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particularly the intermediate, which are also arcuated ; tarsi reddish, 

 their clothing yellow. The sciitelliun'xs triangular and punctulate. Eyes 

 rounded. 



Length, 8 lines; breadth, i|-. 



I discovered this insect some years ago amongst Algce embedded in 

 the beach at Tairua, and have no doubt it occurs under similar con- 

 ditions elsewhere. 



202. S. maritimus, u.s. Elongate, linear ; head and thorax 

 shining black ; elytra black, their colour, however, obscured by their 

 dense covering of fine greyish hairs ; abdomen similarly clothed, more 

 or less infuscate ; legs rufo-piceous, front tarsi red ; the three basal 

 joints of the antennte blackish and shining, the others obscure red. 



Head sub-oblong, quite smooth along its middle part, but elsewhere 

 distinctly punctate, the punctures nearest the dorsal line disposed in 

 rows ; a few fine hairs proceed from the punctures ; neck distinct ; eyes 

 rounded. Prothorax sub-oblong, about as wide as the head in front, 

 but narrowed towards its base ; with a row of ten or twelve punctures 

 down each side of the middle, a smooth space beyond these, and the 

 lateral spaces irregularly punctured, having tine hairs arising from the 

 punctures. Scutellum triangular. Elytra rather longer than broad, a 

 little widened posteriorly, their apices very obtusely rounded, and 

 fringed with yellow hairs ; their whole surface is densely punctulate. 

 Abdomen punctulate, each segment transversely impressed near the base. 

 The antennce are moderately long, slightly incrassated towards the 

 extremity ; their three first joints narrow at the base, the first about as 

 long as the next two; joints four to ten differ but little from one another; 

 eleventh larger than tenth. The tibkz are finely and sparingly spined 

 externally. 



Length, 2)~Zi. lines ; breadth, ^. 



This species occurs on the sand-hills at Tairua, and will, most likely, 

 be found under precisely similar circumstances on other parts of the 

 coast. 



203. S. OVicollis, n.s. Elongate, moderately narrow; head and 

 thorax shining black, with very few fine scattered hairs ; elytra brownish- 

 black ; the hind-body similar in colour, but having the hind margin of 

 each segment paler, both with fine greyish pubescence ; legs testaceous, 

 the anterior tibiie sparsely spinous outwardly ; antennae brownish-red. 

 their two basal joints more rufescent ; mandibles red. 



Head a little longer than broad, rather narrow, with rounded hind 

 angles ; there are a few punctures near its sides, some of them arranged 

 so as to form two rows behind the antenn;e and eyes. Prothorax 

 oblong, oviform, with an indistinct row of punctures on each side of the 

 middle, and a few fme hairs near the sides. Elytra somewiiat longer 

 than broad, and conjointly a little emarginale behind ; they are finely 

 and distantly punctured. Abdomen punctulate, the three basal segments 

 a little depressed. The antenna resemble those of S. mantivius. 



