Spermophagus monardi Decelle, 1975

Delobel, Alex, 2012, Bruchinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Socotra Island, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52, pp. 373-380 : 379

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5339503

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5415692

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Spermophagus monardi Decelle, 1975
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Spermophagus monardi Decelle, 1975

Material examined (1 spec.). YEMEN: SOCOTRA ISLAND: Hadiboh env., 12°65′02″N 54°02′04″E, ca. 10–100 m, 21.xi.–12.xii.2003, 1 J, D. Král leg. ( NMPC).

Distribution. Angola, Ethiopia, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen. First record from Socotra Island.

Comments. Members of the genus Spermophagus Schönherr, 1833 usually feed on the seeds of various Convolvulaceae and Malvaceae . The larval host plant of S. monardi is unknown.

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