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two frontal foveae, but otherwise quite smooth. The structure of the 

 tarsi is similar to that of A. submetallicus ; the second joint is a little 

 narrowed at the base, and the third somewhat triangular; they are 

 densely hispid beneath. The insect is of a shining pitchy-black colour 

 the femora are piceous, the palpi, tibiae and tarsi, and the antennae are 

 reddish. 



Length, 6 lines. 



I found this species also near Whangarei Heads. 



48. A. feredayi, Bates / Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist, March- April, 

 1874. A. oblongus, sub-gracilis, nigro-aeneus, nitidus, thoracis margine 

 laterali, elytrorum margine' deflexo, tibiis tarsisque obscure piceo-rufis ; 

 thorace transversim quadrate, angulis posticis distinctis sed obtusis; 

 elytris striatis, interstitiis planis, tertio tripunctato. 



Long., 3! lin. M.F. 



A small Agonum, having much resemblance to the British A. micans, 

 but distinguished, among other characters, by the shorter thorax, scarcely 

 more narrowed behind than in front, with distinct hind angles and pitchy 

 and explanated lateral margins ; the anterior angles are rather rounded, 

 not prominent as in A. tristis, Dej. The eyes are much more prominent 

 than in A. micans, and the palpi shorter and more robust. The frontal 

 foveolse are deep and well-defined. The elytra are very obliquely and 

 rather strongly sinuate at the apex, with the suture strongly produced ; 

 the striae are sharp and fine, equally impressed from base to apex, and 

 finely punctulate or crenulated ; the interstices quite plane, with three 

 large punctures on the third ; the deflexed margins and extreme edge of 

 the lateral rims rufo-piceous. The antennce are robust from the fourth 

 joint, black, with rufous bases to the joints. The palpi and femora 

 shining black ; the trochanters reddish-testaceous ; the tibiae and tarsi 

 pitchy-red. The tarsi are finely grooved on the sides only. 



Christchurch. Sent first by Mr. R. W. Fereday, and afterwards by 

 Mr. C. M. Wakefield. 



49. A. lawSOIli, Bates; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., March- 

 April, 1874. A. oblongus, gracilis, nigro-piceus, seneo-tinctus, nitidus; 

 partibus oris, antennis, pedibus (femoribus exceptis), thoracis elytro- 

 rumque marginibus lateralibus piceo-rufis ; capite convexo ; thorace paulo 

 transverse, subquadrato, lateribus rotundatis, postice plus quam antice 

 angustato, angulis posticis obtusis sed distinctis ; elytris fortiter striatis, 

 interstitiis subconvexis, tertio tripunctato. 



Long., 4 lin. M.F. 



Longer and proportionally narrower than A. feredayi. Thorax con- 

 spicuously longer, the posterior narrowing more gradual, and slightly 

 incurved before the hind angle ; strife of the elytra deeper, and inters- 

 tices more convex, The antennce, parts of the mouth, and legs also 

 differ in being wholly dull rufous, except the femora, which are blackish. 

 The anterior angles of the thorax are not at all advanced, and are 

 rounded off. 



Auckland. Collected by Mr. Lawson. 



NOTE. I found this species at Tairua, as well as at Auckland. 



