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Family	Bruchidae
Sub Family
Description	seed beetles
Background to Family	Small, oval beetles that develop in the seeds of leguminous plants (Fabaceae), with some species causing economic damage to seeds in storage. The adults feed on the pollen of numerous plant families, occurring especially on plants with white flowers.
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No. taxa in DBIF	14
No. interactions	192
% interactions with British data	53%
No. records	286
% taxa with British data	100%
Notes	Old data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, errors in original sources, or for misspellings. New material added from Cox, 2007 (Atlas of the seed and leaf beetles of Britain and Ireland. Pisces Publications, UK).; The family was previously treated as a sub-family in the Chrysomelidae. ;
Notes on Sources	(49%) Johnson, C.D. in eds. Polhill, R. & Raven, P. (1981) Advances in Legume Systematics: 2 995-1027; (10%) Herford, G.M.(1935) Trans. Soc. Br. ent. 2:1 1-24:22; (9%) Southgate, B.J. in eds. Singh, ?, van Emden, H.F. & Ajibola Taylor, ?. (1978) Pests of Grain Legumes 219-229:223
Most recent source	2007

Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.


Source	Aldridge, R.J.W. & Pope, R.D.(1986) Entomologist's Gaz. 37:3 181-193:187
Source	Herford, G.M.(1935) Trans. Soc. Br. ent. 2:1 1-24:22
Source	Jones, F.G.W. & Jones, M.G. (1974 ) Pests of Field Crops :144
Source	Udayagiri and Wadhi (1989)
Source	Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1954) Amat. Ent. 11 83-98:89
Source	Davis, B.N.K.(1986) Naturalist, Hull 111 9-15:13
Source	Cox, M.L. (2007)
Source	Johnson, C.D. in eds. Polhill, R. & Raven, P. (1981) Advances in Legume Systematics :2 995-1027:57
Source	Balachowsky (1962)
Source	Parnell, J.R.(1966) J. anim. Ecol. 35 157-188:158
Source	Aldridge, R.J.W. & Pope, R.D.(1986) Entomologist's Gaz. 37:3 181-193:189
Source	Allen, A.A. (1984) Comments on 1954 edition of Coleopterist's Handbook :3
Source	Johnson, C.D. in eds. Polhill, R. & Raven, P. (1981) Advances in Legume Systematics :2 995-1027:82
Source	Herford, G.M.(1935) Trans. Soc. Br. ent. 2:1 1-24:23
Source	Allen, A.A. (1984) Comments on 1954 edition of Coleopterist's Handbook :4
Source	Allen, A.A. (1984) Comments on 1954 edition of Coleopterist's Handbook :5
Source	Southgate, B.J. (1977-07-13) Coleoptera: Bruchidae :2
Source	Southgate, B.J. in eds. Singh, ?, van Emden, H.F. & Ajibola Taylor, ?. (1978) Pests of Grain Legumes 219-229:223
Source	Parnell, J.R.(1966) J. anim. Ecol. 35 157-188:167
Source	Allen, A.A. (1984) Comments on 1954 edition of Coleopterist's Handbook :2
Source	Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1952) Amat. Ent. 11 83-95:89
Source	Aldridge, R.J.W. & Pope, R.D.(1986) Entomologist's Gaz. 37:3 181-193:182
Source	Hodge (1997,1998)
Source	Anon(1978) Advis. Leafl. Minist. Agric. Fish. Fd. HVD:52 1-5:2
Source	Johnson, C.D. in eds. Polhill, R. & Raven, P. (1981) Advances in Legume Systematics :2 995-1027:64
Source	Johnson, C.D. in eds. Polhill, R. & Raven, P. (1981) Advances in Legume Systematics :2 995-1027:56
Source	Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1952) Amat. Ent. 11 83-95:90
Source	Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1952) Amat. Ent. 11 83-95:86
Source	Anon(1978) Advis. Leafl. Minist. Agric. Fish. Fd. HVD:52 1-5:3

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