496 COLEOPTERA. 



ones slightly deflexed and much narrowed behind. Legs moderately 

 elongate and slender. 



Antennae not longer than head and thorax, gradually thickened ; basal 

 joint twice as long as broad but not double the length of the obconical 

 second, third of similar form but considerably smaller, the next suboblong- 

 oval and slightly longer than any of the following ones ; joints 8-10 

 subquadrate, the terminal riormal. 



Underside of head with an interocular groove and broad basal depres- 

 sion. Ventral segments 2-5 slightly increase, sixth short, apparently with 

 a median, broadly triangular appendage at the extremity, seventh almost 

 semicircular, thickly pubescent. 



This must be located in Section VIII, along with M. Eaffray's 

 >S. piinclnlafn (Rev. d'Entom.. Jan.. 1893). I have not seen his species, no 

 doubt from Greyinouth, but the antennae differ, the median thoracic fovea 

 is very large, with a slight anterior prolongation, and the third ventral 

 segment has a subrugose, subtriangular median space. 



cJ. Length, 2^ mm. ; breadth, quite | mm. 



Belgrove, near Nelson. Unique. Discovered by Mr. T. Hall on the 

 24th October, 1914. 



4006. Sagola aemula sp. nov. 



Head as large as thorax, obtusely trigonal, the obtuse hind angles slightly 

 wider than the eyes, it is finely but indistinctly punctate ; frontal channel 

 deep, extending almost as far back as the moderately large and slightly 

 prominent eyes, it is moderately broad, a little narrower between the 

 slightly raised tubercles, these almost touch each other at the extremity ; 

 occipital foveae rather large and subangular. Thorax cordate, of equal 

 length and breadth, widest before the middle ; lateral foveae deep and 

 prolonged to the middle, the median one subquadrate and almost connected 

 with the small basal punctures. Elytra oblong, fully a third longer than 

 thorax ; sutural striae deep, finely tripunctate at the base, with a basal 

 puncture alongside each ; the dorsal are prolonged nearly to the middle 

 and are tripunctate. Hind-body a third longer than elytra, its first seg- 

 ment not quite as broad, nearly covered with minute brassy scales, rather 

 shorter than the next, fourth and fifth somewhat deflexed and considerably 

 narrowed. Legs simple. 



Antennae quite as long as the head and thorax ; basal joint hardly 

 twice as long as broad, not double the length of the stout subglobular 

 second, third narrower but scarcely any shorter, subovate ; joints 4-8 

 nearly as broad as second, more or less contracted ajjically, ninth and tenth 

 transversely quadrate, the terminal subconical. 



Fern. — Head less trigonal, but with its hind angles hardly any narrower 

 than the eyes ; the elytra not longer than broad, gradually narrowed 

 towards the base. 



Male. — Ventral segments 2-5 subequal, sixth much shorter, subtruncate 

 behind ; seventh longer, obtusely triangular, the operculum obliquely 

 oblong. Head with a broad depression across the middle, this is straight 

 in front but semicircular behind, posterior angles broadly foveate, there is 

 no fringe behind. 



The coloration, vestiture, and general form are similar to those of 

 S. halli (3518), but the shape of the head is different, the frontal channel 

 not being medially expanded is rather narrower, it is sharply limited behind, 

 whereas in 3518 there is a narrow basal prolongation, and the underside is 



