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FAMILY LIV. — BRUCHID^. 



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Fig 55S. X 7. (After Forbes ) 



south. April 20-Ot'toher 25. Occurs \\\ numbers along the borders 

 of marshes, especially on the flowers of the black choke-berry 

 {Aroma nigra Willd.). 



2205 (7150). Bruchis omix'Trs Say. Des. N. Am. Cure., 1831, 1; ibid. I, 

 259. 



Obloiis^-oval, moderately robust. Blacli 

 or darli piceous, clothed with dark grayish- 

 yellow pubescence, that of elytra interrupted 

 by transverse bands of darker color ; abdo- 

 men dull reddish-brown; antenna? black, the 

 four basal and apical joints rufous; legs red- 

 dish-brown, under side of hind femora pic- 

 eous. Thorax one-third wider at base than 

 long, sides curved and gradually narrowed to 

 tip, base lobed at middle; surface coarsely 

 and sparsely jnuictured. Scutellum subquadrate, emarginate at apex. Ely- 

 tra together not longer than wide, at base not wider than thorax, stri.-i' 

 punctured; intervals tlat, densely punctulate. Pygidium rufous, broadly 

 oval, co;irs('ly inun'tnred, si)arsel.v itubescent. Leiiglli 2.5 :>.5 nnn. (Fig. 

 .5.5.S. ) 



This is tile \vell-i<ti(i\\ii "hc-in \\cc\il, "' .-iimI prohnhly occiii's in 

 numbers Ihrduuhoiit tlic Si;itr. Mkiiil!'!! Inkcii only in Ijjikc find 

 Marion counties, -whci-c i1 is (-(Hnnu n in bejins in the seed stores. 

 March 9-July 14. 



220('. (7151 I. P.Rrciii s jinnsci Oliv., Ent., IV, 1795, 70. 



liroadly oval, robust. P.lack, moderalcly shining; siiai-scMy pubescent 

 with grayish-yellow hairs which on the elytra are freipiently and irregu- 

 larly interrupted by transverse bare spaces; antenme pale reddish-brown, 

 .ioints 4-0 often slightly darker; front and middle legs rufous; hind femora 

 black, red at tip. Thorax twice broader at base than long, rapidly narrow- 

 ing to apex ; surface sparsely punctured. Scutellum whitish, bifid at tip, 

 median line distinct. Elytra together as broad as long, disk convex, finely 

 striate, the stria> punctured; intervals tlat, marked with fine and coarse 

 punctures intermingled. Pygidium black, broadly oval, sparsely punctured. 

 Length 2-2.5 nun. 



Soutlu i-n two-thirds of State: conunon. April 13-November 1. 

 Breeds in the seeds of the rose-mallow (Hibiscus) , the beetles emerg- 

 ing from seeds kept in vinls fi'om October 15 to November 1st. Oc- 

 curs in spring and summer en ti<nvers of red-lnid, dogwood, red haw, 

 etc. This is our only species having 1he (h-idicles of the hind fenuu- 

 on tile vertical face of the touth itsell'. 



2297 (7152). Brt'ciius LoNGisT]Lr.s Horn, Trans. Amer. Eut. Soc, IV. 

 1873, 3.39. 

 (Jblong-oval. lUack, shining, sparsely pubescent with whitisli liairs. 

 which on the elytra are arranged in an X-like design; tibiie p:ile reddish- 



