22 COM-.OPIKItA. 



;is iinuli iijirrowtMl iiniciKirU' iis it is litliiiiil ; \cry liui-ly and not at all 

 <-l()S('lv punctiitc ; median discuidal uvtmvc ipiitc dUsdlcti' nn tin' disc and 

 tino ni'iir the Masc. near wliidi tlnTc is a lai'iif t liinsvcrsc aiifiulai mesial 

 <lepressi(tn. and a fovea at i-adi side, these are not united l)y any linear im- 

 pression. Kh/li(i aiiiph'. siili(|iiadratc sparin^ily and finely punctured, the 

 sutural striae are liroad near the liase. with sulxarinate intervals separating' 

 them from tlie short fttveiform impression near eiich shoulder, the iiase 

 uppears (pmdrifoveolate. lliml-bodii rathei short, narrower than the elytra, 

 moderatelv convex, indistinctly punctate ; the hasal segment l)nt little 

 exposed, and covered with minute jrreyish 8(|uamae : the 2nd with a trans- 

 verse median depression, which is deep at the base, and separated from a 

 smaller transv«'rse one at each side Uy a sliiiht carinate interval only : 'M\\ 

 al)out as lonji as 2nd, Imt not discernil)l\- impressed ; .")tti dcllcxrd. /.«v/.v 

 simple, elonjzate and slender. 



Underside shinin'i. rufo-castaneous, with line ])ul)escence. I'loslenium 

 witli a slendei longitudinal caiina. Coxae with trochanters, the posterior 

 well developed. Basal 2 ventral sef/menln rather densely pulics-ccnt and 

 ilepressed at the base, and at the middle slightly elevated and acutely anjiu- 

 late in front ; 2nd and 'Mx\ larj>;est, equal ; 5th about as lonji as the fth at 

 the sides, but widely emarginate in front : (ith short. 



Antennae elonjiate. attaininti the base of the thorax : basal 2 joints nearly 

 e(iual. stout : joints 3 5 rathei larger than 6 8. which are sul)moniliform ; 

 the 8th rather smaller than its predecess^>r : 9th and 10th laxly articulatiHl, 

 each twice the size of the 8th : Uth rather lonuer than the iireccdino -J ,(iiii- 

 hined, subconical and acuminate. 



Maxillarv palpi moderately elongate ; 2nd joint slender and stalk-like, 

 luit clavate at the extremity ; 3rd short ; 4th large, pubescent, sulxivate, 

 and provided, apparently, with a bifid apical appendage. 



This does not agree ver\- well with Sti(/ol(»iiis. Ynxt there is no other place 

 for it. 



^ . Length. 1 line ; l)readtli. | line. 



Broken River, Canterbury. The description has been drawn up from 

 a damaged male sent to me by Mr. .1. H. Lewis. 

 3(».5<>. Zealandius usitatus sp. nov. Gen., Raft.. •• Gencnx oi Pselap/iidai.'' 



Elongate, moderately convex, nitid ; ]Mibes( ence yellow, distinct ; 

 castaneo-rufous : the elytra, legs, and antennae paler : palpi and tarsi testa- 

 <eous. 



Head nearlv as large as thorax, cousideraidy. Iiut not at all abruptly. 

 narrowed anteriorly, its punctation not close and rather indefinite: there 

 are 2 moderate foveae, which are not distinctly prolonged forwards ; the 

 antennal tuljc-rcles are small l)Ut distinct and widely sej)arated. I'Ji/es very 

 small, with coarse facets. }Ja)iilihles falciform, and evidently denticulate. 

 Maxillary palpi pubescent. Thorax cordiform. widest liefore the middle, 

 base and apex of about ecpial width ; it is finely and irregularly punctured, 

 but nearly smooth on the middle ; the rather broad discoidal furrow is well 

 marked, but does not reach the angular depression n(>ar the bas«> : the 

 lateral foveae are large and distinctly separated from the angular basal 

 one. Ehjtra rather larger than thorax, gradually curvedly narrowed towards 

 the base! their p\nictation like that of the thorax ; the interval between 

 the broad sutural and dorsal striae on each a})pears slightly elevated : these 

 .striae are deepest at the base ; there is also an indefinite broad shallow 

 lateral stria. Ilind-hodij rather longer than the elytra, moderately trans- 

 v<'rselv convex, ver\ tinelv punctured; 2n«l. 3rd. and Itli sc.jnienls of nearly 



