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111. Bruchus rubiginosus. 
Kytorhinus rubiginosus, Motsch. Bull. Mosc. 1873, ii. p. 205°. 
Hab. Mexico 1. 
From the description I think it possible this may prove to be a species allied to B. 
leucosomus. 
112. Bruchus leucospilus. (Tab. XXVI. fig. 19.) 
Rufus; capite cum antennis nigro, elytris lineis abbreviatis niveo-pubescentibus; corpore subtus, pygidio, 
prothoracis lateribus et basi niveo-squamosis, coxis posterioribus nudis nitidis; elytris subnitidis, seriatim 
fortiter punctatis; tibiis posterioribus longius mucronatis ; antennis maris flabellatis, femine breviter 
pectinato-serratis. 
Long. 23-33 lin. 
Hab. Mexico, Vera Cruz (Salle). 
This species is readily distinguished from B. leucosomus by the very long spur of the 
hind tibia, a character found also in B. reticulatus. The eyes are very large, and the 
head abruptly constricted behind them. The dense white clothing of the under-surface 
extends upwards along the sides and across the whole base of the thorax, but leaves a. 
broad space along the middle bare ; this space is coarsely punctate, and has a little white 
pubescence along the middle. The scutellum is clothed with white pubescence. The 
elytra have several snow-white longitudinal marks; these are numerous at the base and 
along the suture, and there are also three, one in front, two behind, on the disc of each 
elytron ; the surface, except for these marks, is somewhat shining, and bears a rather 
coarse sculpture, which looked at from behind seems like series of coarse punctures, 
but viewed laterally has more the appearance of coarse striz with large punctures. 
The pygidium is snow-white, with a small bare spot at each side near the apex. 
Two males and a female have been received, and one of the former is figured. The 
species was ticketed B. albomaculatus, Chevr., in Sallé’s collection ; this name is, however, 
already in use for another species. 
113. Bruchus reticulatus. 
Rufo-niger ; capite cum antennis nigro, elytris lineis abbreviatis niveo-pubescentibus ; corpore subtus pygidioque- 
niveo-squamosis, coxis posterioribus nudis nitidis; elytris sutura basique nigris, sulcatis, sulcis sculptu- 
ratis, interstitiis angustis ; tibiis posterioribus longius mucronatis. 
Long. 3 millim. 
Hab. Panama, Bugaba 800 to 1500 feet (Champion). 
Only a simple example of the female sex has been obtained. It appears to be closely 
allied to B. leucospilus, but the rufescent colour of the surface becomes here and there 
black, and the sculpture of the elytra is different, consisting of broad grooves, separated 
by narrow interstices, the grooves being sculptured with very coarse punctures, and 
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