262 PHYTOPHAGA. [ Bruchus. 
pubescence, the black spots being small, obsolete, or even absent. L. 
3-4 mm. 
On beans; generally distributed throughout the greater part of England, and often 
found in profusion; Dr. Sharp records it as found in the Solway, Forth, and Tay dis- 
tricts of Scotland, but as imported in beans and not indigenous ; Ireland, near Belfast, 
and probably widely distributed ; the species may have been originally imported, but 
it occurs in the country at a distance from granaries, as wel! as in warehouses. 
B. affinis, Frél. (flavimanus, Boh.). In size and general appearance 
this species strongly resembles the two preceding, but is more closely 
allied to B. pist, which it resembles in its shorter thorax, the colour of 
the pygidium, and the sharp tooth of the posterior femora; the latter, 
however, is much shorter than in the last-mentioned species ; from both 
B. pisi and B. rufimanus it may at once be known by the very strong 
and projecting lateral teeth of the thorax, which cause the sides to 
appear as if excised before base, and also by the finer sculpture on the 
thorax and elytra; the antenne are black with the first four joints red, 
and at least the anterior tibizw and tarsi, the intermediate tarsi, and the 
apex of the intermediate femora are red. L. 3-4 mm. 
Imported in beans, and not indigenous; rare; Bearsted near Maidstone and Bark- 
ing (Power); Sydenham ; Stretford, near Manchester (Chappell); Scotland, Solway 
district. 
B. atomarius, L. (granarius, L.; seminarius, Sharp’s Cat.). Obovate, 
black, with the thorax and elytra variegated with white pubescence in 
scanty spots, with a patch before scutellum and at base of suture ; 
scutellum white ; antennz black with the first four (rarely three) joints 
red; thorax gradually narrowed in front, slightly sinuate at sides, 
with indistinct lateral teeth, closely punctured, with the base produced 
in centre into a lobe which is almost emarginate; elytra with rather 
strong strie, interstices broad, very closely punctured; legs black, with 
the exception of the anterior pair which are usually entirely red, except 
the tarsi, but oceasionally have the femora and even the tibia more or 
less infuscate ; posterior femora with a small tooth on under side; male 
with the intermediate tibia armed with a small tooth before apex. L. 
23-3 mm. 
On flowers ; not uncommon in some districts, but local; Caterham, Mickleham, 
Croydon, Claygate, Cowfold, Horsell, Rusper, Bearsted near Maidstone, Chatham, 
Faversham, Dartford, Whitstable; Folkestone; Hastings; Faygate, Sussex ; Holm 
Bush, Brighton; Portsmouth district; Weymouth; Glanvilles Wootton; Devon ; 
Stretford, near Manchester; Ireland, near Waterford (Power), and common near 
Armagh (Johnson). 
B. luteicornis, I]. Ovate, rather depressed, black variegated 
with grey or greyish-white pubescence, which is distributed in small 
patches, a spot at base of thorax and another at base of suture of elytra 
being most conspicuous ; scutellum also covered with pubescence ; in 
fresh specimens the elytra have a double greyish interrupted line on the 
