372 COLEOPTERA. 
subtruncate, with strongly rounded angles; the apex slightly rounded in 
the middle but sinuate near the sides; its surface somewhat irregularly, 
finely, but distinctly punctured, rather more finely along the middle to- 
wards the base. Scutellum large, triangular, with some fine punctures. 
Elytra more than double the length of thorax, finely and distantly pune- 
tate along the middle of the disc, ‘and on each elytron, near the side behind 
the middle, with about 5 series of coarser punctures, the intervals between 
these more closely and distinctly punctured than the disc; their apical 
portion is substriate, and the sutural striae are distinct from the apices to 
the summit of the declivity. 
Closely allied to the northern S. femoralis (3032), rather larger, usually 
more narrowed but less vertical behind, the surface more glossy, with finer 
sculpture, and the margins less broadly rufescent. 
Underside blackish, the sides and the last abdominal segment not rufes- 
cent, more or less evidently punctate; femora with slender, depressed, ashy 
hairs in front in addition to the flavescent setae. 
Length, 4mm.; breadth, 2} mm. 
Hollyford. A dozen individuals obtained from leaf-mould by Mr. T. 
Hall, about the 19th February, 1914. 
Group STAPHYLINIDAE. 
3820. Quedius hallianus sp. nov, Quedius Leach, Hist. des Ins. Coleopt. 
Lacord., vol. 2, p. 84. 
Klongate, black, head and thorax slightly bronzed, hind-body irides- 
cent; legs and basal jomt of antennae piceous; remaining joints, man- 
dibles, palpi, and tarsi more or less fusco-rufous; elytra and hind-body 
with depressed, elongate, infuscate pubescence. 
Head broadly oval, shining, quadripunctate alongside each eye, distantly 
bipunctate at the base. Labrum medially emarginate, thickly ciliate with 
coarse tawny setae, and bearing some long, upright, fuscous setae. Eyes 
oval, covering more than half of each side of the head. Thorax slightly 
broader than long, a little narrowed anteriorly, with rounded hind angles : 
shining, with 2 pairs of setigerous apical punctures, a median pair before 
the middle, and about 6 at the base, lateral margins setigerous but indis- 
tinctly punctate. Scutellum large, triangular. Elytra rather broader than 
long, apices oblique towards the suture, so that in the middle the length 
is about a third less than the breadth and just as much shorter than the 
thorax ; their sculpture is close but indefinite, consisting apparently of 
transverse series of minute granules. Hind-body elongate, with long 
terminal styles, the sculpture subpunctiform. 
Antennae nearly as long as head and thorax, joints 2-11 nearly equal. 
Anterior tarsi widely expanded and coarsely pubescent. 
Owing to the short wing-cases this species may be located in section 1x 
in my cabinet, but those already there, such as Q. ervensis (3189), are 
considerably smaller. Those in section it have the head and thorax finely 
punctate, but otherwise more nearly resemble this species in general appear- 
ance. 
Length, 11-13 mm.; breadth, 2 mm. 
Dyer’s Pass, near Christchurch. Two individuals found on the 23rd 
August, 1914, by Mr. T. Hall, whose name it bears. 
