Legume-associated
Guides
Apionion crassum
Apionion crassum is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae, subfamily Apioninae. Members of this genus are associated with leguminous plants. The species is characterized by a relatively robust body form compared to congeners.
Cerotoma atrofasciata
Bean Leaf Beetle
Cerotoma atrofasciata is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It occurs in Central America and North America. The genus Cerotoma includes species associated with leguminous plants, particularly soybeans.
Chrysaster on-canavalia
Chrysaster on-canavalia is a species of lady beetle (family Coccinellidae) in the subfamily Chilocorinae. This species is known from limited documented records, primarily associated with tropical regions. It belongs to a genus characterized by small, often inconspicuous coccinellids that differ in morphology from the more familiar brightly colored lady beetles. The specific epithet references Canavalia, a legume genus, suggesting a potential ecological association.
Micropeza corrigiolata
stilt-legged fly
Micropeza corrigiolata is a small stilt-legged fly in the family Micropezidae, characterized by its elongated legs and slender black body with yellow abdominal markings. The species is widespread across Europe, the Near East, and has been introduced to the Nearctic realm. Adults are active during summer months and are predatory on small insects, while larvae develop as root feeders on leguminous plants.
Mimosestes amicus
Mimosestes amicus is a small beetle in the leaf beetle family Chrysomelidae, originally described as Bruchus amicus by Horn in 1873. It occurs in North America, Central America, and Hawaii. The species has been documented with new host plant records, though specific hosts are not detailed in available sources. Like other members of its genus, it is associated with leguminous plants.
Odontota arizonica
Odontota arizonica is a leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, recorded from the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. The species has been collected on several plant species including oaks, legumes, and ornamental plants, though its specific foodplant relationships remain incompletely known. Like other members of the genus Odontota, it likely exhibits leaf-mining larval biology.
Ollarianus
Ollarianus is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae, subfamily Deltocephalinae, tribe Platymetopiini. The genus was established by Ball in 1936. The best-documented species, Ollarianus balli, is a rare leafhopper in Jamaica and a known vector of disease-associated mycoplasma-like organisms affecting plants. Members of this genus are associated with leguminous host plants.
Plocetes
leguminous seed weevils
Plocetes is a genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae comprising over 60 described species. The genus was established by J.L. LeConte in 1876. Members are commonly known as leguminous seed weevils, indicating an association with legume plants. The genus is taxonomically stable and accepted across major biodiversity databases.
Sitona aquilonius
Sitona aquilonius is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae, described by Bright in 1994. It is known from high-latitude regions of North America including Alaska, the Yukon Territory, and the Northwest Territories. Like other members of the genus Sitona, it is expected to be associated with leguminous plants, though specific host records for this species are not documented in available sources.
Sitona cockerelli
Sitona cockerelli is a weevil species in the family Curculionidae, originally described by Blaisdell in 1938. According to GBIF taxonomy, this name is currently treated as a synonym of Sitones californius. The genus Sitona includes species associated with leguminous plants, though specific details for S. cockerelli are sparse in the available literature.
Sphacophilus apios
Sphacophilus apios is a species of sawfly in the family Argidae, a group commonly known as argid sawflies. The species name 'apios' suggests an association with Apios americana (groundnut), a leguminous vine native to eastern North America. Argid sawflies are herbivorous as larvae, with most species feeding on foliage of woody or herbaceous plants. Adults are typically short-lived and do not feed extensively.
Stenopterapion
Stenopterapion is a genus of weevils in the family Brentidae, established by Bokor in 1923. It contains approximately six described species distributed primarily in Europe. The genus is characterized by a pear-shaped body form typical of many brentid weevils. Species within this genus are relatively small and associated with herbaceous vegetation.
Trichapion sp-nr-albidulum
Trichapion sp-nr-albidulum is an undescribed or near-identified species within the genus Trichapion, a group of small weevils in the family Brentidae. Members of this genus are characterized by their elongated, cylindrical bodies and distinctive rostrums. The 'sp-nr-albidulum' designation indicates a specimen that closely resembles T. albidulum but has not been formally confirmed to that species. These weevils are associated with leguminous host plants and are part of the diverse apionine fauna of North America.
Zabrotes bexarensis
Zabrotes bexarensis is a species of seed beetle in the subfamily Bruchinae, described by Kingsolver in 1990. The genus Zabrotes contains species associated with legume seeds, though specific biological details for this species remain limited. It is recorded from North America with very few documented observations.