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pubescence. Prothorax broader than long, cordate, with the usual 

 depressions. Elytra oblong, a little narrowed at the base, longer and 

 broader than thorax, their sutural striae deep and entire, the intra- 

 humeral with a semi-detached basal puncture. Hind-body longer and 

 broader than elytra, deflexed and attenuated apically, first segment 

 shorter than second, its base with numerous minute scale-like hairs. 

 Legs stout, the four anterior tibiae straight along their inner edge, 

 the outer curved, posterior perceptibly bent at the extremity ; tarsi 

 elongate. 



The distinctive peculiarity of this species consists in the thickened 

 and somewhat elevated hind borders of the cavity on the head. Its 

 nearest ally is S. terricola, but in it the whole middle part of the 

 head is much more convex ; it is also narrower, and has two occipital 

 foveae, besides which it is altogether larger. 



Length, i-| lines ; breadth, f. 



I found two examples at Woodhill, near Helensville. 



I 579- S. brevitarsis, n - s - Elongate, shining, chestnut-red, 

 legs fulvous, tarsi and palpi yellow ; clothed with yellow hairs. 



Head moderately broad, its posterior angles not much rounded, 

 yet not prominent, but little convex ; its central cavity deep, not 

 reaching the neck, with two minute occipital foveae. Antenna stout, 

 their terminal joints scarcely longer than broad. Prothorax sub- 

 cordate, widest at the middle, much narrowed (not abruptly) in front ; 

 its post-median cavity large, so that the minute basal foveae seem to 

 form a portion of it ; lateral cavities large. Elytra oblong, longer 

 and broader than thorax, narrowed at the shoulders ; sutural furrows 

 well marked, intra-humeral deep and elongate, with four or five 

 punctures in each. Hind-body much longer than and quite as broad 

 as elytra ; third segment largest, nearly twice the length of the first, 

 the latter clothed with short yellow hairs, the apical segments 

 conjointly obtriangular. Legs of moderate length ; none of the tibiae 

 distinctly bent, but all more or less arcuated externally; tarsi 

 short. 



In S. genale and S. denticolle the tarsi are comparatively short, 

 but this species is differentiated from both by well-marked charac- 

 ters. 



Length, i^ lines ; breadth, quite J-. 



Described from one example found in Paparoa, south of Auckland, 

 by myself. 



S. bipunctata, n.s. Fulvescent, head, antennae, and 

 thorax rufo-fulvous, elytra, legs, and palpi flavous, abdomen dark- 

 yellow, pubescence yellow. 



Head broad, rounded behind, frontal fossa short, deep, and broad, 

 basal fovese small. Antenna elongate, third joint quite as long as, 

 but narrower than, second; second and fourth equal, oviform; fifth very 

 little shorter ; joints 6-9 sub -globular ; eighth and ninth transverse ; 

 tenth transverse, a little larger than ninth ; eleventh conical, about 

 twice the length of its predecessor. Prothorax cordate, with the com- 

 mon impressions, about as broad as the head. Elytra short, but little 



