. Report of observations of injurious insects and common farm pests, during the year ... : with methods of prevention and remedy . the exposed terminal part of the abdomen)clothed ivith grey pubescence, occasionally, or in some lights showing twodark spots. Thighs of the foremost pair of legs and four lowest jointsof the antennae rusty or red. The markings, or absence of marking, on the grey down of theextremity of the abdomen is one characteristic by which the five kindsof Bruchus under consideration may be distinguished from each other. * The B. granarius, L., of Curtis and many writers. f T
. Report of observations of injurious insects and common farm pests, during the year ... : with methods of prevention and remedy . the exposed terminal part of the abdomen)clothed ivith grey pubescence, occasionally, or in some lights showing twodark spots. Thighs of the foremost pair of legs and four lowest jointsof the antennae rusty or red. The markings, or absence of marking, on the grey down of theextremity of the abdomen is one characteristic by which the five kindsof Bruchus under consideration may be distinguished from each other. * The B. granarius, L., of Curtis and many writers. f Twenty-five millimetres are equivalent to one inch, so also are twelve lines;consequently, for general purposes, two millimetres may be considered as nearlyequivalent to one line. But for scientific purposes it may be desirable to give thelength to a fraction, therefore I note the measure in millimetres as above. 24 BRANS. [1900 The black line spotted with white running along near the inner edgeof the wing-cases is very noticeable in the above-named species,B. rKfituanus, when the specimens are fresh ; but these are often so. Bruchi.—4, 7>. pisorum = i)isi; 5, B. riifimanun, magnified, with lines showing natural length. much injured that they appear almost black, from the hair beingrubbed oft. This species has long been naturalized (even if not originally oneof our native insects) in this country, and is to be found in Central andSouthern Europe, also in Syria, Egypt, and the whole of NorthernAfrica. It has been noted by the late Dr. C. V. Eiley that, althoughthis species has frequently been brought to the United States, it hasprobably not obtained permanent footing there. Also, at p. 165,vol. v., of same work, it is mentioned that this species, B. rufimamis,Bohm., has been bred from Pea pods imported from Switzerland, andfrom Peas distributed by the Department of Agriculture in1890. But though elsewhere, and as matter of curiosity, it may havebeen recorded as presen
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