OF NEW ZEALAND. 1031 



Scutellum- triangular, not elongate, punctate. Elytra short, rather 

 broader than long, scarcely longer than thorax, apices obliquely 

 truncated towards the suture, moderately closely and coarsely 

 sculptured. Rind-hody very elongate,- its punctures quite elongate ; 

 terminal styles very long, dark-red. Tarsi fulvescent, anterior 

 strongly dilated. Clothing yellowish or ash-coloured ; on the thorax 

 exceedingly minute, slender, brassy hairs are disposed transversely. 



This species makes a near approach to Q. edwardsi. 



Length, 6-J- lines ; breadth, 1 line. 



Wellington. One male; Mr. G. V. Hudson. 



1845. Q. latimanus, "-s. Elongate, subparallel, piceous, 

 head and thorax bronzed, almost infuscate, glossy ; femora, labrum, 

 and basal joint of antenna? testaceous, remaining joints and the tibiae 

 more fulvescent, mandibles red, vestiture yellowish. 



Head very short, rounded, with a curved sei'ies of three very 

 shallow punctures in front, three deep ones along inner margin of 

 each eye, a smaller one behind, besides the mmute punctuation 

 between the eye and thorax ; eyes standing half-way along the sides ; 

 clypeus very short, testaceous, frontal suture straight ; labrum also 

 short, with a narrow medial notch, setae fuscous, and furnished 

 with a large membranous appendage which is covered with golden 

 pubescence. Antcnncc very short, hardly reaching base of thorax, 

 slender, tenth joint not so long as broad. Thorax very little broader 

 than long, very slightly narrowed in front, posterior angles more 

 rounded than the anterior, apex truncate ; with two distinct discoidal 

 punctures placed before the middle, two close to the front margin, 

 besides those at the sides and base ; there are some very shallow 

 indefinite punctiform impressions arranged without order. Elytra 

 very short, one-third broader than long, one-third shorter than 

 thorax, apices obliquely cut away towards the suture ; closely 

 sculptured, and with several irregular, large impressions or punc- 

 tures ; clothed with long, depressed yellowish hairs. Hind-body 

 similarly clothed, more finely sculptured, very elongate, attenuated 

 posteriorly, fourth segment widely incurved behind, terminal styles 

 moderately long. Legs robust ; front tarsi with very widely expanded 

 and pilose basal joints. 



Numerous characters render this one of the most easily recog- 

 nised species as yet found in New Zealand. 



Length, 5 lines ; breadth, f line. 



Otago. One male : Mr. S. W. Fulton. 



1846. Q. collinus, "-i'- Elongate, head and thorax shining 

 pitchy-black, elytra and hind-body variegated fuscous or castaneous, 

 mandibular shining-red, femora fulvescent, tibiiB darker, palpi and 

 tarsi fulvous ; pubescence cinereous. 



Head rotundate, not short, with two shallow frontal punctures, 

 four along inner margin of eyes, one behind these ; eyes occupying 

 quite one-half of the sides ; clypeus pallid, membranous ; labrum 



