Bruchia Weise 1906b: 227

Synonomys

Bruchiella Weise 1916: 39 (invalid replacement name for Bruchia).

Type Species

Bruchia sparsa Weise.

Diagnosis

Bruchia can be distinguished by the following combination of characters:

• the lateral margins of the pronotumpronotum:
  occupies all of dorsal part of the prothorax; in anterior angles or posterior angles there may be a small tubercle or pore with a seta
  and the elytra without long, stiff spines
• the head without a frontal horn
• the pronotumpronotum:
  occupies all of dorsal part of the prothorax; in anterior angles or posterior angles there may be a small tubercle or pore with a seta
  with a seta in each anterior angle
• the apex of the elytra without a tooth-like projection
• the elytra with 8 rows of punctures for entire length and 2 interrupted costae
• the antennae thickened at apex, with 7-antennomeres, short to very short, clavate
• the prosternumprosternum:
  contains two anterior coxal cavities
  does not expand anteriorly to partly cover the mouth

Description

Head: medial sulcus present.

Antenna: with 7‑antennomeres; antennomeres 1 to 5 very sharp, gradually widening after 3, apical two antennomeres less separated; 1 to 3 short, transverse; 4 to 5 very short, strongly transverse; 6 as long and wider than preceding two combined, as wide as 7; 7 subovate, pointed at apex.

Pronotum: narrow, width at base and apex equal; lateral margin deflexed, nearly parallel-sided; disc convex, regularly punctate; medial line finely impressed.

Scutellum: small, quadrate.

Elytron: 3x as long as pronotumpronotum:
occupies all of dorsal part of the prothorax; in anterior angles or posterior angles there may be a small tubercle or pore with a seta
, slightly convex; apex conjointly rounded; with 8 rows of punctures; lightly bicostate, costae interrupted, transversely united before apex.

Distribution

Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panamá, Peru.

World Fauna

Described species: 4 (Staines 2012). Key: Staines (2007b).

Hosts

Unknown.

References

Staines, C. L. 2007b. A review of the genus Bruchia Weise 1906 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Zootaxa 1449:45-50.

Staines, C. L. 2012. Tribe Chalepini. Catalog of the hispines of the world (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). http://entomology.si.edu/Collections_Coleoptera.html

Weise, J. 1906b. Hispinae, Coccinellidae et Endomychidae Argentina et Vicinitate e Collectione Bruchiana. Revista del Museo de La Plata 12:219-231.

Weise, J. 1916. Synonymische Mitteilungen. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1916:37-41.