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paler; abdomen sparsely squamose toward base, not at all so near the 

 apex, somewhatsparsely clothed with rather long, erect, very fine setsej 

 Head and beak short and robust; the latter not as long as the head, 

 distinctly wider than long, very feebly dilated at apex ; front with an 

 elongate canalicular puncture between the eyes; scrobes deep, rather 

 large, oval, strongly convergent, approaching the eyes within their own 

 length, inner margins slightly elevated and carinate ; intermediate sur- 

 face feebly concave, very obsoletely carinate, glabrous ; apex with 

 usual angulate area; antennae rather long ; scape feebly arcuate, much 

 shorter than the funicle; first joint of the latter one-third longer than 

 the second, the latter much shorter than the third and fourth combined. 

 Prothorax cylindrical, one-third wider than long, scarcely perceptibly 

 constricted near the apex; sides distincly arcuate in the middle; base 

 and apex transversely truncate, equal; disk rather finely and sparsely 

 punctate and with rather fine, long, semi-erect setae. Elytra oblong, 

 subelongate, nearly one-half longer than wide, slightly more than 

 twice as wide as the prothorax; sides parallel and very feebly arcuate 

 in the middle; disk feebly convex in the middle, subacutely rounded 

 behind, scarcely perceptibly tumid on the suture behind, finely striate; 

 striae finely and remotely punctate; intervals nearly flat, with single 

 and double rows of rather long, fine, nearly erect setae which are more 

 than usually approximate, pale and dark intermingled. Legs moderate, 

 sparsely setose; femora paler and densely squamose near the apex, 

 devoid of scales toward base; tibiae densely squamose except near the 

 tip which is free from scales. Length 4.7 mm. 



California (Napa Co. 1). 



The transverse impression at the base of the beak is rather 

 stronger than usual and the claws are distinctly free throughout 

 their length, although not widely divergent. The prothorax is 

 more strongly transverse and the setae covering the integuments 

 are distinctly longer, finer, denser, and more erect than in the 

 species previously described. 



S. §etosiis n. sp. — Form rather robust, convex; scales pale grayish- 

 white, with a suffused, outwardly oblique line, externally near the base 

 of each elytron and a transverse, strongly and posteriorly angulate, 

 suffused band near the apex, darker brown; sides and narrow median 

 line of prothorax of the same color as the elytra and paler than the 

 remainder of the disk; abdomen very sparsely squamose and with fine 

 elongate setae. Head and beak moderately robust, as long as the pro- 

 thorax; the latter slightly longer than the head and fully as long as 

 wide; sides parallel; front with a short canalicular puncture; transverse 

 impression very strong; beak broadly and strongly elevated along the 

 middle, the elevated area feebly carinate along the middle and also the 

 lateral edges over the scrobes; apex with very feebly defined angulate 



