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the Bruchidce — a work which we have gladly accepted as a standard 

 for our species. 



Note.* — It is not improbable that the question above discussed of the 

 respective claims of the two names for recognition and acceptance 

 may ere long be set at rest through supersedence of one or both by 

 some earlier name. Recent studies in Europe have brought to light 

 several other names and descriptions (see in the bibliographical list 

 given herewith), of whicb Reitter in his Catalogue Coleopterorum 

 Europce, Cauca.n et Armenice Eossicce, 1891, f clsiinis priority for irresectus 

 Fahrpeus. It seems that irresectus was first named and described by 

 Fahrreus in Schoeuherr's Genera et species Gurculionidum, vol. v, 1839, 

 page 18, (Habitat in Asia). If its identity, claimed by Reitter, with 

 our " obsoletus" shall be hereafter satisfactorily established, the name 

 would at least have priority over fabce Fitch, and perhaps obtain 

 acceptance, if "obsoletus" is abandoned, or transferred to the 

 Astralagus weevil, when found. 



Bruchus rufimanus (Boheman). 



The European Bean Bruchus. 

 (Ord. Coleoptera: Fam. Bruchid^.) 



Bruchus rufimanus Boheman: in Schoenherr's Gen. et Spec. Curcul., 1, 



1833, p. 58. 

 Bruchus granarius Linn. Westwood : In Mag. Nat. Hist., for 1834, p. 257; 



Introduc. Class. Ins., 1, 1839, p. 330, f. 40. 1-6 of p. 324. 

 Bruchus rufimanus. Stephens : Manual Bi'it. Coleop., 1839, p. 265. 

 B7'uchus granarius. Hagen : in Landwirth. Jahrb. ausOstpreus., xi, 1859, 



pp. 161-162. 

 Bruchus granai'ius Linn. Curtis : Farm Insects, 1860, p. 358, f. 53, 5-10 



(description, habits, etc.). 

 Bruchus granarius Linn. Eilet : in Amer. Entomol., ii, 1870, p. 126-7, f. 85 



a, e,/ (identified from Switzerland); 3d Kept. Ins. Mo., 1871, pp. 



50-52, f. 18 (description and habits from Curtis), p. 56 (erroneous 



reference). 

 Bruchus rufimanus . Rat h von : in Amer. Entomol., ii, 1870, j). 119 (quotes 



description from Stephens' Manual). 

 Bruchus rufiinaiius. Wood: Insects at Home, 1872, also 1887, p. 162, pi. 



xvi, f. 4. 

 Bruchus granarius Linn. Le Baron : 4th Kept. Ins. 111., 1874, p. 129 



(imported in U. S.). 

 Bruchus granarius Linn. Thomas: 6th Rept. Ins. 111. [1877], p. 129 (char- 

 acters and brief notice as imported from Europe). 

 Bruchus granarius Linn. Ormerod: Manual Inj. Ins. [1881], pp. 8-11, f. 



1-8; 9th Rept. Inj. Ins., 1886, pp. 6-8, flgs. 1-8 (history, injury, 



remedies). 



*Thi9 note is appended. November, 1891. 



t See notice by !Dr. John Hamilton in Fsyclie, vi, 1891, p, liv. 



