164 coi,i:()i'ji:i(A. 



The (lispidjxiit ioiiately tlovclnputl legs ;ai(l latlier iiaiiow hody are 

 in marked contrast, and form tlie distinguishing feature of the sjjecies. 

 E. antiquHs, 189S, is in some i espects tlie neaix'st sjiecies, but in it the 

 tliorax is (juite oval, with clearly iiiailu'd punctures, and its legs are 

 much less incrassate. 



(J. Length, 1^ mm. ; ljre:idth. .\ mm. 



Pudding Hill, near Methven. Another of Mr. T. Hall's discoveries 

 amongst decaying forest leaves on the gnmud, on 4th May, li)12, and, 

 considering its minute size, creditable to his skill and peisevei'ance. 

 Unique. 



3529. Euplectopsis curvipennis sp. nov. 



Nil id, elongat'C, but not slender, subdepressed, without peiceptible 

 punctation; pubescence distinct, greyish, and subdecumbent ; castaneo- 

 rufous, legs and antennae evidently paler, tarsi and palpi flavescent. 



Head distinctly smaller than the thorax, a good deal narrowed in 

 front of the moderately large eyes, genae rather short, with rounded 

 hind angles, antennal tubercles flattened; interocular foveae well marked 

 and rather deeper than the depressed frontal portion. Thorax not longer 

 than broad, almost regularly rounded from base to apex; the transverse 

 sti'ia in front of the base connects the angulate basal fossa and the 

 rotundate lateral foveae, which are not at all prolonged forwards, mesial 

 channel well maiked througliout and nearly reaching the apex. Elytra 

 lather broader and a third longer than the thorax, subquadrate, with 

 gently curved sides, nearly as much narrowed behind as in front; 

 sutural stiiae rather broad, punctiform at the base, where there is a 

 separate puncture alongside each; intrahumeral impressions bipunctate 

 at the base, distinctly duplicated, their inner portion narrower and 

 more elongated than the outer. Hind-body of the same length as the 

 elytra, curvedly narrowed and deflexcd near the extiemity, its l)asal 

 three segments slightly decrease in length. 



Antennae i-ather slender, of nearly the same length as the head and 

 tiiorax, with some elongate ])ubescence towards the extremity; 2nd joint 

 oviform and almost as long as the basal, the next more slender, nariowed 

 near the base, and evidently longer than broad; joints -4 and .l rather 

 longer than the following ones, 7th subquadrate and rather largei- than 

 the small 8th; 9th and 10th subglolndar and nearly as long as bioad, 

 tiie former the smaller, yet distinctly larger than the 8th, the terminal 

 subconical, very sliglitly broader than the jienidt imate, l)ut about as 

 long as the preceding two combined. 



Legs stout, intei'mediate tibiae more ('.\]ianded towards the exti-emity 

 than the others. 



Reitter's li! . rofmuI/roJIis, -5201, is smaller, but, owing to tlie shape 

 of the tliorax, might be mistaken for this species, licitter's description 

 implies a rotundate, finely ]mnctuied liead, slightly inqiressed tlioracic 

 latei-al grooves, and a punctate dorsal segment; none of these are appli- 

 cable to E. mrviperinif, besides which the antennae differ, and the curva- 

 ture of the <'lytra, tlioiigli sliglit, is haidly lik(>ly to liave escaped his 

 observation. 



(J. Length, Ij^mm.; l)i-eadth, quite i mm. 



Greymouth. One found by Mr. J. H. I^-wis. 



3530. Dalma gigantea sp. nov. Dahiui Sharp, Man. N.Z. Coleopt.. ]). 132. 



Robust, moderately nitid and couvev, tinely \rt quite distinctly 

 punctate; infuscate )-ed, ]ialj'i and tarsi fidvesceiit ; tjiiidy clothed wifji 



