Merobruchus

TaxID: 131669

Basic Information

Merobruchus

White Dart Bruchid

Merobruchus is a genus of pea and bean weevils in the beetle family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 20 described species in Merobruchus.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Chrysomelidae

Merobruchus

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Photos (5 photos)

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(c) Mike Quinn@BY-NC

Morphological Features

Hind leg femur in lateral view projects beyond pygidium; length about 3.5 times the maximum width at base of ventral valve. Pronotum with lateral margins concave in dorsal view, flat at posterior region, without longitudinal median sulcus; pronotum with homogeneous and dense pubescence of yellowish gray, pale brown and coppery; sparse moderate and shallow punctation intermixed with fine punctation all over pronotum. Elytron without basal denticles. Abdomen: last ventrite with median apical border strongly emarginate, with short lateral projections; abdominal ventrites 1–2 with glabrous and polished lateral areas. Basal hood bilobate, 2 times wider than largest width at base of ventral valve. Aedeagus: lateral lobes with slightly deep emargination, not reaching half of its length. Postocular lobe long.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Taxonomic treatment
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Plazi taxonomic treatment

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (8 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
GBCL2247-06 BOLD:AAK7088 COI-5P 768 - - -
GBCCH2986-19 - COI-3P 523 Mexico - 23.874361, -101.554
GBCCH063-10 BOLD:AAM4973 COI-5P 979 Mexico 2003-03-04 19.35, -96.54
GBART13742-23 - 18S-5P 238 Unrecoverable - -
CRPED2824-21 BOLD:AAK7088 COI-5P 653 Costa Rica 2020-04-21 9.973, -84.094
CRPEB31961-21 BOLD:AAK7088 COI-5P 652 Costa Rica 2019-09-03 9.973, -84.094
BCISP574-13 BOLD:ABV3607 COI-5P 658 Panama 2010-09-21 9.155, -79.842
BCISP356-11 BOLD:ABV3607 COI-5P 658 Panama 2010-09-10 9.155, -79.842

Literature