8 [.June, 



I am iudebted also tu Mr. "Wakefield for this elegant and easily 

 distinguished species ; it was found by him I believe at Christchurch, 



Phtmatopiijea longula, n. sp. 



JElongata, angustula, nigricans, plus mimisve testaceo-signata ; 

 ccipite tlioraceque dense punetaf is ; clyiris foriiter pimctatis, punctis 

 longe ante apicem desinentibus. Long. G — 6| ; lat. If mm. 



This species is closely allied to JEleale opiloides, Pascoe, whicli is a most Tariable 

 species : but Phymatophcea longula is much more elongate, and has the coarse basal 

 punctuation of the elytra becoming obsolete just behind the middle, whereas, in 

 i". opiloides, the coarse punctuation continues till just before the extremity of the 

 elytra, and then leaves a small apical, almost abruptly defined, smooth part. The two 

 specimens of P. longula before mc diifer greatly in colour, and somewhat in punctua- 

 tion, but I liaye no doubt belong to one variable species. 



Christchurch, discovered by Mr. Wakefield. 



Mr. Pascoe's diagnosis of the genus Phymatoplicea (Ann. and 

 Mag. Nat. Hist., Jan. 1876, p. 50) requires supplementing and 

 correcting, otherwise it will mislead those who have not before them 

 his P. electa, for which it was founded. The genus must be referred 

 to the JEnojjliides, and should not be placed near Scrohiger, for it has 

 the 4th joint of the tarsi obsolete, their basal joint is short above, but 

 rather elongate beneath, the thickening at the base of the unguiculus 

 should scarcely be called a tooth. The terminal joints of both labial 

 and maxillary palpi are dilated, bvit not very strongly. The eyes are 

 prominent and finely granulated and more or less emarginate in front. 

 Mr. Pascoe's Eleale opiloides differs but little in structural characters 

 from P. electa, and may be for the present considered congeneric ; 

 it cannot be placed along with the Australian species called Eleale, 

 for in these, according to Lacordaire, the 4th joint of the tarsi 

 is not atrophied. 



DaSYTES AVaKEFIELDT, 71. sp. 



Elongatus, angustulus, aureo-ceneus,pnrce hreviterque aureo-pubescens, 

 sub-nitidus, antennis pedibusque nigris ; protliorace in medio ampliato ; 

 elytris disfincte sat crebre punctatis. Long. 6 mm. ; lat. 2 mm. 



Antennffi black, moderately long and stout, scarcely serrate inwardly, 3rd and 

 4th joints sub-equal. Head narrower than the thorax, its anterior part not elongate. 

 Thorax a good <deal narrower than the elytra, a good deal constricted in front, and 

 with the hind angles very rounded ; it is not quite so long as broad, and its punctua- 

 tion is very indistinct. ScutcUum sub-quadrate. Elytra elongate, rather finely and 

 not closely, but still quite distinctly, piuictured. Legs elongate, black, the hind tarsi 

 quite as long as the tibia\ the claws furnished with a large membrane. 



