Bromius (beetle)

Bromius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:Eumolpinae
Tribe:Adoxini
Genus:Bromius
Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
Species: B. obscurus
Binomial name
Bromius obscurus
Synonyms
Genus
Species
  • Adoxus obscurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Bromius japonicus Ohno, 1960
  • Chrysomela obscura Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cryptocephalus vitis Fabricius, 1775
  • Eumolpus vitis (Fabricius, 1775)

Bromius obscurus (also called the western grape rootworm)[1] is a species of leaf beetle in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is the only species in the genus Bromius. It can be found in North America,[2] wide parts of Europe,[3] and Asia. The colour of the species is black and brown.[4] The species is a known pest of grape vines in Europe and North America.

Sometimes there are considered to be two varieties (or possibly subspecies) of B. obscurus:

Taxonomy

The generic name Bromius Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 is a conserved name. It had been threatened by the name Eumolpus Kugelann in Illiger, 1798; an application was made to ICZN in 2010 to conserve Bromius Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 and other names by suppressing Eumolpus Kugelann in Illiger, 1798, which was accepted by ICZN in 2012.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Common name
  2. ↑ USA distribution
  3. ↑ European distribution
  4. ↑ Colour and distribution
  5. ↑ Moseyko, A.G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E.; Löbl, I. (2010). "Case 3519 Eumolpus Weber, 1801, Chrysochus Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 and Bromius Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 (Insecta, Coleoptera, chrysomelidae): proposed conservation of usage". The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 67 (3): 218–224. doi:10.21805/bzn.v67i3.a10.
  6. ↑ ICZN (2012). "Opinion 2298 (Case 3519) Eumolpus Weber, 1801, Chrysochus Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 and Bromius Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 (Insecta, Coleoptera, chrysomelidae): usage conserved". The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 69 (2): 147–149. doi:10.21805/bzn.v69i2.a6. The Commission has conserved the usage of the generic names Eumolpus Weber, 1801, Chrysochus Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 and Bromius Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 by suppressing the name Eumolpus Illiger, 1798.


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