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NEW ZEALAND BYHRHIDAE. 



Ilrad l)ro;idlv roundod in front, distimtly punctured, very closely near 

 the sides, with 2 smooth sp«)ts on the middle. Thotdx reirularly and dis- 

 tinctly punctate, rather more finely than the head; the frontal margins. 

 towards the sides, moderately definite. Scutcllum trianjiular. Elt^tra irregu- 

 larly, rather finely, yet quite perceptibh- and rather closely, punctured, less 

 evidently near the base. 



Tibiae finely setose, tlie anterior a little dilated below the middle. Eyes 

 distinctly but finely faceted. Antennae with the club ap])arently o-jointed ; 

 7th joint obconical, slightly enlarged. 8-10 transverse, 11th large, subovate. 



This comes near /'. foveigerus, but can be recognised by the dilatation 

 of the front tibiae and the moderately developed apical margins of the 

 thorax. 



Length, 2| lines ; breadth, 1^ lines. 



Taieri, Otago. My specimen was found by Mi'. S. \\. Fulton. 



Pedilophorus puncticeps Broun. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., September, 

 1893. 



Glossy, aeneous ; the head obviously, the sides of the thorax and elytra 

 slightly, rufo-cupreous ; legs dark red, tarsi and antennae fulvescent, the 

 latter becoming duller and more castaneous toAvards the extremity, basal 

 joint dark red. 



Head moderately coarsely punctured, very closely near the eyes ; fore- 

 head rounded. Thorax evidently yet less coarsely punctured than the 

 head, more closely and finely near the middle of the base, the central hnear 

 space nearly smooth, the margins of the apical sinuations slightly developed ; 

 its sides straight but narrowed anteriorly, the posterior angles rather more 

 acute than the anterior. Scutellum small, triangular. Elytra finely and 

 not closely punctate, somewhat coriaceous, towards the extremity par- 

 ticularly. 



Tibiae with slender greyish setae, the front pair moderately curved, and 

 broadly impressed near the outer margin. Tarsi rather slender. Eyes 

 finely but distinctly faceted. 



Antennae gradually incrassate from the 7th joint onwards, the 2nd 

 rather slender, but little thickened at the base ; 3rd elongate, yet scarcely 

 longer than the following one ; 5th also elongate, just appreciably shorter 

 than the 4th ; 6th twice as long as broad, hardly at all dilated ; 7th 

 obconical, rather longer than broad ; 8-10 broad, moderately transverse ; 

 11th oblong, not quite the length of the preceding 2 com1)ined : club appa- 

 rently 5-articulate. 



The coarse punctation of the head, rather slender tarsi, and tlie structure 

 of joints 2 to 6 of the antennae, render its identification easy. 



Length, 2] lines; breadth. 1 1 lines. 



Clevedon, Hunua Range. My specimen was found by Mr. (J. Campbell 

 Munro. 



Pedilophorus tibialis Broun. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., September. 1893. 



Convex, rather narrow, shining, aeneous, the head and sides evidently 

 rufescent ; legs and antennae, save the dark basal joint, ferruginous, tarsi 

 fusco-testaceous. 



Head with a few slender grey hairs, rather short, middle of forehead 

 subtruncate, simple ; the punctation very distinct, closer near the eyes 

 than on the vertex. Thorax rather finely punctate, still more so towards 



