BEAN. 
The European Bruchus or Bean-seed Beetle. Druchus rujimanus, 
Boheman and Schén.;=B. granarius, Curtis. American and 
South African Bean-seed Beetle. Bruchus faba, Riley ;= 
B. obsoletus, Say, also B, obtectus, Say. 
land 2, Bruchus rufimanus, nat. size and mag.; 3, infested Bean split open; 
4 and 5, larve, nat. size and mag.; 6 and 7, pups, nat. size and mag.; 8, Bean 
injured by beetle, vegetating; 9 and 10, B. pisi (Pea-seed Beetle), nat. size and mag. ; 
11, injured Pea. 
The attack of the Broad Bean-seed Weevil, scientifically distin- 
guishable as the Bruchus rufimanus (sometimes, formerly, as the PB. 
granarius), is always more or less present here, and has been one of 
our regular pests, as shown by the late Prof. Westwood, for some time 
before the year 1839; but as in some observations published in 
September last the compiler was obviously not aware of the distinctions 
between this our common English kind and the still more injurious 
kind Bruchus fabe, which has of late years been under notice of the 
Board of Agriculture of the United States of America, it may save the 
repetition of somewhat grave error, and save also unnecessary anxiety, 
to offer some observations on both species. 
So far as may be learnt from reports, or our standard catalogues of 
British beetles, or standard entomological works, I believe the Bruchus 
Jabe has never yet been known here; but it may come, and as I have 
had the opportunity of minute study of the insect, and its extraordinary 
power of doing injury, in specimens sent me from our own colonists in 
