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From 6.5 to 10 mm. in length, elongate oblong oval, bronzy black 

 beneath the dense, closely appressed white or pale brownish scales, 

 densely and not very coarsely punctate, antennae and legs reddish 

 brown. 



Head with a more or less distinct median line ending in a depression 

 in middle of front from which white scalelike hairs radiate; densely 

 pubescent over the dense punctation beneath; eyes with small emar- 

 gination near antennal sockets, labrum reddish brown. Antennae 

 extending a little below humeri, outer joints somewhat wider, seventh 

 joint long, reddish brown with some darkening of apical joints. 

 Prothorax wider than long with curved sides, moderately convex, 

 often depressed in middle at base; densely covered with white or pale 

 brownish scales set vertically except toward margin, where scales 

 become horizontally arranged; punctation dense, deep, and not very 

 coarse, tending to be oval rather than round and on sides punctures 

 sometimes running together. Scutellum with fine hairs. Elytra 

 faintly depressed about scutellum and with a transverse depression 

 below intrahumeral sulcus, piceous surface completely hidden by 

 dense scales, punctation beneath the dense covering coarser in basal 

 part becoming finer and less dense towards apex. Body beneath 

 entirely covered with dense white pubescence, the scales over abdomen 

 more hairlike; legs reddish brown. Length 6.5-10 mm.; width 

 3.3-5 mm. 



Type: In Museum of Comparative Zoology. 



Type-locality: California. 



Other localities: California: Butte Co.: Oroville, Apr. 30, 1927, 

 H. R. Keefer. Lake Co.: Hillville, June 19, 1921, F. E. Blaisdell. 

 Sacramento Co.: Sacramento, on willow, May 28, 1918, E. P. Van 

 Duzee; Courtland, May 6, 1926, F. H. Wymore. Merced Co.: 

 Ryer, May 3, 1923, F. H. Wymore. San Joaquin Co.: Davis, 

 Apr. 17, 1926, Wymore, on Salix. Stanislaus Co.: La Grange, 

 R. P. Allen. Alameda Co.: Sunol, May 14, 1922, F. E. Blaisdell. 

 Madera Co.: Madera, Apr. 11, 1951, R. Pallen. Santa Clara Co.: 

 San Jose, Apr. 16, 1940, E. G. Meyers. Fresno Co.: Bass Lake, 

 June 12, 1922, R. S. Wagner; Sanger, on grapes, Apr. 8, 1936; Coalinga, 

 Mar. 19, 1931, E. S. Ross. Monterey Co.: Bradley, May 23, 1930, 

 on willow, E. P. Van Duzee; Bryson Paicenes, July 9, 1933; Paraiso 

 Spgs., Apr. 26, 1919. San Luis Obispo Co.: Paso Robles, Apr. 1, 

 1917, on Salix, L. S. Slevin. San Benito Co.: Hernandez Valley, 

 May 28, 1960, C. E. Wemmen. Tulare Co.: Woodlake, Visalia, 

 Mar. 7, 1934, R. P. Allen. Kings Co.: Hanford, eating grape leaves, 

 Van Dyke. Kern Co.: Bakersfield, June 2, 1916, J. O. Martin; 

 Cuyama Valley, Apr. 10, 1932, E. P. Van Duzee; Poso Creek, June 5, 

 1929, E. P. Van Duzee; Tapman, Apr. 7, 1932, E. P. Van Duzee; 



