Bruchidius marginalis, (Fabricius, 1776)

Bukejs, Andris, 2010, Materials to the knowledge of Latvian seed-beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae), Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 10 (2), pp. 177-184 : 181

B. marginalis (Fabricius, 1776)

References: Barševskis 1996, 2001, 2002; Telnov et al. 1997 ( Bruchus ); Barševskis et al. 2004; Telnov 2004; Telnov et al. 2005.

Examined material: 8 exx: Daugavpils d.: Ilgas, Silene Nature Park, 13.VI.1995 (1, leg. A.Barševskis), 25-30.VI.1998 (4, on Astragalus glycephyllus , leg. A.Barševskis), 14-20.VI.2002 (1, leg. A.Barševskis), 2-10.VII.2004 (2, leg. A.Barševskis), 30.VI.2005 (1, leg. A.Barševskis). Host plants: Astragalus glycyphyllus .

Phenology: V, VI, VII.

General distribution: S and C Europe, south part of European Russia, Caucasus. [CEU]

Note: Very rare species in Latvia; known from two localities. According to the catalogue of Silfverberg (2004), the species is mentioned for Latvia and Lithuania. It is known also from Belarus ( Barševskis 2001).