PEDILOPHORUS. 2l 



yet distinctly faceted. Antennae moderately elongate, 3rd joint elongate 

 and slender, 4tli and 5tli similar but rather shorter than 3rd ; 6th as long 

 as broad, only slightly thickened ; 7th subtriangular and moderately ex- 

 panded : the club, consequently, seems to be 5-articulate. 



Underside shining black with metallic-red reflections, sparingly and very 

 finely pubescent. The metasternum distinctly punctate, ahdomen rather 

 more closely and finely, the last segment large, unimpressed. 



Prosternal process broadly concave along the middle. Epipleurae very 

 slightly expanded and flattened alongside the metasternum. 



One of the largest and finest of our species. The concave prosternal 

 process and simple terminal ventral segment, by themselves, are suflicient 

 for the separation of this from the other Westland species, P. foveiqerns. 



Length, 2f-3 lines ; breadth, if If lines. 



Boatman's, Reefton. Discovered by Mr. T. Cavell. Two. 



Pedilophorus lewisi Broun. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., January, 1907. 

 {Fig. 7.) 



Body broadly oval, moderately convex, minutely and sparingly pubescent, 

 nitid ; bronzed black, legs and 1st antennal joint piceo-rufous, remaining 

 joints and the tarsi rather paler. 



Head distinctly and rather closely punctate ; the forehead obtuse, not at 

 all sharply limited in front. Thorax strongly transverse, the middle of its 

 apex subtruncate, its sculpture similar to that of the head but becoming 

 finer towards the base. Scutellmn subcordiform. Elytra rather more finely 

 sculptured than the thorax, and with from 2 to 7 series of punctures, which 

 sometimes form indefinite striae, on each elytron. 



Tibiae finely setose, with short terminal spurs ; the anterior a little 

 curved, and grooved along the outside. Antennae very gradually dilated, 

 the club apparently 6-jointed, the -Ith joint rather smaller than the con- 

 tiguous ones. 



Underside, femora inclusive, shining pitchy - black, sparingly clothed 

 with greyish-yellow slender hairs. Metasternum coarsely, ahdomen finely 

 yet distinctly punctured, terminal segment wuth an indistinct apical fovea. 



Prosternal process nearly plane, moderately broad, finely punctate. Epi- 

 pleurae moderately broad and flat alongside the metasternum. Mandibles 

 trifid at the extremity. Tarsi thickly pubescent underneath, their mem- 

 branous appendages generally only moderately developed. 



This fine species may be immediately identified by a glance at the elytral 

 sculpture. 



Length, 3|-3f lines ; breadth, 2-2^ lines. 



Old Man Range, Otago, at an elevation of 4,100 ft. Named in honour 

 of Mr. J. H. Lewis, its discoverer. 



3161. Pedilophorus sculpturatus sp. iiov. 



Oblong-oval, only moderately convex, sparingly clothed with fine erect 

 grey setae ; shining, aeneous, with rufo-cupreous and violaceous reflections, 

 legs and first joint of antennae dark rufous, remaining joints and the tarsi 

 infuscate. 



Head slightly uneven, moderately coarsely and closely punctate ; forehead 



subtruncate in the middle. Thorax hardly twuce as broad as long, hind 



angles acutely rectangular, the anterior a little prominent ; its sculpture 



very distinct, almost similar to that of the head. Scutellmn triangular. 



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