Althaeus

Short description: Genus of beetles

Althaeus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Coleoptera
Infraorder:  | Cucujiformia
Family:  | Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:  | Bruchinae
Tribe:  | Bruchini
Genus:  | Althaeus
Bridwell, 1946

Althaeus is a genus of pea and bean weevils in the beetle family Chrysomelidae. There are at least three described species in Althaeus.[1][2][3]

## Species

These three species belong to the genus Althaeus:

* Althaeus folkertsi Kingsolver in Kingsolver, Gibb & Pfaffenberger, 1989 (velvetleaf seed beetle)
* Althaeus hibisci (Olivier, 1795)
* Althaeus steneri Kingsolver in Kingsolver, Gibb & Pfaffenberger, 1989

## References

1. ↑ "Althaeus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=719792.
2. ↑ "Althaeus". https://www.gbif.org/species/1048758.
3. ↑ "Althaeus genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/248420.

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