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distinguished by its larger size and by its earlike, thick, rounded lobe 

 on the epimeron of the metathorax. The latter is thin, angular, and 

 projecting in Homalodisca. 



The genitalia of the male lectotype of Pseudophera procera Melichar 

 agree well with those of P. divergens (Schmidt). The genitalia of the male 

 lectotype of P. atra (Walker) agree with figure 1 94. 



SPECIES OF PSEUDOPHERA 



[*Type not seen.l 



atra (Walker), 1851b:789 (Proconia). Honduras. 

 *contraria (Walker), 1851b:789 {Proconia). Guatemala, Costa Rica. 

 divergens (Schmidt), 1911b:294 (Phera). Guatemala, Costa Rica. 



procera Melichar, 1925a: 334. New synonymy. 

 heterogena Schmidt, 1928c:60. S. Mexico, Panama, D. Guiana. 

 tibialis Schmidt, 1928c:61. Ecuador. 

 truncata, new species. Colombia. 



KEY TO MALES OF PSEUDOPHERA 



1 . Aedeagus with a pair of short unbranched processes not extending 



as far distally as apex of shaft . P. divergens (Schmidt) (fig. 193) 



Aedeagus with two pairs of processes or with branched processes 



extending at least as far distally as apex of shaft 2 



2. Length 17.5 mm. or less; aedeagus with two pairs of processes, the 



shorter pair truncate apically P. truncata, new species 



Length 18 mm. or more; aedeagvis without above combination of 

 characters 3 



3. Aedeagus with two pairs of processes which are separate basally. 



P. contraria (Walker) (fig. 196) 

 Aedeagus with a single pair of branched processes 4 



4. Aedeagus with a pair of elongate ventral basal processes, each 



bearing a very short retrorse branch at base. 



P. tibialis Schmidt (fig. 198) 

 Aedeagus with branches of ventral processes not retrorse. ... 5 



5. Aedeagus in lateral aspect with processes arising from a ventral 



projection P. atra (Walker) (fig. 194) 



Aedeagus in lateral aspect with processes arising from shaft, not 

 pedunculate P. heterogena Schmidt (fig. 195) 



Pseudophera truncata, new species 



Figure 197 



Length of male 16 nun.; of female 17.5 mm. Head in dorsal aspect 

 with or without a shallow median fovea on posterior half of crown. 

 Pronotum with disc rugose and punctate; scutellum transversely 



