INSECTS. COLEOPTERA. 23. Bruchus. 201 



C. Lip membranaceous, entire, Melafis. 



*Flabelli- Antenna? pectinate : body black: fhells with fmooth ftrije. 

 cornis. Inhabits England. Oli<v. Inf. 30. tab. 1. fig. 1. 



Body cylindrical : head globular : antennae pectinate on one fide i 

 thorax ending each fide at the bafe in a ftrong (harp ipine : 

 faells rough not diftinctly ftriate. 



Melafis. Antennae pectinate : body blackifh : fhells with punctured 

 ftrise. 

 Inhabits the Cape of gcod Hope. 



Antennae fhort, inflected : body dufky, the edges of the fhells 

 and abdomen pale rufous. 



23. BRUCHUS, Antenncc filiform: feelers 

 equal, filiform : lip pointed. 



Spinofus. Grey ; thorax and fhells fpinous. 

 Inhabits Jamaica ; large. 



Antenna: half as long as the body : thorax narrowed before, with 

 3 dorfal fpines: JhelU nearly as long as the body with 

 Scattered erect fpines. 



Nucleorum. Cinereous ; fhells ftriate : hind-thighs oval, toothed, 

 Inhabits India. Herbfi. Arch tab. 20. fig. 16. 

 Shells ftriate, ilightly punctured : JJianks ftriate incurved. 



Baclris. Cinereous; fhells fmoothifh : hind-thighs ovate: fhanks- 

 incurved. 



Inhabits India, in kernels. \ 



Antenncc ferrate : thighs unarmed : JJiells punctured fubftriate. 



Unibellata- Scaly ; above grey, beneath cinereous. 

 rum. Inhabits Barbary, on umbellate flowers. 



Body covered with fmall fcales which disappear with age. 



*Pif u Shells black fpotted with white : tail white with 2 black 



dots. 

 Degeer's Inffts, 4. tab. 16. fig. 3,4. 

 Inhabits America and has lately been naturalised in Europe : i» 



very deftructive to fields of peas. 

 Head and antennae black : thighs flightly toothed, 



aca». 



Body brown fpotted with grey. 

 Found in the feeds of the Tbeobroma* 



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