Bruchus pisorum, (Linnaeus, 1758)

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. pisorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

References: Ulanowski 1883; Smarods, Liepa 1956; Trauberga 1957; Ozols 1963; Šmits, Spuris 1966; Spuris 1974; Barševskis 1993; Telnov et al. 1997; Telnov 2004.

Examined material: 3 exx: Rīga, X.1991 (3, leg. N.Savenkov) ;

Host plants: Pisum ( P. sativum , P. arvense , P. elatius ). Pested species.

Phenology: V, VI, VII, X.

General distribution: Europe, N Africa, Caucasus, Asia Minor, Near East, W Siberia, Kazakhstan, Central Asia ( Uzbekistan, Tajikistan), Russian Far East; introduced also to Japan, Mongolia, China (Sichuan), Korean Peninsula, India (Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh), N and C America. [COS]

Note: Introduced species.