OF NEW ZEALAND. 903 



and slender ; tarsi castaneous, the liind-pair as long as the tibiae. 

 Underside obsciu'e-blackish, its sculpture like that of the thorax, 

 bearing fine, lougish grey hairs ; - metasternuni broadly grooved 

 behind ; apex of fifth abdominal segment sinuate, sixth broadly 

 impressed at the base. 



t? . Length, 2^ lines ; breadth, |. 



I have seen three examples only ; they were found by Mr. S. W. 

 Fulton on Mount Maungatua, Otago. 



Group— ANOBIID-ffl. 

 Macranobium. 



Nov. gen. 

 Palpi rather slender, terminal joint of the maxillary sub-securi- 

 form, broadly rounded inwardly and almost acute at the extremity. 

 AntcnncB elongate, nearly thrice as long as thorax, 11 -articulate, 

 basal joint arcuated and as long as tenth ; second small ; third 

 triangular ; joints 4-10 serrate inwardly, increasing in length ; 

 eleventh elongate. Head broad, immersed up to the eyes ; lahrum 

 transverse, ciliated ; mandibles greatly exposed, acute at apex, with a 

 distinct tooth on the inside near the extremity ; eyes prominent, 

 large, rounded, not coarsely facetted. Prothorax transverse, not 

 produced medially in front, laterally dilated in front, constricted in 

 the middle, posterior angles rectangular. Scutellum small. Elytra 

 cylindrical, apices obliquely truncated towards the suture, thus 

 exposing the apical segment of the abdomen. Legs moderate; tarsi 

 shorter than tibite, the two basal joints of nearly equal length, each 

 as long as third and fourth conjointly, fifth not longer than second 

 but stouter, claws small. Prostermim very short, concave, with a 

 carina between the coxa). JMesosternum short, concave. Metaster- 

 nuni moderately elongate, canaliculate, on a higher plane than the 

 abdomen. Coxce prominent, the two front pairs about equally, 

 distinctly, yet not widely separated. 



? . Antenncs shorter, twice the length of thorax ; tarsi shorter, 

 second articulation smaller than first, but nearly as long as third 

 and fourth; j^'^'othorax with, the anterior angles less dilated laterally. 



Allied to Trypopitys. 



1613. M. trnncatum, n.s. Cylindrical, convex, clothed with 

 short decumbent yellow hairs, sub-opaque, obscure reddish-brown, 

 tarsi and antennae infuscate-red. 



Head inflexed, densely sculptured. Antennce pubescent (all the 

 joints). Prothorax quite as broad in front as behind, wide enough 

 to cover the eyes, apex obtusely rounded, contracted medially, base 

 sub-truncate ; with a triangular elevation on the disc somewhat 

 prolonged towards the base, and a less evident elevation near each 

 side before the base, its sculpture fine but dense. Elytra a little 

 wider than thorax, humeral angles obliquely rounded ; they bear 

 many rows of small, shallow^ punctures, the spaces between which 

 are closely and finely sculptured ; in line with and behind the 

 posterior femora are several irregularly-formed raised lines difficult 



