1354 COLEOPTEEA 



Antenna finely and sparingly pubescent throughout ; first joint 

 slender at base, swollen beyond, second rather smaller ; third more 

 slender than fourth, of equal length ; fifth rather longer and slightly 

 stouter than fourth ; sixth a little shorter and more slender than 

 fifth, 7-9 nearly equal, tenth rather shorter ; eleventh rather longer 

 than tenth ; all the joints longer than broad. 



Head inserted up to the eyes, these latter prominent and oviform. 

 Thorax obtusely rounded, almost truncate, in front ; it is longer 

 than the short prosternum, which is extremely short in front of the 

 coxae. Maxillary palpi with acuminate apical joints. Tarsi mode- 

 rately slender, the four first articulations gradually expanded, the 

 fifth small. 



Length, 1% lines ; breadth, |- line. 



Moeraki (Waterhouse Bush). Mr. Sandager has been kind 

 enough to send me two specimens. 



2375. S. dorsalis, n.s. Opaque, rufo-fuscous, legs red, tarsi and 

 antennae rufo-testaceous ; covered with silky yellowish hairs. 



Antenna moderately elongate, nowhere quite nude ; third joint 

 rather slender, scarcely longer than the second ; joints 4-10 longer 

 than broad, their point of articulation near the outside, so that the 

 inner extremity of each appears to be a little, but obtusely, pro- 

 duced ; they are not, however, distinctly serrate ; eleventh elongate, 

 oval. Thorax densely sculptured, punctate or granulate, the basal 

 margin fine but distinct. Scutellum large. Elytra widest near the 

 hind thighs, sculptured in the same way as the thorax, each elytron 

 very obsoletely tricostate ; along the middle the pubescence is dis- 

 posed transversely, and, at each side of this, is bordered by fine 

 hairs, which form an almost regular line to beyond the middle ; there 

 are two other similar lines on each ; the lateral pubescence is as dis- 

 tinct as that on the dorsum. 



The large scutellum and elytral clothing distinguish this species. 



Length, If lines ; breadth, f line. 



Howick. One in my own collection. 



2432. S. nigricornis, n.s. Piceous, subopaque, the thorax 

 slightly nitid, and rufescent in front ; the tibiae and two basal joints 

 of the antennae pitchy-red, tarsi paler, remainder of antennae black ; 

 the body clothed with fine, short, brassy hairs. 



Antenna finely pubescent throughout, basal joint swollen, second 

 nearly as thick but shorter, third rather slender and shorter than 

 the fourth, joints 4-9 nearly twice as long as they are broad, the 

 last two broken off. Thorax indistinctly and finely sculptured, not 

 densely, the base finely marginated. Scutellum small, but convex. 

 Elytra widest near the hind thighs, not double the width of the 

 thorax at the base, humeral angles rounded ; sculpture dense, 

 apparently granulate, and with ill-defined series of small punctures, 

 which are most easily seen near the sides. 



Eyes prominent, oblique, not quite circular. Palpi with the last 

 joint thick near the base, but pointed near the apex. Prosternum 



