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Bruchidius cisti (F., 1775) (a seed beetle)

Suggested Literature

Bruchidius cisti may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
BRUCHIDAE
(seed beetles, pea weevils, bean weevils)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Bruchidius cisti is associated with:

Photos adult Campanula glomerata - Clustered Bellflower (Campanulaceae) adult feeds on pollen? Cox, M.L., 2007b
Photos adult Helianthemum nummularium - Common Rockrose (Cistaceae) adult feeds on pollen? Cox, M.L., 2007b
Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos adult Cytisus scoparius - Broom (Fabaceae) adult feeds on pollen? Cox, M.L., 2007b
Photos adult Galium verum - Lady’s Bedstraw (Rubiaceae) adult feeds on pollen? Cox, M.L., 2007b
larva Coronilla scorpioides - Annual Scorpion-vetch (Fabaceae) larva feeds within seed Cox, M.L., 2007b
Photos larva Cytisus scoparius - Broom (Fabaceae) larva feeds within seed Cox, M.L., 2007b
Photos larva Genista - a genus of brooms (Fabaceae) larva feeds within seed Cox, M.L., 2007b
larva Laburnum alpinum - Scottish Laburnum (Fabaceae) larva feeds within seed Questionable Cox, M.L., 2007b
larva Laburnum alpinum - Scottish Laburnum (Fabaceae) larva feeds within pod wall Questionable Cox, M.L., 2007b
larva Laburnum anagyroides - Laburnum (Fabaceae) larva feeds within seed Cox, M.L., 2007b
Photos larva Lotus corniculatus - Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Eggs-and-bacon (Fabaceae) larva feeds within seed Cox, M.L., 2007b
Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos larva Onobrychis viciifolia - Sainfoin (Fabaceae) larva feeds within seed Cox, M.L., 2007b
larva Robinia pseudoacacia - False Acacia, Locust Tree (Fabaceae) larva feeds within pod wall Questionable Cox, M.L., 2007b
larva Robinia pseudoacacia - False Acacia, Locust Tree (Fabaceae) larva feeds within seed Questionable Cox, M.L., 2007b
larva Coronilla scorpioides - Annual Scorpion-vetch (Fabaceae) larva mines pod wall Cox, M.L., 2007b [sinuous, sub-epidermal gallery several mm long]
Photos larva Cytisus scoparius - Broom (Fabaceae) larva mines pod wall Cox, M.L., 2007b [sinuous, sub-epidermal gallery several mm long]
Photos larva Genista - a genus of brooms (Fabaceae) larva mines pod wall Cox, M.L., 2007b [sinuous, sub-epidermal gallery several mm long]
larva Laburnum anagyroides - Laburnum (Fabaceae) larva mines pod wall Cox, M.L., 2007b [sinuous, sub-epidermal gallery several mm long]
Photos larva Lotus corniculatus - Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Eggs-and-bacon (Fabaceae) larva mines pod wall Cox, M.L., 2007b
Bullock, J.A., 1992 [sinuous, sub-epidermal gallery several mm long]
Photos larva Onobrychis viciifolia - Sainfoin (Fabaceae) larva mines pod wall Cox, M.L., 2007b [sinuous, sub-epidermal gallery several mm long]

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

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Bruchidius cisti:

is parasitoid host of larva Dinarmus acutus - a chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) Foreign 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 Uscana senex (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) Foreign Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland: http://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm

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

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland: http://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland
Cox, M.L., 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland

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