378 Suarp—On New Zealand Coleoptera. 
emargination of the hind margin of that preceding it. The tarsi are moderately 
dilated in each sex. 
North Island (Castlenau). Bealey (Helms). 
QUEDIUS. 
Quedius antipodum, n. sp.—Major, latus, nigerrimus; clypeo membranaceo, 
flavo; prothorace amplo, elytris latiore. Long. 15-21 m.m. 
Antenne entirely black, rather stout, penultimate joint scarcely so long as 
broad. Head short and broad, with large yellow membranous clypeus, to which 
is attached the large labrum; this is broadly emarginate in the middle, armed 
with very long black sete, and increased by a large membranous border. An 
irregular series of large punctures extends from front to back, along the inner 
margin of the eye, and there are some fine punctures on the side behind the eye. 
Thorax more than one and a-half times as broad as long, with excessively broadly 
rounded hind angles, the front margin sinuate on each side. Scutellum and 
elytra closely punctate, dull. Hind body broad, closely punctate, black, with 
some iridescent reflections. Male with a broad shallow emargination on the last 
ventral ring, and the front tarsi rather strongly dilated. Female with the tarsi 
rather less dilated. 
This is another species, very distinct from its New Zealand congeners, and 
suggesting by its form, size, and colours, an affinity with the European genus 
Velleius. I sent it some years ago, under the above name, to M. Fauvel, and he 
intended to describe it under the name of Q, flavilabris. As this is not a very 
good name, the labrum not being yellow, I have preserved the name I first 
suggested. 
Dunedin (G. M. Thomson). Greymouth (Helms), 
Quedius edwardsi, n. sp.—Elongatus, angustus, piceus, nitidus; elytris pro- 
thoracis longitudine, fortiter punctatis; abdomine elongato, fortiter punctato. 
Long. 13 m.m. 
Antennz slender, obscure red, tenth joint much longer than broad. Head 
short, clypeus distinctly marked off by a suture, but quite horny, the surface 
sparingly and finely punctate, eyes occupying rather more than half the length of 
the side, genze not margined. Thorax transverse, a little rounded at the sides in 
front; the surface sparingly punctate, and with a large puncture on each side of 
the middle distant from the front margin, in addition to the marginal punctures. 
Scutellum large, coarsely punctate, like the elytra. Hind body coarsely punctate, 
rather shining, with iridescent reflections ; terminal styles very long. Male with 
a small excision on the hind margin of the last ventral plate. 
