Sitona
A genus of small beetles belonging to the family of Weevils. It includes those popularly known as Pea-and-Bean-Weevils, which receive this name because of the harm they do to the Pea and Bean crops, especially in field cultivation. But they also feed on many other leguminous plants, e.g., Clover. In them the beak is shorter than in most Weevils, and projects horizontally. It is flat, except for a slight channel along its upper surface. The antennae are elbowed. The body is oblong, with the thorax a good deal narrower than the abdomen. The beetles are about 1/6in. or a little more in length. Their ground-colour is black; but this is almost always more or less concealed by a coat of ochreous, grey, or rosy scales and hairs. These scales and hairs are apt to be rubbed off, and to disappear after a time. The most hurtful species are S. crinita, the Spotted Pea-weevil, and S. lineata, the