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and is brighter in colour. In this latter respect it is, however, variable. 

 Sometimes it is red with the abdomen infuscate ; sometimes the dark 

 colour predominates, but the apical portion, at least, of the elytra is 

 always yellow. The legs are usually red or yellow, but they also are 

 subject to be darker in parts ; the antennae are but little infuscate. 



Trogophl(EUS unicoloe (Fauvel, not described), sp. n. 



Nigricans, antennis 2}edibiisque fusco-rufis, depressus, suhtilissime den- 

 sissime picnctatus, opacus ; elytris thoraee niulfo longioribus. 



Long., 3 — 3^ mm,. 



This differs from T. coloratus by its smaller size, more depressed 

 shape, by the uniformly dark colour, and by the fact that the punctua- 

 tion is even denser and finer. The thorax is rather smaller, and the 

 elytra a little longer, so that they are quite one and a half times the 

 length of the thorax. 



Sah. : New Zealand, Auckland (Lawson) . 



Teogophlceus anglicanus, sp. n. 



Nigricans, antennis pedibusque fusco-rufis, depressus, subtilissime den- 

 sissime punctatus, opacus ; elytris thoraee multo longioribus et latiorihus. 



Long., 3 mm. 



This insect is about the size of T. arcuaius, but in nearly all other 

 respects differs greatly from that species ; the form is depressed, the 

 surface densely and very finely punctate, and dull on account of this 

 sculpture and the minute pubescence ; in these respects T. angJicanus 

 reminds one of Cojius sericeus and other maritime species. The an- 

 tennae are not much thicker towards the apex, the angles of the joints 

 are more rounded than they are in the other species of Trogophloeus ; 

 they are dark in colour but not black, the basal joint being rather 

 darker than those following it. The head is narrower than the thorax, 

 very finely punctured, a little depressed near the antennal tubercle, 

 but the surface between the two tubercles is but little convex : the 

 eyes are rather small, and do not extend to the back of the head, from 

 which, indeed, they are separated by a considerable interval. The 

 thorax is much narrower than the elytra, a good deal narrowed behind ; 

 the front angles are remarkably rounded and broad, in fact, quite 

 indistinct: there is no transverse impression on the surface, but there 

 is a distinct, though very slight, longitudinal elevation at the base in 

 the middle. The elytra are one and a half times the length of the 

 thorax, very flat, completely dull. The abdomen is remarkable for the 

 extremely dense and fine punctuation and pubescence. 



