170 
Psyche 
[June 
variable, usually traceable but not sharp toward apex of petiole and 
on base of postpetiole; postpetiole broadly expanded; <$ : basal 
expansion as in female or a little blunter; ventro-lateral carina be- 
coming very weak on petiole; dorso-lateral carina not clearly defined; 
dorsal carinae absent ; postpetiole moderately expanded. Second gastric 
tergite: $: mostly covered with dense, strong adjacent to subadjacent 
punctures emitting abundant short setae; lateral margin carinate and 
somewhat reflexed, especially toward base; <$ : smooth and shining 
with many well-separated medium-sized to large more or less super- 
ficial punctures emitting long and conspicuous but not extensively 
overlapping setae. Ovipositor : straight, stout, scarcely compressed; 
dorsal valve without nodus or notch, straight in profile to near apex, 
then gently decurved to tip; ventral valve considerably depressed, 
especially toward apex, its ridges strong and approximately vertical; 
sheathed portion about 0.28 to 0.30 times as long as fore wing. 
TYPE species: Picrocryptoides willinki n. sp. 
affinities: Picrocryptoides, because of its very large areolet, elon- 
gate propodeal spiracle, straight mediella, and the broad postpetiole 
of the female is a typical member of the Trachysphyrus Group of 
the tribe Mesostenini. Within this category it is distinguishable from 
Map 1. Distribution of Picrocryptoides. 
