HKLOl'lUAK. I 1 J 



Tarsi witli fiilvbus setae, the front pair rather bioadti- than the others, 

 basal joint of the hind pair longer than the 2nd and 3rd together. 



Antennae as long as the head and thorax, ^itli yellow pubescence, 

 their 2nd joint subquadrate and nearly as long as the exposed portion 

 of the thicker 1st, 3rd rather longer than itli or 5th, joints 7-10 elongate- 

 obconical, the terminal elongate-oval. 



Underside sliining, finely sculptured, tlie basal ventJ-al segment 

 strongly rounded between the coxae. 



This bears some resemblance to A. iiigrituluni , 1669, Ijut it is smaller, 

 with quite regular elytral sculpture. The projection at the inner ex- 

 tremity of the intermediate tibiae distinguishes it, so far as 1 remember, 

 from all the other species. 



Length, 11mm.; breadth, 5 mm. 



Paradise, Wakatipu. 1 am indebted to Mr. G. V. Hudson for my 

 specimen. 



3429. Adelium tinctum sp. nov. 



Oblong-oval, slightly convex, shining, nearly glabrous, having only 

 a few erect, slender setae; nigrescent, tinged with rufo-violaceous, legs 

 piceous, tarsi fusco-rufous, antennae and palpi dull fuscous. 



Head slightly uneven, rather finely yet distinctly and irregularly 

 punctured. Thorax quite a third broader than long, widest near the 

 middle, curvedly narrowed towards the obtuse front angles, slightly 

 sinuously narrowed behind, with distinct lateral rims; the apex dis- 

 tinctly, the base only feebly, emarginate in the middle and subtruncate 

 towards the sides, so that its straight angles, though resting on the 

 elytra, do not project backwards; the median groove is shallow and ill 

 defined ; the rather large basal foveae are situated nearer to the angles 

 than to the middle; in front of each of these there is a shallow, rather 

 large, irregularly shaped impression, and nearer each side a smaller 

 one; its punctation is like that of the head but becomes finer and more 

 distant at the sides, there are also a few coarser punctui'cs. Scutellum 

 rounded beliind. Elytra rather broader than the thorax and more than 

 twice its length, slightly Avider at the middle than at the base, con- 

 siderably yet gradually narrowed posteriorly; their sculpture extremely 

 irregular; near the suture, on each elytron, there are 2 or 3, more 

 or less interrupted, rather finely and closely punctured indefinite striae; 

 beyond these the sculpture consists of abbreviated series of fine punctures 

 and linear impressions and very unequal smooth spots of variable form, 

 but not elevated like thosi' seen on A. bullatum. 



Antennae with dusky pubescence, 2nd joint oblong, 3rd evidently 

 longer than 4th, joints 5-10 differ but little, 11th oval, rather longer 

 than loth. Maxillary palpi with deeply concave terminal joints. Legs 

 moderately stout, anterior tibiae moderately arclied and bearing short 

 riavescent setae near the inner extremity. 



At once distinguishable from A. rhalmtri by the violaceous instead 

 of reddish-copper colour, by tlie obliterated in place of well-mavki'd 

 thoracic groove, more attenuated hind-body. A-e. 



Length, 12 mm.; breadth, 5jmm. 



Paradise, Wakatipu. One from Mr. Hudson 



(xroup Melandryidak. 

 Axylita gen. nov. 

 Body elongate, subcyliiuliic. Eyes entire, or not perceptibly emargin- 

 ate in front, widely .separated above, occupying nearly the whole side 

 5— Bull. No. 1 . 



