OF NEW ZEALAND. 1007 



Antenna rather short ; basal joint stout, darker than the others ; 

 second joint short, not half the length of the first ; third greatly 

 longer than the second, equal to the fourth. Head narrow, with 

 small but convex eyes, and two large depressions in front. Thorax 

 elongate, but a good deal shorter than broad ; the sides finelyjiiar- 

 ginate, a little narrowed and sinuate behind ; hind angles nearly 

 rectangular, a little obtuse, the base slightly broader than the front 

 margin ; the surface very shining, with a median channel starting 

 from the base but not reaching the front ; base impunctate, with a 

 rather elongate canalicular fovea half-way between the channel and 

 the side. Exposed portion of scutellum broad, extremely short. 

 Elytra with the posterior line of basal margin reaching only as far 

 inwards as the fourth stria. Their surface is rather dull, and the 

 two or three striae towards the side are almost obliterated. There is 

 no raised apical plica. 



Bealey. Helms ; three examples. 



1805. S. fallax, n.s. Testaceous, shining ; subparallel, slightly 

 convex, with some minute brassy setae on elytra. 



Head, including the long mandibles, quite as long as thorax but 

 narrower, its frontal impressions rather broad and not sharply, 

 defined ; eyes convex. Thorax somewhat broader than long, widest 

 before the middle, its sides finely margined and moderately sinuously 

 narrowed behind, posterior angles rectangular, not obtuse ; disc im- 

 punctate, mesial groove rather fine, not attaining the apex, between 

 this and each side there is an elongate narrow fossa. Elytra broader 

 than thorax, not sinuated apically ; their striae not deep, rather 

 narrow, and finely punctate, the outer striae and posterior sculpture 

 less evident ; the hind line of basal margin extending inwards to 

 the fourth stria. 



With the exception of the coloration and some minor details this 

 species seems to agree pretty well with the typical species, but the 

 elytra are not dull, and the basal angles of the thorax are not at all 

 obtuse. 



Length, 3 ; breadth, 1-| lines. 



Castle Hill Station, Canterbury. Mr. J. D. Enys was kind 

 enough to send me a specimen some time ago. 



OBS. No. 1338, referred with doubt to Castelnau's genus Cera- 

 bilia, must be removed to Sympiestus. In the description, page 754, 

 I indicated the generic characters, almost exactly as Dr. Sharp has 

 described them. 



Bembidium. 



1806. B. devedonense, n.s. Shining, aeneo-fuscous ; each 

 elytron with a humeral spot, a lateral (before the middle), one near 

 the hind thigh, and most of the apex, testaceous ; legs and first three 

 joints of the antennae also testaceous, the remaining joints dark- 

 fuscous. 



Head large, frontal foveae broad, rather shallow ; eyes large and 

 prominent. Thorax widest before the middle, strongly rounded, 

 3 PT. v. 



