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BRUCHIDE. 
BRUCHUS. 
B. lyndhurstensis, sp. nov. Rufo-castaneus, capite antennis 
apicem versus metasterno elytorum sutura  maculisque 
nonnullis lateralibus et tarsorum apice obseurioribus; — 
pube ochracea et albida indeterminate variegatus ; subtus 
eum pygidio sat dense albido-pubescens ; capite ariera 
elongato minus lato (fere ut B. rufimanus, Schönh.) inter 
leviter serratis ; prothorace conico, crebre subtiliter aspere 
punctulato ; elytris subtiliter striatis, interstiis planis ut 
prothorax punctulatis ; femoribus posticis inermibus. 
“Maris segmento basali ventrali fovea magna circulari (hac pube 
subtili i flava i in funda vestita) impresso. Long., 1 1.; lat., .l. 
Variat antennis minus obscuris, capite postice testaceo, elytris 
utura et ad latera magis late obscuris, pygidio nigro- 
maculato vel eue omnino nigro, femoribus posticis plus 
minusve obscur 
A most variable species, if I am right in ee S the speci- 
mens before me (which were taken y myself and others, in 
‚Central Australia in seeds of Cassia) as representing only a single 
species. The most distinctive character seems to be that on the 
basal ventral segment of the male, consisting in the presence ofa 
large shallow circular i is tege placed anteriorly, and having a 
diameter equal to about thirds of the we of the segment 
on the median line. lái some examples this mpression is more 
sharply defined on the hind part of its outline hien in others, qp 
in some its floor is covered with fine yellow pubescence, whic hi 
wanting in others. I take these differences to be caused partly 
tion of prothorax, &c., but not definitely triangular in any "d 
men. In Mr. Lea's tabulation of Bruchi (Proc N.S. 
DN » PP- 637-8) the place of this species is beside B. "perpastus, 
