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Habitat. — This species occurs in dried leaf litter in the mouths 
of small caves and other sheltered depressions. 
Genus Troctopsoculus, new genus 
Diagnosis. — Antennae of 1 1 segments. Pterostigma open basally. 
First segment of Rs in hindwing absent. Frontal sutures present but 
faint. Frons longer than postclypeus in anterior view of head. Pre- 
tarsal claw with 2 preapical teeth. Terminal segment of maxillary 
palpus shaped as in fig. 47. 
Type species. — T. morenus , new species. 
Troctopsoculus morenus, new species ($) 
Female. — Measurements (Table I). 
Morphology. — Sculpture of integument over entire frontal aspect 
of head: rough points densely set. Lacinial tip (fig. 35a) with 
median cusp bidenticulate ; lateral cusp with tip divided, 2 denti- 
cles arising at about same level below tip ; a low, rounded denticle 
arising at base of lateral cusp. Tips of galeae sculptured with reticu- 
late pattern. Subgenital plate (fig. 38) rounded posteriorly 5 without 
stout marginal setae; stem of T-shaped sclerite with pair of lateral 
projections near its base. Ovipositor valvulae (fig. 35) with close 
connection between shafts of first and second valvulae and sclerite of 
spermathecal orifice; third valvula only shallowly bilobed at apex. 
Spermatheca with wide, curved duct; region of its orifice staining 
deeply in preparation; sclerite of spermathecal orifice with peripheral 
ring. Paraproctal sensorium with 7-8 trichobothria and 2-3 setae 
without basal rosettes. 
Color (in alcohol). — Generally dusky brown. Vertex marked 
with five longitudinal lines of dark brown on paler brown back- 
ground. Compound eyes dark gray. Frons dusky brown with 
darker longitudinal line through middle and darker mottling anteri- 
orly. Clypeus, labrum, thoracic sclerites and legs dusky brown. 
Abdomen ventrally dusky brown with admixture of red except on 
subgenital plate. Abdomen dorsally mottled with dusky purple on 
background of pale underlying tissues, except clunium and telson 
lobes dusky brown. Forewings (fig. 33) dusky brown with irregu- 
larly-outlined clear band running diagonally across from region in- 
cluding vein R2+3 to region including base of areola postica. Ptero- 
stigma with clear spot in its middle. Each of cells R 5 , M l5 M 2 , M 3 , 
and Cu x a with clear spot bordering margin, in middle of cell except 
in Cu n a where more distally placed. Cell Cu 2 clear except for two 
