494 COLEOPTERA. 



punctate. Hind-body fully a third longer than elytra, not quite as broad 

 at the base, first three segments subparallel. Legs moderately slender and 

 elongate, tibiae slightly arched externally. 



Antennae equalling head and thorax in length, moderately slender ; 

 basal joint quite twice as long as broad, the next oblong-oval, third 

 obconical but smaller, fourth oblong-oval, fifth rather broader ; joints 6-8 

 subequal, slightly narrowed apically, ninth and tenth transverse, eleventh 

 subcorneal. 



Underside rufescent, finely punctate, with yellow pubescence. Head 

 with a broad sublunate frontal depression. Metasternum rather short and 

 convex. Abdomen elongate, segments 2-5 subequal, sixth large, finely 

 pubescent and punctate at the extremity, glabrous across the middle. 



If the specimen had been a male I should have had no hesitation in 

 forming a new section for it ; at present it may be placed in Section III. 

 The head if transposed would be quite cordate, the eyes are scarcely at 

 all prominent, and the common basal punctures of the thorax are indistinct. 



$. Length, 3 mm. ; breadth, f mm. 



Mount Alfred ; 9th February, 1914. Found by Mr. T. Hall. Unique. 



4003. Sagola fagicola sp. nov. 



Nitid, elongate, more or less indistinctly and finely punctate, with 

 yellowish subdepressed pubescence ; varjdng from rufous to light chestnut- 

 red, antennae and legs paler, palpi and tarsi yellow. 



Head nearly as broad as thorax, subquadrate behind the antennae, 

 hardly at all narrowed behind the slightly prominent eyes ; frontal channel 

 broad and deep, scarcely extending further than the back of the eyes, a 

 little narrower between the slightly raised tubercles, which, however, almost 

 touch each other at the extremity ; occipital foveae distinct, free. Thorax 

 about as broad as long, widest before the middle ; lateral foveae deep, hardly 

 extending to the middle, the median one subrotundate, basal punctures 

 small, sometimes free. Elytra fully a third longer and broader than thorax, 

 slightly narrowed towards the base ; sutural striae deep, the dorsal, com- 

 posed of a basal puncture and elongate impression, hardly extend as far as 

 the middle. Hind-body slightly longer than elytra, quite as broad, fourth 

 and fifth segments deflexed and, together, obtusely triangular, the basal 

 three increase in length. Legs moderately slender and elongate, simple. 



Antennae rather longer than head and thorax, very slightly incrassate ; 

 basal joint twice as long as broad but not double the length of the sub- 

 ovate second, third evidently narrower, shorter, and bead-like ; fourth and 

 fifth suboblong-oval and slightly longer than succeeding ones, which are 

 somewhat narrow^ed apically ; ninth and tenth subquadrate, eleventh 

 subcorneal. 



Underside castaneo-rufous, distinctly pubescent. Head with an inter- 

 ocular furrow and a broad, pubescent basal depression. Metasternum 

 moderately elongate. Third and fourth ventral segments longer than 

 second, fifth similar, sixth shorter, seventh obtusely triangular, the operculum 

 small or indistinct. 



This small species differs more or less from all the members of Section V, 

 to which it belongs. 



<^. Length, If mm. ; breadth, i mm. 



Mount Dick, Lake Wakatipu. A dozen individuals found amongst 

 decaying Fagns leaves, at a height of 1,100 ft., bv Mr. T. Hall ; 10th March, 

 1914. 



