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Head smooth in front, granulate behind. Thorax about a third 

 broader than long, eniargiiiate near each side of the apex, so that the 

 angles, which extend to the middle of the eyes, appear prominent; its 

 sides are moderately explanate and irregular but not denticulate, a little 

 rounded in front and slightly sinuate behind, the posterior angles are 

 prominent though not acute, and directed backwards and slightly out- 

 wards; the surface is distinctly granulate, less closely on the centre 

 than elsewhere, there is a large impression along the middle and a ]jair 

 of smaller onus at the base. Elytra only slightly broader than the thorax, 

 not twice its length, with prominent humeral angles; their sculpture 

 consivsts of nearly regular series of small granules and narrow longi- 

 tudinal interstices, the 3rd of these lattei' are a little elevated near The 

 base, but there are no definite nodules anywhere. 



Antennae shorter than the head and thorax; the uncovered portion of 

 the basal joint is as stout and nearly as long as the 2nd, Avhich is twice 

 the thickness of the equally elongate 3rd, joints 4-8 gradually deci-ease 

 in length, none however aie transverse, 9tli moniliform, slightly broader 

 than its predecessor ; club broad, finely pubescent, biarticulate. 



Legs with short setae; basal joint of the tarsi slightly longer than 

 the 2nd, the terminal longer than the basal three combined. 



Underside dark fuscous, granulate, but the flanks of the prosternum 

 are smooth, the last ventral segment nearly so, the head is densely and 

 minutely sculptured and has some moderately coarse punctures. The 

 prosternal process is bisulcate. 



This differs from the type of the genus, ]9."56, by the absence of 

 nodiform elevations, and by the flat, not hollowed, and less anteriorly 

 dilated sides of the thorax. There is an obvious gap near each side, at 

 the base of the thorax, so that the thoracic and humeral angles are 

 remarkably distinct. The description has been drawn up from a ]iair 

 of thoroughly cleaned specimens. 



The species of this genus are more robust and thickset than thf'so of 

 H(terargus and possess larger eyes. 



Length, 3 mm.; breadth, li^ mm. 



Mount Hutt and McClennan's Bush, near Methven. A dozen in- 

 dividuals were secured from leaf-mould during April, 1912, at a height 

 of 1,500 ft., by Mr. T. Hall. In their natural condition they are 

 encrusted witli dried sappy matter. 



SSI'^ Protarphius pallens sp. nov. Protafphins Broun. Ann. Mag. Nat. 

 Hist., ser. 6, vol. 12, p. 183. 



Oblong, transversely convex, the body and legs fusco-testacenus : in 

 its natiiral habitat covered wntli light-tawny sappy matter, through whicli 

 slender, erect, yellowish setae protrude. 



Thorax broader than long, very finely, distantly, and ii-regularly 

 granulate, m ith a broad, somewhat angular, impression along the middle 

 and a pair of basal foveae, its sides explanate and slightly rounded. 

 Elytra rather broader than the thorax, twice its length; when carefully 

 denuded the 3rd interstices appear smooth, without an}'' sign of granula- 

 tion, and only slightly elevated on the disc but nodifoi-m l^ehind, the 

 5th are only indistinctly raised, between the suture and each of these 

 there are duplicate series of rather coarse, distinctly separated jjunctures, 

 the sides ai-e similarly punctate; before they are cleaned the 3rd inter- 

 stices appear obtusely elevated at the base, less so near the middle, and 

 terminate in conspicuous nodosities on the top of the perpendicular 



