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Psyche 
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Description. Dorsal section of aedeagal tip (figs. 38-40) higher 
and thicker on left, right side with downturned process curving into 
genital orifice; ventral section thickened and upturned at base on 
both right and left sides. Spermatheca (fig. 66) with central piece 
curved inwards like grip of an archer’s bow. 
Etymology. The name is the Latin adjective for “high” and refers 
to the species’ high elevation habitats in the Black Mountains and 
Mt. Mitchell. 
Notes. This species is sympatric with A. mitchellensis, with 
which it has been confused, but to which it is not at all closely 
related judging from the dissimilarity of the aedeagal tips. 
Relationships. The species is most easily derived from a gen- 
eralized ancestor like A. appalachiana by modification of the 
aedeagal tip through stages similar to A. alta, A. cumberlanda, and 
A. nashvillensis, though these may not be direct ancestors. 
14. Adelopsis joanna n. sp. 
Figs. 41-43, 67, 68 
Holotype male and allotype female in CNC. Type data: North 
Carolina. Cherokee County. Joanna Bald, near Andrews, 4700 ft 
(1540 m), 26. VII. 1967, S. B. Peck, litter Ber. 96. One paratype 
female with same data. 
Description. Dorsal section of aedeagal tip (figs. 41-43) not 
smoothly curved, but more angular and forming offset arch over 
genital orifice; ventral section upcurved on left but more so on right, 
forming prominent notch between it and the dorsal section. Sper- 
matheca thin, irregularly curved (figs. 67, 68). 
Etymology. The name refers to the type locality, and is used as a 
feminine noun in apposition. 
Relationships. The species seems to be derived from a cumber- 
landa- like ancestor through a form like that in A. alta, and may be 
an isolate of the ancestor of this species. 
Figs. 50-68. Spermathecae of Adelopsis. 50. A. mitchellensis indicating anterior 
(A), posterior (P), right (R), and left (L) sides as oriented in the beetle. 51-52. A. 
alleghenyensis. 53-54. A. suteri. 55-56. A. richlandensis. 57-58. A. appalachiana, 
Morrison Cave, Georgia. 59-60. A. appalachiana, outside Bangor Cave, Alabama. 
61. A. cumberlanda, paratype. 62-63. A. scottsboroensis. 64. A. fumosa, 8 mi S 
Gatlinburg, Tennessee. 65. A. fumosa, Clingman’s Dome, Tennessee. 66. A. alta. 
67-68. A. joanna. All drawn to same scale. 
