Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, Vol. 102: Published Quarterly; January 2000
Body surface shining, portions of head, thorax, and basal abdominal segment often bearing Short, appressed, wool-like pile. Ground color varying from pale green to yellowish brown, marked with red, dark brown, or black, legs often conspicuously annulate with dark brown or black.
Head short, divided into anteocular and postocular portions by deep transverse sul cus, both portions strongly convex above, anteocular section with sides subparallel when viewed dorsally, postocular section semi-globular both dorsally and laterally; eyes small, set laterally, lying below dorsal surface of head; rostrum 3 segmented, bent at first intersegmental suture, cylindrical, length of segment I subequal to lengths of segments II and III combined, segment I bearing Spinelike setae to either side of midline, segment II with l]l similar se tae (fig. Antenniferous tubercles large, antennae inserted near anterior margin of head, lacking long hairs in both sexes; buc cula with a pair of socketed spine-like setae, gena with 3 - 4 Similar setae.
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