. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. CLOVER-LEAF WEEVIL. deep, punctured; antennae reddish-black, scape reaching to middle of eyes, not as long as funicle, not greatly enlarged at tip; first joint of funicle distinctly longer than second, enlarged at the apex so that it is about one-half as thick as long, second joint equal to three and four united, joints three to seven regularly shorter and broader, seven as wide as long, club elongate-oval, pointed at the tip, antennae with many fine hairs, those on club very fine and dense. Mandibles , dull re
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. CLOVER-LEAF WEEVIL. deep, punctured; antennae reddish-black, scape reaching to middle of eyes, not as long as funicle, not greatly enlarged at tip; first joint of funicle distinctly longer than second, enlarged at the apex so that it is about one-half as thick as long, second joint equal to three and four united, joints three to seven regularly shorter and broader, seven as wide as long, club elongate-oval, pointed at the tip, antennae with many fine hairs, those on club very fine and dense. Mandibles , dull red, not emarginate at tip, maxillae and all the palpi pale brownish-red. Prothorax broader than long, broader in female than in male, in the female broadly widened in front of the middle, in the male converging more behind than in female; sides broadly impressed, only slightly swollen; dorsum densely rather coarsely punc- tured, densely clothed with scales and with many slender pointed hairs; usually with a narrow pale median dorsal line bordered with wide dark, almost black in some, bands of scales which reach to the sides; sides and beneath with dark yellow scales, generally with a dark spot on sides behind and an indistinct dark line running from this spot toward the front. Scutellum extremely small, narrowly triangular, clothed with pale scales. Elytra very broad, at tip broadly rounded, sides especially in the male nearly parallel, humeri prominent and clothed with darker scales. Suture and alternate inter- spaces more strongly elevated than others, deeply striately punctured, strise without setae; each interspace with a single row of black setae pointing backward and partially decum- bent, more erect behind; tip of elytra and often the sides with some short white hairs. The coloration of the scales varies from solid gray to black, through various shades of brown yellows. Some speci- mens are tessellated with brownish-yellow and black, the tessellation usually on the more e
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