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somewhat loosely a)t iciiluted, the 8th slightly larger than its predecessor 

 but not as broad as the following ones, the terminal conical and sub- 

 acuminate, as long as the preceding two. 



Underside pale chestnut-red, finely and distantly punctate, witli dis- 

 tinct greyish pubescence. Head an(i piosternum finely carinate along 

 the middle, the former with many eiect setae. Metastei-nuni moderately 

 elongate and convex. Venti-al segments 2-4 slightly decrease, oth little 

 more than lialf as long as the 4th in the middle; 6th deeply semicircularly 

 emarginate, longei- than the 4th in tlie middle; Ttli longest, with the 

 oblong operculum extending its whole length. 



Tliis is distinct from Heitter's series Avith a J'/c/c//////.s-like head, such 

 as liis A'. hrevicoUis, 3200, and e([ually so from his E. Ion(/ic()lli><, 3198, 

 both of wliich he placed in Trichonyx. At present it may be located in 

 the same section as E. monticola, 1648. Tlie moderately enlarged 8th 

 antennal joint and the rather large 7th ventral segment will lead to its 

 discrimination. 



c^. Length, cjLuite 1^ nnu. ; breadth, ^ nmi. 



Bell Rock, near Methven. A single male found Ijy ^Ii'. T. Hall on 

 the ground amongst dead leaves, 5th September, 1912. 



3528. Euplectopsis femoralis sp. nov. 



Slender, subdepressed, nitid, with ii-regular and not at all sharply 

 defined punctures; light chestnut-red, legs and antennae paler, palpi 

 and tarsi flavescent ; sparingly covered with moderately short, sub- 

 decumbent, pale-yellowish pubescence. 



Head evidently smaller than the thorax, ^enae nearly straight, with 

 obtuse posterior angles, antennal tubercles small and distant; its sur- 

 face subopaque, finely but nut closely punctate, with small interocular 

 foveae. Eyes situated behind the middle, not prominent, small, with 

 coarse facets. Thorax almost oblong-oval, more narrowed in front than 

 behind, its apex narrower than the head, the punctation irregular and 

 distant ; the subrotundate lateral foveae united to the angular basal 

 depression by a transversa stria, tlie discal channel narrow and not 

 reaching the basal fossa or apex. Elytra subquadrate, curvedly 

 narrowed near the base, scarcely wider than the thorax there; sutural 

 striae distinct, punctiform at the base, with a basal puncture near each; 

 the dorsal striae also punctiform at the base, rather narrow and pro- 

 longed to the middle. Hind-body as long as the elyti-a, basal three 

 segments almost horizontal and equal, the 1st with a short median 

 depression at the base. 



Legs robust; femora strongly incrassate, the front and middle pairs 

 particularly; intermediate tibiae rather shorter than the posterior and 

 considerably thicker. 



Antennae shorter than the head and thorax, gradually thickened near 

 the extremity; 2nd joint oblong-oval, quite as long as the stout basal; 

 joints .j-8 small, 3rd sub:]uadrate, 5th and 7th slightly larger, 8th 

 smallest; 9th larger than 8th but not as broad as the transverse 10th, 

 the terminal conical and acuminate, as long as the ])receding three 

 together. 



Underside with pale pubescence. Head and prosternum finely carinate 

 along the middle. Metasternum very short. Abdomen elongate, seg- 

 ments 2-4 gi-adually decrea.se, 5th very short in th.e middle only ; the 

 6th semicircularly emarginate, the enclosed 7th ti-ansvei'sely oval, its 

 oblong operculum extending the whole length. 



