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three -jointed ; they are provided with slender outstanding hairs. 

 Legs stout, pubescent ; tarsi with conspicuous hairs, claws large. 



Length, f ; breadth, f line. 



Paparoa, near Howick. 



1915. S. SCUtellaris, n.s. Shining, pubescent, thorax bright- 

 fulvous, elytra castaneous. 



This species, though very much like S. fulvicollis, may be dis- 

 tinguished by the thorax being more brightly coloured, but with a 

 dark streak along its base ; the elytra are darker, more distinctly 

 punctured, especially behind, and with truncate apices. The two 

 exposed ventral segments are minutely punctured, the basal being 

 chestnut-coloured, the other yellowish. The scutellum, moreover, is 

 quite different, being broad and triangular. 



Length, f ; breadth, f line. 



Mokohinou Island. Two examples, from Mr. Sandager. 



1916. S, basalis, n.s. Castaneous, the thoracic disc and sides 

 of elytra darker, frontal portions of thoracic margins fulvescent, legs 

 and pygidium obscure- testaceous. 



Most nearly resembles S. fulvicollis; the pubescence shorter; 

 scutellum broader, less rounded, curvilinearly triangular. It may 

 be identified by an examination of the base of the elytra, the scu- 

 tellar region being raised, and this elevated part is well denned by 

 two convergent oblique depressions. 



Length, nearly f ; breadth, f line. 



Howick (Paparoa). Two examples. 



Group-NITIDULID^E . 



Homepursea. 



Nov. gen. 



Body moderately evenly convex, subovate. Head obliquely, not 

 abruptly, narrowed in front, forehead without distinct frontal suture, 

 so as to appear confounded with the labrum ; which is very short, 

 broadly curved in front, and with a narrow excision at the middle. 

 Mandibles exposed in front, strongly curved. Eyes large and pro- 

 minent. Antenna inserted below the edge of the forehead, just in 

 front of the eyes ; basal joint rather longer and much thicker than 

 second ; joints 3-5 elongate, nearly equal ; sixth and seventh short ; 

 eighth rather small, expanded apically, about one-third the breadth 

 of the following one ; ninth and tenth transverse, eleventh short 

 and broad. Antennal furrows continued backwards underneath to 

 hind margin of eyes, not convergent. Thorax about twice as broad 

 as long, sides not explanate, finely margined, rounded and narrowed 

 towards the front, apex emarginate, posterior angles obtusely rounded, 

 resting on base of elytra, base subtruncate. Scutellum broad. 

 Elytra not at all elongate, gradually narrowed posteriorly, apices 

 broadly rounded. Legs robust, tibiae gradually thickened, posterior 

 a little bent, bispinose at extremity ; external face of the anterior 



