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3676. Scymnus halli sp. nov. 



Jiobust, broadly uvul, convex, moderntely nitid; black, the knees, 

 basal joint of tlie tarsi, and the antennae more or less rufo-castaneous, 

 front margin of thorax pale-yellowish; irregularly clothed with greyish, 

 moderately elongate, subcrect and di'cnmbL'nt hairs, wliicli run in 

 different directions. 



Head closely and finely jjunctatc. Thoi-ax twice as broad as long, 

 similar to that of S. proJoiigatus in form, moderately closely and finely 

 punctured, with distinct latei'al margins. Mlytia fully thrice the length 

 of the thorax, widei' than it is in the middle, brf)adly I'ounded at the 

 extremity; tliey are more distinctly punctured than the thorax, more 

 finely beliind, and there is an obtuso elevation near eacli sliouldei-. 



Tibiae moderately dilated near the middle but ta])ei-ing towai-ds the 

 base and apex. Tarsi stout, their 2nd joint much piolonged underneath, 

 the terminal nearly as long as the preceding ones combined; all the claws 

 appendiculate for quite half tlieir length, their apical portion slender 

 and much curved. 



Underside finely jtunctatv and ])ubesceut, the ab(h)nien rufo-fuscous. 

 Piosternal process cuneiform and distinctly margined. 



Length, 5/jmni.; breadth, 3^ mm. 



Mount Hutt, and Ardagh ; Febiuaiy and .\larcli, 1912. A single 

 specimen from each locality, found by Mr. T. Hall, of Methven. This, 

 the largest species of the genus known to me, is named in honour of 

 its discoverer, wlio during an inclement yeai- has systematically investi- 

 gated the insect fauna of his neighbourhood. 



3677. Scymnus circularis Sharp, " Insect Life," vol. 1, p. 1889. 

 l\otundatus, convexus, nigerrinuis, pube longiorc pallide-grisescente 



iri-egulariter vestitus, fortiter punctatus; abdomine rufescente, antennia 

 tarsiscjue Havis, ad apices fuscis. 



Long., 3 nun. 



Thorax sparingly punctured, with a very small flavescent mark on 

 tlie anterior margin on each side. Elytra rather coarsely and not closely 

 l)unctured, bearing fine, rather long, almost white pubescence; this 

 pubescence is not depressed, and the individual hairs do not take a 

 straight oi- parallel direction. Prosternal lines subparallel, slightly 

 curvate at the anterior margin, and slightly sinuate behind. Meta- 

 sternum sparingly and ratlier coarsely punctate; hind coxae very 

 widely separated. Front and middle claw with a long appendage 

 extending the greater part of tlie length of the claw, and with free 

 sharj) extremity, so tliat the claw ajijjears bidentate ; claw of hind foot 

 with shorter lobe. 



A species smaller in size, but very similai' in colour and outline 

 {S. fagi, 1135), has been found by Captain Broun on Fagiis Cunniugharni 

 in the Ncu-th Island. S. circuhrris is smaller and of nuich more circular 

 form than S. resf/fiifor, and differs in the structure of the claws and othei- 

 inipoitant particulars. 



Pictoii. Found 1)y Mr. Uiehard Helms in 1884. 



3678. Scymnus nigritulus sp. nov. 



Oblong-oval, moderately convex, nitid; nigi-esceiit. the front of the 

 head and sides of thorax fusco-testaceous, antennae and tarsi similarly 

 pale, legs more or less infuscate; ratlx'r thickly clothed with conspicuous, 

 suberect, yellowish-grey hairs. 



