158 COLKOPTKUA. 



broad. Elvtra oblong, slightly ii;irro\ve<l lownnls the base, a third 

 longer than the thorax and nearly twice as brciail behind; they ai-e 

 slightly though broadly impressed before the niiihlk, sutural striae deep 

 througliout, a little expanded but without punctures at the base, dorsal 

 striae of about half the whole length, not distinctly interrupted, having 

 only an ill-defined basal punctui-e in i>iic, and none at all in the other. 

 Hind-body about as h)ng and l)road as the wing-cases, 2nd and 3rd 

 visible segments largest, equal, 4th deflexed, 5th narroAV, the basal witli 

 miuTite brassy scales. 



Antennae as long as head and tliorax, distinctly ])ub€scent, of nearly 

 equal thickness from tlie 4th joint onwards; l)asal joint fully twice as 

 long as broad, 2nd and ."b-d subovate, a little longer than broad, the 

 latter about a third smaller; 4tli .md r)th ()))l()ng-nval, joints 6-8 monili- 

 form and subequal, 9th and 10th subi|uadrate, 11th conical, not double 

 the length of the penultin)ate. 



Underside cliestnut-red, with distinct pubescence; metasternum 

 convex; 2nd and -^rd ventral segments largest, 5th truncate behind, 

 6t]\ conical, simple. 



The presence of minute sciuamae on tlie l>asal dorsal segment without 

 definite male characters underneath is vei-y unusual. The rather long- 

 legs, oblong elytra with almost entire dorsal striae, taken together, will 

 lead to its recognition. 



Length, 2^t mm. ; breadth, § mm. 



Curiosity Gully, near Methven. One found amongst moss on the Gtli 

 July, 1912, by Mr. T. Hall. It should be located near the preceding- 

 species. 



3522. Sagola suturalis sp. nov. 



Shining, rufous, elytra only slightly paler, legs and antennae light 

 chestnut-red, tarsi and palpi yellow; pubescence flfivescent, slender and 

 elongate, rather scanty, suberect even on the head and thorax. 



Head rather small, the genae nearly straight, with obtuse hind angles; 

 antennal tubercles nearly flat, very narrowly separated at the apex, 

 fiontal cliannel oblong, extending as far as the back of the eyes, occipital 

 fcyeae small l)ut slightly elongated. Eyes moderately small but convex. 

 Thorax of about equal length and breadth, moderately I'ounded and 

 widest at or just before the middle; discal depression subrotundate, 

 basal punctures small, lateral foveae deep and extending forwards to 

 the middle. Elytra oblong, very gently narrowed near tlie base, a third 

 longer and liroader tlian the thorax, almost plane; sutural striae well 

 marked throughout, minutely pluripunctate, finely tripunctate along- 

 side each near the base, the dorsal striae composed of a basal puncture 

 and longer impression but not prolonged beyond the middle. Hind-body 

 lather longer tlian the elytra, a little narrowed near tlie base, the ter- 

 minal segments deflexed, the 1st exposed segment with some minute 

 brassy scales and only slightly shorter than the intermediate ones. 



Legs slender, not very elongate; posterior tibiae somewhat arched 

 below the middle. 



Antennae not as long as tlie head and tliorax, only moderately stout; 

 l»asal joint red, twice as lony: as broad, 2nd very slightly longer than 

 bioad, the next evidently smaller and subglobular, joints 4-8 subglobose, 

 4th and 5th fully as tliick as the 2nd, 8th distinctly smaller, 9th and 

 10th transverse, laxly articulated, terminal subconieal, hardly twice the 

 length of the penultimate. 



