488 COLEOPTERA. 



Antennae slightly thickened towards the extremity, equalling the head 

 and thorax in length, basal joint twice as long as broad, the next broadly 

 oval, third nearly as long but narrower and obconical, fourth oblong-oval, 

 joints 5-8 narrowed towards the apex and laxly articulated, ninth and 

 tenth transversely quadrate, the last subconical. 



Ventral segments 2-5 subequal, sixth large, obtusely triangular. Under- 

 side of head broadly depressed and pubescent near its base for half of its 

 width. 



This should follow S. major (246), but as the hind angles of the head do 

 not project outwards it does not agree exactly with the orthodox members 

 of Section III. The dark coloration of itself will enable entomologists to 

 separate it from the other species of that section. 



$. Length, 2h mm. ; breadth, nearly | mm. 



Moa Basin, Canterbury ; 20th October, 1913. A solitary female, from 

 Rlr. T. Hall. 



3995. Sagola subcuneata sp. nov. 



Nitid, subcuneiform ; light castaneo-rufous, legs and antennae paler, 

 tarsi and palpi yellow ; pubescence yellow, elongate and suberect, scanty 

 on the head and thorax. 



Head narrower than thorax, oviform, with obtuse hind angles ; frontal 

 channel deep, oblong, slightly narrower between the antennal tubercles, 

 these are moderately elevated and almost in contact at the extremity, it 

 extends to beyond the back of the moderately large and prominent eyes, 

 and, when viewed from behind, appears to be united to the i)air of ])uncti- 

 form occipital foveae. Thorax widest at or near the middle, of about equal 

 length and breadth ; lateral foveae deep, not prolonged beyond the middle, 

 the median one subquadrate and almost confluent with the pair of distant 

 basal punctures. Elytra nearly plane, oblong, nearly double the length of 

 thorax, rather broader than it is at the base, very gradually expanded 

 backwards, finely and indistinctly punctate ; sutural striae deep, with a 

 basal puncture alongside each, the dorsal prolonged to the middle, entire 

 on one elytron but composed of a basal puncture and elongate impression 

 on the other. Hind-body rather shorter but slightly broader than elytra, 

 finely and distantly punctate, first visible segment with minute brassy 

 scales, shorter than the second or third, the remaining ones somewhat 

 deflexed. 



Antennae fully as long as the head and thorax, but little thickened 

 towards the extremity, basal joint red, twice as long as broad, second 

 fourth and fifth almost equal, suboblong-oval, joints 6-8 slightly shorter, 

 ninth and tenth transverse, eleventh largest, normal ; the third obconical, 

 slightly narrower but scarcely any shorter than contiguous ones. 



Underside of head with a transverse groove in front of the eyes, other- 

 wise unimpressed, thinly ciliate across the base. Abdomen distinctly 

 jmbescent, second segment shorter than third or fourth ; fifth shorter, 

 sixth also short, the .suture between them indistinct ; seventh small, obtusely 

 triangular. 



The rather narrow oviform head excludes this species from Section X. 

 It cannot be placed in Section VIII with Raffray's S. puncliilata, which 

 has the frontal channel distinctly furcate. Section XIV is composed of 

 species with the thorax oviform, but it is cordate in S. subcuneala ; a 

 new section, therefore, must be made for its reception. The third antennal 

 joint is rather large, and the ill-defined suture between the fifth and sixth 



