TACHYPORIDAE. 677 



Antennae longer than head and thorax, second joint a little shorter 

 than contiguous ones, fourth slightly longer than third, joints 5-10 

 gradually exjjanded and shortened, suJbtriangular, the terminal subconical. 

 Maxillary palj)i fuscous. 



Easily recognizable by its elongate elytra and dark subopaque surface. 



Length, 4 mm. ; breadth, 1^ mm. 



Rotoiti ; 28th December, 1915. A single individual found by the late 

 Mr. T. Hall. 



4268. Conurus antennalis sp. nov. 



Subopaque, rufo-castaneous, the mandibles, palpi, antennae, and legs 

 of a lighter hue ; covered with slender, depressed, pale ashy pubescence, 

 the hind-body with numerous dark elongate setae. 



Thorax a third broader than long, gently curvedly narrowed 

 anteriorly, somewhat bisinuate in front so that the angles appear sub- 

 rectangular, the base subtruncate, its obtusely rectangular angles slightly 

 broader than shoulders, without distinct sculpture. Elytra a third 

 longer than thorax, very slightly narrowed backwards, their apices 

 slightly oblique towards the sutures. Eyes inwardly truncate above, 

 prolonged obliquely downwards. 



Antennae rather longer than head and thorax, second joint about a 

 third shorter than the adjoining ones, joints 3-5 about equally elongate, 

 sixth slightly longer than broad, 7-10 rather shorter and broader, the 

 terminal subconical, larger than preceding ones. 



Nearly related to C. austerus (178), but readily distinguishable by 

 the antennal structure. 



Length, 4 mm.; breadth, If mm. 



Hunua ; 1st January, 1916. Mr. A. E. Brookes, of Mount Albert, is 

 the discoverer. 



4269. Conurus seminudus sp. nov. 



Shining, rufo-piceous ; antennae and tarsi pale fuscous, but the 

 former with the basal four joints, as well as the palpi, more testaceous ; 

 hind-body with fine ashy pubescence and dark slender setae, the rest 

 of the surface glabrous. 



Head with a few minute, hardly discernible, distant punctures. 

 Eyes subrotundate. Thorax a little broader than long, gradually 

 curvedly narrowed towards the front, slightly sinuated near the sub- 

 rectangular angles, its base subtruncate, with similar angles : smooth on 

 the middle, finely and indistinctly punctured near the sides. Elytra 

 of about the same width and length as the thorax, slightly narrowed 

 backwards, subtruncate behind ; their sculpture closer and rather more 

 perceptible than that of the thorax. 



Antennae about as long as the head and thorax, basal four joints 

 almost equally elongate, the next rather shorter and stouter, joints 7-10 

 shorter and rather broader, eleventh suboblong. 



The small size and uniformly dark shining surface are distinctive. 



Length, 2| mm. ; breadth, 1 mm. 



Belgrovc ; 24th October, 1914. Another of the late Mr. T. Hall's 

 discoveries. 



