OF NEW ZEALAND. 1 45 



articulo ultimo gracili ; pygidio nudo ; carina mesosternali fere defi- 

 ciente ; abdomine segmento quinto ventrali elongato. 



Long. Corp., 2|- mm. 



Mas. Tarsis anterioribus subtus longius pilosis, articulo basali vix 

 dilatato. 



Of remarkably elongate form. Antenncz about as long as head and 

 thorax, with all the joints elongate, the eighth slightly shorter than 

 seventh ; ninth and tenth joints very similar to one another, twice as 

 broad as the eighth joint, each a little longer than broad ; eleventh 

 joint about as broad as the tenth and a little longer than it, obtusely 

 pointed. Head elongate and narrow, a little narrower than the thorax, 

 the eyes placed at the front part of the sides. Thorax long and narrow, 

 about twice as long as broad, its greatest breadth a little in front of the 

 middle. Elytra without impressions or plicje. The intermediate coxce 

 separated by a raised thin lamina, which however is not continued along 

 the mesosternum. The metasterniim is remarkably elongate. The legs 

 are very long and slender. The underside of the head has at the base 

 a deep fovea. The third joint of the maxillary palpi elongate and 

 slender, but little thicker than the second ; fourth joint invisible. 



Of this remarkable species a single specimen has been sent me by 

 Mr. Edwards from New Zealand ; I have great pleasure in naming this 

 conspicuous species in honour of him. 



265. S. ambigUUS, n.s. Moderately shining, rufous, legs tes- 

 taceous, antenn;e pale fusco-rufous. Antetwee as long as head and 

 thorax, distinctly incrassated towards the extremity, the thickened joints 

 conjointly about as long as the rest of the antenna ; second joint rather 

 longer than the basal, which is short and stout, third to seventh about 

 equal to one another ; eighth not so large as ninth, but larger than 

 seventh ; ninth and tenth quadrate, large : eleventh as broad as but 

 longer than tenth, rounded apically. Eyes distinct, situated at the sides 

 in front. /T^^^ shining, smooth, and clothed with yellowish hairs, which 

 are rather long and directed backwards. Thorax a little wider than 

 the head, longer than it is broad, widest in front of the middle, rounded 

 towards the front, and narrowed before the base ; its surface is a little 

 uneven, but not distinctly sculptured and pubescent. The elytra are 

 ovate, convex, rather narrow near the base ; their surface is impunctate ; 

 there is a basal depression which is prolonged backwards, on each 

 elytron, as three elongate spaces, which are indistinctly separated by 

 a humeral elevation, a broader one near the suture, and an intermediate 

 one which is narrower than either of the others ; they are clothed with 

 silky yellow hairs. The legs are moderately long, the thighs not much 

 inflated, and the tibiae are almost straight, but slightly arcuated exter- 

 nally. The anterior coxce are contiguous, the intermediate rather dis- 

 tant, being separated by a raised lamina, and the posterior are sub- 

 contiguous, nearer to each other than the intermediate ; the front and 

 middle pairs are prominent and globose. 



Length, \ line. 



One found at Whangarei Heads ; the genus is somewhat doubtful. 



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