STAPHYLINIDAE. 373 
3821. Quedius recticeps sp. nov. 
Elongate, nitid; head and thorax fusco-piceous, elytra and abdomen 
blackish, the latter evidently iridescent, its lateral margins and basal seg- 
ments somewhat fusco-rufous ; antennae and legs more or less infuscate ; 
tarsi and mandibles fulvescent. 
Head oblong, parallel, with a paw of small shallow punctures behind, 
and a lateral groove at the back of each eye. Labrum testaceous, slightly 
medially emarginate. Clypeus short, membranous. Mandibles curved and 
acute at extremity, each with a sharp inner tooth, that of the left smaller 
and with 2 or 3 denticles in front of it. Thorax rather broader than long, 
gently curvedly narrowed towards the subtruncate apex, base somewhat 
rounded, with obtuse angles; disc apparently smooth, with a pair of fine 
shallow frontal punctures. Scutellum triangular. Elytra in the middle 
nearly a third broader than long, not as wide as the thorax, widely incurved 
behind, with minute granular sculpture and slender, depressed, ashy pubes- 
cence. Hind-body elongate, attenuate posteriorly, with more conspicuous 
hairs than the wing-cases, its sculpture fine, apparently granular, 6th seg- 
ment longest, smooth and rounded behind, and bearing long outstanding 
blackish setae. 
Legs moderately slender, tibiae with a few dark setae; anterior tarsi 
slightly expanded. Antennae as long as head and thorax, basal joint fusco- 
testaceous, as long as but thicker than the 3rd ; jomts 4-10 diminish, dull, 
with fine pubescence, the terminal oviform. Eyes small, longitudinally oval, 
situated near the front. 
Section xi in my cabinet is represented by the North Island Q. xeno- 
phaenus (3190), but is differentiated by the coloration and labral structure. 
Length, 64:mm.; breadth, 1} mm. 
Mistake Basin, Canterbury. One found amongst dead leaves during 
October, 1913, by Met. Hall, 
3822. Quedius megophthalmus sp. nov. 
Nitid, head and thorax aeneo-fuscous, the former darker; elytra and 
hind-body brassy chestnut-red, with elongate yellow pubescence ; antennae 
and legs nearly castaneo-rufous. 
Head broadly oval, rather wider than thorax, with a straight series of 
about 5 distinct punctures alongside each eye, and a pair behind. Eyes 
very large, oblong-oval, almost entirely covering the sides of the head. 
Thorax of about equal length and breadth, a little narrowed towards the 
rounded, somewhat depressed front angles, the base slightly rounded and 
finely margined, with curvate angles; with 2 pairs of punctures before the 
middle, and an equal number across the base. Scutellum large. Elytra 
scarcely as wide as thorax, nearly a third broader than long, their apices 
obliquely shortened towards the suture; they are somewhat indefinitely 
but not minutely sculptured. Hind-body elongate, very little narrowed 
posteriorly, with thick terminal styles and ill-defined sculpture. 
Antennae shorter than head and thorax, basal joint testaceous, elongate, 
Ae not double the length of 2nd, 3rd and 4th longer than broad, joints 
5-10 subquadrate. Anterior tarsi shghtly expanded, basal jomt of the 
eee fully as long as the next. Labrum truncate in front, with a 
distinct groove along the middle. Palpi rather short. 
Underside, except the nigrescent head, castaneous, with yellowish pubes- 
cence. 
