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Psyche 
[December 
Me (a chroma grande new species 
Figure 7 
About 6.5 mm. in length, broadly oblong oval, shining, 
the occiput and prothorax very lightly punctate, elytra 
with striate punctures also very light except in depression 
below basal callosity, entirely deep piceous black except 
the reddish brown antennae, tarsal joints and head. 
Head with interocular space considerably less than half 
the width of head, eyes large, vertex with median line, as 
well as deep groove around the inner margin of eyes, sur- 
face finely and not densely punctate, lower front wrinkled ; 
mouthparts paler reddish brown than the rest of head 
which is deeper brown. Antennae reddish brown, the 7th 
joint deeper brown, slender, not reaching middle of elytra. 
Prothorax not twice as broad as long, moderately convex, 
with rounded sides and small acute tooth at each angle, 
a slight transverse depression over head, surface very 
shiny and with fine, scarcely discernible punctures, entirely 
piceous. Scutellum piceous. Elytra with an intrahumeral 
sulcus and a depression below basal callosity with the 
striate punctures larger in depression and thence becoming 
finer and at sides and apex almost vanishing; surface 
lustrous piceous black. Body beneath and legs piceous, the 
tibiae at apex and tarsal joints deep reddish brown; the 
usual emargination near apex of middle and hind tibiae, 
and the front and hind femora with a small tooth. Length 
6.5 mm. ; width 8.2 mm. 
Type , female, from Yunque, Oriente Province, Cuba, 
collected in July 1955 by F. de Zayas, and in his collection. 
Remarks. — This is larger than either M. zayasi or M. 
schwarzi Blake and also less coarsely punctate on the elytra. 
