238 Capt. T. Broun on neAo 



Underside nigro-t'uscous, densely clothed with greyish 

 pubescence. 



Siihocular line indistinct, the genal space moderately broad 

 and smooth. 



This is the prettiest and most distinctly marked species 

 that has as yet been found in New Zealand. 



Length If, breadth 1 line. 



Waiorongamai, about four miles from Te Aroha. 



Named in honour of Mr. James McKerrow, F.R.A.S., who, 

 as a member of the Council of the New Zealand Institute, 

 has done much to facilitate scientific research. 



Group Melyridae. 

 Dasytes nigripes, sp. n. 



Narrow, subparallel, glossy, geneous ; antennae and legs 

 black, these latter slightly tinged with green ; pubescence 

 dense, short, depressed, almost brassy. 



Bead nearly as large as the thorax, narrowed behind, feebly 

 impressed between the eyes ; distantly, finely, yet quite 

 distinctly punctured. Eyes large and prominent. Ante7i7ice 

 subserrate, joints 3 to 10 differ but little, eleventh much 

 narrowed near extremity. Thorax about as long as broad, 

 constricted in front, much narrowed near the base ; the sides 

 therefore appear swollen near the middle ; its punctuation 

 closer and more distinct than that of the head ; there is a 

 broad impression near the base. Scutellum broad. Elytra 

 slightly depressed before the middle, moderately coarsely 

 punctured, and, except near the shoulders, transversely 

 rugose. Tarsi as long as the tibiae. 



This is of a more glossy brassy tinge than No. 1611 

 {D. Cheesemani) ; the clothing is more conspicuous and of a 

 greyish yellow, and the sculpture is more distinct. 



Length l|-2, breadth | line. 



Wellington. Taken off tussocks on the hills near the 

 coast by Mr. J. H. Lewis in January 1894. 



Group Cioidae. 



Cis fulgens, sp. n. 



Glossy, glabrous, rufo-piceous ; the antennjfi, palpi, and 

 tarsi yellowish ; club fuscous and opaque. 



Head small ; the strongly raised protuberances near the 

 eyes are widely separated in the middle, which is smooth and 

 shining. Eyes large and very prominent. Antennm short, 



