]]() coi.Koi' ri:iiA. 



'I'hc unusually lou^- lut'Sdstciiiuiu, causiuj^- the front and niiddle legs 

 to lie further ajjart than tlie middle and ].(ist; rim-, very elongate 

 antennae, tin' ahseneo of iiny prosternal sutuit', and the presence of 7 

 abdominal segments instead of the noianal .">, are its most remarkable 

 features. 



3433. Mecorchesia spectabilis s]). iu)v. 



l*'use()-eastaneous, slightly nitid, densoly (dotlied witli dc|ircssed 

 yellowish hairs, those on the labrum briglit yellow; tlie h'gs, antennae, 

 laln-um, ami palpi more nr less iiiro-eastaneous. 



Head lim'l\ punetate l)ehind, witli fine lini'ar oi- rugose seuli)tui-e in 

 finnt. 'I'hoiax nearly straight and very finely niargiued behind the 

 middle, nmderately cuive(lly na.rroued towards the truneate apex, the 

 hind angles snbrectangular ; rather finely and t'losely punctate, the 

 punetures, liowevei', are not shai-ply di'fined ; its length is onlv a fourth 

 of that of tlie elytia. V'dytra not (piite as broad as tlie niiddle of the 

 thorax, their broadly lounded a])iees not coveiing the paler pygidiuni; 

 the sutural stiiae are distinet at the base, become bidadei' behind it, but 

 do not reach Uie t'xtremity; thex'e ai'e also about i less definite dorsal 

 striae (m eaeli elytron : the surface is finely and closely punctured, ])ut 

 near the l)aso and sides the sculpture is a little coarsei-, and seems to 

 consist of short transverse rugae. 



Anterior tarsi densely pubescent; the middh' and hind tibiae with 

 small, somewhat rufesceut, irregularly concentrated setae externally. 



I'nderside shining, the breast slightly rufescent; abdomen fuscous, 

 densely clothed with fine yellowish pubescence, but becoming coarser 

 neai' the extremity ; middh' of presternum smooth, the rest of the surface 

 closely and finely puni'tate. 



(J. Length, 11mm.; breadth, 2i mm. 



Waitakerei iiaiige. Described from two spetdniens in my own collec- 

 tion, both shaken off shrubs. 



3434. Mecorchesia brevicornis sp. nov. 



Elongate, narrow, moderately convex, a little shining; the clothing 

 distinct, obscurely fulvescent; nigro-fuscous, but with an olivaceous 

 tinge; the labrum. palpi, antennae, and tai'si more or less rufo- 

 castaneous. 



Head with fine, distinct, but not ai)}>roximated punetures. Thorax 

 of equal length and bre;;iltli, about a fourth as long as the elytra, gently 

 curvedly narrowed from the middle towards the truncate apex, nearly 

 straight and finely nnirgined laterally bi'hind, the base finely margined, 

 feebly angulate in the middle, slightly sinuate outwardly, with almost 

 rectangular angles; its punctation fiiu' and ratlier distant along the 

 disc, but disposed in tr.insverse series, sn as to a})iiear titicly rugose, at 

 the sides. Scutellutn shmt and broad. Elytra gradually attenuate 

 posteriorly, the extninity sharply rounded, covi'red with fine, irregular, 

 transverse sculpture; each elytron with a sutural and 4 dorsal striae, 

 these latter are (piite distinct at the b.ise l)ut dn not extend much 

 iieyond the hind thighs, the sutural nearly reach the apex. .\iitennae 

 filiform, attaining the intermediati' femora, of noiiind structure, as are 

 tin; le'^S. 



