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Psyche 
[March 
long as wide, strongly tumid, sharply indexed and emarginate at apex; 
labrum flat. Antennae 1 1 -segmented, extending at least to elytral hu- 
meri, moniliform to subserrate, the distal segments slightly wider at 
apices; segment I oval to oblong, 2 times as long as II which is sub- 
globular, III narrow and elongate, IV — VIII decreasing in length, 
IX — XI increasing in length; terminal segment distinctly expanded 
and truncate apically, the tip excavate and filled with short hairs. 
Pronotum slightly transverse, constricted basally; anterior angles pro- 
duced laterally forming 2 sharp flanges which partly conceal eyes ; disc 
with 6 medial tubercles in a transverse row. Scutellum small, semicir- 
cular. Elytra more than 3.50 times as long as pronotum; sides subpar- 
allel, but distinctly constricted just anterad of middle; humeral 
callosites well developed; disc somewhat flattened dorsally on either 
side of suture, steeply sloping laterally ; each elytron with 6 or 8 deep 
lateral striae and 2 dorsal striae, which may be obsolete except at base; 
punctation dual, consisting of small, setiferous punctures, which are 
seriate and located in the interstices, and larger, shallow ones, which 
contain glandular pores and are located within the striae; glandular 
pores in the lateral constrictions larger and closer together, giving 
the appearance of a transverse band ; apices of elytra slightly to 
strongly divergent. Hindwings fully developed. Prosternum before 
coxae tumid, fairly short, intercoxal process long, narrow but not 
laminate; procoxae separated by less than 0.25 times coxal width. 
Mesosiernum subequal to prosternum; mesocoxae separated by about 
0.33 times coxal width. Metasternum about 0.50 times as long as 
wide and 1.50 times as long as mesosternum, strongly convex and 
rounded, median suture present; metacoxae transversely oval, sep- 
arated by 0.50 times coxal width. Abdomen 1.25 times as long as 
wide at base, strongly convex anteriorly, the sutures all distinct. Legs 
(Figs. 7, 9) long and highly modified; trochanters elongate-oval; 
femora enlarged and club-like distally, the hind femur greatly en- 
larged and irregularly formed, its tibial articulation with a dense 
brush of yellow hairs on each side; front and middle tibiae elongate, 
the hind tibia short and formed as in figure; first tarsomere more 
than 2 times as long as 2nd in front and middle tarsi, more than 3 
times as long in hind tarsus. Male genitalia (Figs. 10 — 12) of the 
general type of Ptinus with median lobe articulating dorsally with 
Explanation of Plate 3 
Fabrasia wheeleri , n. sp. (paratype$), aedeagus, Fig. 10, lateral view; 
Fig. 11, ventral view; Fig. 12, ventral view (with basal piece removed); 
Gnostus floridajius Blatchley (from Clifton Point, Bahamas), aedeagus, Fig. 
13, ventral view; Fig. 14, ventral view (with basal piece removed). 
