THE INSECTS OF NEW JERSEY. 357 



BRUCHUS Linn. 

 B. rufimanus Sch. Newark (Bf), in stored lentils. 



B. pisorum Linn. The common "pea-weevil," which occurs abundantly 

 throughout the State. 



B. mimus Say. Atco (Li). 



B. chinensis Linn, (scutellaris Fab.) Ft. Lee ( Jl) ; an introduced species 



which will probably be found elsewhere in the State. 

 B. 4-macu!atus Fab. Orange Mts. VII, 12 (Bf ) ; New Jersey (Li). 

 B. discoideus Say. Anglesea V, 30, IX, 4 (div). 



B. bivulneratus Horn. Hudson Co. (LI); Westville (W) in seeds of 

 "Cassia." 



B. cruentatus Horn. Plainfield, about cultivated peas (Sf) ; Riverton V, 

 Lucaston V (GG); Atco V, VI (div)'. 



B. nigrinus Horn. Newark V, 29 (Bf ) ; Highlands (Sf); DaCosta (W) ; 

 throughout South Jersey (Li). 



B. alboscutellatus Horn. Throughout the State V-V1I, breeds in seed 



capsules of "Ludwigia alternifolia." 

 B. calvus Horn. Delaware Valley region V-IX, extending a little into 



the pine barrens and the maritime. 



B. obtectus Say. (obscletus Say., fabse Riley.) The "bean-weevil"; 

 throughout the State; common and often seriously injurious. 



B. hibisci Oliv. Woodbury (Li); Westville V-VIII (div); Clementon VI, 

 Big Timber Creek VIII (GG) ; Anglesea V, 28-IX, 20 (div); very 

 common in mallow swamps, breeding in the seed pods. 



B. longistiius Horn. Atco VI, 2, Anglesea V, 30 (W) ; also breeds in 

 seeds of mallow. 



B. musculus Say. Throughout the State VII-IX; locally very common. 

 B. macrocerus Horn. Anglesea (W.) ; New Jersey (Li). 

 The "B. floridse" of the last edition was an error. 



ZABROTES Horn. 



Z. subnitens Horn. Westville V, 27 (Brn) ; Clementon V, 30 (GG) ; Atco, 

 DaCosta, Buena Vista (Li) ; Manumuskin V, 5, on strawberry blos- 

 soms (Dke); Anglesea (W). 



Family TENEBRIONID^E. 



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The "darkling beetles" are usually black or dark brown in color, oblong 

 or oval in shape, with a peculiar, somewhat loosely-jointed appearance, 

 and long, rather clumsy and awkward legs. The anterior and middle feet 

 or tarsi are 5-jointed, while the posterior are 4-jointed only, and this is a 

 character easily seen in these insects, which are usually of moderate or 

 large size. In addition, the antennae are moniliform or bead-like, and the 



