Saarp—On New Zealand Coleoptera. 361 
Diglymma ovipenne, n. sp.—Nigrum, antennis pedibusque piceis ; prothorace 
nitido, elongato, profunde canaliculato, utrinque ad basin foveolato, basi apiceque 
crebre punctatis ; elytris regulariter profunde striatis, striis crebre punctatis. 
Long. 12-14 m.m. (Plate xu, fig. 3.) 
Antenne short, not reaching so far back as the base of the thorax. Head 
small, not much more than half as broad as the thorax, with a series of punctures 
extending across the vertex at the point in a line with the back of the eyes, where 
it is depressed, and also with a feeble punctuation on each side of the front. 
Thorax elongate, just as long as it is broad; the sides rounded, contracted behind 
and sinuate; the hind angles almost rectangular, but slightly obtuse; the lateral 
margin is entire; the surface is shining black; there is a very deep channel along 
the middle which does not reach the base or apex, parallel with the front and also 
with the base there are numerous rather deep punctures, and across the middle a 
few extremely fine and obsolete transverse undulatory lines, and at each side at 
the point of constriction an elongate sinuous fovea reaching the base. The elytra 
are curved at the sides, and deeply striate, so that the imterstices are a little con- 
verse ; the strize numerously and distinctly punctured. 
Greymouth. Helms, No. 13. 
Diglymma dubium, n. sp.—Nigrum, antennis pedibusque piceis; prothorace 
nitido, elongato, profunde canaliculato, utrinque ad basin foveolato, basi apiceque 
punctatis; elytris regulariter striatis, striis punctatis versus apicem obsoletis. 
Long. 11 m.m. 
This is very closely allied to D. ovipenne, but is rather less elongate, and has 
the elytra more lightly striate, so that at the sides and extremity the striation 
becomes obsolete. 
Mr. Bates, who kindly allowed me to examine his rich collection, and aided me 
with his stores of knowledge, thought this might be the Metaglymma clivinoides 
Cast. ; but after carefully reading Putzeys’ redescription of the species made from 
Castlenau’s type, I do not think this can be the case, there being several discre- 
pancies, especially the omission of any reference to the punctuation of the base 
and front of the thorax; the thoracic base, indeed, of M. clivinoides is said to be 
slightly rugose. 
Bealey. Helms, two examples. 
MeraGLyMMA. 
Metaglymma sulcatum, n. sp.—Nigrum, antennis pedibusque piceis ; prothorace 
impunctato, canalicula longitudinali impresso ; elytris fortiter profundeque punc- 
tato-suleatis. Long. 18 m.m. (Plate xu, fig. 4.) 
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