OF NEW ZEALAND. 1 13 



four dorsal punctures, two before and two behind the middle, more or 

 less distinct, two or three near each side, and a few small ones near the 

 base. Elytra blackish, rather large, each very obtusely rounded behind, 

 finely punctulated, and covered with fine, short, yellow hairs. Abdomen 

 brownish, punctulated, and clothed with fine greyish hairs. Femora 

 yellowish ; tibia infuscate, the intermediate only, spinous externally. 

 Antennas long and robust, with obconical joints, and gradually dilated 

 apically ; their first joint reddish, rather short, not double the length of 

 the second, which is shorter than the third. The last joint of the raar- 

 /is rather longer than the penultimate, and acuminate. 



There will be no difficulty in separating this from the other New 

 Zealand species, the contour of the body being sufficient for the 

 purpose. 



Length, 2^-3 lines ; breadth, . 



I found my two specimens at Parua. 



Group PEDERIDJE. 



Prothoracic spiracles not visible. Antenna eleven-jointed, inserted 

 below the lateral margins of the forehead. Labrum generally mem- 

 braneous laterally. Maxillary palpi more or less elongated, their last 

 joint very small, frequently scarcely perceptible. Ocelli absent. Elytra 

 as long as the sternum. Abdomen margined laterally, its seventh seg- 

 ment seldom distinct. Anterior and posterior coxce conical, the inter- 

 mediate always contiguous. Tarsi five-jointed. ProtJwrax with a 

 membraneous space underneath. 



Lithocharis. 



Dej.; Lacord. Hist, des Ins. Coleop., Tom. ii., /. 94. 



Menlum very short, slightly hollowed in front. Ligu/a small, 

 divided into two divergent lobes and ciliated between them ; its para- 

 glossae linear, slightly projecting. Last joint of the palpi very small, 

 aciculate/ the penultimate of the labial oval, swollen, larger than the 

 first ; that of the maxillary larger than the preceding, obconical. Man- 

 dibles falciform, provided inwardly with three or four stout teeth. 

 Labrum large, rounded and membraneous laterally, more or less hol- 

 lowed in the middle, with two teeth limiting this hollow in the majority. 

 Head sub-quadrangular, attached to the thorax by a slender neck. 

 Antenna straight, filiform ; the basal joint elongate, second and third 

 shorter, obconical ; joints four to ten of similar form, gradually becoming 

 almost globular ; eleventh oval. Eyes small, rounded, a little prominent. 

 Pro thorax more or less quadrangular. Elytra truncated behind. 

 Abdomen linear. Legs rather long ; anterior femora sometimes 

 thickened, the four first tarsal joints of the same pair generally a little 

 dilated ; those of the other pairs gradually decreasing. 



Body elongate, linear, rather depressed, winged. 



