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Psyche 
[Septembe 
brown; labrum, base of antennae, and legs paler; subopaque; 
in both sexes apical antennal segment equal to next 2^4 seg- 
ments subnitida 
Lateral margin of prothorax evanescent anteriorly but just dis- 
cernible; pronotum densely, minutely, punctulate, rugulose, 
and opaque; piceous, except prothorax, scutellum, legs, and 
basal two antennal segments rufo-testaceous; male apical an- 
tennal segment equal to next 3^4 segments color ata 
4. Lateral margin of prothorax almost always obliterated anteriorly 
but starting at the middle becoming distinct posteriorly, rarely 
the margin continuing obsoletely to the anterior edge; margins 
of sulcus on fore and middle tibiae similar; pronotum finely 
rugulose and scabrous, much finer than eye facets; 1st elytral 
interval with 11-16 setigerous punctures, 3rd with 14-21, 5th 
with 12-20, 7th with 10-17 and 9th with 12-20 setigerous 
punctures pluripunctata 
Lateral margin of prothorax entire and distinct; either anterior 
or posterior margin of sulcus on fore and mid tibiae raised 
to form a blackish carina; pronotum moderately coarsely 
scabrous, about as course as eye facets; 1st elytral interval 
with 20-28, 3rd with 21-26, 5th with 22-26, 7th with 22-28, 
and 9th with 22-35 setigerous punctures hirsuta 
5. Elytra testaceous to rufous with brown to black markings; no 
setigerous punctures on 5th elytral interval (except rarely 1 
at apex) 6 
Elytra unicolorous, usually dark (testaceous in teneral examples) ; 
several setigerous punctures on 5th elytral interval 7 
6. Male apical antennal segment equal to next 5 segments, in female 
equal to next 3/4-4 segments; testaceous to rufous, elytra 
slightly paler, with large scutellar spot and transverse fascia, 
slightly behind middle and wider at sides than at middle, 
brown or black; O-i setigerous puncture at base of 1st elytral 
interval, 3rd elytral interval with 4-6 from base to apex, 7th 
with 2 at base, 9th with 4 along apical fourth pulchella 
Male apical antennal segment equal to next 4-4 1/5 segments, 
in female equal to next 3 segments; rufo-testaceous, median 
black spot on each elytron not reaching the suture; 3rd elytral 
interval with 5-9 setigerous punctures, 7th with 2 at base, 
9th with 3-4 along apical fourth nigromaculata 
7- Setigerous punctures on 1st elytral interval 19-26, on 3rd interval 
18-33, on 5th interval 17-23, on 7th interval 8-13, on 9th 
interval 8-22 8 
