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is transverse, \villi extremely obtuse hind angles, and the eyes, as is 

 the case in '3028, A. monticohi, though minute, are quite discernible. 



Length, If mm. ; breadth, quite h mm. 



Invei'cai-gill. Descriljcd from a specimen received from .Mr. A. 

 Philpott in October, 1912. 



3514. Anillus punctigerus sp. no v. 



Subdepressed, nitid; fusco-testaceous, antennae and legs paler; with 

 numerous distinct, erect, and some longer greyish-yellow setae. 



Although vei'v similar to A. inargiiiattii^ in appearance and structure, 

 this species differs considerably. 



The head has rather deeper fi'ontal fun'ows. The thora.x is not as 

 long as Ijroad, it is evidently broader, at the l)ase particularly, and its 

 surface is smoother; the lateral margins are bent inwards at the base 

 so as to form obtuse angles, and there is a slight sinuosity just before 

 each of them; the central groove attains the apex, and between it and 

 each side there is a small shallow fovea, the l^asal depression is angular 

 and deeper and extends almost from one side to the othei-, so that there 

 seems to be a fovea near each angle. On each elytron there is a puncture 

 near the base, another near the middle, and a third behind but situated 

 closer to the side. The tibiae are of the same form, but the basal joint 

 of the anterior tarsi is broader, tliougli not definitely prominent at the 

 inner angle. 



Length, If nnn. ; breadth, quite | mm. 



Mount Hutt, near Methven. Mr. T. Hall found a specimen of this 

 fragile little beetle under a stone, at an elevation of 2,000 ft., on tlie 28th 

 October, 1912. 



Grouj:) Dkyopidae. 



3515. Hydora vestita sp. nov. Hydora Broun, Man, N.Z. Coleopt., 



p. 672 {Pachyce'phala). 



Elongate, slightly convex, subopaque; piceous, claws rufo-castaneous; 

 densely covei'ed with minute pale brassy scales, and short, slender, some- 

 what curled greyish setae. 



Head free, nearly as long as the thorax, almost abruptly narrowed 

 in front of the eyes, indistinctly punctate. Eyt's ratli^r large, sub- 

 rotundate, quite free from the thorax, widely distant from each other, 

 and moderately prominent. Thorax widest and bisinuate at the base, 

 gradually narrowed anteriorly, with acutely rectangular posterior angles; 

 it is slightly longer than broad, a little uneven above, its basal half 

 being just perceptibly on a higher plane than the front, usually with a 

 linear impression along the middle but not reaching the base, which is 

 bifoveate, near each side there is a distinct basal plica or carina, the 

 sculpture is similar to that of the head. Scutellum subcordate, longer 

 than broad. Elytra, at the base, rather broader than the thorax, almost 

 thrice as long as it is, their sides finely margined and slightly expanded 

 backwards; they are moderately finely and closely seriate-punctate for 

 two-thirds of the length, the apical sculpture is indefinite, the apices 

 slightly dehiscent. 



Legs slender and elongate, with some fine gi'eyish setae; tibiae almost 

 straight. * 



Antennae hardly any longer than the head, implanted close to the 

 front and inner margin of tlie eyes, of normal structure. 



