372 CONKOI-rKHA. 



siilttniiiciiti'. with stroiiiilv roiiiidcd atitflcs : the apex slightly rounded in 

 tlic middle hut sinuate near tlie sides; its suilaee somewhat invoularly, 

 liiiely. hut distinctly i)une,tui-ed. rather more finely al()n<f the middle to- 

 wards the base. Scutelhim lar«i,e. triangular, witli some fine punctures. 

 Elytra more than double tlie length of thorax, finely and distantly punc- 

 tate along the middle of the disc, and on each elytron, near the side behind 

 the middle, with about 5 series of (;oarser ])unctures, the intervals between 

 these more closely and distinctly punctured than the disc ; their apical 

 porti<tn is substi'iate, and the sutural striae ai'e distinct from the a])ices to 

 the summit of the declivity. 



Closely allied to the noithein S. Je)n oralis (3032). rather larger, usually 

 moi'e narrowed but less vertical behind, the surface more glossy, with finer 

 s<nilptui'e, and the margins less broadly rufescent. 



Underside blackish, the sides and the last abdominal segment not rufes- 

 cent. more or less evidently punctate : femora with slender, depressed, ashy 

 hairs in front in addition to the flave.scent setae. 



Length. 1 mm. : breadth, 2^ lum. 



Hollyford. .V dozen individuals obtained from leaf-mould by ^Ir. T. 

 Hall, about the Mtth Febiuarv, 1914. 



( ilOUp StA PH YLliNlDAE. 



3820. Quedius hallianus sp. nov. Quediiis Leach, Hi.st. des Ins. Coleopt. 

 Lacord., vol. 2, p. 84. 



Elongate, black, head and thorax slightly bronzed, hind-body iiides- 

 cent : legs and basal joint of antennae piceous ; remaining joints, man- 

 dibles, palj)i, and tarsi more or less fusco-rufous : elytia and hind-body 

 with depressed, elongate, infuscate pubescence. 



Mead bioadly oval, sliining, quadri])unctate alongside eac-h eye, distantly 

 bi})unctate at the base. Labrum medially emarginate. tlii(^kly ciliate with 

 coarse tawny setae, and bearing some long, upright, fuscous setae. Eyes 

 oval, covering more than half of each side of the head. Thorax slightly 

 broader than long, a little narrowed anteriorly, with rounded hind angles : 

 shining, with 2 pairs of setigerous a})ical {)unctures. a median pair before 

 the middle, and about 6 at the base, lateral margins setigerous but indis- 

 tinctly punctate. Scutelhim large, triangular. Elytra rather bi'oader than 

 long, apices oblique towards the suture, so that in the middle the length 

 is about a third less than the breadth and just as much shorter than the 

 thorax ; their scul])ture is close but indefinite, (-onsisting apparently of 

 transverse series of minute granules. Hind-body elongate, with long 

 terminal styles, the scul})tuie subpunctiform. 



Antennae nearly as long as head and thorax, joints 2 11 nearly equal. 

 Anterior tarsi widely expanded and coarsely pubescent. 



Owing to the slxu't wing-(-ases this species may be located in section ix 

 in my cabinet, but those already there, such as Q. erxensis (3189), are 

 considerably smaller. Those in .section ii have the head and thorax finely 

 punctate, but otheiwise moic nearly resemble this .species in general appear- 

 ance. 



Length. II 1.3 mm. : breadth. 2 nun. 



Dyer's Pass, neai- ("hi'istchurch. Two individuals found on the 23rd 

 .August. 1914, bv Mr. T. Hall, whose name it bears. 



