182 Cupt. T. Broun on new 



subdepressed, net elongate, yellowish hairs ; basal depressions 

 normal, shoulders raised, sutural region slightly impressed. 

 Legs rather slender ; anterior femora nearly twice as thick as 

 the posterior; tibice. nearly straight, finely pubescent. 



Antennw moderately elongate, the four terminal joints 

 dilated ; second joint longer than the first ; 3 to 7 small, 

 each slightly shorter than the one preceding it, third not 

 perceptibly longer than broad ; eighth distinctly broader 

 than the seventh, but evidently narrower than the following 

 one ; ninth and tenth large, broader than long, not at all 

 laxly articulated ; eleventh rather small, slightly longer than 

 broad, not as broad as the tenth. 



Maxillari/ palj7i small ; third joint not much dilated, fourth 

 small but rather thick. £^yes small, not prominent. 



The narrow terminal joint of the antennas and the slender 

 build will lead to the identification of this species. 



Length ^, breadth quite 5 line. 



Ligar's Bash, Papakura. 



Scydmoinus relatus, sp. n. 



Shining^ red, tarsi yellow. 



Head with conspicuous, rather coarse, fulvous hairs extending 

 backwards. Thorax longer than broad, widest before the 

 middle, much narrowed near the base ; there are four basal 

 foveas, the external smaller than the central pair, the base 

 appears to be transversely depressed. Elytra oval, widest 

 near the middle ; the basal depressions are large, the shoulders 

 are raised, and the sutural region is indistinctly flattened. 



Anten?ice elongate, gradually thickened ; second joint much 

 longer than the visible part of the first ; third very slightly 

 longer than the fourth ; 5 to 7 nearly alike, hardly longer 

 than broad ; eighth slightly larger than the preceding one ; 

 ninth and tenth transversely quadrate; eleventh large but 

 not as long as the ninth and tenth taken together. 



This most nearly resembles S. brachycerus ; the antennge, 

 however, are not short, but, although this may prove to be a 

 sexual character only, I, at present, think the two are distinct 

 species. 



Length f , breadth quite \ line. 



Hunua Kange, Maketu. Three examples. 



Scydmcenus insigms, sp. n. 



Suhovate, convex, rufous, head darker, the legs and an- 

 tenna) reddish yellow, tarsi yellow ; very sparingly clothed 

 with slender, inconspicuous, pallid hairs. 



