886 COLEOPTERA 



stout, their terminal joint nearly globular. Protliorax cordiform, a 

 good deal narrowed anteriorly, with the usual impressions. Elytra 

 larger than thorax, considerably narrowed towards the base ; sutural 

 striae rather broad and deep ; the intra-humeral short, with two or 

 three large punctures. Hind-body nearly twice the length of elytra, 

 bearing rather long, but not coarse, yellow hairs ; its basal segment 

 simple id est, destitute of minute scales. Legs rather slender; 

 all the tibiae straight inwardly, and but little arched externally ; 

 tarsi short. 



The short tarsi, in conjunction with the form of the head and the 

 absence of minute scales on the first dorsal segment of the abdomen, 

 are characters that prevent the location of this species close to any 

 other ; it should, however, follow those (such as S. genale) in which 

 the posterior angles of the head are protuberant, so as to be treated 

 as an intermediate form. 



Length, i-| lines ; breadth, f . 



One example in my own collection. Woodhill. 



I 577- S. foveale, n.s. Shining; head and thorax red, abdo- 

 men chestnut-red, antennae fulvo-rufous, elytra and legs less 

 rufescent, palpi yellow ; clothed with yellow hairs. 



Head moderate, rounded behind, convex ; the frontal cavity short 

 and narrow, terminating between the eyes ; basal foveae rather long 

 and large and placed near each other ; its surface with shallow 

 punctures, antennal tubercles coarsely punctated. Antenna stout, 

 second and third joints small and sub-globular ; second obviously 

 smaller than fourth ; joints 5-10 quite transverse and differing but 

 little from one another; eleventh larger than the preceding one. 

 Protliorax convex, as long as broad, its middle part widest, post- 

 median fovea moderate, the basal small, lateral cavities large. 

 Elytra oblong, widened behind the middle ; sutural and intra-humeral 

 furrows moderate. Hind-body rather short, broad, apical segments 

 deflexed ; all the basal segment covered with inconspicuous scales. 

 Legs stout; femora inflated: all the tibiae straight inwardly, and 

 not much curved outwardly; tarsi moderate, not elongate. 



S. terricola and S. excavata are the only species having distinctly 

 punctated antennal tubercles ; in S. elevata and S. brevitarsis the 

 punctation can be seen, but not easily : that, therefore, together 

 with the short groove on the head, will cause this species to be 

 easily identified. 



Length, quite ij lines ; breadth, f. 



I found one on the Waitakerei Range. 



1578. S. elevata, n.s. Shining; head, thorax, and antennae 

 dark-red, elytra fulvo-rufous, hind-body chestnut-red, legs and palpi 

 fulvous ; its pubescence yellow. 



Head somewhat convex, short and broad, rounded behind ; its 

 median groove deep, elongate-triangular, with raised hind margins ; 

 there are no other impressions. Antenna stout, not obviously in- 

 crassated apically, third joint small, eleventh scarcely longer than 

 tenth, but with a distinct terminal appendage visible below the 



