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Body very long, almost linear, moderately convex, moderately and regularly 

 punctured, clotbed with golden bair, rufo-castaneons, with the thorax rufescent. 



Head small, rufescent ; eyes black and prominent ; autennte rather long, flavescent, 

 with the seventh joint much enlarged on the inner side. 



Thorax small and narrow, ovaliy rounded and broadly reflexed in front, moderately 

 and regularly punctured with the interstices smooth and shining, basal line 

 rather deep, basal margin scarcely sinuated, with the angles right angles. 



Scutellitm large, rounded, and punctured. 



Elytra very long, more than twice longer, but scarcely broader than the thorax, 

 widest before the middle, castaueous with the shoulders and extremities 

 rufescent, moderately and very regularly jjunctured, with the interstices smooth 

 and shining, sutural stria deep, sides margined, extremities scarcely rounded. 



Abdomen rufescent, with three segments exposed. 



Legs long and slender, bright yellow. 



Under parts castaneous, with the prothorax and venter flavescent, deeply and 

 regularly punctured. 



Differs from all the others in its elongate, almost linear form, narrow thorax, and 

 long elytra with their apex almost entire. 



Habitat, Australasia. Found in New Zealand. 



Sacium humerale, .sp. u. 



L. c. jj— ii; lin. = 1"37-1"50 mm. — Oblongum, modice convexum, nitidissimum, 

 alutaceum et minute punctatum, pilis aureis vestitum, laete rufo-castaneum ; 

 pronoto magno, longo, autice ovaliter rotundato, sat minute punctato, interstitiis 

 nitidis, alutaceis, linen basali modice impressa, margine anteriori pellucidu, late 

 reflexii, margine basali sinuata, angulis acutis ; clytris prajlongis, pronoto baud 

 latioribus, plus quam duplo longioribus, ad humeros latissimis, j^ostice parum 

 attenuatis, humeris atque apice laete rufis, sat minute et confertim punctatis, 

 interstitiis alutaceis, sutura depressa, stria suturali distinctii, lateribus fere rectis, 

 late marginatis, apice integro, lato et rotundato ; pygidio parvo, flavesceuti ; pedibus 

 longis, laete flavis ; antennis longis, laete flavis, clavis obscurioribus. 



Body oblong, moderately convex, very shining, alutaceous and minutely punctured, 



clothed with golden hair, bright rufo-castaneous. 

 Head large, bright yellow, mouth much jiroduced ; eyes black, large and prominent; 



antenna; long, bright yellow, with the club dusky. 

 Thorax large and long, ovaliy rounded in front, rather minutely punctured, with 



the' interstices alutaceous, basal line moderate, anterior margin i)ellucid and 



broadly retiexed, basal margin sinuated, with the angles acute. 

 Sciitelliun large, rounded, and moderately punctured. 

 Elytra very long, with the shoulders and apex bright rufous, not broader, I)ut more 



than twice longer than the thorax, widest at the shoulders, rather attenuated 



posteriorly, rather minutely and closely punctured, with the interstices 



alutaceous, suture rather depressed, sutural stria distinct, sides nearl}^ straight 



and broadly margined, apex entire, broad and rounded. 

 Ahdomen with the pygidium exposed, pointed and flavescent. 

 Le(is very long, bright yellow. 

 Under j'arts bright rufo-castaneous, metasternum and basal segments of the venter 



dusky, metasternum rather deeply punctured. 

 Differs from all others in its elongate, almost linear form, bright rufo-castaneoufl 



colour, large thorax, line sculpture, and long bright yellow legs. 

 Habitat, Australasia. Found near Auckland, New Zealand. 



