SMICRONYX WEEVILS—ANDERSON 211 
Distripution: The few records from the material examined indi- 
cate that this species may be found in the California Valley region of 
the Pacific mountain system. The specimens examined are as fol- 
lows: 
CALIFORNIA: CALAVERAS CO.: Mokelumne Hill, March (CAS). Los ANGELES 
co.: Azusa, April, July (CAS); no data (USNM). sacramento co.: Folsom, 
Sept. 8 (USNM). truLareE co.: Kaweah (CAS). 
Total specimens examined: 10. 
Smicronyx cuscutiflorae Pierce 
Ficure 51 
Smicroynzx cuscutiflorae Pierce, Bull. Southern California Acad. Sci., vol. 38, pp” 
48-50, pl. 12, figs. A-B, 1939. Holotype: Female, El Segundo, California» 
May 18, 1938 (collected by W. D. Pierce, C. Pierce, and D. Pool), Los 
Angeles Co. Museum. 
Description: Rostra of both sexes stout, piceous, slightly curved, 
rugosely punctate from base to apex, multicarinate behind antennal 
insertions; basal tufts of scales distinct; slightly longer and less 
strongly punctate before antennal insertions in female than in male. 
Head black to piceous, finely alutaceous, not shining, sparsely squa- 
mose in front. Antennae piceous; scales light tan, elongate elliptical. 
Prothorax black, nearly parallel at sides, suddenly narrowed and 
slightly constricted near apex; disk evenly covered with subangular 
punctures; scales both elongate and elliptical, yellowish brown 
throughout; prosternum moderately emarginate, slightly concave. 
Elytra rufous, except for sutural stripe and outer margins, which 
are piceous; intervals covered with elliptical scales, some medium 
yellowish brown, others white, the proportion of each varying from 
one specimen to another. Underside of thorax and abdomen black, 
covered with a mixture of ovate and elongate light grayish brown 
scales. Femora moderately clavate, covered with elongate and ellip- 
tical pale yellowish brown scales. Tibiae rufopiceous, covered with 
elongate scales similar in color to those of femora. ‘Tarsi piceous, 
densely covered with linear brownish yellow scales; first three seg- 
ments short and broad; third segment only slightly broader than 
first two, the fourth segment considerably exceeding third. Median 
lobe of male genitalia rounded at apex; sides subparallel; spiculum 
gastrale hooked at the anterior end (fig. 51). 
MeasureEMENTs: The following measurements were taken from 
1 male and 3 females from Azusa, Calif. (CAS), 3 males from Los 
Angeles Co, Calif. (USNM), 1 male and 1 female from Poway, Calif. 
