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Legs long, particularly the posterior pair, the tibia of equal thickness 

 throughout, all more or less bent, and armed with very short terminal 

 spurs, which seemingly are not pectinated ; the tarsi are hardly so long 

 as the tibiae, the basal joint of the hind pair is longer than the following 

 two, the second is as long as the fourth, the third being minute and 

 apparently bilobed, at all events not entire. 



The maxillary palpi are rather short, the last joint largest and sub- 

 oblong, the third triangular. 



Length, 2 lines ; breadth, J. 



Probably the type of a new genus. I have but one individual, which 

 I have been unable to examine thoroughly ; it was found at Tairua. 



719. H. TISitatuS, n.s. Body elongate, but little narrowed 

 posteriorly, somewhat depressed, pubescent ; testaceous, with a dark 

 curved fascia near the middle of each elytron, often prolonged along the 

 suture and joining the equally dark apical spot, there is also a large 

 triangular space at the base of the elytra of the same colour, and the 

 prothorax is a little infuscate ; the under-surface is brownish, the 

 metasternum rather more glossy than the abdomen. 



The head is larger than the front part of the thorax, and punctulated; 

 the prothorax is strongly transverse, rounded and narrowed anteriorly, 

 and, like the elytra, covered with a rugose punctation. 



Legs long, apical spurs small ; eyes rounded, widely separated above, 

 and so deeply emarginated in front as to be lunate in form. 



Length, i J ; breadth, \ line. 



I have used Hylobia as its generic name for the present, though it 

 has but little in common with the species of that genus, being more 

 nearly allied to Hallomemis. I hope to be able to examine its structure 

 in a more satisfactory manner before long, and so determine its position 

 in classification, but the above description will lead to its identification. 



720. H. nigellus, n.s. Allied to usitatus, rather more arched, 

 blackish, sparingly clothed with cinereous pubescence, rugosely punctate 

 and moderately shining. The eyes are thicker than in usitatus. 



Length, i line. 



I found this species in Auckland districts. 



FAMILY LAGRIIDES. 



Ligula corneous, prominent. Maxilla bilobed, unarmed, ciliated. 

 Mandibles short. Head prominent, seldom without a distinct neck. 

 Eyes more or less emarginated. Antenna eleven-jointed, inserted late- 

 rally just in front of the eyes. Prothorax narrower than the elytra; the 

 pronotum confounded with its flanks. Anterior coxa projecting, cylin- 

 drical or conical, contiguous or nearly so, their cotyloid cavities closed 

 behind ; the intermediate furnished with trochantina ; the posterior 

 transversal. Tarsi heteromerous, the two front pairs with five, the pos- 

 terior with four joints; their claws simple. Abdomen consisting of five 

 distinct segments. 



