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of the same colour as the legs, the fine grey pubescence causes a 

 somewhat spotted appearance, and the longer hairs are nearly white ; 

 the tenth joint reaches backwards to the end of the body, the third 

 is a little longer than the fourth and extends beyond the base of the 

 thorax. 



Underside, densely clothed with fine grey hairs ; fifth ventral seg- 

 ment strongly rounded and densely ciliate at the extremity, the 

 supplementary segment is, however, quite easily seen. 



$ . Length, 3| lines ; breadth, line. 



Female. Hind - body but little narrowed behind. Antenna 

 slightly shorter, tenth joint not attaining the end of the elytra, the 

 third not reaching the base of the thorax. Fifth ventral segment 

 rather broad, broadly impressed behind, its apex truncate, or only 

 very feebly emarginate. Posterior tibia straight. 



"2 . Length, 3f lines ; breadth, 1 line. 



This species, undoubtedly, is closely allied to Xylotoles scissicauda, 

 Bates, but I fail to see more than two costae on each wing-case, the 

 sides of the thorax are not tuberculate and are not at all coarsely 

 sculptured. 



Ashburton. Examples of both sexes were found in the seed- 

 vessels of Phormium tenax by Mr. W. W. Smith. 



Somatidia (Gen., P . 600). 



2581. S. COnvexa, n.s. Body very convex, much narrowed 

 and depressed towards the middle ; cupreo-fuscous, the tibiae and 

 tarsi more or less testaceous, the former infuscate above and near 

 the extremity ; femora variegate, fuscous, piceous, or reddish ; an- 

 tennae infuscate-red. 



Thorax subrotundate, widest and most convex before the middle, 

 its surface distinctly and moderately closely punctured. Antenna 

 as long as the body, with very long slender hairs below, third joint 

 twice the length of the fourth. Elytra rather short, widest behind 

 the middle, curvedly deflexed posteriorly, much narrowed towards 

 the base ; with rather fine and not numerous punctures, the punc- 

 tuation about the same near the apices as at the base, there is an 

 indistinct stria behind, near the suture ; their pubescence is pale or 

 yellowish, and not at all obvious near the base ; a large space behind 

 each shoulder, and another near the hind thigh, are either bare or 

 scantily clothed, the erect hairs are fuscous or yellowish. Legs 

 robust, with pale outstanding hairs, femora much clavate or arched 

 above, tibiae stout. 



Male. Abdomen : Segments 2-4 short, fourth incurved behind, 

 fifth rounded apically, supplementary segments scooped out. 



The species like S, ptinoides are S. crassipes, S. spinicolle, and 

 S. signata. This is another of the same group, distinguishable by 

 its large size, very thick femora, and the absence of the tubercle on 

 each side of the thorax, there being only a small obtuse elevation 

 there. 



Length, 2} lines ; breadth, line. 



Maketu, Hunua Range. A good series ; on the ground. 



