1074 COLEOPTEEA 



minutely serrate. Tarsi with sponge-like villosity underneath, and 

 with some long projecting hairs ; first three joints very broad anterior 

 and almost lunate, with elongate lobes; fourth small and narrow; 

 fifth elongate ; the middle pair smaller, hind pair still less expanded. 

 Prosternum with a finely-marginated process extending just beyond 

 the coxae. Mesosternum incurved in front, broadly impressed, its 

 suture rounded between the coxae. Metasternum rather short. 

 Abdomen moderate, basal segment as large as the next three, sub- 

 truncate between the COXSB ; the fifth rather long and hollowed 

 behind, so that the narrow sixth segment is quite exposed, this seg- 

 ment rather densely pubescent and with a lunate channel near its 

 base. Epipleurcs quite linear in line with fifth segment. Coxa very 

 similar to those of Soronia. 



Allied to Epurcea and Soronia. 



The type is No. 307, now Homepurcea amc&na, a rather elegant 

 insect with variegate clothing ; many of the hairs lie flat on the 

 surface, causing it to appear as if marked with slender longitudinal 

 rugosities or aciculate impressions ; the sculpture, however, consists 

 chiefly of fine punctures. 



Soronia. 



1917. S. morosa, n.s. Oblong, subdepressed, nigro-fuscous ; 

 sides of thorax and elytra infuscate-red ; legs and antennae red, tarsi 

 fulvous ; clothed with slender yellowish hairs, and short thick bent 

 setae, many of which are obscurely coloured, whilst others are 

 yellowish. 



Head somewhat rufescent in front ; eyes very convex and pro- 

 minent. Thorax transverse, widely emarginated at apex, base 

 feebly sinuate ; sides moderately explanate, narrowed, but hardly at 

 all siuuated, towards the front ; anterior angles rounded, posterior 

 oblique ; surface uneven, broadly transversely impressed before the 

 middle, and with six somewhat rounded impressions near the base ; 

 moderately closely but not coarsely punctured. Scuteliwn broad. 

 Elytra oblong, their margins like those of the thorax ; broadly im- 

 pressed behind the scutellum, indistinctly variegate with obscure- 

 red, their sculpture concealed by the peculiar setae. Tibia simple, 

 gradually expanded towards the extremity, apical spines small. 



Bather larger than S. optata, without the elytral fascia, puncta- 

 tion of thorax easily seen, &c. 



Length, 2 lines ; breadth, f line. 



Wellington. One example, from Mr. Sandager. 



1918. S. micans, n.s. Shining, clothed with very fine pallid 

 setae or hairs ; variegate, most of the body castaneous, sides 

 broadly testaceous, a curvate mark on each side of scutellum, and 

 two spots between hind thighs, also testaceous ; front tibiae, an- 

 tennae, and head reddish, thoracic disc redder than elytra. 



Head angularly impressed between the eyes, moderately closely 

 and distinctly punctured ; eyes prominent and convex. Thorax 

 transverse, sides a good deal explanate. very little curved, more 



