''Rhaebus gebleri'' is a species of

bean weevil The bean weevils or seed beetles are a subfamily (Bruchinae) of beetles, now placed in the family Chrysomelidae, though they have historically been treated as a separate family. They are granivores, and typically infest various kinds of seeds or ...

in the tribe

Rhaebini ''Rhaebus'' (from the Greek: ' curved) is a genus of metallic bean weevil, bean weevils in the subfamily Bean weevil, Bruchinae, and the only member of the tribe Rhaebini.Vencl, Fredric & Leschen, Richard. (2014). Vencl FV & Leschen RAB (2014) Cha ...

. This species was described by

Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (russian: Григо́рий Ива́нович Фи́шер фон Ва́льдгейм, translit=Grigórij Ivánovič Fíšer fon Vál'dgejm; 13 October 1771 – 18 October 1853) was a Saxon anatomist, entomol ...

in 1824, and is the type species of the genus '' Rhaebus''.

Distribution

''Rhaebus gebleri'' is restricted to the

Palearctic realm The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sib ...

, and is found in South-western Russia, Turkey, Israel, Iran, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. It is found in semi-desert and steppes, especially near the shores of saline ponds and lakes.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2694817 Bruchinae Beetles of Asia Beetles of Europe Beetles described in 1824 Taxa named by Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim