LIBINICHUS. 25 



Underside l)la.ck. shining, linely punctate, vvitii depressed, slender, In'assy 

 setae ; these are somewhat concentrated along the middle of the last ventral 

 segment. Metasternum distinctly sulcate along the middle. 



The name originally applied, L. punctatus, having been used before for 

 a North American species, has now been changed to L. simplex. 



Length, 1 line ; breadth, | line. 



Lindis Pass, Otago. Captain F. W. Hutton. 



Limnichus picinus Broun. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 671. 



Oblong-oval, moderately convex, slightly nitid, piceo-niger, sparingly 

 clothed with short yellowish setae. 



Head indistinctly sculptured. Thorax finely yet distinctly and closely 

 punctured ; apex medially truncate, but obliquely prolonged towards 

 the acute anterior angles. Scutellum large, triangular, finely punctate. 

 Elytra minutely granulate near the base, punctate along the dorsum, the 

 sculpture becoming obsolete towards the sides. 



The more definite sculpture differentiates this from the preceding species. 



Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, | line. 



Castle Hill, Canterbury. Mr. J. D. Enys. Unique. 



Limnichus nigripes Broun. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 1449. 



Oblong-oval, moderately convex, nigrescent, legs and antennae piceous ; 

 nitid, irregularly clothed wath depressed yellow^ish setae, the tibiae with 

 tine grey setae. 



Head subopaque, indefinitely sculptured. Thorax finely and indistinctly 

 punctate ; the setae near the middle exceedingly short, but at each side 

 of the middle, near the base, rather elongate and disposed transversely. 

 Scutellum triangular, large, punctate. Elytra distinctly and closely punc- 

 tate or subgranulate. the sculpture near the sides hidden by the dark clothing 

 there. Eyes large, but only very slightly convex. 



Underside black, bearing depressed almost w-hite setae, finely and not 

 closely punctate. The prosternum in the middle is cuneiform, truncate 

 in front and tapering tow^ards the extremity. Cavities for the reception of 

 the legs moderately deep. Metasternum finely grooved along the middle. 



With more brightly coloured setae than L. simplex, the elytral sculpture 

 more distinct than in L. decorus. 



Length, 1 line ; breadth, f line. 



Ashburton, Canterburv. A pair, in excellent condition, from Mr. 

 W. W. Smith. 



