologica Silesiae. 1991. Wrocław, Poland. 8390002108. 0867-1710.
3. Alex. Delobel. The genus Spermophagus in Vietnam: biological data and description of three new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae: Amblycerini). Genus. Wrocław, Poland. 2008. 19. 2. 201–211.
4. Delobel. Alex. Sadeghi. Seyed Ebrahim. Remarks on the Spermophagus rufipes species group, with the description of a new species from Iran (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae: Amblycerinae). Genus. Wrocław, Poland. 2013. 24. 3–4. 309–314.
5. Delobel. Alex. Anton. Klaus-Werner. New data on Spermophagus from Vietnam, with the description of a new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae: Amblycerini). Genus. Wrocław, Poland. 2011. 22. 2. 261–270.