''Althaeus'' is a genus of pea and bean weevils in the
beetle family
Chrysomelidae
The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
. 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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