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space which does not reach the base, these depressed areas consist 

 of large, irregular cavities filled with pubescence, the intervals 

 between these cavities are nude and nearly on a level with the 

 other glabrous parts, the pubescence therefore is quite maculated 

 from base to apex ; some of the depressions become quite elongate 

 or striate on approaching the extremity ; just on the outer edge of 

 the dorsum another broad, smooth space extends from the base 

 towards the apex, the deflexed sides being covered with pubescent 

 cavities. The sides of the thorax are also spotted, but I fail to 

 detect more than two or three large punctiform impressions. In 

 N. lineatum the spaces between the outer and inner pubescent areas 

 bear numerous small but distinct punctures. Apical ventral seg- 

 ment exposed and punctate. 



Underside dark-violaceous, partially covered with spotted pubes- 

 cence. 



This elegant species, as regards form and structure, is allied to 

 N. lineatum ; it is, however, rather larger, and the hind-body, instead 

 of being gradually attenuated posteriorly, is almost parallel-sided. 



Length, 8f ; breadth, 2f lines. 



The discovery of this fine insect is due to Mr. George Munro, 

 of Southern Wairoa (Clevedon). 



Anencyrus. 



Nov. gen. 

 (Sharp; Trans. Roy. Dub. Soc., 1886, p. 441.) 



Corpus parum elongatum, minus pubescens, thorace elytrisque 

 inaequalibus, illo lateribus hand spinosis-, his abdomine paulo brevi- 

 oribus : antenna (feminae?) corpore breviores, filiformes. Caput 

 breve, irons verticalis sat elongata. Oculi laterales, supra distantes, 

 magni, subtiliter granulati. Coxa anteriores globose, acetabulis a 

 prosterno bene separatis, posterius apertis, externe parum prolonga- 

 tis, trochantinis conspicuis. Elytra apicem versus angustata, apici- 

 bus oblique truncatis. Metasternum convexuin, sat elongatum, 

 episternis latis. Abdomen normals, segmento basale secundo longi- 

 ore, sequentibus inter se subaequalibus. Pedes modice elongati, 

 femora basi tenue ; tarsi posteriores articulo basale sequentibus 

 duobus simul sumptis aequale, vix longiore. 



This is another genus which seems to have no near ally, and 

 which it would be very difficult to place in Lacordaire's arrangement. 

 In the New Zealand list it will go next to Gastrosarus, to which, 

 however, it is by no means closely allied, being different in form and 

 sculpture, having the front coxal cavities with a broad aperture, 

 externally displaying the trochantin, while internally they are sepa- 

 rated by a well-marked convex process of the prosternum ; the front 

 of the head, too, is elongated, instead of displaying the remarkable 

 abbreviation of Gastrosarus. 



2262. A. discedens, n.s. (Sharp; Trans. Boy. Dub. Soc., 1886, 

 p. 441.) Rufus, femorum basi, elytrorumque costis abbreviatis ad 



