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third shorter than second, expanded and bilobed, the last short and 

 slender, with the claws appendiculated. Antemup. eleven-jointed, slender, 

 as long as the body, filiform ; their basal joint nearly as long as the 

 fourth, almost clavate : second shorter than third ; fourth a little longer 

 than fifth ; five to ten about equal ; the last elongate-oval and pointed. 

 Third joint of maxillary palpi much larger than second, the fourth 

 small, conical. 



The body is almost destitute of pubescence, but the tibiae are clothed 

 with short grey hairs. 



Length, 2-2J lines; breadth, i-i|. 



This is the species commonly found on the inflorescence of Brachy- 

 s;lottis repanda. Besides specimens in my own collection, 1 have nume- 

 rous individuals from Mr. J. Buchanan, F.L.S., of the Colonial Museum, 

 Wellington. 



1 109. A. attenuata, n.s. This species in structure and colour- 

 ation very much resembles L. vulgaris ; the prothorax is of nearly the 

 same size and form, a trifle more oblique at the base near the hind 

 angles ; the elytra^ however, are quite different ; these are proportionally 

 much narrower, not at all dilated behind ; from the hind thighs they 

 gradually separate, the apices being somewhat sharply rounded almost 

 to a point, thus leaving a very evident gap near the apex, and if they be 

 compressed so as to touch each other throughout, or nearly so, the out- 

 line is altered, so that they will appear widest at the base and gradually 

 attenuated ; their sculpture consists of a slightly rugose punctation. 

 The two hind pairs of tibicB are a little more arched, and the eyes a trifle 

 narrower than in the typical species. 



Length, 2-2 J lines ; breadth, nearly i line. 



I have two examples before me, both obtained near Whangarei 

 Heads. There were others in bad condition (owing to the fragile nature 

 of the insects and want of care in their preservation) in the collection 

 sent to me by Mr. Buchanan, of Wellington. 



1 1 10. A. thoracica, n-s. Very similar to L. vub-^aris, but a ratlier 

 larger and broader insect, testaceous in colour, with the occiput and all 

 but the three basal joints of the antennae blackish, and the legs infuscate 

 testaceous. 



The front part of the head is pilose, with the eyes truncated inwardly. 

 The thorax is much broader than long, its apex slightly but widely 

 emarginate, the base hollowed in front of the scutellum and from thence 

 rounded outwardly, the sides are somewhat rounded, indistinctly angu- 

 lated in front of the middle, with a slight sinuation behind, the anterior 

 angles are thickened, the margins rather large, and its surfa>.j is almost 

 impunctate. Elytra oblong, widest behind, apices obtuse ; their surface 

 presents the same rugulosely punctured appearance observable in the 

 preceding species. The middle tibiie are nearly straight, and all bear 

 short grey hairs. 



Length, 2^ ; breadth, \\ line. 



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