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Psyche 
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tibia with two apical spurs; larger posterior tibial spur trifid at 
apex. Tarsal claws simple. Abdomen sessile; tergites not con- 
spicuously divided into a basal, constricted and an apical, wider 
portion. Forewing not plaited; venation as in Trimeria. 
Genotype: Microtrimeria cockerelli, new species. 
Microtrimeria cockerelli, new species (Fig. 1). 
A small, minutely sculptured species; black, with numerous 
ivory-white markings and slightly amber-yellow wings; fasciae of 
the abdomen deeply bisinuate. 
Total length: 9,7.5 mm.; of wing, 5 mm. 
Female. — Head broadly elliptical in front view, about one 
and one-fifth times as wide as high; seen from above, a little 
less than twice as wide as long, not broader than the thorax; oc- 
cipital margin almost straight. Vertex and cheeks margined 
throughout by a sharp, even carina. Cheeks wide and distinctly 
swollen in their upper half, where they are still much narrower 
than the upper part of the eye in profile and are not in the least 
angular; gradually narrowed in their lower half, which is not 
Fig. 1. Microtrimeria cockerelli T. Bequaert. Female: A, body in profile* B, antenna; C; 
fore wing; D, head in front view; E, thorax from above. 
