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behind; posterior angles rectangular but not projecting, the 

 anterior slightly prominent but obtuse; disc a little convex, 

 the longitudinal dorsal groove feebly impressed, the simple 

 basal fossae rather shallow and almost united by a curved 

 transversal impression which is enlarged at the middle ; 

 there are some slight linear impressions across the surface. 

 Elytra quite oval, slightly convex, not sinuate posteriorly ; 

 humeral angles obsolete ; with simple regular striae ; inter- 

 stices impunctate. Anterior tibia slightly thickened and 

 ciliate at the extremity. Tarsi with brush-like soles, joints 

 2-4, of the front pair only, dilated and cordiform ; the basal 

 articulation longer, slender at base but broad at apex ; the 

 fourth joint deeply emarginate and with its inner angle some- 

 what prolonged ; the posterior tarsi elongate, their fourth 

 joint excavate above and prolonged underneath, without 

 definite angles but longer externally, and cihate below. 

 Antenna reaching backwards to the shoulders, their seven 

 terminal joints pubescent ; the first is as elongate as the 

 fourth but stouter, the second is one-third shorter than the 

 following one. $. Length, 5 \ lines ; breadth, 2§ lines. 



Auckland Islands. One mutilated individual has been 

 placed at my disposal by Captain Hutton. 



Obs. It was at first intended that this and the following 

 species should be placed with Blanchard's Calathits rubromar- 

 ginatus, but after studying the structure of the tarsi it became- 

 apparent that the present species should not be located in 

 the group Anchomenida. Although Blanchard's species is 

 unknown to me except by description, I have little hesitation 

 in uniting it with those now described as exponents of one 

 genus ; but I am not prepared to make a new generic name: 

 for them until more specimens can be got for dissection. 

 Under these circumstances, they are placed temporarily with 

 Euthenarus in the group Harpalidce. 



B. huttoni, sp. nov. 



Body rufo-piceous. slightly nitid ; legs pitchy-red, an- 

 tennae and palpi paler. Head finely rugose, not short. 

 Thorax about as long as broad, widest near the middle, only 

 moderately rounded there ;' anterior angles slightly pro- 

 minent, the basal rectangular, and, owing to the large and 

 deep fossae, appearing as if slightly elevated ; the median 

 dorsal groove is distinct. Scutellum short. Elytra oblong- 

 oval, rather broad, with fine, regular, impunctate striae ; 

 interstices simple, g . Length, o lines ; breadth, 2-§- lines. 



Auckland Islands. One specimen only, preserved in the 

 Canterbury Museum. This species has been named in 

 honour of its discoverer. 



In this species the eyes are less prominent and more dis- 

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