Bromius obscurus

Bromius obscurus; Temporal range: Late Pleistocene–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Eumolpinae
Tribe:	Bromiini
Genus:	Bromius; Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
Species:	B. obscurus
Binomial name
	Bromius obscurus; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Genus Eumolpus Illiger, 1798; (name suppressed); Adoxus Kirby, 1837; Chartonia Gistel, 1856; Species Chrysomela obscura Linnaeus, 1758; Chrysomela nigroquadrata DeGeer, 1775; Cryptocephalus vitis Fabricius, 1775; Chrysomela villosula Schrank, 1781; Eumolpus obscurus (Linnaeus, 1758); Eumolpus vitis (Fabricius, 1775); Eumolpus cochlearius Say, 1824; Adoxus obscurus (Linnaeus, 1758); Adoxus obscurus var. epilobii Weise, 1882; Adoxus obscurus var. weisei Heyden, 1883; Adoxus obscurus var. concinnus Weise, 1898; Adoxus obscurus var. lewisi Weise, 1898; Adoxus obscurus japonicus Ohno, 1960;

Bromius obscurus, the western grape rootworm,^[4] is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family. It is the only member of the genus Bromius. The distribution of the species is holarctic; it can be found in North America, wide parts of Europe, and Asia. The species is a known pest of grape vines in Europe and western North America.^[5]

^ Kirby, W. (1837). "The insects". In Richardson, J. (ed.). Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the zoology of the northern parts of British America: containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expeditions, under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, RN. Vol. Part the fourth and last. Norwich.: J. Fletcher. p. 209.
^ Bezděk, J. (2020). "Review of the genus-level names proposed by Johannes Gistel in Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera)". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 60 (1): 173–188. doi:10.37520/aemnp.2020.011.
^ Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "Eumolpinae". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 619–643. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2.
^ "Species Bromius obscurus - Western Grape Rootworm". BugGuide. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
^ "Pest Alert – Western Grape Rootworm (Bromius obscurus)" (PDF). www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[Kirby1837-1] Kirby, W. (1837). "The insects". In Richardson, J. (ed.). Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the zoology of the northern parts of British America: containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expeditions, under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, RN. Vol. Part the fourth and last. Norwich.: J. Fletcher. p. 209.

[2] Bezděk, J. (2020). "Review of the genus-level names proposed by Johannes Gistel in Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera)". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 60 (1): 173–188. doi:10.37520/aemnp.2020.011.

[3] Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "Eumolpinae". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 619–643. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2.

[4] "Species Bromius obscurus - Western Grape Rootworm". BugGuide. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[5] "Pest Alert – Western Grape Rootworm (Bromius obscurus)" (PDF). www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

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