SALPINGIDAE. 51 



Tke sculpture of the disc and sides of the thorax is distinctive. 



Length, 1 J lines ; breadth, | line. 



Wairaarino. January. 1909. I obtained a good series. 



3111. Salpingus tarsalis sp. no v. 



Nitid, moderately convex, elongate ; head and thorax rufo-fuscous, 

 elytra pale tawny brown, legs fusco-testaceous, palpi and basal 6 joints 

 of the antennae ferruginous, the terminal 5 piceo-fuscous ; sparingly and 

 finely pubescent, the elytra, in addition, with long erect greyish hairs. 



Head narrowed anteriorly, as broad (the prominent eyes inclusive) as the 

 widest part of the thorax : distinctly and moderately closely punctured, 

 somewhat rugosely i)i front, but the labrum, epistoine, and central space 

 are nearly smooth. Thorax rather narrow, longer than broad, gradually 

 narrowed from near the front to the base, the anterior angles obtuse ; it is 

 distinctly, evenly, and rather closely punctured. Scutelliim impunctate. 

 Elytra elongate, oblong, transversely convex, the base evidently wider than 

 thorax, oblique towards the suture, with slightly curved sides ; their punc- 

 tation seriate, only moderately coarse, and continued to the top of the 

 posterior declivity, which is smooth : a scutellar stria is interposed between 

 the first series and the suture. 



Legs stout ; the tarsi nearly as long as the tibiae, the terminal joint of 

 the posterior slightly longer than the basal 3 taken together, with thick 

 clavjs. Paljn rather long and stout. Antennae elongate, joints 3-6 gradu- 

 ally decrease in length. 7-10 obconical and gradually expanded, none trans- 

 versal. 



In general contour somewhat similar to S. fossulatus ; in it, however, 

 the thorax is almost oviform, and has a pair of remarkable basal fossae. 



Length, 1| lines ; breadth. | line. 



Tuakau. Auckland. Unique. 



3112. Salpingus simplex sp. nov. 



Subdepressed, oblong, nearly nude, having only a few erect scattered 

 hairs, moderately shining : fuscous, faintly cupreous, legs fusco-testaceous, 

 the terminal 5 joints of the antennae piceo-fuscous, the others pale 

 ferruginous. 



Head rather large, somewhat broader than front of thorax, distinctly 

 and rugosely punctured behind, and with an almost smooth central spf)t 

 there, in front more finely and traiisversely rugose, the epistome and labrum 

 smooth. Eyes prominent, .intennae moderate; 3rd joint slightly longer 

 than the contiguous ones, but much more slender than the 2nd ; 6th almost 

 bead-like; 7th longer; 8-10 longer than broad, loosely articulated; 11th 

 ovate, but hardly as broad as the preceding one. Thorax broadly cordate, 

 rounded and widest near the apex, considerably narrowed behind ; it is 

 distinctly, moderately closely, and slightly rugosely punctured. Sciitellnm 

 punctate. Elytra oblong, only a little broader than the widest part of the 

 thorax ; but obviously broader than its base ; they are slightly broadly 

 impressed before the middle, and longitudinally depressed alongside the 

 suture at the base, their punctation moderate and seriate, the apices smooth. 



Allied to »S. hilnnatus. the head and front of thorax obviously broader, 

 and the hind-body concolorous. 



Length, 1^ hnes ; breadth, | line. 



.\uckland Domain. December, 1908. A single individual only. 



