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PSYCHE 
[October 
elytron piceoiis. Head shining, finely and sparsely jKinctate and sparsely pubescent. 
First joint of antennae stout, second and third small, together as long as the fourth, 
fourth to tenth feebly decreasing in length, eleventh slightly longer than the tenth 
and rounded at apex. Thorax very strongly transverse; sides narrowing to apex, 
apical angles rounded, basal angles feebly so; base arcuate; surface finely and 
rather sparsely punctate and sparsely pubescent. Scutellum triangular, finely and 
sparsely punctate. Elytra more strongly punctate than the thorax, sparsely pubes- 
cent with fine, recumbent, pale hairs; color reddish testaceous, with an oblirjue, 
piceous vitta on each side, extending to about apical fourth, leaving apex and the 
suture narrowly pale. Body beneath sparsely pubescent; tibiae carinate. Length 
3 mm., width 2 mm. 
Huachuca Mts., Arizona, June. 
Readily distinguishable from all the described species by the coloration. 
