OF NEW ZEALAND. 1423 



rugose. Hind-body as broad as the wing-cases, longer, with sub- 

 equal segments, without short hairs or minute scales. Legs stout, 

 the anterior femora with a deep semicircular excision near the base, 

 the notch with fine spiniform angles ; the intermediate tibia? dis- 

 tinctly, but not strongly, bent near the extremity, with conspicuous 

 pubescence there, the posterior more slender, less bent, arched 

 externally. 



Antennce stout, first joint elongate, red, third small, the others 

 do not differ materially, they are gradually thickened. Palpi with 

 thick terminal joints. 



Underside : Head with a very large, pubescent, transverse de- 

 pression behind, the middle of this, in front, is apparently acutely 

 produced and minutely ciliate, the space behmd the mentum is 

 flattened, the sides are a little convex and smooth, the pubescence 

 being near the outside. 



(? . Length, nearly 1| lines; breadth, f line. 



Maketvi. Allied to S. sidcator. 



2472. S. elongata, ^'-s. Elongate, rather narrow ; pubescence 

 yellow, elongate, coarser behind; dark-red; elytra, legs, and antenna? 

 pale-red, tarsi and palpi fulvous. 



Head nearly as broad as the thorax, the sides behind the eyes 

 nearly straight, posterior angles rounded ; the frontal channel 

 barely reaches as far as the back of the eyes, there are two elongate 

 impressions behind, it is not distinctly punctured ; there is a short, 

 broad, smooth neck ; the tubercles are rather flat and are separated 

 by a fine groove. Thorax cordate, with the common foveae, the 

 lateral not very large. Elytra rather longer than broad, narrowed 

 before the middle ; the sutural striae and basal impressions are well 

 marked, entire, and not punctiform at the base. Hind-body as broad 

 as the elytra, much longer, with four marginated, horizontal segments, 

 the second and third are somewhat piceous near the apex, the basal 

 one is flat, its sides and apex are covered with minute, brassy scale- 

 like setaB, on the middle the scales are indistinct, the second is 

 shorter than the third, the fourth longer than the fifth, fifth and 

 sixth paler, much narrowed behind, sixth very narrow. Posterior 

 tibi'.r, near the outer extremity, slightly narrowed, with fine bright 

 pubescence there. 



Antenna with joints 2—4 rather longer than broad, 5-7 bead-like 

 8-10 transversely quadrate, broader than the others. 



Underside : Head with a transverse flattened space behind the 

 mentum, the broad basal portion on a higher plane. Abdomen with 

 six elongate segments, the basal, in the middle, with an acutely pro- 

 jecting process in front. 



The narrow elongate form, distinct neck, and long hind-body are 

 distinguishing characters. 



Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, nearly f line. 



Karaka, near Drury. One, of uncertain sex, found amongst 

 decaying leaves of Phormium tenax. 

 29 — PTS. v., VI., VII. 



