Rhaebus | |
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Rhaebus solskyi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Bruchinae |
Tribe: |
Rhaebini Blanchard, 1845 [1] |
Genus: |
Rhaebus Fischer von Waldheim, 1824 |
Type species | |
Rhaebus gebleri Fischer von Waldheim, 1824
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Rhaebus (from the Greek: ῥαιβός curved) is a genus of metallic bean weevils in the subfamily Bruchinae, and the only member of the tribe Rhaebini. [2] [3] [4] It is restricted to the Palearctic region. [4]
Rhaebus beetles are small, measuring between 3-5 millimetres in length, and are metallic in colour, which is rare in members of the Bruchinae subfamily. Their bodies are elongated in shape, and the antennae vary. [5]
Rhaebus beetles feed exclusively on plants of the genus Nitraria, where their young also develop. [5] [6] [7]
The genus was first described in 1824 by Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim in his book Entomographie de la Russie. [8] He described it with only one species, Rh. gebleri, making the genus monotypic. [5]
Since a taxonomic review in August 2022, Rhaebus has three species: [6] [9]
Rhaebus | |
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Rhaebus solskyi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Bruchinae |
Tribe: |
Rhaebini Blanchard, 1845 [1] |
Genus: |
Rhaebus Fischer von Waldheim, 1824 |
Type species | |
Rhaebus gebleri Fischer von Waldheim, 1824
|
Rhaebus (from the Greek: ῥαιβός curved) is a genus of metallic bean weevils in the subfamily Bruchinae, and the only member of the tribe Rhaebini. [2] [3] [4] It is restricted to the Palearctic region. [4]
Rhaebus beetles are small, measuring between 3-5 millimetres in length, and are metallic in colour, which is rare in members of the Bruchinae subfamily. Their bodies are elongated in shape, and the antennae vary. [5]
Rhaebus beetles feed exclusively on plants of the genus Nitraria, where their young also develop. [5] [6] [7]
The genus was first described in 1824 by Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim in his book Entomographie de la Russie. [8] He described it with only one species, Rh. gebleri, making the genus monotypic. [5]
Since a taxonomic review in August 2022, Rhaebus has three species: [6] [9]