514 COLEOPTERA. 



which are confluent in front ; antennal tubercles widely separated, some- 

 what elevated, they extend inwardly on a slightly lower plane so as to 

 form a continuous frontal ridge. Neck short. Thorax subcordate, rather 

 longer than broad, widest before the middle, gently narrowed behind ; 

 lateral foveae deep, prolonged quite as far as the middle, the transverse 

 connecting stria nearly straight and forming the front of the triangular 

 ante-basal fossa ; the basal margin tripunctate. Elytra oblong, slightly 

 narrowed towards the base, a third larger than thorax ; sutural striae 

 broad and deep, punctiform at the base, where there is a puncture along- 

 side each, intrahumeral impressions deep and rather short, each with an 

 indistinct inner puncture ; their punctation a little coarser in the female. 

 Hind-body almost as broad as elytra, rather shorter ; basal segment as 

 long as the next, apparently tri-impressed across the base, indistinctly so 

 in the female, the others deflexed and narrowed. Legs moderately stout 

 and elongate. 



Antennae rather shorter than the head and thorax ; basal joint stout, 

 rather longer than the oblong-oval second, the next obconical, small, yet 

 slightly longer than broad ; joints 4-8 submoniliform, fifth and seventh 

 slightly larger than adjoining ones ; ninth larger than its predecessor 

 but not as large as the transversely quadrate tenth, the terminal large, 

 subconical and acuminate. 



Underside of head with a large fovea behind the middle. Ventral 

 segments 2-5 subequal, sixth semicircularly emarginate, seventh obtusely 

 triangular, the operculum oblong. 



Fern. — Elytra rather more brightly coloured. 



The deep triangular ante-basal fossa will lead to its recognition. 



S. Length, 2 mm. ; breadth, quite | mm. 



Greymouth. A single male was received from M. Raffray, of Rome. 

 The female, which belongs to the British Museum, was sent to me with a 

 request that I would identify it. Both specimens were found by the late 

 Mr. R. Helms. 



Gabata Raffray. Gen. Ins. (Wytsm.), Pselaphidae, p. 90. 

 4033. Gabata bifoveata sp. nov. 



Nitid, light fusco-rufous, elytra of a brighter red, antennae and legs 

 obscure rufo-testaceous ; finely but quite distinctly punctate, moderately 

 robust ; pubescence greyish, rather short, slender, subercct. 



Head longer than thorax, fully as broad, slightly narrowed in front of 

 the eyes, genae straight, hind angles obtuse ; the foveae well marked, 

 prolonged and confluent in front, antennal tubercles widely separated, the 

 neck very short and obsolete. Thorax subcordate, its length and breadth 

 ■•about equal, rounded and widest before the middle ; post-median fossa 

 angular, with a very slender basal ])rolongation, lateral foveae deep, hardly 

 touching the base, each with a shallow indistinct impression in front of the 

 middle and the usual transverse connecting stria, base bipunctate. Elytra 

 oblong, nearly plane, evidently longer and rather broader than thorax ; 

 sutural striae deep, punctiform at the base, where each elytron is tripunctate, 

 the external puncture is coarser than the others and forms the humeral 

 impression. Hind-body a third shorter than elytra, basal three segments 

 subequal, the first depressed right across its base. Legs moderately stout, 

 middle tibiae slightly subangulate near the inner extremity. 



