876 COLEOPTERA 



form bristles, denticulated on the liind edge, roughly sculptured 

 externally, outer extremity angulated ; posterior without denticles, 

 less coarsely impressed, not angularly produced. Underside pitchy- 

 black, with a few punctures along the sides, most obvious on the 

 episterna ; the last abdominal segment densely but finely strigose. 



Should be located next to M. alternans. The coarse interstitial 

 punctures on the wing-cases are quite at variance with those assigned 

 by the late Count de Castelnau to that species. 



Length, 11 lines; breadth, 3^. 



Described from one example found by Mr. S. W. Fulton, on the 

 sandhills, Taieri Beach, Otago. 



Metaglymma (p- n)- 



1558. M. rufipes, i^-^- Convex, sub-oblong, reddish - black, 

 glossy ; legs, antennas, and palpi red. 



Head rather small, the frontal suture deep and bent forward in 

 line with inner edge of mandibles, sometimes with an interocular 

 depression ; eyes prominent ; labrura broadly rounded ; mandibles 

 striate inwardly above and punctate outwardly. Prothorax about 

 as long as broad, its sides well rounded, a little sinuated towards the 

 obtuse posterior angles ; its lateral margins but slightly (if at all) 

 expanded, quite obsolete before reaching the basal fovese, the chan- 

 nels with hispid punctures ; median furrow not attaining the apex, 

 most distinct behind, basal fossse large and close to the angles. 

 Elytra broader than thorax, ovate-oblong ; each with eight strongly 

 punctured striae in addition to the external sculpture, which is sepa- 

 rated from them by a broad smooth interval ; the sutural striae 

 reach the apices, the rest of the posterior sculpture is irregular. 

 The outer angle of all the tlbice more or less prolonged, the two hind 

 pairs denticulated and bearing fulvous bristles. 



Nearly allied to M. vionilifer : the thorax with blunt hind angles, 

 the sides not expanded, not striate, its general contour more ovate- 

 cordate, being gradually narrow^ed behind instead of being abruptly 

 contracted at the base. Elytral interstices scored with numerous 

 transverse lines. The body more brightly coloured. 



Length, 8^ lines ; breadth, 2i. 



Found near Outram, Otago, by Mr. S. W. Fulton. 



Group-ANCHOMENID^ . 

 Anchomenus (p. 20). 



1559. A. oreobius, "-s- Sub-depressed, not elongate, dark 

 piceo-fuscous, the suture and lateral rims of elytra and hind angles 

 of thorax somewhat rufescent, legs and coxae testaceous-brown, 

 antennce and palpi fusco-rufous, not very glossy. 



Head convex, mandibles and labrum reddish, the latter widely 

 but not deeply emarginate. Proiliorax quadrate, transverse, rounded 

 anteriorly, moderately sinuously narrowed behind, posterior angles 

 not acute ; basal fossae large, having a broad curved impression pro- 

 ceeding from each but not attaining the front, median groove fine 

 but distinct, the surface with fine transverse striolae. Elytra oviform, 



