1877.] 271 



The only specimen I have seen of this very distinct species 

 was given me by Mr. Wakelield, wlio found it at Riccarton, 

 Sept. 22nd, 1873. 



Teogoderma signatum, n. sp. 



Nigrum, sat nifidicm, puhescentia sparsa sat erecta, et in elytris 

 fasciis tribus transversis alhidis dispositis vestitnmi ; antennis brevibus, 



basi tesfaced, apice fusco, clava o-articidata ; tibiis Jusco-rtijis. 



Lonq. 3 mm. 

 Antennae very short, the five apical joints strongly transverse, the point of 

 articulation placed in the middle of each. Head small, closely punctured, and with 

 a greyish pubescence. Thorax a little narrowed towards the front, the base in the 

 middle much produced over the scutellum, its punctuation indistinct, its pubescence 

 consisting of white hairs, which are not evenly distributed, while the parts between 

 the patches bear more sparing, indistinct, darker hairs. Elytra clothed with 

 white hairs at the base, and with two distinct transTcrae fasciae of sparing white 

 hairs, as well as some others at the apex, and the spaces between with some still 

 more scanty and shorter hairs ; the punctuation is distant and indistinct, so that the 

 surface is a little shining, notwithstanding the clothing. The under-surface is 

 sparingly clothed with fine hairs. The tibiae and tarsi are very slender and ob- 

 scurely reddish. The palpi are pale yellow. 



This species was discovered some time since near Auckland by 

 Mr. Law son, and I have recently received some specimens of it from 

 Captain Broun, with the number 342 attached. 



Paupbis apteea, n. sp. 



Angustula, testacea, maculis parvis fuscis, parcius puhescens ; 



elytris obsolete punctatis, apicihus singulatim rotundatis. 



Long. 6 mm. ; laf. 1| vim. 

 Antennae short and stout, pale yellow, 2nd joint shorter than 3rd, 3 — 8 not 

 differing much from one another, 9 — 11 about twice as broad as the preceding joints, 

 9 and 10 each broader than long, the lOth rather strongly transverse, 11th about as 

 long as broad. Head, with the eyes rather broader than the thorax, yellow but 

 infuscate, and with a brassy tinge, its sculpture obsolete. Thorax elongate and 

 narrow, sub-cylindric, but a little dilated in the middle ; it is yellow, but has some 

 elongate, dark marks, which are variable in extent ; it is almost without sculpture. 

 Elyti-a small, being but narrow, and, when the hind-body is in the natural condition, 

 not covering it ; their shoulders absent, their colour yellow, with small dark marks. 

 Legs long and rtither stout, yellow, the femora near their apex and the tibia) near 

 their base with a more or less distinct dark mark. Beneath pale yellow. 



Sent from Auckland by Messrs. Broun and Lawson. 



It is well to make a new generic name for this curious Clcrid ; 

 its chief structural characters are, wings quite wanting, elytra less 

 developed than usual. Labial palpi with terminal joint very large, 

 while that of the maxillary palpi is small and not at all dilated. Eyes 

 coarsely granulated, very nearly entire, with only a very small emar- 

 gination iu front ; antenna) inserted not quite close to the eyes, with 



