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  14 
  THE 
  BEETLE 
  FAMILY 
  PSEUDOMORPHIDAE 
  NOTMAN 
  17 
  

  

  finely 
  reflexed; 
  suture 
  feebly 
  elevated 
  apically; 
  apices 
  obliquely 
  

   truncate; 
  outer 
  angles 
  broadly 
  rounded, 
  inner 
  moderately 
  rounded. 
  

   Length, 
  8 
  mm.; 
  width 
  3 
  mm. 
  

  

  Male. 
  — 
  Densely 
  pubescent 
  spot 
  on 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  fourth 
  and 
  

   fifth 
  segments, 
  broad, 
  a 
  little 
  more 
  than 
  one-fourth 
  the 
  width 
  of 
  the 
  

   segment. 
  

  

  Type. 
  — 
  Male. 
  Tucson, 
  Arizona. 
  June 
  22 
  (Coll. 
  Hubbard 
  and 
  

   Schwarz). 
  Cat. 
  No. 
  26170, 
  U.S.N.M. 
  

  

  PSEUDOMORPIIA 
  ALUTACEA, 
  new 
  species 
  

  

  Form 
  rather 
  short, 
  parallel, 
  moderately 
  convex. 
  Color 
  dark 
  rufo- 
  

   piceous. 
  Integuments 
  above 
  finely 
  alutaceous. 
  Head 
  and 
  thorax 
  

   finely 
  and 
  sparsely 
  punctured. 
  Elytral 
  punctuation 
  as 
  given 
  in 
  the 
  

   synopsis. 
  Head 
  about 
  three-fifths 
  the 
  width 
  of 
  the 
  thorax, 
  twice 
  as 
  

   wide 
  as 
  long. 
  Preocular 
  lobe 
  not 
  prominent; 
  clypeal 
  suture 
  rather 
  

   distinctly 
  impressed 
  throughout. 
  Antennae 
  rather 
  long, 
  surpassing 
  

   considerably 
  the 
  anterior 
  coxae. 
  Thorax 
  about 
  four-fifths 
  wider 
  than 
  

   long. 
  Apex 
  feebly 
  emarginate; 
  anterior 
  angles 
  not 
  prominent, 
  

   rounded. 
  Sides 
  moderately 
  arcuate 
  and 
  convergent 
  ; 
  posterior 
  angles 
  

   rounded. 
  Base 
  finely 
  margined 
  medially; 
  side 
  margins 
  finely 
  

   reflexed; 
  sides 
  moderately 
  explanate 
  anteriorly; 
  a 
  very 
  fine 
  and 
  

   almost 
  entire 
  median 
  line, 
  very 
  feebly 
  impressed. 
  Elytra 
  scarcely 
  

   more 
  than 
  twice 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  thorax, 
  about 
  one-half 
  longer 
  than 
  

   wide, 
  sides 
  parallel 
  to 
  apical 
  two-thirds; 
  suture 
  broadly 
  and 
  feebly 
  

   prominent 
  near 
  the 
  apex 
  ; 
  apices 
  obliquely 
  truncate 
  ; 
  angles 
  rounded, 
  

   outer 
  broadly. 
  Length, 
  7.25 
  mm. 
  ; 
  width, 
  3.25 
  mm. 
  

  

  Type. 
  — 
  Female. 
  Mesilla, 
  New 
  Mexico, 
  1897 
  (Cockerell). 
  June 
  

   30. 
  Cat. 
  No. 
  26171, 
  U.S.N.M. 
  

  

  PSEUDOMORPHA 
  VICINA, 
  new 
  species 
  

  

  Form 
  somewhat 
  broad, 
  moderately 
  convex. 
  Color 
  dark 
  piceo-cas- 
  

   taneous. 
  Integuments 
  very 
  finely 
  alutaceous, 
  rather 
  moderately 
  

   shining. 
  Head 
  very 
  finely, 
  sparsely, 
  and 
  indistinctly 
  punctured. 
  

   Occipital 
  row 
  of 
  punctures 
  just 
  traceable. 
  Thorax 
  subimpunctate 
  

   medially, 
  distinctly 
  punctate 
  laterally. 
  Elytra 
  with 
  nine 
  or 
  more 
  

   somewhat 
  irregular 
  rows 
  of 
  fine 
  punctures, 
  alternate 
  rows 
  of 
  slightly 
  

   larger 
  punctures. 
  Head 
  rather 
  small, 
  slightly 
  more 
  than 
  half 
  the 
  

   width 
  of 
  thorax, 
  about 
  twice 
  as 
  wide 
  as 
  long. 
  Preocular 
  lobes 
  not 
  

   distinct; 
  clypeal 
  suture 
  faintly 
  impressed. 
  Antennae 
  rather 
  short,, 
  

   scarcely 
  surpassing 
  the 
  anterior 
  coxae. 
  Thorax 
  about 
  twice 
  as 
  wide 
  

   as 
  long, 
  fully 
  as 
  wide 
  as 
  any 
  part 
  of 
  elytra, 
  rather 
  strongly 
  narrowed 
  

   anteriorly, 
  with 
  sides 
  only 
  moderately 
  arcuate. 
  Base 
  not 
  margined 
  

   at 
  any 
  point. 
  Elytra 
  about 
  two 
  and 
  one-half 
  times 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  

   thorax. 
  Sides 
  distinctly 
  narrowed 
  posteriorly; 
  nearly 
  straight. 
  

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