''Rhaebus'' (from the Greek: ' curved) is a genus of metallic
bean weevils in the subfamily
Bruchinae, and the only member of the tribe Rhaebini.
[Vencl, Fredric & Leschen, Richard. (2014). Vencl FV & Leschen RAB (2014) Chapter 2.7.6. Criocerinae Lattreille 1807. pp. 237- 242 In: Leschen RAB & Beutel RG (eds). Handbook of Zoology, Coleoptera Volume 3: Morphology and Systematics (Phytophaga). Walter de Gruyter, Berlin.. ] It is restricted to the Palearctic region.
Appearance
''Rhaebus'' beetles are small, measuring between 3-5 millimetres in length, and are metallic in colour, which is rare in members if the Bruchinae subfamily. Their bodies are elongated in shape, and the antennae vary.
Diet and life cycle
''Rhaebus'' beetles feed exclusively on plants of the genus ''
Nitraria'', where their young also develop.
Taxonomic history
The genus was first described in 1824 by
Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim in his book ''Entomographie de la Russie''. He described it with only one species, ''
Rh. gebleri'', making the genus
monotypic
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Species creation & synonymy
* 1845: ''Rhaebus fischeri'' mentioned by Jean T. Lacordaire, not described.
* 1845: ''Rhaebus mannerheimi'' named and described by Victor Motschulsky.
* 1866: ''Rhaebus sagroides'' named and described b
Simon Martinovitch Solsky
* 1867: ''Rhaebus beckeri'' named and described by Christian W. L. E. Suffrain. The original description (in German) i
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* 1869: ''Rh. beckeri'' and ''Rh. sagroides'' synonymized with ''Rh. mannerheimi'' by Victor Motchulsky.
* 1879: ''Rhaebus solskyi'' proposed by Ernst Gustav Kraatz
Ernst Gustav Kraatz (13 March 1831 – 2 November 1909) was a German entomologist. He collected and described numerous beetles including Staphylinidae.
Kraatz was born in Berlin on 13 March 1831. He studied law in the University of Heidelberg ...
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* 1939: ''Rhaebus komarovi'' named and described by Fyodor Lukyanovich.
* 1973: ''Rhaebus lukjanovitschi'' named and described by Margarita Ervandovna Ter-Minassian
Margarita Ervandovna Ter-Minassian (russian: Маргарита Ервандовна Тер-Минасян; 16 May 19109 April 1995) was a Soviet entomologist and specialist for weevils (Curculionoidea) and seed beetles (Bruchinae). Her name is ...
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* 2000: ''Rhaebus amnoni'' named and described by Igor Lopatin
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People
* Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name
* Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler
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and Vladimir Chikatunov
Vladimir may refer to:
Names
* Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name
* Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name
* Volodymyr for the Ukr ...
, after Dr. Amnon Freidberg.
* 2022: ''Rh. amnoni, Rh. komarovi,'' and ''Rh. mannerheimi'' synonymized with ''Rh. gebleri'' by Andrei Legalov.
Species
Since a taxonomic review in August 2022, ''Rhaebus'' has three species:Rhaebus gebleri
''Rhaebus gebleri'' is a species of bean weevil in the tribe Rhaebini. This species was described by Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim in 1824, and is the type species of the genus '' Rhaebus''.
Distribution
''Rhaebus gebleri'' is restricted to th ...
'' Fischer von Waldheim, 1824 (=''Rh. mannerheimi, Rh. amnoni, Rh. komarovi) -'' Found in Turkey, Israel, Southern Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Inner Mongolia (China), and Kyrgyzstan.
* '' Rhaebus lukjanovitschi'' Ter-Minassian, 1973 - Found in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia (China)
* '' Rhaebus solskyi'' Kraatz, 1879 - Found in Kazakhstan, Southern Russia, Mongolia, and China.
References
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Bruchinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Taxa named by Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim