PSELAPHIDAE. 499 



Underside chestnut-red, with greyish pubescence. Head with a slightly 

 curved interocular groove. Abdomen elongate, segments 2-4 subequal, 

 fifth almost as long as fourth but much narrowed behind, sixth still 

 narrower but as long, seventh rather short and narrow. 



In facies this resembles S. misella (248) and its immediate allies, so 

 that, notwithstanding its nearly straight genae, I place it with them in 

 Section X. The narrow frontal channel, undivided dorsal striae, shallow 

 outer ones, and the prolongation of the terminal segment form good 

 distinguishing features. 



cJ. Length, 2§ mm. ; breadth, § mm. 



Routeburn ; 16th February, 1914. Unique. Another of Mr. T. Hall's 

 numerous discoveries. 



4010. Sagola rufescens sp. nov. 



Nitid, moderately robust ; rufous, hind-body fusco-rufous, antennae and 

 legs chestnut-red, tarsi and palpi fusco-testaceous ; pubescence yellow, 

 elongate and suberect. 



Head subovate, nearly as large as thorax, gradually narrowed in front 

 of the prominent eyes, nearly straight behind them, posterior angles rounded, 

 it is only slightly convex ; frontal channel deep, extending as far back as 

 the eyes, only moderately broad, of almost the same width to the extremity 

 of the plane tubercles; occipital foveae well marked, quite. free. Thorax 

 of about equal length and breadth, oviform, widest at the middle ; lateral 

 foveae deep but hardly attaining the middle, the median one subquadrate 

 and almost touching the basal punctures. Elytra about as broad as they 

 are long, nearly a third longer than thorax, a good deal narrowed towards 

 the base ; sutural striae deep throughout, the dorsal reach the middle and 

 consist of a basal puncture and elongate impression. Hind-body a third 

 longer than elytra, fully as broad, basal three segments slightly increase, 

 fourth as long as third but much narrowed behind, fifth obtusely triangular. 

 Legs moderately stout and elongate, tibiae slightly arched externally. 



Antennae not longer than head and thorax, rather thick ; basal joint 

 not twice as long as broad, the next subquadrate, third much smaller ; 

 joints 4-6 nearly equal, somewhat narrowed apically, seventh and eighth 

 slightly broader but not quite as broad as the transverse ninth or tenth, 

 eleventh normal. 



Underside rufescent. Head with an interocular groove and bipunctate 

 at the base. Abdomen elongate, segments 2-4 slightly increase, fifth nearly 

 as long but narrowed behind, sixth obtusely triangular, with an oval central 

 fovea. 



The subovate head and thorax, rather thick antennae, and thf> fovea 

 along the middle of the sixth ventral segment, in conjunction, will lead to 

 its recognition. As there are no minute squamae on the first visible dorsal 

 segment 1 consider the specimen to belong to the female sex ; the ventral 

 fovea in that sex is, however, abnormal. It should at present be located 

 in Section XIV. 



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



Staircase, nearlv ten miles north of Kingston ; obtained on the 13tb 

 March, 1914, by Mr. T. Hall. Unique. 



4011. Sagola bipuncticeps sp. nov. 



This closely resembles the male of S. aemida but exhibits the following 

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