Bruchus atomarius (Linnaeus, 1761)
(a seed beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBruchus atomarius (a seed beetle)
GenusBruchus (a genus of seed beetles)
SubfamilyBRUCHINAE (seed beetles, pea weevils, bean weevils)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Bruchus atomarius (a seed beetle) :
1: Bruchus atomarius (a seed beetle)
21 Aug 2018 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept off Common Nettle
Image 1: Female - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorso-lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - latero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - ventral view - magnified - silver background

Bruchus atomarius (a seed beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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