420 Capt. T. Broun on new 



dull, densely covered with cinereous pubescence ; legs and 

 anlennge rufo-fuscous, tarsi paler. 



Head oblong, a little narrowed anteriorly ; the broad space 

 along the middle is almost quite smooth, the rest of the 

 surface is distinctly and rather closely punctured, behind the 

 eyes the punctures are more shallow ; it bears many slender 

 flavescent setas. Labrum deeply notched in the middle. 

 Eyes oviform, rather small. Mandibles elongate, dark red. 

 Antenme somewhat variegate, basal joint piceous, nearly the 

 length of the next two; fourth evidently longer than broad; 

 joints 5 to 10 become a little shorter, the tenth, however, is 

 not transverse, eleventh longer than the preceding; pubes- 

 cence short. Thorax longer than broad, widest near the 

 front, rounded there, its sides gradually narrowed backwards 

 but nearly straight, base subtruncate, with rounded angles ; 

 along each side of the smooth dorsal space there is a series of 

 moderately small, closely placed punctures, sometimes dupli- 

 cated ; outside these (except on an elongate spot before the 

 middle and a smaller one near each hind angle) the punctua- 

 tion is close and distinct ; its whole surface, though appa- 

 rently smooth, is densely and minutely sculptured, it is more 

 scantily clothed than the head. Scutellum large, triangular, 

 finely asperate and pubescent. Elytra oblong, closely and 

 finely punctate, slightly asperate near the base. Hind body 

 narrower than the elytra, strongly marginated laterally, 

 closely and finely punctate. Legs finely pilose; front tarsi 

 with the basal four joints moderately expanded, the first joint 

 of the other two pairs hardly as long as the following three 

 taken together. 



Though similar to Gafius maritimus (No. 202) in its general 

 aspect, this species may be easily separated therefrom by the 

 denser sculpture of the head and thorax. 



Length 2^, breadth nearly §■ line. 



Mokohinou Island. Found by Mr. Sandager amongst 

 gravel under sea- weeds. 



Quedius sciticollis, sp. n. 



Robust, elongate, shining ; head and thorax piceous, the 

 former with violaceous, the latter with iridescent reflexions ; 

 elytra, tarsi, and palpi rufo-castaneous ; hind body and legs 

 of a rather darker chestnut colour, more or less iridescent. 



Head oviform, narrower than the thorax, distantly, finely, 

 and irregularly punctured ; there are three large punctures 

 along the inside of each eye, two distant ones near the base, 

 and one or two at each side behind the eyes. Labrum deeply 



