82 Capt. T. Broun on new 



its discoidal punctuation is not so close, and the eyes are not 

 so large and prominent. 



Length ^, breadth nearly \ line. 



JiJaketu, Hunua Range. One of doubtful sex. 



Euplectus pusillus, sp. n. 



Elongate^ subopaque, reddish; legs and antennae paler; 

 pubescence dense, depressed, short, yellow. 



Head small, longer than broad, narrowed anteriorly ; ob- 

 viously and closely punctate, without distinct foveje or 

 impressions. Eyes of moderate size. Thorax longer than 

 broad, oviform, not so dull as the head, similarly sculptured ; 

 the elongate fovea at each side and the channel along the 

 middle are united in front of the base by a transverse impres- 

 sion ; none are deep. Elytra quadrate, as long as the thorax, 

 apparently impunctate ; the sutural strife are broad, the 

 impressions inside the shoulders are not prolonged backwards. 

 Hind body rather longer than the elytra, the basal three seg- 

 ments about equal, the first slightly depressed across the base. 

 Legs stout, simple. 



Antennoi short ; second joint nearly as large as the basal 

 one ; third small, sliglitly longer than broad ; fourth small, 

 bead-like; 5 to 10 transverse, the ninth not greatly exceeding 

 the eighth, tenth nearly twice the bulk of the preceding one ; 

 eleventh large, acuminate. 



Underside glossy, chestnut-red ; ventral segments 2 to 4 

 nearly equal and rather large; fifth broad, not much shorter 

 than the fourth ; sixth also broad, with more pubescence than 

 the others ; first hidden by the femora. 



This small species must be placed near E. antiquus^ which, 

 however, has less prominent eyes and shorter tarsi ; it is more 

 shining than E. pusillus, its thorax is rather longer and 

 narrower, and the hind angles of the head, instead of being 

 obtuse, are slightly prominent. 

 Length I, breadth ^ line. 

 Tarukenga, near Kotorua. Two examples. 



Var. — Head with an ill-defined longitudinal channel 

 behind and obsolete interocular foveas. Basal dorsal segment 

 with a fovea-like depression at the middle of the base, the 

 fourth more unfolded. Genee parallel-sided. Antennal 

 tubercles equally small, but more shining. 



This was found on Mount Te Aroha in March 1894, and I 

 daresay will prove to be a distinct species ; but as 1 have but 

 one example, of the female sex, i treat it as a variety at 

 present. 



