HuTTON. — On Ncxv Zealand Stenopelmatidse. 223 



margiu of the pronotum and the posterior margins of all the 

 thoracic nota and abdominal terga gi'eyish-white ; below 

 greyish- white. 



Length, 27mm. ; pronotum, 7mm. ; thorax, 11mm. ; abdo- 

 men, 13mm. ; fore tibia, 8mm. ; hind tibia, 14mm. ; hind 

 femur, 17mm. Width of pronotum, 8mm. 



Locality. — Ophir, in Central Otago. 



Described from a single specimen only. The female is not 

 known. 



Onosandrus maori. 

 Onosandrus maori, Pictet et Saussure, Bull, de la Soc. 



Entomol. Suisse, vol. viii., p. 302, pi. i, fig. 4 (1891). 



Fastigium rounded, the apex subangular ; ocelli very 

 distinct. Lobes of the pronotum much longer than high, 

 ascending gradually posteriorly. Mid tibiae, above, with 3-4 

 spines. Hind tibiae keeled above with 10-12 short spines 

 on each side ; below they are rounded, with a small 

 spine on each side beyond the middle. 



Colours. — Dark-chestnut, spotted with testaceous. 



Length. — 11mm. ; of pronotum, 5mm. ; of hind femur, 

 11mm. 



The males have the hind femora more dilated than the 

 females. 



Locality. — White-horse Hill, Hooker Valley (H. Suter). 



I have not seen this species, and the above diagnosis is 

 abridged -from Pictet and Saussure's description. 



Onosandrus maculifrons. 

 Libanasa (?) maciUifrons, Walker, Cat. Derm. Salt. B.M., 



p. 209 (1869). 



Fore tibiae with three rather long spines on each side. 



Colours. — Black ; tawny beneath and on the sides of the 

 abdomen. Head with a band of four testaceous spots on the 

 front and one on each side of the face, which is also tes- 

 taceous. Legs testaceous, slightly clouded with piceous. 



Length, 16mm. 



I have not seen this species, and the diagnosis is taken 

 from Walker. There is a specimen from New Zealand in the 

 British Museum, presented by Sir A. Smith. 



Sub-family DOLICHOPODIN^. 

 Body curved longitudinally, widest at the posterior margin 

 of the mesonotum. Antennae approximated at their bases. 

 Clypeus not divided into ante-clypeus and post-clypeus. Pro- 

 notum as long as or longer than broad. Abdomen short, often 

 shorter than the thorax, rather compressed ; ovipositor sabre- 

 shaped, much compressed, not tapering. Fore tibite without 

 auditory pits. Hind tibiae with from two to four pairs of 



