Seed Beetle Althaeus hibisci, Wheatley, Ontario, Canada.
Seed Beetle Althaeus hibisci, Wheatley, Ontario, Canada.

Althaeus is a genus of pea and bean weevils in the beetle family Chrysomelidae. There are at least three described species in Althaeus.

Species

These three species belong to the genus Althaeus:

  • Althaeus folkertsi Kingsolver in Kingsolver, Gibb & Pfaffenberger, 1989 (velvetleaf seed beetle)
  • Althaeus hibisci (Olivier, 1795)
  • Althaeus steneri Kingsolver in Kingsolver, Gibb & Pfaffenberger, 1989