fi02 COLEOPTERA. 



punctate ; with deep sutural striae, intrahumeral impressions entire, 

 scarcely a third of the whole length. Hind-body nearly double the length 

 of elytra, third visible segment rather larger than the others. Legs 

 simjile. 



Antennae as long as the head and thorax, slightly thickened towards 

 the extremity, with outstanding slender setae ; basal joint stouter than 

 the oblong-oval second but not twice its length, third small yet rather 

 longer than broad, fourth oblong-oval, not quite as broad as fifth, joints 

 6-lb laxly articulated, 6-8 lenticular, ninth and tenth transverse, eleventh 

 conical. 



Underside with elongate suberect pubescence. Head with a deep trans- 

 verse groove. Ventral segments 2-4 successively enlarged, fifth widely 

 incurved behind, not half the length of fourth in the middle, sixth as long 

 as fifth, more deeply emarginate, seventh obtusely triangular. 



This does not agree with any of the members of Section III, beginning 

 with S. lineata (2719), on account of the large foveae on the head, the 

 short subcuneiform elytra, and abbreviated intrahumeral impressions, &c. 



(?. Length, 2| mm. ; breadth, quite -J- mm. 



Tauherenikau Bush, near Featherston. Mr. T. Hall, whilst undergoing 

 military training, managed to collect several lots of leaf-mould ; these he 

 brought to my house at Mount Albert on the 6th October, 1916, and 

 out of one parcel I picked out a single male oF this distinct species. 



4166. Sagola distorta sp. nov. 



Subdepressed, moderately broad, of irregular contour, nitid ; castaneo- 

 rufous, legs and antennae paler, elytra, tarsi, and palpi fulvous ; thinly 

 covered with elongate, decumbent and suberect, fulvescent hairs. 



Head large, its hind angles projecting straight outwardly further than 

 the widest part of thorax so that a deep gap exists between them, and 

 between each angle and moderately large prominent eye there is an evident 

 sinuation ; antennal tubercles somewhat elevated and distinctly separated, 

 the deep triangular central channel becomes linear between the small 

 punctiform occipital foveae. Thorax broadly cordiform, with strongly 

 rounded sides but almost abruptly contracted at the base ; the sub- 

 quadrate fovea behind nearly unites with the small basal punctures, lateral 

 foveae deep but not extending forward as far as the middle. Elytra 

 minutely and irregularly punctured, but little longer than thorax, slightly 

 wider than it is at the base, a fourth broader behind ; sutural striae well 

 marked, with a basal puncture alongside each, the intrahumeral impres- 

 sions apparently divided, rather short, not prolonged to the middle. Hind- 

 body a third longer than the elytra, equally broad but acuminate behind, 

 first visible segment without scale-like vestiture, slightly shorter than the 

 next. 



Legs moderately elongate ; posterior tibiae sinuate externally near 

 the base and gradually thickened below tlie middle. 



Antennae rather longer than head and thorax, moderately stout, with 

 slender setae ; basal joint stout, nearly double the length of the broadly 

 oval second, third small, fourth slightly longer than following ones, 5-8 

 subequal, ninth and tenth scarcely any larger than their predecessors, 

 terminal conical. 



Underside of head uneven across the middle, the posterior angles some- 

 what impressed. Basal ventral segment partly uncovered, 2-4 subequal, 



