BRUCHUS. A467 
punctuation coarser than usual. Elytra short, the interstices not punctulate, but 
covered with a minute roughening or scratching. Pygidium and hind body closely 
covered with ochraceous pubescence. Hind femora not dilated, bearing only a single 
small tooth; tibia not arcuate, its front angle forming a very short mucro, which, 
however, is conspicuously longer than the other terminal digitations. The femora are 
not canaliculate, and the sexual distinctions are apparently very slight. 
This species is very variable in the colour of the elytra, which may be entirely bright 
red or entirely black, the greater number of examples being intermediate, having a red 
patch of variable size on each wing-case; in these maculate examples the spot of red 
colour is always nearer the base than the apex. Examples with entirely red elytra 
were labelled B. gilvipennis, Deyr., in Sallé’s collection; but as the name is only 
applicable to a minority of the specimens, I have not adopted it. 
60. Bruchus morosus. 
Sat latus, niger, subtus griseo vestitus ; elytris ante medium fascia parum conspicua grisescente, antennarum 
basi pedibusque rufis; femoribus posterioribus basi nigra, dente lato minus elongato instructis. 
Long. 22 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Hoge); Guatemata, Sabo and Purula in Vera Paz (Champion). 
Head rather narrow, with small eyes. Antenne short, very broad, four or five basal 
joints yellow; second joint quite small, the third and fourth subequal, rather small. 
Thorax transverse-conic, much narrowed in front where the sides are a little rounded ; 
very densely and rather coarsely punctate, somewhat sparingly clothed with 
griseous pubescence, of which there is a more distinct line in front of the scutellum, 
and a very small spot on either side of the middle. Scutellum densely clothed with 
nearly white pubescence. Elytra rather short, somewhat finely striate, black, with 
a faint irregular fascia of griseous pubescence in front of the middle. Pygidium 
rather large, densely clothed with griseous pubescence. Hind femora not dilated and 
not canaliculate, their single tooth short and broad; tibia moderately stout, not curvate, 
without mucro, but with distinctly prominent angle. 
Nine examples were found at Sabo, and one at Purula; the description is made from 
the Sabo examples. The three Mexican individuals do not differ materially. 
61. Bruchus usticolor. 
Brevis, sat convexus, niger; supra fusco-, subtus ochraceo-pubescens ; antennarum basi pedibusque testaceis, 
pedibus posterioribus rufis, femorum basi late nigra; prothorace transverso, lateribus rotundatis, densis- 
sime punctato ; pygidio perpendiculari, basi dense pubescente ibidemque subtrimaculato ; femoribus posteri- 
oribus dente gracili instructis. 
Long. 23 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Hoge). 
Antenne moderately stout, the penultimate joint about as long as broad. _Head short 
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