OF NEW ZEALAND. gi^ 



Bryaxis (p- 124). 



1645. B. sylvicola, n-s. Convex, shining, dark-red, tarsi ful- 



vescent, nearly glabrous. 



Head nearly as large as thorax, smooth, indistinctly quadri-foveo- 

 late ; eyes not prominent. Antenncs stout, longer than head and 

 thorax, pubescent, two basal joints cylindric, first longest ; third 

 about as long as second, but narrowed at base ; fourth smallest, 

 about as long as broad, moniliform ; fifth larger than the preceding 

 one ; sixth transverse, almost cup-shaped, its point of articulation a 

 little to one side ; joints 7 and 8 smaller than sixth, transversal ; 

 ninth large, truncate at base, its outer apex prolonged so as to em- 

 brace the basal portion of the tenth ; tenth large, ovate, yet much 

 smaller than ninth ; the five terminal articulations punctate. Pro- 

 thorax small, smooth ; widest near the middle. Elytra about twice 

 the size of thorax, sutural stmge well marked ; rounded laterally. 

 Hind-body deflexed, the two basal segments nearly equal, apparently 

 impunctate, but bearing a few short yellow hairs. Legs simple. 

 Underside fusco - rufous ; metasternum flattened on the middle; 

 anterior coxcc armed with protuberant spines. 



Allied to B. micans, B. clavatus, and B. dispar, but differing there- 

 from in the structure of the autennge, &c. 



$ . Incog. 



^ . Length, f line ; breadth, f . 



I found two in the Paparoa bush, near Howick. 



Euplectus (p. 139)- 



1646. E. crassipes, n-s. Pubescent, castaneo-rufous ; legs and 

 palpi fulvescent ; moderately convex and shining. 



Head smaller than thorax, rounded laterally, with two foveas pro- 

 longed forwards, the inter-antennal space obtusely raised, eyes 

 small. Antennce. pubescent, as long as head and thorax ; two basal 

 articulations stout, cylindric ; third smaller than second, yet longer 

 than broad ; fourth and fifth about equal, quite as long as broad ; 

 joints 6, 8, and g nearly equal, transverse, moniliform ; seventh 

 larger than the contiguous ones, rather longer than broad ; tenth 

 larger than ninth, transverse ; eleventh thrice as large as tenth, 

 ovate. Prothorax longer than broad ; oviform, with a large (some- 

 what triangular) fovea on the middle, near the base, connected with 

 the fovea at each side ; no distinct dorsal channel. Elytra oblong, 

 widest near the middle ; clothed with depressed greyish hairs, each 

 with a sutural stria and intra-humeral impression. Hind-body as 

 long as elytra, narrower, pubescent, not distinctly sculptured. Legs 

 robust ; femora thick, much arched above; tibiae and tarsi short and 

 stout. 



It should be placed near E. longulus, but the legs are thicker 

 than those of any of our species. 



(J . Length, f line ; breadth, |-. 



I found this little fellow near Howick (Auckland). 



1647. E. patruelis, n.s. Rufous, slightly glossy, legs and 



