OF NEW ZEALAND. 1OQ 



particularly the intermediate, which are also arcuated ; tarsi reddish, 

 their clothing yellow. The scutellum is triangular and punctulate. Eyes 

 rounded. 



Length, 8 lines ; breadth, if. 



I discovered this insect some years ago amongst Alga embedded in 

 the beach at Tairua, and have no doubt it occurs under similar con- 

 ditions elsewhere. 



202. S. maritimus, n.s. Elongate, linear; head and thorax 

 shining black ; elytra black, their colour, however, obscured by their 

 dense covering of fine greyish hairs ; abdomen similarly clothed, more 

 or less infuscate ; legs rufo-piceous, front tarsi red ; the three basal 

 joints of the antennae blackish and shining, the others obscure red. 



Head sub-oblong, quite smooth along its middle part, but elsewhere 

 distinctly punctate, the punctures nearest the dorsal line disposed in 

 rows ; a few fine hairs proceed from the punctures ; neck distinct ; eyes 

 rounded. Prothorax sub-oblong, about as wide as the head in front, 

 but narrowed towards its base ; with a row of ten or twelve punctures 

 down each side of the middle, a smooth space beyond these, and the 

 lateral spaces irregularly punctured, having fine hairs arising from the 

 punctures. Scutellum triangular. Elytra rather longer than broad, a 

 little widened posteriorly, their apices very obtusely rounded, and 

 fringed with yellow hairs ; their whole surface is densely punctulate. 

 Abdomen punctulate, each segment transversely impressed near the base. 

 The antenna are moderately long, slightly incrassated towards the 

 extremity ; their three first joints narrow at the base, the first about as 

 long as the next two; joints four to ten differ but little from one another; 

 eleventh larger than tenth. The tibia are finely and sparingly spined 

 externally. 



Length, 3-3 J lines ; breadth, J. 



This species occurs on the sand-hills at Tairua, and will, most likely, 

 be found under precisely similar circumstances on other parts of the 

 coast. 



203. S. OViCOllis, n.s. Elongate, moderately narrow; head and 

 thorax shining black, with very few fine scattered hairs ; elytra brownish- 

 black ; the hind-body similar in colour, but having the hind margin of 

 each segment paler, both with fine greyish pubescence ; legs testaceous, 

 the anterior tibiae sparsely spinous outwardly ; antennae brownish-red, 

 their two basal joints more rufescent ; mandibles red. 



Head a little longer than broad, rather narrow, with rounded hind 

 angles ; there are a few punctures near its sides, some of them arranged 

 so as to form two rows behind the antennae and eyes. Prothorax 

 oblong, oviform, with an indistinct row of punctures on each side of the 

 middle, and a few fine hairs near the sides. Elytra somewhat longer 

 than broad, and conjointly a little emarginate behind ; they are finely 

 and distantly punctured. Abdomen punctulate, the three basal segments 

 a little depressed. The antenna resemble those of S. maritimus. 



