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dusky except at base, barely longer than the fourth, basal 

 joint short, not quite reaching the apex of the head, second a 

 littie longer, but much shorter than the third, the third and 

 fourth long, subequal in length. Rostrum reaching between 

 the posterior coxae, the middle line dark, and the apical 

 joint a little piceous at tip. Pronotum transverse, closel}^ 

 finely spread with deep, fuscous punctures, which become 

 coarser towards the base and are distributed between 

 series of transverse, callous waves and indentations of the 

 surface; sides deeply sinuated, with the margins callous, 

 reflexed and pale yellow, having a few indented points 

 anteriorly; lateral angles prominent, triangularly rounded, 

 curved upwards and with the margin broadly reflexed, the 

 posthumeral margins broadly curved. Scutellum moder- 

 ately long, finely punctate with fuscous, the apex narrow, 

 depressed, subacutely rounded, bordered with white, the 

 base transversely wrinkled. Hemelytra a little paler than 

 the pronotum and rather less closely punctate, marked 

 with some scattered pale dots and smaller black specks, 

 the costal edge pale, especialy at base ; membrane pale 

 brown, dotted with black. Legs yellow, remotely dotted 

 with black. Pleura with a series of small black dots, 

 exterior to which is a single black dot, the surface re- 

 motely spread with uncolored punctures. Venter finely 

 punctate, dotted and flecked with red and brown, many of 

 the dots beincT arranged in transverse, curved series, con- 

 nexivum with black points at the sutures, which above are 

 exteriorly replaced by larger, double spots; anal segment 

 •of male a little sinuated. 



Length to end of abdomen ii to 12 mm. Width 

 across humeri 6 to 6j^ mm. 



I have examined a few, mostly damaged, specimens 

 from California, vicinity of San Francisco. It is dis- 

 tributed north into Washington State. 



