S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 63. (Budapest, 2002)

it turned out to develop also in the seeds of some Central European legume crops, it might become a new pest species especially of stored products. As the females lay eggs readily on the seeds of G. triacanthos in the laboratory and the larvae develop normally, we were able to establish a continuous laboratory culture. Glass cylinders covered with gauze serve as rearing containers and filter paper strips soaked with honey water provide food for the adults. In order to study the practically unknown biology of the species and to estimate its presumable economic importance, we started laboratory experiments to find out (1) the seeds of which legume species are accepted by the females for oviposition, (2) which legumes are suitable for larval development, (3) the duration of ontogenesis as a function of temperature, and (4) whether diapause occurs? References Borowiec, L. (1984): Two new genera and species of seed-beetles from the Oriental Region (Coleoptera, Bruchidae Bruchinae). - Polskié Pismo Entomologiczne 54: 115-129. Morimoto, K. (1990): A synopsis of the bruchid fauna of Japan. - In: Fuji, K., Gatehouse, A. M. R., Johnson, C. D., Mitchell, R. & Yoshida, T. (eds): Bruchids and legumes: economic, ecology and coevolution. Kluwer, Dordrecht, pp. 131-140. Pic, M. (1904): Sur divers Laridae ou Bruchidae et Urodon. Anciens et nouveaux. - L'Échange, Revue Linnéenne, Ann. 20, Nr. 234, 42. Polhill, R. M. & Raven, P. H. (eds) (1981): Advances in Legume Systematics. Part 1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. XVI+425 pp. Wendt, H. (1980): Erstmaliges Auftreten des Vorratsschädlings Bruchidius tonkineus (Pic, 1904) in der DDR. - Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift N. F. 27(4-5): 317-318. Received: 22nd May, 2002 Authors' addresses: Tibor JERMY Plant Protection Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences H-1525 Budapest, P.O.Box 102, Hungary E-mail: h2370sze@ella.hu Árpád SZENTESI Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Natural Sciences Department of Systematic Zoology & Ecology H-1518 Budapest, P.O.Box 120, Hungary E-mail: szentesi@cerberus.elte.hu Klaus Werner ANTON D-79312 Emmendingen Grünewaldstrasse 13, Germany E-mail: bruchitax@aol.com