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sists of a few very long linear hair-scales set obliquely on the 

 broad palms and forming a broad fringe to the feet. The 

 paraglossfe also differ from those of the Harjmli in being very 

 broad, not tapering to the apex, but broadly rounded. The 

 frontal fovete of the head form short stride curving to the inner 

 margin of the eye. The thorax is quadrate. The elytra are 

 obtuse at the apex, with a strong sinuation ; the scutellar 

 striole is rudimentary between the first and second striae ; the 

 third interstice has one puncture. The males have a haiiy 

 fovea in the middle of the first ventral segment, like the 

 TachycelU. 



EutJienarus hrevtcoUts, n. sp. 



E. obloiigus, fusco-£Bneus ; eljtris subcupreis ; antennis basi, palpis 

 apice, genibusque piceo-rufis ; thorace postice paululum angustato, 

 angulis posticis obtusis fere rotundatis, fovea utiinque lata sparsim 

 punctulata ; elytris acute striatis, interstitiis plauis. Long. 2| 

 lin. d 2- 



Lake Coleridge ; under stones in dry lagoon ( C. M. Wake- 

 Jieldj Esq.). 



Immature specimens have testaceous-yellow legs and pale 

 under surface of body ; but the dark brassy colour of the head 

 and thorax and cupreous elytra remain in all the numerous 

 individuals sent. The hind angles of the thorax are distinct 

 in some examples and perfectly rounded off in others ; the 

 basal foveai also vary in the amount of punctuation, which is 

 always rather coarse. 



Euthenarus puncticollis, n, sp. 



E. oblongus, fusco-piceus aeneo tinctus vel cupreo-aeneus ; antennis 

 basi, palpis basi et apice, pedibus (femoribus interdum exceptis) 

 rufo-piceis ; thorace longiore, postice subsinuatim paulo angustato, 

 angulis posticis fere rectis, fovea basali grosse i)unctata ; elytris 

 apice fortiter sinuatis, subtruucatis. Long. 2f ba. ^ $ . 



Apparently distinct from E. hrevicoUis^ although similar 

 in size and coloration. It is decidedly slenderer, with longer 

 thorax, the posterior narrowing of which is slightly incurved 

 and the hind angles more distinct. The general colour is less 

 metallic ; and the side rims of the thorax are pale, which is 

 sometimes the case with E. hrevicoUis. A better distinction 

 is the more transverse and stronger sinuation of the a|)ex of 

 the elytra, the edges external to the sinuation being more 

 flattened out ; they are finely and sharply striated in the same 

 manner. 



Auckland. Several examples from Mr. Lawson and Mr. 

 H. Edwards. 



