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eyes, shorter than head and thorax, compactly articulated, with a three- 

 jointed club, the exposed part of the basal joint as long as the second, 

 joints three to eight decrease in length, but become more transverse, 

 ninth and tenth transversal, eleventh obtusely rounded. ProtJwrax 

 transversal, widely margined laterally, gradually rounded towards the 

 front, apex emarginate, base slightly and obtusely lobed in the middle, 

 and sinuated towards the sub-acute hind angles. Scutellum transverse, 

 narrowed in front. . Elytra oblong, rather widely margined near the 

 shoulders and apex. Legs robust, rather short ; tibice compressed, and 

 dilated towards the apex, where they are armed with two stout spurs ; 

 tarsi stout, cylindrical, first joint of the front pairs stout, joints two to 

 four not much longer than fifth, the posterior four-jointed, first and last 

 joints nearly equal in length. 



I have not seen the original description, the above will lead to the 

 recognition of the species. 



664. A. ruflpes, Bates. Shinhig, nude, pitchy-red, sometimes 

 blackish, the side margins, legs, and antenn£e red, the latter pubescent. 

 Head finely punctured, the suture of the epistome nearly straight ; 

 prothorax finely punctured, a little depressed along its base, front angles 

 blunt ; it is closely applied to the elytra, and narrowed anteriorly ; 

 elytra sub-parallel, slightly wider than thorax, each with a scutellar and 

 eight fine punctured strife, the interstices nearly plane and punctulated, 

 the sculpture, however, becomes indistinct towards the apex. Tibice 

 punctate, produced outwardly at the apex, the intermediate spinose on 

 the outer edge. 



Length, 2\ ; breadth, \\ line. 



Note. — The species, I believe, was described by Mr. F. Bates, 

 F.L.S., and discovered by Mr. C M. Wakefield. I found two or three 

 specimens at Tairua, and sent some to Dr. Sharp as representing a new 

 genus of this group, and he informed me that the specimens belonged to 

 this species. The superficial description given is taken from a specimen 

 in my collection. 



Group— HELEID^. 



Labial palpi strongly separated at their base. Inner lobe of the 

 maxilloi furnished^ or not, with a horny hook. Last joint of the maxil- 

 lary palpi strongly securiform. Ma?idibles bifid at the extremity. Head 

 short, sunk in the thorax as far as the eyes ; epistome quadrate, seldom 

 narrowed anteriorly, separated from the forehead by an arcuated furrow. 

 Antenna, rather slender, their three basal joints elongate, the following 

 obconical, the three, four, or five last moniliform, perfoliated, formint^ 

 an indistinct club. Prothorax emarginate in front, foliaceous laterally 

 (as well as the elytra) in the greater number. Scutellitni large, curvi- 

 linearly triangular. Anterior coxic cylindrical, transversal ; tibice of the 

 same pair nearly always terminated by a single calcar, the others by two 

 short, and, in general, rather robust spurs ; tarsi ciliated or pubescent 

 below. Intercoxal process variable. Metasternum of variable length • 



