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266. S. puncticollis, n.s. This species is very similar to 

 S. ambiguus in form and colour, but has the head and throax somewhat 

 narrower ; the former is of an abbreviated oval form, and sparsely 

 pubescent. The thorax is longer than it is broad, widest near the 

 front ; from its widest part it is considerably narrowed anteriorly, it is 

 also narrowed behind, but with rather straight sides ; the disc is punc- 

 tured and pubescent. The elytra are oviform, convex, and bear a dis- 

 tinct rounded depression on each side of the scutellum, as well as a 

 short costa on each intermediate between the fovea and humeral angle. 

 The legs are rather slender, the thighs not strongly incrassated, the 

 tibiffi almost straight. The auteniue are obviously incrassated apically, 

 the four thickened terminal joints, taken together, are as long as the 

 'remainder of the antenna; joints eight to ten are quadrate, the eighth 

 almost as large as the ninth or tenth, the seventh is larger than sixth, 

 but not so broad as the eighth ; eleventh largest, rounded, not so long 

 as in ^. ambiguus. 



Length, \ line. 



I found my unique example at Whangarei Heads. 



Phagonopliana. 



King. 



I have been unable to obtain a copy of the author's description of 

 this'genus, but the prominent characters of the New Zealand species are 

 given with the specific descriptions. 



267. P. setOSa, Sharp ; Trans. Ent. Soc, 1874, /. 516. Rj/fa, 

 densius (elytris longius) setosa ; antennis crassiusculis, articulis 4 ultimis 

 leviter incrassatis ; vertice gibboso ; prothorace basi ulrinque bifoveolato, 

 foveola externa parva ; elytris intra humeros impressis. 



Long. Corp., 2\ mm. 



AntcnncB about as long as head and thorax, slightly thickened 

 towards the extremity ; first and second joints stout, second nearly as 

 long as the first, third joint quadrate, sixth slightly smaller than the 

 contiguous joints, eighth to eleventh slightly stouter than the others, eighth 

 to tenth a little transverse, eleventh joint longer than tenth, obtusely 

 pointed ; all the joints with elongate distinct setpe. Head apparently 

 impunctate, but clothed with a dense rough pubescence, the front 

 depressed, the vertex convex, the eyes small but prominent. Thorax 

 longer than broad, moderately narrowed behind, clothed like the head 

 with rough pubescence, the base has on each side two foveae, 

 which are concealed by the pubescence, and of which the outer 

 one is small. The elytra are a good deal rounded at the sides, 

 the suture a little depressed at the base, and on each side, inside 

 the humeral angle, is a distinct depression ; they are clothed with 

 elongate upright pubescence. The niesostennim has a strongly elevated 

 carina, which projects backwards a little between the middle coxae ; the 

 metasterniini is rather long, quite unimpressed, clothed like the abdomen 



