Bruchus rufipes Herbst, 1783
(a seed beetle)

Interactions where Bruchus rufipes 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/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantspollen? (late 3-)5-6(-11)
adult adult is associated with Hippocrepis emerus Scorpion Senna Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetleadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Hippocrepis emerus/Hippocrepis emerusscorpion senna (late 3-)5-6(-11)
adult adult is associated with Lathyrus peas 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/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetleadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lathyrus/Lathyruspeas (late 3-)5-6(-11)
adult adult is associated with Lens culinaris Lentil Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetleadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lens culinaris/Lens culinarislentil (late 3-)5-6(-11)
adult adult is associated with Pisum sativum Garden Pea Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetleadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Pisum sativum/Pisum sativumgarden pea (late 3-)5-6(-11)
adult adult is associated with Trifolium campestre Hop Trefoil Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetleadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium campestre/Trifolium campestrehop trefoil (late 3-)5-6(-11)
adult adult is associated with Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetleadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trigonella foenum-graecum/Trigonella foenum-graecumfenugreek (late 3-)5-6(-11)
adult adult is associated with Ulex europaeus Gorse, Furze, Whin Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetleadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Ulex europaeus/Ulex europaeusgorse, furze, whin (late 3-)5-6(-11)
adult adult is associated with Vicia vetches 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/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetleadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Vicia/Viciavetches (late 3-)5-6(-11)
larva larva feeds within seed Vicia sativa Common Vetch Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Vicia sativa/Vicia sativacommon vetchseed

Interactions where Bruchus rufipes 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').

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
is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Cerceris julii a digger wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Cerceris julii/Cerceris juliia digger wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetle larva is parasitoid of
is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Cerceris ruficornis a digger wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Cerceris ruficornis/Cerceris ruficornisa digger wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetle larva is parasitoid of
imago is taken to the nest of female Crabro a genus of solitary wasps Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Crabro/Crabroa genus of solitary waspsfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest with /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetleimago female stocks nest with imago
is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Semiotus varians a thick-legged chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Chalcididae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Chalcididae/Semiotus varians/Semiotus variansa thick-legged chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetle larva is parasitoid of
is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Chrysocharis pentheus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Chrysocharis pentheus/Chrysocharis pentheusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetle larva is parasitoid of
is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Pnigalio pectinicornis a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Pnigalio pectinicornis/Pnigalio pectinicornisa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetle larva is parasitoid of
is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Baryscapus bruchivorus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Baryscapus bruchivorus/Baryscapus bruchivorusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetle larva is parasitoid of
is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Eupelmus vesicularis a eupelmid 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 vesicularis/Eupelmus vesicularisa eupelmid chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetle larva is parasitoid of
is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Dinarmus acutus 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 acutus/Dinarmus acutusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetle larva is parasitoid of
is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Dinarmus italicus 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 italicus/Dinarmus italicusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetle larva is parasitoid of
is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Stenomalina micans 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/Stenomalina micans/Stenomalina micansa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetle larva is parasitoid of
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Triaspis striatula a braconid 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/Triaspis striatula/Triaspis striatulaa braconid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetlelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Triaspis thoracica a braconid 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/Triaspis thoracica/Triaspis thoracicaa braconid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus rufipes/Bruchus rufipesa seed beetlelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBruchus rufipes (a seed beetle)
GenusBruchus (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 Bruchus rufipes (a seed beetle)

Bruchus rufipes (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 Bruchus rufipes (a seed beetle):

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