'lli COLEOPTEHA. 



thin, and indistinct in front, apex slightly incurved near each side, the base 

 a litt^^ Idit widely l)isiniiate ; its surface witli a few minute, liardl\- 

 discernil)le ptuictures. Sciililhtni linelv punctate. /'Jl/ftni twice tlie lenj^tli 

 of the thorax, a good deal narrowed posteriorly: the hiteral nuirgins when 

 looked at from above seem indistinct. I>ui :il the shoulders are somewhat 

 expanded and very slightly broader than the basal angles of the thorax; 

 they have series of distinct but not coarse punctures, the sutural 2 on each 

 are regular, the others are not. none reach the (>xtremity. near tlie base 

 there are a few achlitional punctures. 



Ltys witli slender yellowish hairs, those on th<' soles of the tarsi arc out 

 standing and elongate. 



. Aidtnnnc sparingly pul)e.scent. basal joint but little expo.sed, '2nd and 

 'Mi\ rather longer than the transverse 4 which follow, 8th and 9th enlarged, 

 loth rounded, a little narrower but longer than the preceding one. 



The eves are small and rather flat, like those of M. cuHulus, w'hich, how- 

 ever, is a (juite difierent insect. M. cnccus has even smaller eyes, but it is 

 of more oblong form, it is less convex, the base of the thorax is truncate, 

 and its sides are moderately and regularly roimded. with well-devel(»ped 

 margins. 



V(ir. — Rufo-piceous. shorter and broader : the thorax seems broader in 

 front, owing to the less-dellexed angles, and its margins are distinct in front. 

 This may be the female. 



Length, 1| lines ; breadth, | line. 



Waimarino. l^nicjue. Extracted from a decaying log. 



.■?(»!ir). Menimus aemulator sp. nov. 



Shining. rufo-jMceous. the legs and .sometimes the thoracic margins pale 

 ferruginous, antennae rufescent. 



Ilrad finely and distinctly punctured. Thorax similar to that of M. 

 humcralis. but with better-developed lateral margins, its punctation very 

 fine and distant. Elytra of the same width as the thorax at the base, 

 .shoulders exactly adapted to the thoracic angles, they are a little dilated 

 towards the middle, and their margins are well developed and quite visible 

 above almost to the extremity ; their sculpture consists of well-marked, 

 but not coarse, and somewhat irregular seriate punctures, which become 

 indistinct near the apex. 



In mo.st respects like M. hmncrdlis. The thorax apparently broader in 

 front, owing chiefly to the more distinct angles. The humeral angles differ, 

 and the sides of the elytra, between the base and the middle, are almost 

 (juite straight, yet perceptibly wider at the middle than elsewhere. The 

 punctures on the head and thorax are visible without the aid of the micro- 

 scope. 



Vtulvrsiilc rufo-piceous. The vctitral s((jiiK'nti< finely and sparingly 

 piuictate and minutely pubescent, and rather strongly transversely convex 

 along I he middle. I'mslrnial process narrow, on the same jtlanc through- 

 out, and extending between the intei*mediate coxae. 



LtMigth. II lines ; breadth. | line. 



I'ar. — Mead (piite evidently and more coarsely punctate. Lateral 

 margins less distinct, especially those of the elytra : these latter more 

 rounch'd and not markedly wider at the middh'. i'robably sexual varia- 

 tions. U by I lines. 



Waimarino. Three examples cut out ol an old loi:. I'Ut tmt the same 

 in which M. fimniralis was found. 



