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Bryaxis (p. 124). 



1645. B. sylvicola, n.s. Convex, shining, dark-red, tarsi ful- 

 vescent, nearly glabrous. 



Head nearly as large as thorax, smooth, indistinctly quadri-foveo- 

 late ; eyes not prominent. Antenna stout, longer than head and 

 thorax, pubescent, two basal joints cylindric, first longest ; third 

 about as long as second, but narrowed at base ; fourth smallest, 

 about as long as broad, moniliform ; fifth larger than the preceding 

 one ; sixth transverse, almost cup-shaped, its point of articulation a 

 little to one side ; joints 7 and 8 smaller than sixth, transversal ; 

 ninth large, truncate at base, its outer apex prolonged so as to em- 

 brace the basal portion of the tenth ; tenth large, ovate, yet much 

 smaller than ninth ; the five terminal articulations punctate. Pro- 

 thorax small, smooth ; widest near the middle. Elytra about twice 

 the size of thorax, sutural striae well marked; rounded laterally. 

 Hind-body deflexed, the two basal segments nearly equal, apparently 

 impunctate, but bearing a few short yellow hairs. Legs simple. 

 Underside fusco - rufous ; metasternum flattened on the middle ; 

 anterior coxa armed with protuberant spines. 



Allied to B. micans, B. clavatus, and B. dispar, but differing there- 

 from in the structure of the antennae, &c. 

 $ . Incog. 



<. Length, f line ; breadth, f. 



I found two in the Paparoa bush, near Howick. 



Euplectus (p. 139)- 



1646. E. crassipes, n.s. Pubescent, castaneo-rufous ; legs and 

 palpi fulvescent ; moderately convex and shining. 



Head smaller than thorax, rounded laterally, with two foveae pro- 

 longed forwards, the inter-antennal space obtusely raised, eyes 

 small. Antenna pubescent, as long as head and thorax ; two basal 

 articulations stout, cylindric ; third smaller than second, yet longer 

 than broad ; fourth and fifth about equal, quite as long as broad ; 

 joints 6, 8, and 9 nearly equal, transverse, moniliform ; seventh 

 larger than the contiguous ones, rather longer than broad; tenth 

 larger than ninth, transverse ; eleventh thrice as large as tenth, 

 ovate. Prothorax longer than broad ; oviform, with a large (some- 

 what triangular) fovea on the middle, near the base, connected with 

 the fovea at each side ; no distinct dorsal channel. Elytra oblong, 

 widest near the middle ; clothed with depressed greyish hairs, each 

 with a sutural stria and intra-humeral impression. Hind-body as 

 long as elytra, narrower, pubescent, not distinctly sculptured. Legs 

 robust ; femora thick, much arched above ; tibiae and tarsi short and 

 stout. 



It should be placed near E. longulus, but the legs are thicker 

 than those of any of our species. 



<$ . Length, f line ; breadth, J. 



I found this little fellow near Howick (Auckland). 



1647. E. patruelis, n.s. Kufous, slightly glossy, legs and 



