NEW ZEALAND BYKHHIDAE. 



Elytra distinctly but not closely punctured, more finely behind ; they are 

 of unusually oblong form, with nearly straight sides before the middle, and 

 not at all abruptly declivous behind. 



Tibiae with slender yet quite distinct grey setae, the front pair slightly 

 curved, the intermediate moderately. Tarsi stout, with well-developed 

 appendages. Mandible* trifid at extremity. Eyes finely faceted. An- 

 tennae stout. basal joint thick, 3rd only twice as long as broad, 4th shorter 

 than 5th ; 6th small, not broader than 5th ; 7-10 transverse, very gradually 

 dilated ; 11th nearly the length of the preceding 2 combined : club 5-articu- 

 late. 



Underside shining, black, with decumbent brassy hairs ; the punctation 

 verv distinct, coarse on the sternum. 



Differs from all our species by the more elongate . form, the sides of the 

 elytra being but little curved for half their length, the thorax is just 

 appreciably longer than usual, and the sculpture is obvious throughout. 



Length, 2A lines ; breadth, 1£ lines. 



Broken River, Canterbury. Mr. J. H. Lewis. Unique. 



3162. Pedilophorus cognatus sp. nov. 



Oblong-oval, only moderately convex, shining, bronzed black, legs piceo- 

 rufous, antennae and tarsi fusco-rufous ; the setae short and slender, erect, 

 and numerous. 



Very similar to P. sculpturatus as regards form and sculpture ; the 

 hind-body even less convex, without iridescent reflections, much darker 

 in colour; the setae of the under-surface more distinct, and with joints 

 4 and 5 of the antennae more elongate. The sides of the thorax are not 

 quite straight, being just perceptibly rounded. The middle tibiae are 

 nearly straight. 



Length, 2\ lines ; breadth, 1^ lines. 



Broken River. Mr. J. H. Lewis. One. 



Pedilophorus coruscans Pascoe. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 245. 



Elliptical, very convex, shining, aeneous, antennae and legs pale fer- 

 ruginous. 



Head finely and almost closely punctate. Thorax and elytra coriaceous, 

 very finely punctate. Scutellum transversely triangular, smooth. 



Underside ferruginous, finely punctate. Femora and tibiae sparsely 

 setose. 



Length, 2 lines. 



Wellington. 



Pedilophorus helmsi Reitter. 



Oval, short, very convex, smooth, finely and evenly punctured above ; 

 glossy, black, subaeneous, legs ferruginous; antennae elongate, these and 

 the tarsi fusco-testaceous. 



Head nearly smooth on the middle, its sides coarsely punctured. Thorax 

 very much narrowed anteriorly, with acute front angles. Scutellum minute. 

 Elytra acuminate behind. 



Long., 3-7 mm. 



• irevmouth. Mr. R. Helms. 



Obs.— Not in my collection ; placed temporarily in Section 2. 



