Bruchidius olivaceus (Germar, 1823)
(a seed beetle)

Interactions where Bruchidius olivaceus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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
adult adult feeds on pollen MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius olivaceus/Bruchidius olivaceusa seed beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantspollen (6-9)
larva larva feeds within seed Hippocrepis emerusQuestionable Scorpion Senna Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius olivaceus/Bruchidius olivaceusa seed beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Hippocrepis emerus/Hippocrepis emerusscorpion senna?seed
larva larva feeds within seed Restricted Onobrychis viciifolia Sainfoin Fabales: Fabaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius olivaceus/Bruchidius olivaceusa seed beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Onobrychis viciifolia/Onobrychis viciifoliasainfoinseedSole
larva larva hibernates inside seed Restricted Onobrychis viciifoliaQuestionable Sainfoin Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius olivaceus/Bruchidius olivaceusa seed beetlelarva Plant / hibernates / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Onobrychis viciifolia/Onobrychis viciifoliasainfoin?seedSole
adult adult feeds on pollen Spiraea brideworts and steeple bushes, spiraea Rosales: Rosaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius olivaceus/Bruchidius olivaceusa seed beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Spiraea/Spiraeabrideworts and steeple bushes, spiraeapollen (6-9)

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

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

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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
egg is endoparasitoid host of solitary larva Foreign Uscana senex 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 senex/Uscana senexa chalcid waspsolitarylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius olivaceus/Bruchidius olivaceusa seed beetleegg solitary larva is endoparasitoid of egg

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
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 Irelandhttp://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm

Bruchidius olivaceus (a seed beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Bruchidius olivaceus (a seed beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBruchidius olivaceus (a seed beetle)
GenusBruchidius (a genus of seed beetles)
SubfamilyBRUCHINAE (seed beetles, pea weevils, bean weevils)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial 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 Bruchidius olivaceus (a seed beetle)

Bruchidius olivaceus (a seed beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Bruchidius olivaceus (a seed beetle):

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