Bruchus Linnaeus, 1767
(a genus of seed beetles)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Bruchus atomarius
a seed beetle
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 7 images
Bruchus loti
a seed beetle
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 		Species 3 images
Bruchus rufimanus
Bean Beetle, Bean Seed Beetle, Spanish Bean Beetle
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 		Species 6 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Bruchus (a genus of seed beetles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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