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PSYCHE. 



iMarch 1899. 



Five teeth on each side of the median 

 emargination ; abdomen black, the apical 

 margins of segments more or less testa- 

 ceous ; mandibles except tips and the tibiae 

 and tarsi more or less pale ferruginous ; the 

 tibiae blrlckish lieneath ; first joint of tla- 

 gellum slightly shorter than the second. 

 ? . ' . . . . {i) P- davisi Fox. 

 Two teeth on each side of the median 

 emargination ; abdomen black or more or 

 less rufous on basal three segments, in the 

 latter case the second ventral segment 

 always with an oblong black spot on each 

 side, the ventral segments 3-5 also more 

 or less dusky basally ; mandibles pale fer- 

 ruginous with black tips; anterior tibiae, 

 except behind, and the anterior and middle 

 tarsi ferruginous; first joint of flagelluni 

 as long as the second. ?. 



(2) P.profinqtius Fox. 



2. Clypeus anteriorly triangularly pro- 

 duced medially 5 



Clypeus anteriorly slightly rounded or 

 subsemicircularly produced . 3 



Clypeus anteriorly truncate medially. 

 Anterior margin of clypeus broadly 

 squarely truncate with a delicate raised 

 margin, without lateral teeth ; abdomen 

 mostly rufous, blackish towards apex; 

 head thorax and abdomen closely and 

 rather strongly punctate ; legs black with 

 the anterior tibiae and tarsi and the man- 

 dibles rufous. ? . 



(3). P. punctatus n. sp. 

 Anterior margin of clypeus subtruncate 

 medially; abdomen, except extreme apex 

 which is red, black ; the apex of the seg- 

 ments narrowly testaceous; mesonotum 

 and scutellum finely closely punctate ; 

 legs, except coxae, rufous. 9 ■ 



(4). P. parvus Fox. 



3. No lateral tooth on anterior margin of 

 clypeus 4 



A lateral tooth on anterior margin of 

 clypeus. 

 Clypeus, mandibles, except tips, the an- 

 terior femora beneath, and all tibiae and 



tarsi, yellowish ; the middle and hind 

 tibiae have a dusky blotch within toward 

 apex; abdomen entirely black. $, 



(2) P. fropiiiijiiiif Fox. 

 Clypeus, mandibles and palpi, pale vel- 

 lowish; the anterior femora with a large 

 white spot beneath at apical three fourths ; 

 all tibiae and tarsi pale yellowish, the tibiae 

 more or less brown or black within or 

 beneath ; abdomen rufous. $. 



(5) P. abdominalts n. sp. 



4. Head and thorax black ; abdomen 

 rufous; anterior and middle femora beneath 

 with a large white spot at apex, the hind 

 tibiae and tarsi yellowish. J. 



(6) P. cockerellHYoyi. 

 Wholly black, the hind tibial spurs white; 

 abdomen finely, minutely punctate, with 

 some silvery pubescence, especially at apex 

 of segments and laterally; first joint of 

 flagellum distinctly shorter than the second; 

 face with silvery pubescence. $. 



(7) P.uigerv,.^^^. 



5. Black, the head and thorax closely, 

 distinctly punctate, mandibles piceous to- 

 Avards tips; hind tibial spurs whitish; tarsi 

 brownish; abdomen shining but still finely 

 punctate. $. (S) P. peckkami Ashm. 



Black, the mandibles except tips, the 

 superior margin of pronotum, interrupted at 

 the middle hind margin of tubercles, tegulae, 

 postscutellum, the apical three fourths of the 

 front femora, the apex of middle femora and 

 all tibiae and tarsi white, but the tibiae be- 

 neath are black. $. (g) P. albipes n. &^. 



(3) Pletioculns punctatus n.&'p. $. Length 

 5.5 to 6 mm. Head and thorax black con- 

 fluently punctate. Clypeus squarely truncate 

 anteriorly with a delicate but distinct raised 

 rim, minutely punctate, smoother anteriorly 

 and with several large scattered punctures. 

 Pnlpi and mandibles rufous or ferruginous, 

 the tips of the latter black. Antennae black, 

 the flagellum rather stout, gradually incras- 

 sated towards apex, the scape with a rufo- 

 piceous spot beneath towards apex. Legs 

 black with the anterior tibiae and tarsi rufous 



