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Psyche 
[March 
num smooth, very wide and long, separated from metaster- 
num by an arcuate suture. Mesoepisterna broad, sub- 
quadrangular. 
Metathorax: Metasternum smooth, very broad between 
coxae, a little swollen on middle. Metaepisternum wide in 
front, narrower behind. 
Abdomen: Six segments visible at middle, finely punc- 
tate; second, third, and fourth segments sub-equal; fifth 
much longer than fourth; sixth still longer. Posterior 
sternites with round marginal foveae. Pygidium swollen, 
with small punctures (visible only under strong magnifica- 
tion) ; its basal portion weakly emarginate. 
Elytra smooth, with seven very weak, not obvious 
striations, which are not punctate. Interstriae fiat, with 
two rows of pits with microscopic yellow bristles, effaced 
posteriorly. Anterior angle of elytra acute, produced for- 
ward. Epipleurae very wide, with very fine punctures on 
anterior half, more strongly sculptured posteriorly. 
Forelegs: Coxae (fig. 8) long, transverse, with very 
fine, short pubescence. Trochanters sub-globose, dentate at 
internal apices. Femora robust, with punctures and small 
bristles on under surface of apex; anterior face strongly 
excavated along its entire length. Tibiae a little longer 
than femora but more slender; thinner basally, gradually 
dilated apically; only two latero-apical spines and one 
angular process on middle of anterior margin; upper and 
lateral faces very finely sculptured and with microscopic 
bristles; inner and outer faces with somewhat larger 
bristles. Spurs very short and thin, bristle-like. Tarsi set in 
foveae at inner corners of tibiae ; first segment small, partly 
hidden in the fovea, so that sometimes only four segments 
are visible; second, third and fourth segments sub-equal, 
four-sided, elongate, curved, with narrow tips; fifth seg- 
ment a little longer than third plus fourth, ending in two 
short, robust claws. 
Middle legs: Coxae (fig. 9) smooth, widely separated, 
almost parallel (slightly convergent backwards). Trochan- 
ters small and elongate. Femora less robust than anterior 
ones. Tibiae shorter than femora, and much more dilated 
towards apex, with very minute yellow bristles on upper 
and lower faces; inner faces with bristle-bearing keels; 
