NO. 1889. DESCRIPTIONS OP ECONOMIC WEEVILS— PIERCE. 169 



recumbent scales, which meet on the median line in a low crest; a 

 few white scales occur on the posterior margin; sciitelliim densely 

 clad with white scales. The elytral vestiture consists of five irregular 

 transverse color bands, of elongated scales, described as follows: 

 Humeral band golden, broadest over humeri, interrupted by the 

 white scutellum and first interspace, and on the second interspace 

 by a dark brown spot. Post-humeral band white, beginning at base 

 of last interspace, where it narrowly interrupts humeral band; it is 

 slightly interrupted by humeral band on sixth to eighth interspaces, 

 mixed with a few golden scales on remaining interspaces, diagonally 

 interrupting sutural band on first to third interspaces; it is widest on 

 first interspace, where it reaches scutellum. Median band broad, 

 brownish black, projected forward on second interspace into post- 

 humeral band, interrupted on lateral margin by the junction of the 

 white post-liimieral and post-median bands; slightly emarginate be- 

 hind on fifth interspace, triangularly produced beliind on eight middle 

 interspaces. Post-median band wliitc, irregular, projecting back on 

 first, third, and fifth more than on adjoining interspaces, and from 

 sixth to margin gradually widening. Apical band golden brown with 

 black spots of varying length bcliind the white except on second 

 interspace. Pygidium with golden pubescence. Vestiture of venter 

 white, squamose, becoming pubescent behind and mixed with golden; 

 legs with white pubescence. 



Beak longitudinally rugose and medially carinate; prothorax wdth 

 sides almost straight in basal third, then strongly convexly narrowed, 

 strongly constricted before apex. Elytra convex, depressed, about 

 one-half wider than prothorax ; striae evenly punctate, not impressed, 

 strial punctures squamigerous; interspaces flat. 



Type.— C&t. No. 14476, U.S.N.M. 



TYLODES CLADOTRICHIS, new species. 



Described from four specimens bred from roots of Cladothrix lanu- 

 ginosa collected by E. A. Schwarz at San Diego, Texas, December 13, 

 1895 (U. S. Buretiu of Entomology No. 6937). 



Length, 6-7 mm.; breadth, 2.5-3 mm. Elongate oval, robust, 

 black, covered with a tliick spongy crust of scales of various sizes 

 and shapes. 



Beak moderately short, robust, slightly enlarged near base, when 

 in repose liidden in ventral canal, broadly emarginate above at apex, 

 and with a deep emargination at sides exposing attachment ef man- 

 dibles; longitudinall}' punctato-sulcate, the punctures provided %\-ith 

 broad, erect, ovoidal, brown scales; surface closely clothed with fine 

 appressed, overlapping, dirty brown or gray scales, giving a very 

 spongy appearance; base of beak more closely punctured and brist- 

 ling with broad rounded erect black scales. Antennal scrobes deep, 

 diagonal, directed at lower part of eyes, strongly constricted behind 



