and species of Psehphido' and Sc>/d;ncEnidce. 501 



alxlomine seg-mento 2", 6°que transversini foveolatis (seo- 

 mento 5° medio omnmo careute). * 



Femina, verticeaquali; metasterno abdomineque haud 

 irapressis. ^ 



Antenna? (onlj differing in the sexes in that those of the 

 male are shghtlj longer than those of the female) with the 

 hrst jomt short, its visible part about as long as the 2nd 

 joint ; 3rd jomt more slender than and about as lono- as the 

 2nd joint; joints 4—10 bead-like, the 10th differmo- but 

 httle from the others; 11th joint abruptly larger, obfusely 

 pointed. Thorax about as long as broad, smooth and 

 shining, without foveas but immediately in front of the base 

 transversely depressed, the depression leaving, however, the 

 middle untouched. Elytra elongate, nearly twice as long 

 as the thorax, each with a well-marked sutural stria, and 

 an indistinct intra-humeral impression. Hind body very 

 short. 

 ^ This species was sent me from JS^ew Zealand by Mr. 

 Edwards, but without any special locality. 



Brijaxis spreta, n. sp. Nitida, picea, elytris sanguineis, 

 antcnnis pedibusque flavescentibus, setis erectis parce 

 ads]3ersa ; vertice obsolete bifoveolato ; prothorace fequali ; 

 elytris stria suturali distincta ; antennte in utroque sexu 11- 

 articulatre. Lono;. corn. 14- mm. 



iMas, antennis articulo 5° contiguis longiore latioreque, 

 articulis 9 et 10 transversis; metasterno prominente medio 

 profunde sulcato; abdomine segraento 2" ventrali apice 

 medio tuberculo parvo subtriangulari vix elevato impres- 

 sione circumvallato. 



Fem., antennis articulo 5° contiguis longiore sed vix 

 latiore, articulo 9" subquadrato prsBcedente paulo majore, 

 10° transverso ; metasterno aj)ice impresso; abdomine 

 mutico. 



A ntennfe slender ; the exposed portion of the first joint 

 about as long as the second. Head very smooth and 

 shining, with the tAvo fovefB on the vertex very small ; the 

 frontal tubercles very slightly elevated, and the space be- 

 tween them very little depressed. Thorax very small, 

 scarcely so long as broad, very smooth and shining, with- 

 out foveaB or impressions. Elytra twice as long as the 

 thorax, with a deep sutural stria. Hind body very short; 

 legs slender. 



