278 (.'OliEOPTEHA. 



subtruncate inner margin of the eyes. Prosternuin widely emarginate at 

 the apex, somewhat obtusely elevated but not deftnitely carinate along 

 the middle, and projecting acutely as fai' as tlie middle of the contiguous 

 coxae, and with a distinct curved groove proceeding from each of these 

 half-way towards the side. Mesosternal process narrow, quite vertical in 

 front ; intermediate coxae slightly separated. Metasternum moderately 

 elongate, obtusely and angularly elevated in the middle. Abdomen with 

 5 segments, the basal rather larger than the next, without any trace of 

 median carina. Femora distinctly punctate and pubescent underneath. 

 Tibiae finely spinose externally, bicalcarate at the extremity. Tarsi elon- 

 gate, setose below, basal joint of the posterior evidently shorter than the 

 next. Claws simple. 



Cyloiiin and Pxephohonujus ai'C the only other New Zealand genera \\ith 

 8-jointed antennae. Both are distinguishable by the more convex and 

 subrotundate body, emarginate mentum, different mesosternal pr(x-ess, and 

 shorter metasternum. 



The cosmopolitan Cercyon more nearly resembles it in form, but it has 

 9-jointed antennae, a broad horizontal mesosternal process, and the basal 

 ventral segment and prosternum are medially carinate, &c. 



3690. Gitocyloma nigratus sp. nov. 



Glabrous, nitid, nigro-piceous, the sides of thorax and margins of elytra 

 castaneo-rufous, the apical portion of these latter paler, tibiae rufous, 

 antennae and tarsi infuscate, claws testaceous. 



Head immersed up to the eyes, almost as broad as front of thorax, the 

 forehead truncate ; its surface finely, yet distinctly, and moderately closely 

 punctate. Thorax quite twice as broad as long, gently curvedly narrowed 

 anteriorly, with obtuse angles, the apex very slightly rounded in the middle 

 and sinuate towards the sides, the base subtruncate and closely applied 

 to the elytra, lateral margins slender ; its punctation similar to that of 

 the head. Scutellum rather large, subtriangular, finely punctured. Elytra 

 oblong, rounded behind, thrice the length of the thorax ; the sutural striae 

 distinct near the extremity but becoming quite obsolete before the middle ; 

 on each elytron there are about 5 more or less regular dorsal series of 

 moderately fine punctures, the intervals are rather more finely jjunctate 

 near the middle. 



Tibiae with very few setiform spines. Tarsal vestiture yellow. Autennal 

 club opaque, its last joint with a foveiform cavity underneath. 



Underside subopaque, nigrescent, closely and minutely sculptured, and 

 bearing inconspicuous, fine, ashy pubescence. 



Length, 4 mm. ; breadth, 2| mm. 



Mount Hutt. I am indebted to Mr. T. Hall for the two .specimens, 

 whicli ho found on the 25th January, 1913. 



Grouj) 8tai'HYLimdak. 



3691. Quedius burrowsi sp. nov. Qiiedius 8te])hens, Tiiicord. Hist, des 



Ins. Colcopt., tom. 2, p. 84. 



Elongate, black, head and thorax shining, with outstanding fuscous setae 

 along the sides, elytra and abdomen clothed with ^elongate depressed ashy 

 pubescence ; mandibles, antennae, and legs rufo-piceous. 



Head oviform, narrower than thorax, medially bipunctate in line with 

 the middle of the eyes, and at the inner margin of each, quadripunctate 



