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stemite VI slightly impressed at base with discrounded; second mesotarsomeres straight.Females with frons and anterior half of vertexminutely rugose, small eyes with 10-16 facets, lackingmodifications of head and antennae, stemite VIbroadly rounded.Male from Powell's <strong>Cave</strong>, Texas: antennae 1.08,metafemora 0.80, metatibiae 0.77, metatarsi 0.45.Specimen examined.-TEXAS: Menard County:Powell's <strong>Cave</strong>, IV-II-1989, E. Shoud, third crevice(TMMC).Comments.-This species has been poorlyknown since its description, and during preparationof this paper was found to be the senior synonym oftridens Casey. Park (1956:84) examined a specimenhe placed as this species from northern Alabama,and found a minute fovea of antennomere X. A slidepreparation of a specimen from Oklahoma did notreveal any trace of a fovea, and a fovea is not obviousin any of the specimens from several localitiesmounted on points. Park (1956) believed thatclypeonotus represented an undescribed subgenus,but it appears typical of Excavodes to me. Thisspecies is now known from Missouri to Alabamaand Texas. The largest series have been generatedby collecting specimens with their ant host, Camponotusamericanus Mayr. Whether this species isan obligate myrmecophile is not known, but thereduced number of eye facets indicates that clypeonotushas adapted to a subterranean life.3. Batrisodes (Excavodes) grubbsi n. sp.(Figs. 5-6)Description.-Length 2.32-2.48. Male head withtransverse excavation anterior to antennal bases,clypeus with erect blunt tubercle, tubercle denselysetate along postero-Iateral margin, vertex broadlytruncate in dorsal view, in anterior view vertex projectingventrally to medial point that is slightly angledanteriorly near apex, vertexal apex densely setateinto transverse excavation, vertex coarselypunctate, smoothly roughened in area betweenvertexal foveae, median carina faint, lateral carinaelow but distinct and extending to just anterior toeyes, eyes consisting of approximately 8 granulesFigs. 1-7.-Batrisodes spp.: I, B. uncicomis, habitus of male and anterior view, right antenna; 2, B. uncicomis, dorsal and rightlateral view, aedeagus; 3, B. clypeonotus, head and anterior view, right antenna of male; 4, B. clypeonotus, dorsal and right lateralview, aedeagus; 5, B. grubbsi, head and anterior view, right antenna of male; 6, B. grubbsi, dorsal and right lateral view, aedeagus; 7,B. reyesi, head and anterior view, right antenna of male. Scale line equals O. J. Apical three segments of male antennae presented inventral view.245

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