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Definition of Genus Bruchus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Bruchidae.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Bruchidae, Family Bruchidae
Member holonyms: Bruchus Pisorum, Pea Weevil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Bruchus
Literary usage of Genus Bruchus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The genus Bruchus contains the Pea-Wee- Fig vil, B. pisi, Linn., which lays its
eggs on the pea when in flower, and the larva enters the pea through the ..."
2. Natural History: A Manual of Zoology for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1872)
"The genus Bruchus contains the Pea-Wee- vil, B. pisi, Linn., which lays its* eggs
on the pea when in flower, and the larva enters the pea through the green ..."
3. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1856)
"Another species of the same genus (Bruchus) attacks the kidney bean and the cow
pea, and is still more destructive. The Pea Bug seldom attacks the germ, ..."
4. Ireland: Industrial and Agricultural by William P. Coyne (1902)
"... by their characteristic black and green Aphids, and the imported seeds for
these crops contain too often the destructive beetles of the genus Bruchus. ..."
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