OF NEW ZEALAND. 943 



eleventh sub-ovate. Prothorax transverse, finely marginated, sidea 

 rounded in front but nearly straight behind, base a little sinuous, 

 hind angles obtusely rectangular ; disc convex, with a few fine punc- 

 tures, which become more numerous near the sides ; its whole surface, 

 like the scutellum, more or less closely and finely sculptured. 

 Elytra rather longer than broad, wider than thorax, obtusely 

 rounded behind, with fine sutural striae, their punctation fine but 

 not close. Hind-body finely sculptured, impunctate. Tibics linear, 

 with fine yellow bristles ; claws thickened at base. Underside 

 (barring the two reddish ventral segments) dark-brown, densely and 

 finely sculptured ; metasternum sparingly punctured ; clothed with 

 short yellow hairs ; basal segment carinate on the middle, last seg- 

 ment deeply and broadly grooved, the edges of the groove carinate. 



(^ . Length, if lines; breadth, quite i-. 



Habitat, Mokohinau, amongst sea-weeds. Mr. Sandager. 



Obs. — Nos. 219, 220, and 221 belong to Isclmoderus. 



Group— PSELAPHID^ . 



Pselaphus (p- 122). 



1696. p. cseCUS, n.$. Slender, much narrowed anteriorly, a 

 little convex ; shining, red, legs and antennae rufo-fulvous, tarsi and 

 palpi yellow ; clothed with very fine brassy hairs. 



Head very elongate, scarcely rounded laterally, comparatively 

 coarsely punctured, nearly plane in front, the occiput convex, with a 

 shallow, smooth impression proceeding from between the tubercles 

 to the vertex. Eyes exceedingly minute, hardly distinguishable. 

 Palpi very slender, second joint long, a little thickened at base, 

 more so at the extremity ; third small ; fourth thickened at the base, 

 but becoming very slender, its club stout. AntenncB shorter than the 

 palpi, moderately stout, basal articulation cylindric ; second almost 

 as stout, but one-third shorter ; joints 3-7 nearly equal ; eighth and 

 ninth sub-oblong ; tenth somewhat transverse ; eleventh large. 

 Thorax elongate-oval, obsoletely punctate. Elytra not greatly 

 exceeding the thorax in length, very much narrowed towards the 

 shoulders, impunctate, sutural striae distinct and very much expanded 

 and deepened at the base, apices widely incurved, with a small but 

 deep sutural notch. Hind-body not punctured. Legs elongate, tibiaa 

 a little expanded and curved towards the extremity. Me taster 7ium 

 deeply concave, its apex ciliated ; basal segment broadly impressed. 



The abortive eyes and peculiarly elongate, coarsely-punctured 

 head are quite distinctive. 



Length, f line ; breadth, nearly ^. 



Found amongst vegetable matter on the ground, near Howick. 



1697. P. delicatUS, n-s. Sanguineous, tarsi and palpi yellow, 

 antennae red, but becoming paler towards the extremity ; shining, 

 clothed with longish, slender, yellow hairs. 



Head elongate, oviform, punctate, the inter-antennal chaimel 

 continuous, with two inter-ocular foveae ; eyes small but prominent, 

 composed apparently of three large facets. Paljn long aiid slender, 



