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and show only on each a single fine sutural stria. The hind-body is 

 very short and deflexed ; the legs are slender. 



This little species was collected at Auckland by Mr. Lawson. 



240. B. grata, Sharp; Trans. Entom. Soc., 1874, /. 500. 

 Rufescens, nitida, fere glabra; antenna in utroque sexu ii-articulatse, 

 articulis penultimis parvis ; clypeo antice sequali haud impresso ; pro- 

 thorace ante basin linea curvata impressa, medio desinente ; elylris stria 

 suturali distincta, plicaque intra-humerali obsoleta ; capite subtus medio 

 linea longitudinali elevata valde discreta ; pedibus minus elongatis. 



Long, corp., if mm. 



Mas. Vertice bifoveolato ; metasterno late impresso ; abdomine seg- 

 mento 2, 6que transversim foveolatis (segmento 5 medio omnino 

 carente). 



Femina. Vertice sequali ; metasterno abdomineque haud impressis. 



Antennce (only differing in the sexes in that those of the male are 

 slightly longer than those of the female) with the first joint short, its 

 visible part about as long as the second joint ; third joint more slender 

 than and about as long as the second joint ; joints four to ten bead-like, 

 the tenth differing but little from the others ; eleventh joint abruptly 

 larger, obtusely pointed. Thorax about as long as broad, smooth and 

 shining, without fovese but immediately in front of the base transversely 

 depressed, the 'depression leaving, however, the middle untouched. 

 Elytra elongate, nearly twice as long as the thorax, each with a well- 

 marked sutural stria, and an indistinct intra-humeral impression. Hind- 

 body very short. 



This species was sent me from New Zealand by Mr. Edwards, but 

 without any special locality. 



NOTE. I found several specimens at Tairua, but have not met with 

 it elsewhere. 



241. B. altulUS, n.s. Moderately shining, red, with exceedingly 

 fine pubescence, the antennae and legs yellowish-red. The antenna are 

 very short, not so long as head and thorax, ten-jointed, the two basal 

 joints not very stout, about equal to each other ; joints three to eight 

 differ but little from one another ; ninth transverse, twice as large as 

 eighth ; tenth joint large, short-ovate. Head broad, nearly as large as 

 the prothorax, antennal tubercles very small, impressed, but not very 

 deeply, just behind the antennae, the vertex simple. Prothorax not 

 longer than broad, cordiform, with a small fovea at the middle of the 

 base, and one at each side. Elytra longer and broader than thorax, 

 convex, narrowed in front ; each elytron with a sutural stria, but no 

 other perceptible impression. Hind-body nearly as large as the elytra, 

 much deflexed. Legs rather long and stout. 



The male has the antenna^ Jarge_^.nj_ar3r3roximated_with a deep 

 transverse impression immediatelybehind~them, the antennae stouter, 

 with the penultimate joint larger, and the last quite ovate. 



Allied to B. grata, but easily identified by the elytra and abdomen, 

 conjointly, being much more bulky than the anterior portion of the 

 body, and almost quadrate in form. 



