BRUCHUS. 245 



Very similar to B. pisi, but with thorax longer, and more 

 closely punctured ; tooth on femora smaller, obtuse ; black 

 spots on pygidium often indistinct ; anterior femora entirely 

 yellow-red. L. If 1. Common. B. rufimanus, Boh. 



jB 1, Lateral teeth on thorax strong. 



Ovate. Black ; first four joints of antennae and anterior 

 legs yellow-red ; thorax with a spot in middle of base, 

 elytra with base of suture and two bands of spots (near 

 each other) closely covered with white hairs. Sides of 

 thorax more deeply sinuate behind than in B. rufimanus ; 

 posterior femora with a small, acute tooth. L. 1| 1. Eare. 



B. af finis, Froeh. 



J^ b, Pygidium without dark spots. 



Ovate. Black ; first four (rarely three) joints of an- 

 tennae and anterior legs (except more or less of femora) 

 yellow-red ; somewhat variegated with gray pubescence. 

 Intermediate tibiae of male with a small tooth near apex ; 

 posterior femora deeply emarginate beneath before apex. 

 L. 1| 1. Eather common. 



B. atomarius, Lin. (seminar ius, Sharp's Cat.) 



h b. Antennae entirely yellow-red. 



Ovate, fiat. Black ; mouth, antennae and front pairs of 

 legs yellow-red ; pubescence gray, thorax with a spot in 

 middle of base and several small scattered spots, the scu- 

 tellum, elytra with base of suture, and a double, interrupted, 

 transverse line on middle white, sides of abdomen with 

 white points. Posterior femora distinctly toothed. L. 1^ 

 — 1| 1. Moderately common. B. luteicornis, 111. 



c c. Antennae with first five joints yellow-red. 



Ovate. Black ; first five joints of antennae and front 

 pairs of legs (except anterior femora about to middle and 

 nearly all intermediate femora) yellow-red ; pubescence 

 gray, thorax with two small spots on disc and one in 

 micldle of base, the scutellum, elytra with base of suture 

 and many small spots whitish. Femora toothed. L. 1| 1. 

 Eare. B. nuhilus, Boh. 



2. Legs entirely black. 



Ovate. Black ; antennae with first four joints rust-red, 

 sec(jnd joint short ; thorax and elytra variegated with spots 



