PSELAPHIDAE. 501 



with rounded hind angles ; frontal channel deep and moderately broad, 

 a little narrower between the slightly raised tubercles, it extends as far 

 back as the eyes but leaves the punctiform occipital foveae quite free. 

 Thorax subcordate, widest just before the middle, hardly any longer than 

 broad ; lateral foveae deep, rather small, not reaching the middle, the 

 median one rotundate but not large, the small basal punctures free. Elytra 

 very slightly longer than broad, quite a third longer than thorax, gently 

 narrowed before the middle, plane ; sutural striae well marked, with a 

 basal puncture alongside each, the dorsal consist of a basal puncture and 

 elongate impression hardly reaching the middle. Hind-body nearly a third 

 longer than elytra, its basal three segments slightly increase, fourth and 

 fifth -flavescent and together obtusely triangular. Legs moderately slender. 



Antennae rather longer than head and thorax, somewhat incrassate 

 from the eighth joint onwards ; basal joint not twice the length of the 

 oblong-oval second, the next more slender, longer than broad, fourth rather 

 smaller than second ; joints 5-7 a little thicker, narrowed apically, 8-10 

 transverse, eleventh subconical. 



Underside chestnut-red. Head with a transverse groove in front of the 

 I'yes, thinly pubescent behind. Abdomen elongate, segments 2-5 subequal, 

 sixth obtusely triangular, hairy. 



This may be placed temporarily in Section V, but the absence of the 

 male renders its systematic position somewhat doubtful. 



$. Length, 2;^- mm. ; breadth, ^ mm. 



Mount Oakden, Canterbury. A single female found by Mr. Roderic 

 Urquhart on the 23rd October, 1913. 



101 -t. Sagola brevifossa sp. no v. 



Elongate, subcuneiform, nitid ; rufous, hind-body chestnut-red, legs and 

 antennae paler, tarsi and palpi yellow ; pubescence yellow, suberect and 

 I'longate. 



Head rather smaller than thorax, suboviform, slightly narrowed behind 

 the moderate eyes, with obtuse hind angles ; frontal channel moderately 

 broad and deep, extending further back than the eyes and becoming 

 narrower between the moderately elevated tubercles, these meet at the 

 extremity ; occipital foveae free, punctiform. Thorax subovate, widest near 

 the middle, of about the same length and breadth ; lateral foveae deep but 

 hardly reaching the middle, the median one short, broader than long, 

 indistinctly connected with the basal punctures. Elytra suboblong, a third 

 longer than thorax, gently narrowed towards the base ; sutural striae 

 deep, minutely punctate, with a small basal puncture alongside each, the 

 dorsal extend to the middle and consist of a basal puncture and elongate 

 impression. Hind-body slightly longer and broader than elytra, finely 

 punctured ; first segment with minute brassy scales, much shorter than 

 the second or third, the others somewhat deflexed. Legs simple. 



Antennae rather longer than head and thorax, moderately slender ; 

 basal joint red, fully twice as long as broad, nearly double the length of 

 the subovate second, the next smaller, almost obconical ; fourth and 

 fifth oblong-oval, joints 6-8 only slightly thicker and shorter, a little 

 narrowed apically, ninth and tenth transversely quadrate, eleventh normal. 



Ventral segments 3-5 subequal, sixth short, seventh obtusely triangular. 

 Head, underneath, broadly grooved in front, pubescent behind. 



As the thorax is more oviform than cordate, this species should be placed 

 in Section XIV. It differs considerably from »S'. reclipennis. S. rvjescen^. 



