''Althaeus'' is a genus of pea and bean weevils in the
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
family
Chrysomelidae
The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...
. There are at least three described species in ''Althaeus''.
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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
Bruchinae
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Chrysomelidae genera
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