- BRUCHUS. A471 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Hége), Toxpam (Sallé); Guatemata, Cerro Zunil (Champion). 
Antenne short and stout; second, third, and fourth joints subequal. Thorax short, 
with rounded sides, very densely punctulate. Elytra either marked with a red vitta, 
which is intruded upon by a black spot on the middle of the outer margin, or quadri- 
maculate by the extension of this black spot inwards to the suture; the punctuation of 
the striz unusually distinct, and the interstices densely punctulate. Hind femur armed 
with a rather long slender tooth; tibia short and stout, with a distinct moderately short 
apical mucro. 
This species is allied to B. cruentatus, but has numerous points of difference; the 
front coxe, as in that species, are distinctly minutely separated. Only two Mexican 
and two Guatemalan examples have been obtained. 
69. Bruchus seclusus. 
Brevis, parum convexus, subrotundus, niger, subtiliter albido-pruinosus ; antennarum basi pedibusque anteri- 
oribus ex parte rufis; prothorace elytrisque densissime punctulatis; femoribus posterioribus dente 
elongato armatis. 
Long. 3 millim. 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2500 to 4000 feet (Champion). 
This and the following five species present an extreme similarity to one another, but 
after comparison I am unable to treat them as one species, although I have only one or 
at most two of each before me. They agree in having the upper surface densely 
punctulate and of a uniform black colour, which receives a somewhat leaden tinge 
from the very fine minute pallid pubescence with which it is uniformly covered. In 
the present species the antenne are short and broad, with the basal four joints rufous, 
the rest black. The thorax is broad, much narrowed in front, curvate at the sides, the 
surface very densely minutely punctulate, faintly channelled in front of the scutellum ; 
the latter broad. LElytra finely striate, very densely and finely punctulate. Pygidium 
similar in colour and clothing to the anterior parts. Front and middle legs rufous at 
the apex, becoming black at the base. First ventral ring longer than all the others 
together ; breast very coarsely punctate. Hind femora not dilated, each armed with a 
long tooth; tibia broad, armed with a moderately short mucro. | 
Only one example has been obtained. The front coxe are apparently contiguous at 
the apex. mo 
70. Bruchus monachus. 
Brevis, latus, subrotundulus, niger, subtiliter albido-pruinosus; antennarum basi pedibusque anterioribus 
rufis; prothorace elytrisque densissime punctulatis; femoribus posterioribus dente elongato armatis. 
Long. 24 millim. 
Hab. Guaremata, Zapote (Champion). 
This species is excessively similar to B. seclusus, but is rather smaller, the elytra are- 
