February 1895.] 



PSYCHE. 



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patch at the sides and extends along the 

 median line into an obtuse point. Fifth 

 segment witli a median, tiansvei'se, naiTow 

 band that arches backward or sometimes 

 covers the segment. Terininal segment 

 plain. Legs, under side of body and elater 

 yellowish. Legs rather stout. 



Elater long, slender. Manubrium a fourtli 

 shorter than the mucrones and denies 

 together. Mucrones annulated. The whole 

 elater clothed with long hairs, a prominent 

 one extending beyond the dentes. 



^"ig■ 1 . 

 Entomobrya hexfasciata. 



Me a ^u rente His. — Total length, 1.52 mm.; 

 head, .345 mm. x .345 mm.; antennae, 

 .776 mm. ; ratios of joints 9 : 10 : 1 1 : 17; body 

 1.19 mm. long, .4 mm. broad at the fourth 

 abdominal segment; ratios of segments 

 20: 10 ; 9: 12 : 12 : 25 : 10: 5. Elater total, 



.81 mm.; manubrium, .345 mm.; mucrones 

 and dentes, .465 mm. ; long hairs on the legs, 

 .1X2 mm.; clubbed bowed hairs on body 

 often .230 mm ; eye patches, 69 ji X 25 (t 



Other specimens measured were 1.22 mm. 

 and .93 mm., total length and the antennae 

 .58 mm. ; ratio 5:6:6:9 and .366 mm. ; ratio 

 4:6:8:13. Though smaller the color 

 patches were the same as on larger spec- 

 imens. 



Habitat. — Found dtiring the fall in 

 moss in the woods upon the ground 

 or upon logs. Seems to prefer veiy 

 moist situations. Several specimens 

 examined in 1891 to 1894. Orono 

 and Greenfield. Mr. F. L. Harvey. 



DistinguisJiing characters. — Re- 

 lated in habits to E. decevifasciata 

 Pack, but seeking more damp situa- 

 tions. We have never found them 

 associated. It resembles in some 

 respects E. multifasciata., var. ful- 

 chella Ridle}', but the color bands are 

 differently arranged. This species is 

 readily distinguished by the smaller, 

 thicker set body, which is widest at the 

 fourth abdominal .segment, the stouter 

 legs and antennae, the nearly triangtdar 

 he:id, which is square behind, the 

 shorter antennae, the small eye patches, 

 which are not joined to the patches at 

 the base of the antennae, absence of 

 markings on the side of the head and 

 side of the bod}', the anterior position 

 of the bands on the body segments, the 

 row of dots on first abdominal segtnent 

 and the absence of inarkings on the 

 terminal abdominal segment. 



Remarks. — The hairs on the body 

 are brown by reflected light, especially 

 upon the dark bands. The bands in 

 balsam specimens show dark purple 

 but in life appear deep brown or black. 



