New Zealand Pselapliida?. 03li 



slightly thickened towards the extremily, with slender out- 

 standing hairs ; basal joint red, its length double the breadtii, 

 second oviform, third small and subglobular, fourth slightly 

 longer than broad, joints 5-7 about equal, narrowed in front, 

 the eighth of similar form but slightly shorter and broader, 

 tenth transverse, slightly broader than the ninth, eleventh 

 conical. 



Underside castaneo-rufous, with slender, greyish pubes- 

 cence. Ventral segments 2-4 increasing in length, fifth and 

 sixth simple. 



This differs from -S'. sohrina (1877) in being less robust 

 and narrower, with more oblong and differently sculptured 

 elytra, &c. The frontal channel, though reaching the back 

 of the eye, appears relatively short in comparison with other 

 species, owing to the form of the head itself. 



Length 2^; breadth ^ mm. 



Auckland. Sent to Dr. Sharp about forty years ago by 

 Mr. T. Lawson, whose name has been given to it. One 

 example in the British Museum. 



The peculiar vestiture of the first uncovered dorsal segment 

 is almost invariably an indication of the male, but, after 

 spending a couple of hours in removing the specimen from the 

 card and cleaning the underside as well as possible, I failed 

 to detect other male characters, so it is probably a female. 



3493. Sagola laiala, sp. n. 



Nitid, rather broad; rufous, abdomen, legs, and antennse 

 light chestnut-red ; pubescence yellow, very scanty on the 

 head and thorax. 



Head as large as the thorax, broad, with rounded hind 

 angles ; antennal tubercles slightly elevated and finely punc- 

 tured ; frontal channel deep and broad, somewhat expanded 

 near the middle, extending almost as far as the back of the 

 eyes and, when looked at from the side, apparently prolonged 

 as a slender groove to the base ; occipital foveas distinct and 

 somewhat elongated. Thorax rather broader than long, 

 widest and rounded near the front, with a few minute 

 punctures ; discal depression subquadrate, basal punctures 

 small but distinct, lateral fovese deep and extending forwards 

 to the middle. Elytra of about equal length and breadth, 

 slightly narrowed near the has©, a third longer than the 

 thorax; they are finely and irregularly punctate, and a little 

 depressed before the middle ; sutural striai deep and broad, 

 with a basal puncture alongside, the dorsal strise with a basal 

 puncture and elongate impression (longer on one elytron than 

 on the other). Hind body as broad as the elytra but a third 



