Article Nº 0808 Insect, spider or other land arthropod Vol. I · p. 481
Carneiro
Common name for three bruchid beetles damaging peas, beans and stored legumes.
The common name of three species of coleopteran insects of the family Bruchidae: Bruchus pisi, B. rufimanus and B. subellipticus. They are found where peas, broad beans and other legumes are grown, and also in dwelling houses and granaries, where they do great damage.