286 COLKOFTEUA. 



angles, gradually narrowed before the middle ; sutural striae deep, puncti- 

 form at base, with a basal puncture near each, intrahuineral striae composed 

 of a basal puncture and elongate impression extending to beyond the middle. 

 Hind- body a third longer than elytra, fully as broad but a little narrowed 

 at the base, its basal three segments subequal, the apical deflexed and 

 moderately broad. 



Legs elongate and slender, tibiae slightly curved externally towards 

 the extremity. 



Antennae rather longer than head and thorax, moderately slender ; 

 2nd joint subovate, little more than half the length of the 1st, 3rd small, 

 obconical, very slightly longer than broad, 4th obconical, joints 5 to 8 bead- 

 like and nearly alike ; 9th and 10th transverse, rather broader than 8th, 

 11th subconical, not elongate. 



Underside with distinct yellow pubescence. Ventral segments 2-4 

 subequal, 5th rather shorter, truncate behind, 6th short and broad, semi- 

 circular behind. 



Easilv distinguishable from S. hrevisteniis by its smaller size, much less 

 irregular contour, longer intrahumeral impressions, with a basal juncture 

 between each and the suture, by the shorter, flatter, and more parallel hind- 

 body, smaller rotundate occipital punctures, the different antennal structure 

 and broad terminal ventral segment. Both may be placed together until 

 the males are found. 



$. Length, 2 mm. ; breadth, quite | mm. 



Rakaia Gorge. A single female discovered bv Mr. T. Hall on the 18th 

 May, 1912. 



3701. Sagola confusa sp. nov. 



Subdepressed, elongate, shining ; rufous, legs and antennae light 

 chestnut-red, tarsi and palpi yellow ; thinly clothed with decumbent 

 yellowish pubescence and a few long erect setae. 



Head apparently smooth, subquadrate, slightly narrower than thorax, 

 genae very feebly curved, with rounded hind angles ; antennal tubercles 

 a little elevated, in front almost in contact, frontal channel deep and broad, 

 a little narrowed between the tubercles, extending as far as the back of the 

 eyes, occipital foveae moderately large. Thorax cordate, rather broader 

 than long, minutely and distantly punctate ; .median basal fossa large, 

 subrotundate, lateral foveae deep, not prolonged beyond the middle, base 

 finely but distinctly bipunctate. Elytra subquadrate. rather broader and 

 a third longer than thorax, slightly narrowed before the middle ; sutural 

 striae simple, with a basal puncture close to each, intrahumeral striae com- 

 posed of a basal puncture and longer impression just reaching the middle ; 

 outside each of these some small punctures seem to form an additional 

 stria, the suture is minutely punctate. Hind-body as broad as but rather 

 longer than the elytra, distantly and finely punctate, basal segment shorter 

 than 2nd or 3rd. 



Legs moderately elongate and slender, tibiae slightly dilated towards 

 the extremity. 



Antennae equalling the head and thorax in length, basal joint red, nearly 

 twice as long as broad, 2nd as thick and fully half as long, 3rd subglobular 

 and very small ; 4th and 5th rather longer than broad, 6-8 ratlier shorter 

 and somewhat narrowed apically, 9th and 10th rather larger, subquadrate, 

 terminal conical, not as long as preceding two. 



