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Actidium lineare. 

 A. lineare, Matthews, Cist. Ent. i. p. 296, 1874. 



L. c. j 4 ,; Hn. = 050 mm. — Lineare, elongatum. valde convexum, nigrum, pilis 

 griseis dense vestitum ; capite magno, eloi mtice acuminato, punctis pro- 



fiiinlis, fere confluentibus impresso; oculis modicis, prominentibus ; pronoto parvo, 

 capite nee longiori neque latiori, punctis magnis, fere confiuentibus, atque pone 

 medium, discum impressione levissima, longitudinali, utrinque notato, lateribus 



i-octis, leviter marginatis, margine basali valde rotundata; elytris elongatis, 



linearibue, capite atque pronoto sesqui longioribus, haud latioribus, ordinibus 



transversi ilaribus confertim et sat profunde asperatis, Lateribus fere rectis, 



r marginatis, apice lato, valde rotundato; pedibus modicis, lsete flavis, tibiis 



pone medias leviter dilatatis, tarsis brevibus ; antennis sat robustis, late Mavis. 



i linear, elongate, very convex, black, thickly clothed with griseous hair. 

 Head large, elongate, acuminate in front, covered with deep, nearly confluent 



punctures ; eyes moderate, prominent : antenna? rather robust, bright yellow. 

 Thorax small, not longer or broader than the head, marked with deep and almost 



conlltii nt punctures, and a faint longitudinal impression on each side behind 



the middle, sides nearly straight and faintly margined, basal margin much 



rounded. 

 Scut, Hum small, triangular, deeply punctured. 

 Elytra elongate, linear, one half longer, but not broader than the head and thorax, 



closely and rather deeply asperated in irregular, transverse rows, sides nearly 



straight and faintly margined, apex broad and much rounded. 

 Abdomen not exposed. 



Legs moderate, bright yellow, tibia Blightly dilated beyond the middle, tarsi short. 

 Utul r parts piceous ; mouth, coxsb and venter paler. 

 Differs from .1. coarctation in its linear form, much smaller size, elongate and 



acuminate head, smaller and much narrower thorax, and fainter but closer 



sculpture. 

 Habitat, Australasia. Found in New Zealand by Mr. Lawson. 



Actidium politum. 



I. politum, Matthews, Cist. Ent. ii. p. 168, 1877. 



L. c. T \ lin. = O'oO mm. — Ovale, convexum, nigrum, nitidissimum, pilis 

 brevissimis sparsissime indutum; capite sat magno, antice longius product 

 valde rotundato, indistinctissime punctato atque fovea indistincta in fronte utrinque 

 impresso ; oculis sat parvis, prominulis; pronoto brevi, sat parvo, capite haud 

 longiori, parum latiori. ad basim latissimo, nitidissimo, punctis remotis, indistinctis 

 impresso, Lateribus leviter rotundatds et leviter marginatis, margine basali valde 

 rotundata; < dibus, capite atque pronoto parum latioribus et longioribus, 



ante media latissimis, nitidisBimis, ordinibus distinctis, sinuatis, Ievissime asperatis, 

 atque Btriatim punctatis, apice lato, valde rotundato, dilution ; pedibus sat longis, 

 atque antennis piceo-nigris. 



Body oval, convex, black and very shining, very thinly covered with very short 



hair. 

 Head rather large, much produced and much rounded in front, very indistinctly 



punctured, and marked with an indistinct fovea on i ach side <>f the forehead : 



i yes small and rather prominent ; antennae pitchy blac 

 Thorax short and rather small, not longer but rather broadi r than tin- hi I, 



at the base, very Bhining, marked with remote, indistinct punctures, sides 



slightly round, d, and Blightly margined, basal margin much round 



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