tomentum

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Tomentum: a form of pubescence composed of matted, woolly hair: in Diptera applied to a covering of short, flattened, more or less recumbent, scale-like hair which merges gradually into dust or pollen.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.