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angles obtusely rounded, posterior angles widel}^ rounded, basal 

 marginal line fine, entire, sides fimbriate-crenate with moderately long 

 simple hairs from anterior angles to the smooth, unbroken basal margin 

 begimiing opposite the fifth elytral stria; surface with two deep, 

 coarsely, closely punctate diagonal furrows each side not quite reach- 

 ing the median line, the anterior from slightly before the middle to 

 the anterior angles, the posterior parallel and extending to the deep 

 lateral fovea, median line deep and closely, coarsely punctate, scattered 

 coarse punctures elsewhere except between the parallel diagonal 

 furrows and laterally beyond the fovea. Elytra not strongly margined 

 at base, width 1.55, length 2.05 mm., humeri weakly dentate, sides 

 fimbriate with moderately long hairs, slightly divergent to well beyond 

 the middle, striae deep, finely punctate, weakly crenating the sides 

 of the moderately convex intervals, short tenth interval flat. Meta- 

 sternum smooth, shining at middle, the median line ending abruptly 

 and much deeper posteriorly, a diagonal row of three, coarse, shallow, 

 setigerous punctures on each posterior edge of the flattened, diamond- 

 shaped discal area, a few similar punctures at extreme sides, anterior 

 postcoxal line absent. Abdominal segments shining but minutely, 

 obsoletely alutaceous, each with a transverse row of coarse, shallow, 

 setigerous punctures bearing moderately long haii"s, each finely crenate 

 along anterior margin, the crenations somewhat wider on the terminal 

 segment. Pygidium scabrous almost to apex. Anterior femurs 

 margined in front, posterior face smooth. Middle and posterior 

 femurs smooth except for a few hair-bearing punctures along the 

 anterior edge, at the knee, and along the weakly impressed posterior 

 marginal line. Posterior femur one-third wider than the middle 

 femur. Middle and posterior tibiae without oblique ridges but with 

 longitudinal rows of tubercles along edges and ventral side. Long 

 spur of middle tibia slender, subequal in length to first three tarsal 

 joints. Posterior tibia 2% times as long as wide at apex; long spur of 

 hind tibia narrow, blunt tipped, shorter than first three tarsal joints 

 combined. Length 3.3 mm., width 1.55 mm. 



Type: Schmidt collection, Naturhistoriska Riksmuseum, Stock- 

 holm. 



Type locality: Valparaiso, Chile. 



Specimens examined: 4; holotype and thi-ee in the Martinez col- 

 lection, collected at Quillota, Chile, December 1939, R. Guiterrez. 



Remarks: The rather conspicuous fringe of elytral setae separates 

 this species from P. placidus (Schmidt), which it superficially resembles. 



Psanimodius inflatus, new species 



Holotype broadly oval, strongly convex, moderately shining, dark 

 castaneous. Antennae rufotestaceous. Head convex, closely mod- 



