2>^ t'OI.KOI' I KKA. 



Hidil liiu'ly l>ut not ilosely jiuiictatc. A'//c.s' livro;e. <»l)li(|ii<'. ovifonn. 

 Tlioia.1- ii third hroador tlian lon<i, ^liulually narrowed antcrictrlv. convex, 

 piisterior a utiles <'l()nfi;ate and directed neaily straiji;ht l)a(k-\vards : it is 

 distinctly yet finely Itut not closely pumtured. Klijlrti olon<iate. as wide as 

 tliorax. each rounded at the base, shoulders a litth' <'levated : suhstriate at 

 the hase. sutural striae indistinct in front hut hecotninji deep and straijiht 

 near tlie apices, the punctation moderate, not (|uite seriate, and appearing 

 irreij;ular owin«!: to the num<'rous finer punctures that are interposed. 



Aulonidc robust. reachin<!; backwards to the hind thijihs. joints I |(» 

 serrate. 2nd and .'ird very short and. conil)ined. ('(|ii;illin<: the 4th in leni^th. 

 I Ith obviously lariier tlian the preceding one. 



7'(irsi with slender, indistinctly lobed penultimate joints : basal joint 

 ol the po.sterior simple, alnu).st as long as the following 4. that of the anterior 

 tliiikened and sublobate towards the inner extremity, tlie corresjKinding 

 joMit of the interjuediate with an inner lol)e which at its margin ap])ears 

 under the microscope to be minutely pectinate. 



Nothing similar amongst the Kucncmidac has (ome under niv notice. 

 The species in other respects resembles .Y. concDlor. 



Length, 1| lines; breadth. A line. 



Tairua. One. found during niv last c.\i)edition to that district. 



■it>fi5. Talerax spinitarsis >p. utiv. (Jen.. Man. N.Z. Coledpr.. |i. 279. 



Subparallel. elongate, clothed with tine elongate yellowish-grey ])ubes- 

 cence, nitid ; l)lack. legs fuscous, tarsi paler, palpi testaceous. 



Head short, immersed up to the eyes. Antcnnal furrows deep and ol)liiiue. 

 so tluit the foreliead appears subtriangular. Thorax transversely (juadrate, 

 slightly narrowed towards the front, evidently convex, moderately finely 

 and distantly punctured, base l>ifoveate medially, apical margin very 

 distinct ; ])osterior angles robust and elongate, curved inwardly at the 

 extremity, coarsely and closely sculptured. Scuicllutii oblong. EJijlra 

 elongate, very gradually narrowed posteriorly, with intrahumeral impres- 

 sions ; the sutural striae are distinct at the base and apex, their punctation 

 is distinct, ratlu'r close, slightly rugose, but not seriate, the a))ices are 

 subfoveat*'. 



Mnlr. — .inlctnidc elongate, filiform or only Icebly serrate, reaching 

 V>ackwards beyond the j)osterior femora, with slender outstanding pubes- 

 cence ; ba.sal joint thick and somewhat cnrvate in front, "ind vcm'v short. 

 •ill aiiout etpially elongate. 



Frni. — Atit('n)}(ti' thicker, just attaining the hind thighs. 3rd joint rather 

 longer than 1th. Front /</rs/ simple: elytral pmictation subseriate. pubes- 

 cence coarser. 



f^et/.s of moderate length. Tumi with slightly excavate penultimate 

 joints : the basal joint of the front pair slightly acute at the extremity, 

 that of tlie otlu'r j)airs, the jiosterior especially with a i()ns]iicu<uis >:pini- 

 form prohmgiition at the inner extremity underneath. 



The remarkable tarsal structure is repeated in T. hnuis onlv. which, 

 however, is much smaller, whilst T. niicanti is a broader insect, with short 

 thick antennae. It should be huated between these species. 



,• . Length. Ig lines: breadth, l line. 



Waimarino. . January. I'.l<>!i. This pair is perha])s one of my most 

 interesting captures there. 



