142 COJ.KOPTKR.X. 



long, its tildes Hnelv luaigiiicd and nearly straiglit, the apex subtruiicate, 

 with slightly obtuse angles; base finely margined, nearly straight in 

 front of tlie scutelluni. soniewliat eurved towards each side, so that its 

 angles are rather indetiaite; the surface with fine, dense coi'iaceons 

 scul]itm('. Seutelliiiii largf, broadly triangulai'. I'^lyti'a I'atlier wider 

 than thorax at the Ijasc, nearly tiiriee its length, very gi-adnally ex- 

 )»anded posteriorly, their apices oblique near tlu' sides but obtusely 

 rounded toAvards the sutuie, which, therefore, is open for some dis- 

 tance: they aic closely, ratlier tiiiely, and somewhat rugoscl}- ]Mim'tate. 

 Pygidium iim'oveicd, plane, finely sculptui'ed and pubescent. 



Legs stout, their p' ' escence rather thick and pale; tibiae nearly 

 straight, the posterior i.dher longer than the others; basal joint of the 

 anterior tarsi longer than the 2nd, both narrowed towards the base, 

 3rd moderately dilai.d and Inbato, the terminal slender; claws appendi- 

 culate at the base; 



Antennae finely pubescent, moderately stout yet elongate, inserted on 

 the forehead in line with the front of the eyes, basal joint largest, 

 gradually incrassate, 2nd shortest yet longer than broad, .'?-10 about 

 equal, all evidently longer than bi'oad and gi-adually dilated apically, 

 1 1th elongate-oval. 



Obviously narrower than the type of the genus, B. ronifon)iis, with 

 altogether different sculpture and coloration. 



Length, 4J nnii. ; breadth, 2 J mm. 



Hump Ridge, Okaka. Found bv Mr. A. Phil].ott at an altitude of 

 3,500 ft. 



3469. Bryobates nigricans sp. nov. 



Nitid, nude, black; antennae and legs fulvescent, joints 3-11 of 

 tiie foiiner become giadually more infuscate, tarsi also infuscate. 



Head Avith a distinct interantennal depression, its hind part rela- 

 tively coarsely jmnctate and rugose. Thorax about a third broader 

 than long, its sides distinctly margined, gently narrowed from the 

 front backwards, base and apex subtruncate, neither marginated, pos- 

 terior angles obsolete, the anterior obtuse and very slightly incrassate; 

 there is a shallow median impression behind, and its surface is very 

 distinctly but irregularly punctured, so that the smooth intervals are 

 broader on some parts than on others. Scutellum large and smooth. 

 Elytra less than thiice the length of the thorax, nearly double its width 

 behind, and broader than it is at the base, their sides somewhat rounded, 

 the apices very broadly rounded, rather obliquely so towards the de- 

 hiscent suture; theii- whole surface moderately coarsely and irregularly 

 ])unctured, rather more closely near the base, and with some oblique 

 rugae l)ehind the scutellum. Pygidium exposed and nearly smooth. 



Antennae finely pubescent, extending backAvards to the posterior 

 femora; they are rather stouter than those of B. neratus. 



Legs stout and elongate; tibiae distinctly pubescent towards the 

 extremity; tarsi with elongate-obloTig basal joints, 2nd narroAver and 

 evidently longer than broad. 



Rather larger than 1555, not at all cyaneous; the thorax more 

 finely, the elytra more coarsely, closely, and irregularly punctured; 

 the tliorax has lather thicker maigins, and differs someAvhat in shape. 



f.ength, 5 mm.; bieadth, 2| mm. 



0\AMka, Clutha. Uni(|ue. Found amongst moss mauA' A'ears ago by 

 Mr. S. W. Fulton. 



JoirN M.\fKAY. CiOAiM'iimpnt Printir. WclliTi-ton.- -1914. 



