164 CATALOGUE OF 



thick black spines on each side and with three minute spines. Length of 

 the body 19 lines. 



Slightly narrower than H.figurata, to which it is closely allied. 



a, b. New Zealand. Presented by Dr. Sinclair, 

 c. New Zealand. Presented by Henry Drew, Esq. 



6. Hemideina tibialis. 



FcEOi. Fulva, punctata ; caput carina subsulcata, fmnle striata ; palpi 

 apice picei ; prolhorax siilcis diiobus obliquis, sulco longitudinali 

 tenuissimo, plaga autica picea ; abdominis segmenta piceo marginula; 

 oviductus fix arcualus, abdomine piiulln brerior ; pedes breves, crasxi, 

 tibiis ])oslicis dilalatis biserialim (/uadrispinosis. 



Female. Tawny, convex, sliininfr, thinly punctured. Head not 

 broader than the prolhorax, with a sliphi grooved keel between the sockets 

 of the antennie; front transversely striated. Eves piceous. Mandibles with 

 piceous tips. Palpi piceous at the tips; fourth joint of the maxillary palpi 

 longer than the third; third joint of ihe labial palpi clavate. Antenna; 

 very much longer than the body. Prothorax slightly transverse ; a very 

 slender middle furrow and an oblique furrow on each side ; a piceous patch 

 in front. Abdomen with a narrow piceous baud on the hind border of each 

 dorsal segment. Oviduct hardly curved, a little shorter than the abdomen. 

 Legs short, thick ; femora with a row of short oblique black stre;ikson each 

 side ; hind femora with a single row of four minute black-tipped spines 

 near the tip; four anterior tibiiB with four small black-tipped spines on 

 each side ; fore tibia- contracted near the base; hiud tibiae dilated, with 

 four long and very stout black spines on each side. Length of the body 

 15 lines. 



The shorter and broader hind tibiae distinguish it from H.figurala. 



a. New Zealand. Presented by Capi. Stokes. 



7. Hemidiina attexcata. 



Fcem. Tcslacea, angusta, punctata ; caput supra picnim, carina subfoveo- 

 la In, facie antica c/t/penque teslaceis i palpi labiales apice fulvi ; 

 antenna piceee, sat validd ; prothorax fasciis duabits nigris ralde in- 

 determinalis, laleribus suhrrflexi^ ; abdomen nigricante conspcrsum, 

 apiccin versus subcompreisum ; oviduclus subarcuatus, abdomine mullo 

 brevior ; pedes crassi, tibiis poslicis tarsisque ferruyiiuis illis sub- 

 di la talis. 



Female. TcsUtccous, convex, narrow, shining, somewhat roughly 

 punctured. Head piceous, not broader than the prolhorax, with a slight 

 grooved keel between the sockets of the antennie ; face in front, labrum and 

 under side testaceous. Kyes livid, small. Palpi testaceous; fifth joint of 

 the maxillary palpi subclavatc, as long as the fourth ; lateral palpi lawny 

 towards the tips. AntcnmE piceous, long, rather stout, testaceous at the 

 base. Prothorax wiih two very irregular i)l.iik stripes; each of the inner 

 pair composeil i f lliree spots, a black middle spi>i ln-twcen the third pair of 

 spots; the outer pair speckled with leblaecous, abbreviated in fronl ; borders 

 8li<^htly rellexed. Abdomen roiuulcly blackish speckled, slightly compressed 



