1967] 
Mock ford — Electrentomoid Psocids 
145 
marked (fig. 72). First flagellar segment curved, tapering slightly 
from base to tip. Mesothoracic tergal lobes of male protruding only 
slightly above a line drawn from vertex to dorsal surface of abdomen. 
Type species. — E. tuxtlarum , new species. 
Epitroctes tuxtlarum, new species 
Male. — Measurements (Table I). 
Morphology. — Lacinial tip (fig. 74) with median cusp single; 
lateral cusp with tip undivided ; two distinct rounded denticles arising 
at different levels below tip and a third very indistinct denticle 
arising nearer tip; base of lateral cusp with a curved ridge. Hypan- 
drium with distal margin slightly curved, region of margin beset 
with numerous setae. Phallosome (fig. 75) with parameres joined 
anteriorly to form a long rod with a more slender posterior extension 
beyond the point of junction of the parameres. Each paramere 
branching, the more lateral pair of branches curving around and 
abutting on each other posteriorly and each bearing a thumb-shaped 
process lateral to abutment; the more median branches each running 
straight a distance then curving to form spoon-shaped end to side of 
basally more lateral branch. Paraproctal sensorium with ion 
setae, none with basal rosettes. 
Color (in alcohol). — Head generally pale grayish brown, with 
pair of longitudinal white stripes through vertex and white spot in- 
cluding ocelli ; two small red spots bordering compound eye ventrally 
and a broken red band across gena. Ocelli rimmed in red : the 
laterals mesally, the median dorsally. Compound eyes purple, beset 
with deep reddish-purple spots roughly arranged in bands across eye, 
each spot at base of a tiny seta. Sclerotized portions of thorax gener- 
ally pale grayish brown. Well colored individual with a red lateral 
band running length of thorax each side. Red band across base of 
each coxa. Legs generally grayish brown; each femur with a red 
spot near distal end ; each tibia with 2 reddish brown bands, one 
at about one-fourth distance from base, other at about three-fourths 
distance from base. Abdomen basad of clunium generally pale grayish 
brown dorsally and ventrally with a broad red band (continuous to 
tip) on each side; base with a rounded, well sclerotized dark brown 
spot dorsally; clunium, hypandrium, epiproct and paraprocts medium 
brown in cuticle, the red band running through each side sub- 
cuticularly to tip of each paraproct. Wings fumose, more deeply so 
in base of pterostigma and base of areola postica. 
