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points on white intensely black. Oklahoma on 



Quercus alba. boguei Ckll. 



ff. Body not so strongly elevated, 3.5 mm. high; light 

 ochreous, marked with slightly darker redder tint, 

 marking wanting on mid-dorsal line, leaving pale band 

 with transverse rows of black spots, surface closely 

 beset with minute dark dots. Massachusetts, Delaware 



on Quercus rubra. kingii Ckll 



ee. Body always marked with light or dark bands, 

 f. Body marked with transverse lighter stripes, 

 g. Body light brown, with several white stripes run- 

 ning parallel with segments, more or less pitted, 

 pits dark brown or black; 4.5 mm. broad and 4 mm. 

 long and 4 mm. high. California on Quercus 



oblongifolius. austini Ehrh. 



gg. Body light brown, generally with four transverse 

 parallel white stripes, stripes with numerous brown 

 dots; 5 to 6 mm. in diameter. California on Quercus 



chrysolepsis. rattani Ehrh. 



ff. Body marked with dark transverse stripes, 

 g. Body with four dark transverse stripes. 



h. Body grayish white, distinctly marbled with 

 light yellow or reddish brown, with four promi- 

 nent linear transverse dark brown bands, some- 

 what wavy, due to quite large pits, surface 

 speckled with minute black dots; 3 to 5 mm. 



broad. Arizona on Quercus arizonensis King. 



hh. Body yellowish brown, with four transverse very 

 dark brown bands on meson, marbled with darker 

 brown, some of marbling circular, surface marked 

 with some dark brown spots; 5 mm. in diameter. 



Connecticut on Quercus waldeni King. 



gg. Body with five transverse narrow blackish bands, 

 broken at intervals by somewhat larger round black 

 dots, surface marbled light gray-brown between 

 bands and COT ered with minute black specks. Cali- 

 fornia on Que -cus. occidentalis King. 



cc. Body with more or lesa distinct median longitudinal constric- 

 tion or furrow, 

 d. Body strongly gibbous or with humps. 



e. Body light brown without conspicuous black specks, dor- 

 sum usually marked with black lines and spots; 5 mm. 

 long and 4 mm. broad and 4 mm. high. California on 

 Quercus lobata. cockerelli Ehrh. 



ee. Body light brown with four transverse bands of light 

 cream color, constriction not pallid, surface peppered with 

 minute black specks; 6 mm. in diameter and 5 mm. high. 

 California on Quercus agrifolia essigi King. 



