260 HETEROMERA. 
PSEUDAPOCRY PHA. 
Mentum trapezoidal, slightly rounded at the sides, longitudinally raised in the middle, the front angles 
subacute; ligula strongly exserted ; last joint of the labial palpi rather long, ovate, that of the maxillary 
pair very broad, strongly securiform ; inner lobe of the maxilla armed with a slender long curved tooth 
at the apex; mandibles cleft at the apex; antenne long, very stout from the base, gradually widening 
outwardly, joint 1 stout, 2 short, distinctly narrower than 1, 3 twice as long as 2, joints 4-6 subequal, 
8-10 nearly as broad as long, joint 11 longer and rather broader than 10, strongly and obliquely 
acuminate at the apex; labrum prominent; head rather long, strongly exserted, the epistoma truncate 
in front and not distinctly defined, the sides of the front very oblique, the antennary orbits slightly 
swollen ; eyes small, coarsely faceted, above rounded, below obliquely and narrowly produced beneath the 
base of the antenn ; prothorax subglobose, the angles obsolete, the sides confounded with the flanks and 
not margined, the base and apex truncate, the base shallowly margined ; scutellum moderately large, 
triangular ; elytra ovate, very convex ; legs rather long; femora incrassate outwardly ; tibie with long 
and rather stout spurs (those of the anterior pair still stouter), the two hinder pairs with a slender and 
rather long tooth (sometimes broken off) at the outer apical angle; tarsi clothed with rather long bristly 
hair beneath, the tirst joint of the anterior pair long and stout (possibly a sexual character), the first joint 
of the posterior pair long, much longer than the following two joints united; prosternum broad, slightly 
raised and swollen on each side, the apex vertical; anterior coxe strongly exserted; middle coxe without 
distinct trochantin ; posterior coxee very widely separated; metasternum very short; intercoxal process 
very broad, rounded in front; epipleure narrow, ending a little beyond the last ventral suture; third and 
fourth ventral segments with distinct coriaceous hind margin ; body hairy, apterous. 
This genus will be at once known from Apocrypha, its nearest and only known ally, 
by the very strong tibial spurs; the very stout antenne, with the last joint obliquely 
acuminate; the femora more strongly incrassate; the prosternum broader, &c. The 
single known species is much larger in size than Apocrypha. P. lacordairii is doubtless 
the undescribed insect from Guatemala mentioned by Lacordaire, Gen. Col. v. p. 433, 
nota. Lacordaire while noting the affinity of our insect with Apocrypha, suggests that 
it may be allied to Lena; there can be no doubt, however, that its true affinities are 
with Apocrypha. Jam unable to detect any external sexual character; in the three 
specimens before me the first joint of the anterior tarsi is similarly formed. 
1. Pseudapocrypha lacordairii. (Tab. XI. figg. 18; 18a, labium; 184, 
maxilla and maxillary palpus.) 
Apocrypha (?) sp., Lacord. Gen. Col. v. p. 433, nota’. 
Elongate, very convex, piceous-black, shining, the entire surface somewhat thickly clothed with a very fine 
short appressed pubescence and long erect hairs. Head exceedingly coarsely and not very closely punc- 
tured, the punctures more or less longitudinal in form and here and there confluent, the oral organs 
(except the tips of the mandibles which are black) and the antenne sometimes more or less ferruginous ; 
prothorax longer than broad, widest about the middle, strongly longitudinally convex, with widely 
scattered rather coarse impressions, each impression bearing a long erect hair, a longitudinal space on the 
disc impunctate ; elytra sculptured like the prothorax, the impressions widely scattered and finer on the 
disc but becoming very coarse and much closer together outwardly, a row of still coarser punctures 
within the lateral margin ; beneath exceedingly finely and closely punctured, with widely scattered coarse 
impressions ; legs dark ferruginous, the femora piceous outwardly. 
Length 7-84 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Chiapas (Sallé); Guaremata ! (coll. Brit. Mus.). 
Four examples. 
