Caryobruchus gleditsiae

Caryobruchus gleditsiae
Caryobruchus gleditsiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:
Bruchinae
Genus:
Caryobruchus
Species:
C. gleditsiae
Binomial name
Caryobruchus gleditsiae
Synonyms [1]
  • Dermestes gleditsiae Linnaeus, 1763
  • Bruchus gleditsiae (Linnaeus, 1763)
  • Bruchus arthriticus Fabricius, 1801
  • Caryoborus arthriticus (Fabricius, 1801)
  • Pachymerus gleditsiae (Linnaeus, 1763)
  • Bruchus fuscus Goeze, 1777

Caryobruchus gleditsiae is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae (formerly Bruchidae). It lives in North and Central America and develops inside the seeds of palm trees. Adults grow to a maximum length of 11 mm (0.43 in), the size depending on the size of the seed it grew up in. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1763 Centuria Insectorum.

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