Bruchela rufipes (Olivier, 1790)
(an urodontid weevil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBruchela rufipes (an urodontid weevil)
SubfamilyURODONTINAE (urodontine weevils)
FamilyANTHRIBIDAE (fungus weevils)
Division Orthoceri (primitive weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied 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 Bruchela rufipes (an urodontid weevil) :
1: Bruchela rufipes (an urodontid weevil)
18 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Wild Mignonette
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Head and thorax- lateral viewImage 3: Lateral viewImage 4: Thorax and base of elytra - dorsal - close-up

Bruchela rufipes (an urodontid weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bruchela rufipes (an urodontid weevil)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bruchela rufipes (an urodontid weevil)
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