14 NRW ZKALAM) MVKH H I UAH. 



Eyes tinolv faceted, not pvoinineiit. Antennae rather sliort, baaal 

 2 joints iionaal, 3rd slender and etjuallin^ the following 2 in length, 5th 

 distinctly shorter than 4th, 6th very small, 7 10 gradually dilated, 11th 

 large, ovate, somewhat pointed towards the extremity : cluh evidently 

 5-jointed. 



Smaller than S. srtarius, the thorax more rounded in front and there- 

 fore rather longer, its punctation more definite and closer, that of the elytra 

 much closer. The body more rotundate. and at the extremity quite pre- 

 cipitous instead of sloping. The antennae also differ. 



Length. 1| lines ; breadth. | line. 



Parua, Whangarei. Unique. 



Section 3. 

 Body villose. Forehead not distinctly margined in front. 



Synorthus villosus Broun. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 900. 



Piceo-fu^cous, slightly nitid, head feebly aeneous, legs rufous ; antennae, 

 except the red basal joint, fulvescent ; tarsi testaceous ; rather thickly 

 covered with long, slender, suberect greyish hairs, and some shorter decum- 

 bent ones with others attached, so as to appear somewhat feather-like. 



Head closely and finely punctured, rather large, not visibly margined in 

 front. Eyes moderately large and prominent, rather distinctly faceted. 

 Thorax very finely and distantly punctured, of the ordinary iorm. Elytra 

 finely and distantly punctate, more distinctly than the thorax. 



Tibiae with fine setae, the front unimpressed, and, like the posterior, 

 a little curvate, the intermediate more strongly. Tarsi with well-developed 

 membranes, their claws evidently thickened, but not dentate, at the base. 

 Antennae with fine grey pubescence, the 7th joint small, only half the size 

 of the 8th. which is hardly as broad as the 9th, the 11th subconical ; the 

 club, nevertheless, seems 5-jointed. 



Underside piceous. abdomen quite rufescent. rather thickly clothed with 

 long slender greyish hairs ; the sculpture concealed, apparently rather 

 coarse and shallow on the metasternum, but close and minute on the sides 

 of the abdomen. 



The slender elongate pubescence is its best distinguishing character. 



Length, If lines ; breadth, | line. 



Dunedin. Mr. T. Ohalmer ; two individuals. 



3159. Synorthus pygmaeus sp. no v. 



Fusco-piceou ;, legs ferruginous, tarsi, palpi, and joints 3 11 ot the an- 

 tennae flavescent ; covered with elongate, slender, decumbent, cinereous, 

 and suberect yellowish hairs, these latter more conspicuous on the thorax 

 than on the hind-body. 



Head rather large, Hnelv punctured, more tinelv and distantly on the 

 vertex, the forehead broadly rounded but not limnied. T/nirar of the 

 usual form, almost smooth on the denuded central portion. Elytra Hnely 

 punctured near the suture, on the middle ipiitc pcrrcpt il>ly lher<'. but 

 seemingly impunctate elsewhere. 



Tiljiae finely setose, the front and hind pairs nearly straight, the inter- 

 mediate moderatelv arched. Tarsi relatively rather stout and short, with 

 well - developed appendages. Eyes moderately convex, not prominent in 

 front. Antennae rather short, with thick rufous basal joints, 3rd elongate. 

 almost as long as the following 2 combined, 6th and 7th short- and rather 



