Bruchus atomarius (Linnaeus, 1761)
(a seed beetle)

Interactions where Bruchus atomarius is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult feeds on pollen? Pastinaca sativa var sativa Wild Parsnip Apiales: Apiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus atomarius/Bruchus atomariusa seed beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Pastinaca sativa var. sativa/Pastinaca sativa var. sativawild parsnippollen? (late 3-)early summer(-9)
adult adult may be found on Lathyrus peas Fabales: Fabaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus atomarius/Bruchus atomariusa seed beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lathyrus/Lathyruspeas
adult adult may be found on Lens culinarisQuestionable Lentil Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus atomarius/Bruchus atomariusa seed beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lens culinaris/Lens culinarislentil?
adult adult may be found on Pisum sativum Garden Pea Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus atomarius/Bruchus atomariusa seed beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Pisum sativum/Pisum sativumgarden pea
adult adult may be found on Ulex europaeus Gorse, Furze, Whin Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus atomarius/Bruchus atomariusa seed beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Ulex europaeus/Ulex europaeusgorse, furze, whin
adult adult may be found on Vicia vetches Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus atomarius/Bruchus atomariusa seed beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Vicia/Viciavetches
larva larva feeds within seed Vicia vetches Fabales: Fabaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus atomarius/Bruchus atomariusa seed beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Vicia/Viciavetchesseed
pupa pupa may be found in seed Vicia vetches Fabales: Fabaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus atomarius/Bruchus atomariusa seed beetlepupa Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Vicia/Viciavetchesseed

Interactions where Bruchus atomarius is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Cerceris julii a digger wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Cerceris julii/Cerceris juliia digger wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus atomarius/Bruchus atomariusa seed beetle larva is parasitoid of
is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Baryscapus bruchivorus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Baryscapus bruchivorus/Baryscapus bruchivorusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus atomarius/Bruchus atomariusa seed beetle larva is parasitoid of
is parasitoid host of larva Pteromalus leucopezus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Pteromalus leucopezus/Pteromalus leucopezusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus atomarius/Bruchus atomariusa seed beetle larva is parasitoid of
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Triaspis striatula a braconid wasp Hymenoptera: Braconidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Triaspis striatula/Triaspis striatulaa braconid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus atomarius/Bruchus atomariusa seed beetlelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Triaspis thoracica a braconid wasp Hymenoptera: Braconidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Triaspis thoracica/Triaspis thoracicaa braconid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus atomarius/Bruchus atomariusa seed beetlelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Bracon praecox a braconid wasp Hymenoptera: Braconidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Bracon praecox/Bracon praecoxa braconid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus atomarius/Bruchus atomariusa seed beetle larva is parasitoid of
is parasitoid host of larva Chremylus rubiginosus a death wasp Hymenoptera: Braconidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Chremylus rubiginosus/Chremylus rubiginosusa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus atomarius/Bruchus atomariusa seed beetle larva is parasitoid of

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Cox, M.L., 2007Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Irelandhttp://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm

Bruchus atomarius (a seed beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Bruchus atomarius (a seed beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBruchus atomarius (a seed beetle)
GenusBruchus (a genus of seed beetles)
SubfamilyBRUCHINAE (seed beetles, pea weevils, bean weevils)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bruchus atomarius (a seed beetle)

Bruchus atomarius (a seed beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Bruchus atomarius (a seed beetle):

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