100 
Psyche 
[August-October 
slender than scape, the first joint as broad as long, the others 
distinctly longer than broad, the terminal slender, connate and 
nearly as long as the two preceding joints together. Thorax 
long, very gradually widened from front to rear, in profile about 
three times as long as deep, slightly rounded in region of pro- 
notum, flat behind, the dorsal surface of mesonotum shallowly, 
though distinctly impressed at middle. Propleurae shallowly 
and broadly impressed. Promesonotal suture very indistinctly 
indicated by an impressed line; mesometanotal suture not dis- 
cernible. Meta-epinotal impression distinct. Basal portion of 
epinotum much longer than the flat declivity, into which tt 
broadly rounds; dorsal surface a little broader than long, strong- 
ly and broadly impressed at middle, the impression deepest 
posteriorly, sides behind middle subgibbous. Petiole from above 
transverse, not as broad as epinotum, sides very feebly divergent 
behind, anterior corners broadly rounded, posterior corners pro- 
jecting and obtusely angulate, posterior border strongly emar- 
ginate, dorsal surface concave at middle, with rather strong 
convexities at sides of concave portion, then sloping and indis- 
tinctly impressed toward lateral borders; seen from the side the 
node is much higher than long, arcuate in front and above and 
emarginate on posterior outline, with the anterior portion of 
sides convex and the posterior concave. Gaster elongate oval. 
Hypopygium and pygidium submembraneous at borders, which 
in the former are nearly straight and in the latter triangularly 
excised. Sting not visible. Legs rather short, slender. Claws 
simple. 
Gaster shining, the rest nearly opaque. Head, thorax and 
epinotum densely and finely punctate, the head more shallowly 
than the rest, and in addition with scattered, coarser punctures 
most conspicuous on the epinotum. Petiole densely and shallowly 
punctate and more shining. Gaster with distinct, irregular, 
separated punctures, each of which bears a moderately long, 
stiff, finely pointed yellow recumbent hair. Mandibles and an- 
terior border of clypeus sparsely punctate. 
Erect hairs yellow, fine and abundant on head, thorax and 
petiole and appendages. 
Dark ferrugineous red, appendages paler, antennae yellowish. 
