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Type. No. 11998, U. S. National Museum. 



Balaninus uniformis Leconte. 



Balaninus occidentis Casey, Ann. N. Y. Ac. Sci., ix, 1897, pp. 658-659. 



Comparison of all available material from California in- 

 cluding specimens of both sexes from Colonel Casey's type 

 localities, Santa Cruz and Sonoma counties, Cal., and specimens 

 identified by Mr Frederick Blanchard by comparison with 

 Leconte's types at Cambridge with the description cited 

 leaves practically no doubt that occidentis is a synonym of 

 uniformis. 



In the National Museum collection there are also specimens 

 from Los Angeles, Mt. Wilson, Catalina Island, Humboldt 

 County, Palo Alto, and Dunsmuir, Cal. There is also a. small 

 series collected by Messrs. Hubbard and Schwarz at American 

 Fork, Utah, June 23. 



It might be added that this species is clothed with ochreous 

 scales, not gray as with bacilli, previously described ; also, that 

 it is the only species of its genus recognized from the Pacific 

 Coast States. 



Balaninus q.-griseae, n. sp. 



Moderately robust, piceous, somewhat depressed; rostrum, antennae, 

 and legs rufous; vestiture of dorsum yellowish brown, hairy, of lower 

 surface composed of elongate hair-like pale-gray scales; elytra with 

 large, very variable, subtransverse pale fasciae, appearing gray by 

 contrast with the darker brown general color. 



Head with a distinct, smooth interocular line. Rostrum $ three- 

 fifths as long as body, slender, of uniform width, slightly elevated at 

 extreme base, moderately arcuate, rather more so toward apex ; antennas 

 inserted behind basal fourth, scape short, about as long as the first 

 two funicular joints, first funicular long, second and third subequal. 

 Thorax a little wider than long, basal half with sides parallel. Elytra 

 moderately narrowed toward apex; strise deep and wide, intervals 

 rather strongly convex. Legs of moderate length, femora of posterior 

 pair not extending beyond elytra, tooth large and conspicuous. Fifth 

 ventral segment of $ strongly impressed in nearly the middle third. 



Male. Rostrum a little less than half as long as body, curvature 

 similar to ?; stout, much enlarged at base, scales covering nearly half 

 from base to antennal insertion ; antennae inserted at or considerably 

 behind middle; scape shorter than first three funicular joints. Last 

 ventral segment and pygidium with yellow hairs forming a tuft extend- 

 ing beyond elytra. 



Dimensions. Length, 6-7 mm. ; width, 2.8-3.2 mm. ; rostrum $?, 3.6- 

 4.0 mm., c? 2.9-3.2 mm. 



