affecting the Peas and Beans. 
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and forming an elbow with the remainder, 2nd longer than any of the 
following, the succeeding 6 decreasing in length from pear-shaped to 
oval, the remainder forming a 4-jointed club ; the apical joint minute 
(fig. 3, «) : the thorax is deeply punctured, broader than the head 
towards the base, the sides being convex, and three ochreous lines are 
formed by the scales down the back ; the scutel is minute, and whitish : 
the wing-cases are broader than the thorax, elliptical, rounded at the 
apex, finely punctured, witli 10 punctured striae forming stripes, alter- 
nately of a light and darker clay tint : the 2 wings are very ample, and 
folded beneath the elytra ; the 6 legs are ferruginous, short and stoutish 
(fig. 5) ; the thighs are thickened, but contracted at their tips, and black 
at the middle, the shanks are narrowed at the base ; the tarsi or feet are 
4-jointed, basal joint pear-shaped, 2nd obtrigonate, 3rd bilobed, all 
cushioned beneath except the 4th, which is long, clavate, and terminated 
by 2 small claws. Obs. — These Weevils vary greatly in size and colour, 
some showing the stripes distinctly, whilst in others they are scarcely 
visible, and in old worn specimens they are more or less black and 
shining. 
Another species of the same genus often participates in the 
ravap:es exbiljited by the peas. It is upwards of thirty years 
since I saw in Norfolk a bed of peas eaten off by this Weevil, 
called Curcidio or Sitona crinita. A correspondent of the ' Gar- 
dener's Magazine ' * also thus records its depredations : — " They 
appeared in great numbers with the warm weather at the end of 
March, 1830, on some rows of peas about 2 inches high. The 
peas are now only fit to be dug in. They feed only by day, 
when the sun is bright, five or six of them being on each plant. 
When I go near the row, the) fold themselves up and drop 
down, some on the ground and some in the axils of the leaves, 
where they lie for the space of a minute, appearing like small 
bits of earth. I have never seen them fly, but they run very 
quick. I have upwards of 300 feet of row, the greater part of 
which is worse than the specimen sent, and none better." f 
2. Sitona crinita of OHvie?; the Spotted Pea-weevil, is identical with 
the Curculio macularis of Marsham (fig. 9 ; fig. 10, the same highly 
magnified). This insect is generally smaller than S. lineata, but it 
so exactly resembles it in form that I need only describe its colour. It 
is black and shining, clothed with greyish or rosy-coloured scales and 
short hairs; there is a pale line over each eye, and 4 dark stripes on 
the thorax, leaving a pale dorsal and two lateral stripes : the elytra are 
rather rough, with short bristles behind ; the interstices formed by the 
10 lines of punctures are more or less spotted irregularly with black : 
the horns and legs are the same colour as in the other species. 
From the imperfect and slender data relating to insects con- 
nected with agriculture, it is frequently difficult, if not impossible. 
* Vol. vi. p. 615. 
I- Communicated by Mr. W. P. Vaughan, Archdeaconry, Brecon. 
