496 Major T. Broun on new 



Head moderately convex^ nearly as large as tlie tliorax, 

 slightly narrowed behind the eyes, with rounded angles ; 

 frontal channel deep, annulate between the eyes, acuminate 

 towards both extremities^ and therefore somewhat diamond- 

 shaped, it extends as far as the back of the eyes, occipital 

 fovese moderately large and reaching the base. Thorax 

 cordate, about as long as it is broad, widest before the middle, 

 not abruptly narrowed behind; median depression sub- 

 quadrate, the basal pair of {junctures distinct, lateral foveffi 

 extending forwards to the middle. Elytra hardly any longer 

 than the thorax, rather short, slightly broader than long, 

 considerably narrowed towards the base ; sutural strise very 

 broad and deep near the base, so that their outer borders and 

 the suture seem somewhat elevated, dorsal strise also deep, 

 consisting of a basal puncture and elongate impression. 

 Hind body nearly double the lengtli of the elytra, rather 

 broader, segments 1-3 slightly increase, fourth and fifth well 

 developed but deflexed. 



Legs stout ; tibias arched externally ; tarsi elongate. 



Antennce as long as the head and thorax, with elongate 

 greyish hairs ; basal joint cylindric, almost as long as the 

 following three combined, second thick and rather longer 

 than broad, suboviform, third nearly similar in shape but 

 only half its size; fourth slightly longer than lifth, both 

 evidently longer than broad, joints 6-8 slightly successively 

 shortened and more or less contracted in front, ninth and 

 tenth rather broader, transverse, eleventh longer than tenth, 

 conical. 



Underside rufo-castaneous. Head medially transversely 

 depressed, Metasternum rather short and convex. Abdomen 

 distinctl}^ pubescent, its fourth segment slightly longer than the 

 third, fifth slightly but widely incurved behind, sixth nearly 

 the length of the fifth, the supplementary broadly conical. 



In some respects like 2470, the female of S. laminata, but 

 with its smaller eyes situated further from the back of the 

 head, much stouter legs, larger thorax, &c. S. lineala, 2719, 

 comes nearer, but this is diiferentiated therefrom by tho 

 basal joint of the antennae, quite differently sculptured head, 

 much shorter elytra, with much broader and deeper stria?, 

 and more robust legs. 



c? . Length 2i ; breadth quite § mm. 



Ligar's Bush, Papakura. My specimen was found amongst 

 leaves on the ground. 



33G8. SagoJa basalts, sp. n. 



Elongate, narrowed anteriorly, subdcpresscd, shining; 



