80 Capt. T. Broun on new 



intrahumeral striae are well-marked and broad, the shoulders 

 are slifrhtly raised, or seem to be so. Hind body quite the 

 length oi' the elytra, narrowed posteriorly. Legs only mode- 

 rately stout; the tibice nearly straight, the intermediate on 

 the inside, a little above the extremity, with a small but 

 distinct process directed inwards. 



Underside rufous, shining, finely and sparingly clothed. 

 liletasternum with a broad longitudinal channel. Abdomen 

 sometimes dusky ; first segment covered by the femora, 2 to 5 

 become shorter ; sixth medially emarginate and with the 

 extreme apical portion hollowed out. The middle and hind 

 trochanters are prominent and distinctly spined. 



Antennce about the length of the head and thorax ; second 

 joint more slender than and nearly as long as the first ; 

 third a little longer than the fourth ; fifth rather larger than 

 those next to it ; 6 to 8 small, bead-like, about equal ; ninth 

 not much larger than the preceding one ; tenth transverse, 

 larger than ninth ; eleventh largest, conical, acuminate. 



$ . Tibice unarmed. Jlletasternum unimpressed. Abdo- 

 men simple. Trochanters not acuminate. 



Belongs to Sect. IV. of the accompanying table. The 

 male characters differentiate it from all its allies. 



Length quite |, breadth ^ line. 



Mount Te Aroha. I was fortunate enough to find about a 

 dozen examples, representing both sexes, March 1894. 



Euplectus foveiceps, sp. n. 



Bufescent ; legs and antenna yellowish red ; densely 

 clothed with yellow, small, depressed pubescence and elongate 

 slender setae. 



Head narrowed anteriorly, slightly rounded behind, punc- 

 tate or asperate, the sculpture rendered indefinite by the 

 minute brassy hairs, somewhat flattened, but not channelled 

 in front; when examined sideways one well-marked central 

 fovea can be seen. jy/oraA'cordiform, not longer than broad, 

 sculptured like the head ; the angular depression in front of 

 the base is prolonged forwards as a broad discoidal groove ; 

 the lateral fovege are not distinctly connected with the trans- 

 verse basal impression. Elytra quadrate, indistinctly sculp- 

 tured ; the sutural striae are well marked ; there appear to be 

 one or two other ill-defined grooves on each elytron. Hind 

 body as broad as the elytra, rather longer ; the basal three 

 segments equal. Leys simple. 



Underside chestnut-red, shining, pubescent. 



Antennoi moderate ; second joint oblong, evidently smaller 



