830 COLEOPTERA 



but the structure of the palpi and antennal tubercles is on the 

 Bryaxis pattern ; the former, however, are far too large for that 

 genus and with an acuminate terminal joint. The genus should 

 precede Bryaxis. 



I475- S. SCUlpturata, n.s. Pubescent, moderately shining, 

 dark-red, palpi fulvo-rufous, tarsi yellow, convex. 



Head sub-ovate ; antennal tubercles not prominent, flat, not 

 contiguous ; with two rather large fovese on the vertex prolonged 

 forwards and almost confluent in front. Prothorax short, convex, 

 cordiform, not longer than broad, its base finely margined ; with a 

 small median fovea close to the base, and a larger one at the middle 

 of each side, obsoletely punctate. Elytra short, broader but not 

 much longer than thorax, widest behind, indistinctly punctulated, 

 clothed with longish yellow hairs ; each with a rather broad sutural 

 stria deepest at the base, and another similar one beyond, not 

 extending beyond the middle. Hind-body indistinctly punctured, 

 clothed with yellowish hairs. Legs moderate, simple ; basal joint of 

 the tarsi small, second and third elongate, with one claw. Antennas, 

 stout and elongate, bearing yellow hairs; basal articulation not 

 much longer than second, joints 3-8 gradually decrease in length, 

 eighth transverse ; ninth transverse, not twice the width of its pre- 

 decessor ; tenth broader than long, nearly twice as large as the 

 ninth ; eleventh largest ; ovate. 



( ? ?) Length, f line ; breadth, J. 



One of my recent captures on the Waitakerei Eange. 



Bryaxis (p. 124). 



1476. B. glabrata, n.s. Castaneo-rufous, shining, almost 

 nude, legs paler, palpi and tarsi fulvous ; convex, rather narrow. 



Head deflexed in front, antennal tubercles moderate, without any 

 intervening depression, vertex plane, bi-foveolate. Prothorax a little 

 longer than broad, dilated medially, base very finely marginated ; 

 its surface smooth, with a rounded fovea near each posterior angle, 

 and an obsolete impression between them. Elytra about one and a 

 half times longer and broader than thorax, their greatest width 

 before the middle, without distinct sutural striae or other sculpture, 

 and bearing only a few very fine, pallid hairs. Hind-body short, 

 with a few short brassy hairs. Legs slender, middle tibiae straight, 

 the hind pair bent and thickened near the extremity. Antenna 

 stout and elongate, pubescent; basal articulation cylindric, stout, 

 not twice the length of second, the latter oblong and as stout 

 as first ; joints 3-5 sub-equal, the fifth rather broader but shorter 

 than third ; sixth broader than the preceding ; seventh and eighth 

 transverse, the latter obliquely truncate at base ; ninth largest, 

 longer than broad, broadly rounded on the inside, deeply emarginated 

 externally ; tenth about half the size of its predecessor, ovate-conical ; 

 the five terminal joints punctate. 



Allied to B. micans rather than to B. dispar, smaller and 

 narrower, not obviously pubescent, and differing in antennal struc- 

 ture, &c. 



