of New-Zealand Myi-lopoda. 115 



the 14th and loth absent; each segment with a raised margin. 

 Above olive-brown, generally more or less marbled with 

 black ; legs pale bluish ; feet yellow. Under surface of head 

 and region of anus reddish. Some scattered hairs on the legs. 

 Length 'Q inch. 



Loc. Duuedin and Queenstown. 



Hiniautariumferrugiiieum^ sp. nov. 



Head subquadrate, longer than broad; anterior margin 

 slightly convex, sides nearly straight, posterior margin straight. 

 Antennae approximated, moniliform, finely pubescent. Body 

 composed of about 110 segments, which retain nearly the 

 same breadth throughout. Basal article of the last pair of 

 legs deeply and coarsely punctate, both above and below. 

 Prasanal scale rather attenuated behind and with a straight 

 margin. Entirely pale red, antennae rather lighter. Legs 

 smooth. Length 4*3 inches, breadth "1 inch. 



Loc. Wellington and Otago. 



Hiinantarium morbosum,y sp. nov. 



Head elongate, convex on the sides ; anterior margin 

 sinuated, posterior straight ; its length equal to about twice its 

 breadth. Antennas approximated, moniliform, hairy. Body 

 composed of about 40 segments. Basal article of the last 

 pair of legs smooth above, punctured below. Praeanal seg- 

 ment rather longer than broad. Prseanal scale rounded. 

 Pale reddish yellow ; head and antennas ferruginous. Legs 

 hairy. Length 1"85 inch, breadth "07 near the head, tapering 

 posteriorly. 



Loc. Wellington and Dunedin. 



Lulus [Spirostrejjtus] striatus, sp. nov. 



Head smooth, emarginate anteriorly. Antennse tomentose, 

 7-jointed, the 2nd joint the longest, the 3rd to the 6th subequal. 

 Segments 47, the posterior half of each with line distant lon- 

 gitudinal striae on the dorsal and lateral surfaces ; anterior 

 portion smooth. Lateral margin of first segment rounded. 

 Praeanal segment terminating in a slightly obtuse rounded 

 point, not passing the anal valves. Upper surface brown, 

 paler below. Length 4 inch. 



Loc. Dunedin. 



Pohfdestnus ( Oxyurus) serratas^ sp. nov. 



' Antennae tomentose, 7-jointed, the 2nd and ord joints equal 



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