Abstract
Bruchidius terrenus (Sharp, 1886) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) is a new invasive East Palearctic species of seed beetles to the fauna of the Crimea and Russia was emerged in November 2017 from the seeds of Albizia julibrissin Durazzini, 1772 and A. kalkora (Roxburgh) Prain, 1897, that were collected in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden. B. terrenus is a monophagous species: larvae develop in the seeds of silk trees (Albizia Durazzini, 1772). The infestation levels of the seeds of A. julibrissin and A. kalkora were 45 and 78%, respectively. The species is monovoltine; emergence of imagoes was observed in November–December. The overwintering stage is imago.
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