246 PHYTOPHAGA — BRUCHIUAE. 



of wliitisli pubescence. Femora toothed. L. 1^ 1. Eare. 



B. viciox, 01. 

 II, Sides of thorax not toothed. 



1, Femora distinctly toothed. 



A A, Elytra without spots. 



Ovate. Black ; mouth, first four joints of antennae and 

 anterior legs (except base of femora) yellow-red; pubes- 

 cence scanty, gray, evenly distributed. L. 1 — 1| 1. Scarce. 

 B. lathy ri, Steph., {loti, Sharp's Cat.) 



B. Loti, Payk. has a spot of close pubescence on scutellum 

 and base of suture. 



S S. Elytra with spots. 



Ovate, rather flat. Black ; antennae short, their first 

 four or five joints and front pairs of legs (except inter- 

 mediate femora) red-yellow ; pubescence close, brown, 

 diffusely spotted with white ; thorax short, with two black 

 spots on disc. L. 1^ — \^ 1. Rare. B. lentis, Boh. 



2, Femora not toothed. 



Ovate. Black; base of antennae red-brown ; pubescence 

 scanty, gray, uniform. Antennae almost as long as half 

 body, gradually thickened toward apex. L. 1^ — 1\ 1. 

 Eather common. B. ater, Marsh. 



SAGMIDAB, 



Antennae threadlike; eyes round, prominent, thorax 

 mucli narrowed behind ; elytra much broader than thorax ; 

 apex of tibiae with two large spines and a ring of bristles ; 

 tarsal claws split. Orsodacna, Latr. 



Oi'sodacna. 



A, Upper-side bare. 



Elongate. Colour variable ; usually antennae, thorax 

 and legs reddish-yellow, elytra pale, breast and often abdo- 

 men black ; sometimes with thorax and margins of elytra 

 blackish ; at other times body black, with antennae and 

 legs, frequently also thorax and front of head reddish- 

 yellow ; elytra often black-blue. Thorax scantily punc- 

 tured, elytra rather more strongly so. L. 2 — 3| 1. Not 

 common. 0. c era si, Fab. 



