BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Bruchidius villosus (F., 1792) (a seed beetle)

Suggested Literature

Bruchidius villosus may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Bruchidius villosus is associated with:

	adult (newly emerged)	Cytisus scoparius - Broom (Fabaceae)	adult (newly emerged) may be found in pod		Cox, M.L., 2007b [released when pod dehisces]
	adult (young)	Ulex - gorses (Fabaceae)	adult (young) feeds on pollen		Cox, M.L., 2007b
	adult	Cytisus scoparius - Broom (Fabaceae)	adult feeds on pollen		Cox, M.L., 2007b
	adult	Holcus lanatus - Yorkshire-fog (Poaceae)	adult is associated with flower		Cox, M.L., 2007b
	adult	Heracleum sphondylium - Hogweed (Apiaceae)	adult is associated with flower		Cox, M.L., 2007b
	adult	Achillea millefolium - Yarrow (Asteraceae)	adult is associated with flower		Cox, M.L., 2007b
	adult	Cytisus - a genus of brooms (Fabaceae)	adult is associated with		Cox, M.L., 2007b
	adult	Cytisus scoparius - Broom (Fabaceae)	adult is associated with branch		Cox, M.L., 2007b
	adult	Cytisus scoparius - Broom (Fabaceae)	adult is associated with flower		Cox, M.L., 2007b
	adult	Genista - a genus of brooms (Fabaceae)	adult is associated with		Cox, M.L., 2007b
	adult	Laburnum - laburnums (Fabaceae)	adult is associated with		Cox, M.L., 2007b
	larva	Cytisus scoparius - Broom (Fabaceae)	larva feeds within seed		Cox, M.L., 2007b Bullock, J.A., 1992
	pupa	Cytisus scoparius - Broom (Fabaceae)	pupa may be found in seed		Cox, M.L., 2007b

There may be more taxa associated with Bruchidius villosus listed at higher taxonomic level

Associated with Bruchidius villosus:

		is parasitoid host of larva	Eupelmus urozonus - a chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae)		Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland: http://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm
		is parasitoid host of larva	Dinarmus acutus - a chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)		Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland: http://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm
		is parasitoid host of larva	Pteromalus bruchidii (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)		Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland: http://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm
	egg	egg is endoparasitoid host of solitary larva	Trichogramma - a genus of trichogrammid wasps (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)		Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland: http://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm
	egg	egg is predated by	Anystis agilis - a mite (Anystidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007b Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland: http://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm
	larva	larva is ectoparasitoid host of larva	Pteromalus sequesta - a chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)		Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland: http://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm
	larva	larva is endoparasitoid host of larva	Triaspis sp. nr. obscurellus - a braconid (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)		Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland: http://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm
	larva	larva is parasitoid host of larva	Baryscapus endemus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)		Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland: http://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm
	pupa	pupa is ectoparasitoid host of larva	Pteromalus sequesta - a chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)		Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland: http://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm

Bruchidius villosus may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

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