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Psyche 
[February 
joint shorter than the second and third together, second joint 
about two and one-half times as long as broad, remaining joints 
gradually increasing in length toward apex, club long and slender. 
Prothorax with a transverse, subquadrate ‘^neck”; sides of 
mesothorax angulately expanded behind the middle. Epinotum 
unarmed, its base three times as long as broad and nearly four 
times as long as the declivity; in profile shallowly concave. 
Petiole very long and slender, its node low and rounded above 
and a little more than half as long as pedicel; from above, the 
node is scarcely thicker than the pedicel, about four times as 
long as broad and with straight sides. Postpetiole elongate, 
campanulate. Legs long and very slender, except the apical 
three-eighths of femora which are very strongly swollen. 
Thorax and epinotum shining, with moderately strong and 
irregular rugse which are transverse on dorsum, subconcentric 
on mesonotal and longitudinal on epinotal pleurse; head, petiole, 
gaster and appendages more shining, and finely punctate. 
Stiff, blunt, erect, brownish hairs, abundant on head and 
body; finer and pointed on legs; erect hairs lacking on antennae 
which bear fine and shorter semirecumbent hairs. 
Thorax, epinotum and basal portion of femora reddish 
brown, the remainder black. 
Vinales, April. 
