Decellebruchus walkeri

Bruchidius walkeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Chrysomeloidea
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Decellebruchus
Species:	D. walkeri
Binomial name
Decellebruchus walkeri (Pic, 1912)
Synonyms
Bruchus figuratus Walker, 1859 Bruchus walkeri Pic, 1912 Bruchidius walkeri Decelle 1975 Spermophagus figuratus Motschulsky 1863

Decellebruchus walkeri is a species of leaf beetle found in India, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Description

Body length of male is about 1.77 to 2.1 mm. The first five segments of the antennae and the apex are yellowish, whereas other antennal segments are dark. The body is dark in color. The legs, part of elytra and femoral ventrum are yellowish to dark. The body is clothed with blackish, yellowish and whitish pubescence. The pygidium has three basal white pubescent spots. The head is short and broad. The prothorax is sub-conical and lacks a lateral carina. The pronotal disc is convex, whereas the prosternal process is triangular in shape. The scutellum is squarish. The pygidium is vertical. The last abdominal sternite is emarginate. The body length of female is about 1.95 to 2.8 mm and features are very similar to the male, but with a serrate, subvertical pygidium and the last abdominal sternite is not marginate.