Sj>€cies of Fselnphidiie from New Zealand. r)01 



subequal, fifth extremely sliort and truncate in the middle 

 but considerably prolonged at the sides, sixth in the middle 

 nearly as long as the sides of the fifth, truncate bohind, the 

 eupplementary short and broad. 



The proper position for this species is after S. tenuis, 

 1582, in wliich, however, the head is more trigonal, the 

 frontal channel is not much larger than the occipital fovea3, 

 and the eyes are almost flat; the thorax is widest before the 

 middle and, therefore, cordiform, and its median depression 

 is oblong ; the elytral dorsal strijB are longer, but not so 

 deep and, instead of being entire, are divided ; the hind body 

 is shorter, flatter, and very gradually expanded IVom tiie 

 base to the extremity of tiie third visible segment, and the 

 colour and vestituro are manifestly different. 



c? . Length 2 ; breadth ^ mm. 



Erua, February 1911. A solitary male specimen is all I 

 could find, during two visits, amongst leaves on the ground 

 at an elevation of about 2-100 feet. 



3372. Sagola crassicornis, sp. n. 



Slender, elongate, subdepressed, nitid ; rufescent, legs and 

 antennaj fusco-fulvous, palpi and tarsi yellow; sparinoly 

 covered with distinct, decumbent, elongate, greyish pubes- 

 cence. 



Head quite as long as broad, slightly rounded behind the 

 small eyes, rather gradually narrowed anteriorly, antennal 

 tubercles rather flat and broad, separated by a distinct 

 groove ; frontal channel moderately broad and dee[), ex- 

 tending as far as the back of the eyes, occipital foveas very 

 distinct and moderately large. Thorax suboviform, widest 

 near the middle, rather longer than the head, a third longer 

 tlian broad ; median depression transversely quadrate, basal 

 punctures indistinct, lateral fovcai extending forwards to the 

 middle. Elytra slightly curvedly narrowed before the middle, 

 nearly as broad as they are long but not exceeding tiie 

 thorax in length ; sutural stride distinct, the dorsal small and 

 entire. Hind body twice the length of the elytra, the third 

 exposed segment rather longer and broader than the precedino- 

 ones, fourth nearly as long as the first and slightly deflexed, 

 the terminal conical. 



Legs only moderately stout ; posterior tibioe nearly straio-ht 

 and evidently longer than the others, which are slightly 

 curved and dilated towards the extremity ; the anterior and 

 intermediate tarsi shorter and thicker than the hind pair. 



Antennce shorter than the head and thorax, evidently 



