Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Cooperative Economic Insect Report, Vol. 9: October 9, 1959
Description; adult 4 to 5 mm. Long. Body entirely covered with fine yellowish and ashen pubescence, giving it a general color more gray and less red than related species. Base of antennae, tibiae and tarsi are of a more clear red Rostrum is longer than the head and prothorax together. The eyes project notice ably when viewed from above. Prothorax has a light ashen median line. Anterior femora have a strong, projecting tooth, anterior tibiae sinuous, enlarged toward middle. On the elytra, there is a chevron of ashen hairs which runs into bands of dark brown. Larva whitish. Pupa pale yellow. (prepared in Survey and Detec tion Operations in cooperation with other ars agencies). Ceir 9(4l):10-9 - 59. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
