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as broad, much curvedly narrowed anteriorly, front angles depressed; 

 sides finely marginated, rounded, with a sinus before the posterior 

 angles, these latter rectangular and neatly applied to the lateral 

 margins of the elytra so as to appear continuous with them, the 

 space near these angles depressed ; base strongly sinuated, almost 

 lobate in the middle. Scutellum deeply sunk. Elytra widest before 

 the middle, gradually contracted apically and covering the pygidium. 



Very much like I. concinnus (No. 273), but nearly twice its bulk ; 

 antennae much longer ; apex of hind tibia more abruptly narrowed, 

 so as to be almost obliquely truncate, the front pair much more 

 slender. 



$ . Length, If lines ; breadth, quite f line. 



It is Mr. T. Chalmer, of Dunedin, to whom I am indebted for the 

 only specimen I have seen. It is a female. 



1908. I. flectipes, n.s. Convex, shining, red, legs and antennae 

 fulvous, palpi and tarsi yellow ; clothed with conspicuous flavescent 

 hairs. 



Head small. Antenna pubescent, and bearing numerous elon- 

 gate, outstanding, but very slender hairs ; basal joint thick, cylin- 

 dric ; second similar in form and nearly as long, but not as stout ; 

 third somewhat longer than broad ; fourth and fifth subequal ; sixth 

 rather smaller than seventh, which is transversely quadrate ; eighth 

 small, shorter than sixth; tenth transverse; eleventh large. Thorax 

 finely and distantly punctured, rather broader than long, much de- 

 pressed and bicurvate at base. Elytra distantly and minutely 

 punctated. Legs stout, front tibiae gradually thickened, the ex- 

 tremity oblique and hollowed for the accommodation of tarsi ; inter- 

 mediate somewhat bent, the oblique apical portion rather long and 

 concave ; posterior nearly straight for two-thirds of their length, 

 then much bent, so as to seem widely notched, and afterwards 

 directed inwards at the extremity, the outside much curved and 

 oblique ; hind tarsi elongate and narrow, the two front pairs with 

 the basal joints a good deal dilated. 



Underside rufescent, flanks of prosternum piceous ; pubescence 

 yellowish-grey. 



Smaller than /. concinnus (No. 273), the thorax relatively larger 

 and much less narrowed in front, and with more slender antennae. 

 I. compactus is very much larger, with longer and stouter antennae, 

 &c. The tibial structure is- sufficiently distinctive. 



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



Moeraki. I arn indebted to Mr. Sandager for a specimen. 



Asphaerites. 



Nov. gen. 



Body ovate-oblong, convex, almost nude. Head immersed up to 

 the eyes ; epistome and labrum truncate or feebly rounded, the latter 

 very short and not emarginate. Eyes rather large, prominent, trans- 

 verse, oviform, and distinctly facetted. Palpi stout, the labial very 

 short, bisetose, their terminal joint subcylindric : maxillary pubes- 



