. Descriptions of some weevils reared from cotton in Peru. Cotton Diseases and pests; Beetles. DESCEIPTIONS OF WEEVILS OX COTTON IX PERU. 15 Prothorax deeply, coarsely pitted with red setigerous punctures, median line smooth from middle to apex only. Sciitellum minute, elongate. Elytra! striae impressed, punctures distant and minutely setose; intervals moderately convex, irregularly, punctate, with elongate scales. Tibiae strongly unguiculate. Under sides coarsely, deeply, moderately closely pimctate, with finer setae. Last abdominal segment of male tnmcate, of female roimded. Type.—Cat. No. 1
. Descriptions of some weevils reared from cotton in Peru. Cotton Diseases and pests; Beetles. DESCEIPTIONS OF WEEVILS OX COTTON IX PERU. 15 Prothorax deeply, coarsely pitted with red setigerous punctures, median line smooth from middle to apex only. Sciitellum minute, elongate. Elytra! striae impressed, punctures distant and minutely setose; intervals moderately convex, irregularly, punctate, with elongate scales. Tibiae strongly unguiculate. Under sides coarsely, deeply, moderately closely pimctate, with finer setae. Last abdominal segment of male tnmcate, of female roimded. Type.—Cat. No. 18451, U. S. National Museum. This species is undoubtedly a serious enemy of cotton. Family Subfamily EUEHIXIX^. Tribe EUEHIXIXI. Genus GEEAEUS Pascoe. Geraeus perscitus Herbst. (Text figs. 5 and 6.) Length, mm.; breadth, mm. Elliptic, flattened above, black; densely clothed with small brown scales, with a few scattered white scales intermixed; the sides of the prothorax broadly rounded, a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pierce, W. Dwight. Washington, D. C. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
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