182 Capt. 'T. Broun on new 
subdepressed, nct elongate, yellowish hairs ; basal depressions 
normal, shoulders raised, sutural region slightly impressed. 
Legs rather slender ; anterior femora nearly twice as thick as 
the posterior; ¢¢b¢@ nearly straight, finely pubescent. 
Antenne moderately elongate, the four terminal joints 
dilated ; second joint longer than the first; 3 to 7 small, 
each slightly shorter than the one preceding it, third not 
perceptibly longer than broad; eighth distinctly broader 
than the seventh, but evidently narrower than the following 
one; ninth and tenth large, broader than long, not at all 
laxly articulated ; eleventh rather small, slightly longer than 
broad, not as broad as the tenth. 
Maxillary palpi small; third joint not much dilated, fourth 
small but rather thick. yes small, not prominent. 
The narrow terminal joint of the antenne and the slender 
build will lead to the identification of this species. 
Length 4, breadth quite § line. 
Ligar’s Bush, Papakura. 
Scydmenus relatus, sp. ii. 
Shining, red, tarsi yellow. 
Head with conspicuous, rather coarse, fulvous hairs extending’ 
backwards. Thorax longer than broad, widest before the 
middle, much narrowed near the base; there are four basal 
fovez, the external smaller than the central pair, the base 
appears to be transversely depressed. Hiytra oval, widest 
near the middle ; the basal depressions are large, the shoulders 
are raised, and the sutural region is indistinctly flattened. 
Antenne elongate, gradually thickened ; second joint much 
longer than the visible part of the first; third very slightly 
longer than the fourth; 5 to 7 nearly alike, hardly longer 
than broad ; eighth slightly larger than the preceding one; 
ninth and tenth transversely quadrate; eleventh large but 
not as long as the ninth and tenth taken together. 
This most nearly resembles S. brachycerus ; the antenne, 
however, are not short, but, although this may prove to be a 
sexual character only, I, at present, think the two are distinct 
species. 
Length ?, breadth quite } line. 
Hunua Range, Maketu. Three examples. 
Scydmenus tnsignis, sp. n. 
Subovate, convex, rufous, head darker, the legs and an- 
tenne reddish yellow, tarsi yellow; very sparingly clothed 
with slender, inconspicuous, pallid hairs. 
