Pseudotetramera

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pseudotetramera \Pseu`do*te*tram"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See
     {Pseudo-}, and {Tetramerous}.] (Zool.)
     A division of beetles having the fifth tarsal joint minute
     and obscure, so that there appear to be but four joints. --
     {Pseu`do*te*tram"er*al}, a.
     [1913 Webster]