Caryedon gonagra (Fabricius, 1798)

Delobel, Alex, 2012, Bruchinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Socotra Island, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52, pp. 373-380 : 375

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5339503
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5415670
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scientific name	Caryedon gonagra (Fabricius, 1798)
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Material examined (2 spec.). YEMEN: SOCOTRA ISLAND: Wadi Ayhaft , 12°36′38″N 53°58′49″E, 190 m, 24.– 26.xi.2003, 1♀, P.Kabátek leg. ( NMPC) GoogleMaps ; Aloove area , Hasan vill.env., 12°31.2′N 54°07.4′E, 221 m, 9.–10.xi.2010, 1 ♀, L. Purchart leg. ( NMPC) GoogleMaps .

Distribution. From Egypt to Australia, including Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. First record from Socotra Island.

Comments. Caryedon gonagra used to be confused with the groundnut seed beetle, Caryedon serratus (Olivier, 1790) (differentiation in DELOBEL et al. 2003). Its larvae feed on seeds of various Caesalpinioideae , including tamarind ( Tamarindus indica L.), Gleditsia triacanthos L., Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) Irwin & Barneby , and various species of Cassia and Bauhinia ; also reared on seeds of Mimosoideae such as Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd., A. raddiana Savi , Dichrostachys cinerea Wight &Arn. , and possibly also Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.