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certain that sucli a division is at present uncalled for. The New 

 Zealand species are associated with some Chilian ones in Fhanodesta, 

 Leperina being formed by Australian species. 



Saphobius Wakefieldi, n. sp. 



Subquadratus, supra opacus, subtus sat nitidus, obscure nigro- 



ceneus, elytrorum margine plus minusve testaceo, pedibus rujis, antennis 



testaceis clava fusca ; capite thoraceque dense punctatis, hoc basi medio 



longitudinaliter impresso ; elytris sericeo-opacis, obsolete striatis ; pygidio 



exserto (subperpendiculare) , leviter injiexo. 



Long. 4^ mm. ; lat. 3 mm. 



In the male, the hinder part of the metasternum is slightly 

 impressed in the middle, and the apical ventral segment is a good deal 

 shorter in the middle than it is in the female ; otherwise the two 

 sexes are quite similar. 



Four individuals of this species were captured by Mr. Wakefield 

 (after whom I have the pleasure of naming the species) in the Otira 

 Grorge, Canterbury. 



Obs. — This species is extremely similar to Sapliobius Edwardsi, 

 but is a little larger, and the front tibiae are less curved, the meta- 

 sternum is longer, and the femora are red. In the individual from 

 which I described S. Edwardsi, the pygidium is entirely immersed 

 under the elytra, while in the two individuals of S. Wakefieldi before 

 me it is quite exposed. It is, therefore, probable that the position of 

 this part in the unique individual of /S. Edwai'dsi is the result of an 

 accident. The genus Saphobius is very close to the Australian 

 Somodesmius (which is probably synonymic with Canthonosoma, 

 MacLeay), but has the hind tibise differently formed. 



Heterontx pumilus, n. sp. 



Angusfulus, subcylindricus, rufo-testaceus, subopacus,parce subtiliter 



punctafus, elytris stria suturali minus disti?icta. 



Long. 4:\ mm. ; lat. 2 mm. 



Labrum quite visible from above, very transverse ; sides of the clypeus explanate 

 or turned upwards, the labrum filling the space between them ; anterior part of head 

 with rather rouf^h tubercular sculpture, hinder part more sparinfjly and indistinctly 

 punctured ; antennae small, eight-jointed. Thoi*ax broad and short, nearly as broad 

 as the elytra, the hind angles entirely rounded ; the surface sparingly and obeo- 

 Ictely punctured, the sides with long cilia. Scutellum large, indistinctly punctured : 

 elytra elongate and narrow, finely and not closely punctured, the sides ciliate, the 

 suture with an indistinct stria. The front part of the labinim is broad and very 

 short, and its anterior edge emargiuate. The tjjirsal claws are simple. 



