Zabrotes subfasciatus (Boheman, 1833)
(Mexican Bean Beetle)

Interactions where Zabrotes subfasciatus is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva feeds within seed Cicer arietinum Chick Pea Fabales: Fabaceae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cicer arietinum/Cicer arietinumchick peaseed
pupa pupa may be found in seed Cicer arietinum Chick Pea Fabales: Fabaceae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetlepupa Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cicer arietinum/Cicer arietinumchick peaseed
larva larva feeds within seed Glycine max Soyabean Fabales: Fabaceae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Glycine max/Glycine maxsoyabeanseed
pupa pupa may be found in seed Glycine max Soyabean Fabales: Fabaceae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetlepupa Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Glycine max/Glycine maxsoyabeanseed
larva larva feeds within seed Phaseolus coccineus Runner Bean Fabales: Fabaceae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Phaseolus coccineus/Phaseolus coccineusrunner beanseed
pupa pupa may be found in seed Phaseolus coccineus Runner Bean Fabales: Fabaceae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetlepupa Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Phaseolus coccineus/Phaseolus coccineusrunner beanseed
larva larva feeds within seed MajorCaptivity Phaseolus vulgaris French Bean Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Phaseolus vulgaris/Phaseolus vulgarisfrench beanseedMajor Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
pupa pupa may be found in seed MajorCaptivity Phaseolus vulgaris French Bean Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetlepupa Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Phaseolus vulgaris/Phaseolus vulgarisfrench beanseedMajor Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
larva larva feeds within seed Pisum sativum var sativum Garden Pea Fabales: Fabaceae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Pisum sativum var. sativum/Pisum sativum var. sativumgarden peaseed
pupa pupa may be found in seed Pisum sativum var sativum Garden Pea Fabales: Fabaceae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetlepupa Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Pisum sativum var. sativum/Pisum sativum var. sativumgarden peaseed
larva larva feeds within seed Vicia faba Broad Bean, Field Bean Fabales: Fabaceae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Vicia faba/Vicia fababroad bean, field beanseed
pupa pupa may be found in seed Vicia faba Broad Bean, Field Bean Fabales: Fabaceae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetlepupa Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Vicia faba/Vicia fababroad bean, field beanseed

Interactions where Zabrotes subfasciatus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
adult is predated by Foreign Pyemotes ventricosus Hay Itch Mite Trombidiformes: Pyemotidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Pyemotidae/Pyemotes ventricosus/Pyemotes ventricosushay itch mite Animal / predatorForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetleadult is predator of adult
larva is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Eupelmus orientalis a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eupelmidae/Eupelmus orientalis/Eupelmus orientalisa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetlelarva larva is parasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of larva Anisopteromalus calandrae a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Anisopteromalus calandrae/Anisopteromalus calandraea chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetlelarva larva is parasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Dinarmus colemani a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Dinarmus colemani/Dinarmus colemania chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetlelarva larva is parasitoid of larva
egg is endoparasitoid host of solitary larva Foreign Uscana mukerjii a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Trichogrammatidae/Uscana mukerjii/Uscana mukerjiia chalcid waspsolitarylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetleegg solitary larva is endoparasitoid of egg
larva is parasitoid host of larva Heterospilus prosopidis a death wasp Hymenoptera: Braconidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Heterospilus prosopidis/Heterospilus prosopidisa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Zabrotes subfasciatus/Zabrotes subfasciatusMexican bean beetlelarva larva is parasitoid of larva

Zabrotes subfasciatus (Mexican Bean Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Zabrotes subfasciatus (Mexican Bean Beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Cox, M.L., 2007Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesZabrotes subfasciatus (Mexican Bean Beetle)
SubfamilyAMBLYCERINAE (Mexican bean weevils)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Zabrotes subfasciatus (Mexican Bean Beetle)

Zabrotes subfasciatus (Mexican Bean Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Zabrotes subfasciatus (Mexican Bean Beetle):

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