] 12 COLKOI'TKKA. 



of tlie head, their greatest bulk tidin al)(>vr dowinvards, iiiodcrately' pro- 

 minent, with distinct facets. Tarsi with hilobed penultimate joints, 

 those of the iiiti'i-mediate and postei'ior minute. Tibiae uncfpial, the 

 anterior shortest, their finely pectinate spurs very sliort, tliost- of the 

 hind pair hardly a fourth of tlie length of the basal tarsal joint, which 

 is considerably longei' than the remaining ones united. 



Tliis belongs to Ijacordaire's second division, consisting of tlie 

 Mi/ccfomides, Orrhraiirlrx, and Synchroides, all of wliich are primarily 

 distinguisluMl by thi' non-contiguity of the anterior coxae. From all 

 the genera placed in that division, A.nilUa is differentiated by the 

 character lecorded above. 



3430. Axylita sericophora sp. nov. 



Subopaque, fuscous; the legs, antennae, and palpi castaneo-rufous; 

 rather (h'nselv covered witli fulvescent, depi'essed, slendei- haii-s ; these 

 are imt disposed singly, several being attached to an equally slender 

 main stem, so that tlie pubescence appeals somewhat feather-like. 



Head finely sculptured, the rufescent forehead prolonged, subquadrate 

 and vertical. Thorax of equal length and breadth, curvedly narrowed 

 before the middle, apex also slightly curved so that the anterior angles 

 are quite obsolete; the base with an obtuse central lobe, but nearly 

 truncate towaids the subrectangular angles; its sculpture fine, close, 

 but ill defined, not punctiform, consisting apparently of minute irregular 

 rugae. Seiitellum l)road, subi'otundate. Elytra of the same width as 

 thorax at the base, fiilly thrice its length, slightly broader near the 

 middle, gi-adually attenuate posteriorly, and a little dehiscent neai- the 

 exti-emity, with sculpture nearly similar to that of the thorax. 



Antennae inserted near the upper and inner part of the eyes, along 

 the front of each of the latter there is a straight antennal groove; they 

 reach backwards to the shoulders, their 2nd joint is distinctly smallei' 

 than the adjacent ones, 3rd as long as the 1st but more dilated towards 

 its extremity, 4th rather thicker than 5th; all the following ones longer 

 than b?(iad. nan-owed basally ; 8-10 slightly smaller; the terminal 

 rather longer than 10th. 



Legs elongate, bearing slender fulvescent setae; anterior tibiae 

 slightly bent, the hinder [lairs not at all asperate externally. Tarsi 

 pul)escent above; basal joint of the anterioi- largest, twice as long as 

 it is broad; 2nd and 3rd moderately expanded, subquadrate; 4th about 

 as long as 3rd, broadly excavate above, and bilobed ; 5th implanted 

 at the middle of the ])enultimate, slender but not very elongate; posterior 

 filiform, as long as the tibae. 



Maxillary palpi with very elongate, but hardly cultriform, terminal 

 joints, which, at the base, are exactly fitted to the subtriangular 3rd ; 

 the labial minute. 



Ti<'ngth. 8 mm.; lireadtli. 2.', miii. 



Tisl)nry, [iivercargill. One fimn Mr. A. IMiilpott. 



Allorchesia gen. nov. 



Body modeiately arched above, elongate-oval, finely pubescent. 



Head retracted as fai- as the eyes, nearly vertical in front, forehead 

 prolonged and narrowed anteriorly; clypeus very short; labrum pro- 

 minent, its apex rounded. Thorax rather broader than long, hardly 

 a third of the length of th<' elytra, curvedly iiari-owed towards the sub- 

 truncate apex, which is finely maigined fi'om the eyes downwards, the 

 base slightly bisiniiate l)ut not at all lobate medially. Scutellum absent. 



