398 COLEOPTERA 



of the eyes ; filiform, gradually incrassated, or terminating in a small 

 club. Prothorax notably narrower at its base than the elytra ; its pro- 

 notum confounded with the parapleurae. Legs short : front coxae conico- 

 cylindrical, moderately prominent, contiguous, their cotyloid cavities 

 open behind; intermediate coxa globose or oval, approximated, furnished 

 (or not) with trochantina; the posterior strongly transversal ; tarsi filiform, 

 the two front pairs with five, the posterior with four joints, the penulti- 

 mate joint of all entire, their claws simple. Metathoracic episterna 

 moderately broad, attenuated behind. Abdomen with five segments, all 

 free. 



Group SALPINGID^B. 



Apical joint of the maxillary palpi not securiform. Mandibles not 

 projecting beyond the labrum. Intermediate coxa without trochantina. 

 Last segment of the abdomen very short. 



Salpingus. 



Illig.; Lacord. Hist, des Ins. Coleop., Tom. v.,/. 528. 



Mentum transverse, hollowed ; ligula prominent ; last joint of maxil- 

 lary palpi oval, obtuse at apex ; mandibles finely toothed inwardly, apex 

 bifid ; labrum variable. Head narrowed behind, depressed, with a short 

 muzzle. Eyes moderate, lateral, rounded, prominent. Antenna mode- 

 rate ; joints two to eight obconical ; eleventh ovate, larger than tenth. 

 Thorax longer than broad, narrowed behind, base and apex truncate. 

 Scutellum curvilinearly-triangular. Elytra elongate, sub-parallel or 

 oblong-oval, base truncate. Legs short, femora robust, tibiae and tarsi 

 slender. 



702. S. perpunctatus, n.s. Fuscous, shining. Head very coarse- 

 ly punctured, eyes prominent. Thorax subcordate, widest near the 

 front, from its broadest part rather abruptly and obliquely narrowed to 

 the apex, leaving an obvious gap between it and the eyes ; its disc is 

 very coarsely punctured, with rather wide smooth spaces between the 

 punctures. The elytra are oblong, moderately convex, with slightly 

 curved sides ; each elytron bears eight rows of rather large punctures, 

 which, however, become obsolete behind the middle ; their colour is 

 pitchy-brown, and each has two large testaceous spots ; the larger, 

 placed in front of the middle, occupies the greater portion of the space 

 between the suture and margin, the smaller is less distinct, and is situa- 

 ted near the apex. The four terminal joints of the antenna are fuscous, 

 the others ferruginous. The legs are obscure-testaceous. 



Length, ij line. 



I found this species at Tairua, and other localities. 



703. S. bilunatus, n.s. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist ., January , 1876. 

 S. fuscus, subnitidus ; antennis articulis quatuor ultimis perfoliatis, 

 fuscis ; capite prothoraceque fortiter punctatis, hoc utrinque rotundato, 

 basin versus multo angustiore ; scutello transverse ; elytris confertim 



