OF NEW ZEALAND. 1501 



Male. Abdomen : Fifth segment emarginate in the middle, sixth 

 deeply hollowed, with raised margins. 



Female. Abdomen : Fifth segment nearly twice the length of the 

 fourth, with a slight longitudinal elevation behind. 



Length, 2|- lines ; breadth, 1 line. 



Maketu, Hunua Range. Closely allied to No. 1055. 



1050, var. S. fuscata. Subopaque, fuscous, clothed with very 

 slender pubescence of nearly the same colour as the derm, but, on 

 the elytra, there is a large space across the back and most of each 

 side, covered with fine testaceous pubescence. 



Thorax almost longer than broad, widest before the middle, with 

 moderately coarse, distant punctures. Elytra widest near the 

 middle, irregularly, coarsely, and distantly punctured near the base, 

 each elytron with a sutural series extending below the top of the 

 hind slope, a second series is sometimes as long and regular. Legs 

 and antennae generally pale reddish-brown, the tarsi, and the lower 

 part of the tibiae, testaceous. Antenna with yellow pubescence and 

 coarse infuscate hairs, not distinctly spotted ; third joint about one- 

 third longer than the fourth. 



This, no doubt, comes near No. 1050, and may be a variety only. 



Length, 3 ; breadth, 1^ lines. 



Maketu. Three individuals. 



OBS. I have, from the same locality, a varietal form of No. 

 1052, which I think should be described : 



S. angiista, var. Body pale yellowish - brown, quite brown 

 across the top of the hind slope, this dark colour extends towards 

 the apices, near each side, and is there bordered by a more or less 

 evident longitudinal elevation, which is prolonged towards the base ; 

 the hind slope is somewhat flattened, and moderately coarsely 

 punctured, but not as closely as the base. Thorax finely and rather 

 closely punctured, most of its pubescence greyish, but a yellow 

 streak extends forwards from the base. The grey pubescence on 

 the elytra sometimes produces a maculate appearance. The scutcl- 

 lum is large and greyish. Antenna with joints 4-11 half brown and 

 half testaceous, third joint one-third longer than fourth. Underside, 

 and the femora, with dark and grey mottled pubescence. The elytral 

 elevations are also subject to variations. One constant, well-marked 

 character distinguishes the species, this is the intensely black space 

 between the eyes. 



Group-EUMOLPID^J. 



Aphilon (Gen., p. 629). 



2586. A. SCUtellare, n.s. Convex, hemispherical, nude, seneo- 

 niger, legs and antennae testaceous, the terminal joints a little 

 infuscate. 



Head small, smooth. Antenna feebly pilose, stout, first joint 

 large and broad ; second almost as long as the third, rather stouter ; 



