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Major T. Broun on new 



Abdominal bands somewhat narrower, suffused 

 with turquoise-blue ; second segment flat, 

 with no transverse depression, foiu-th (except 

 at base) with large punctures ; abdomen 

 generally with very large and distinct punc- 

 tures. (Boulder, Colorado, one, July 6, 1908, 

 picked up on the pavement, struggling with 

 a worker Poyonomyrmex Occident (Uis, Cress., 

 T. D. A. Cocker ell; one, July 14, Fcml M. 

 Dean.) N. universitcitis, sp. n. 



Females. 



Larger ; lateral hind margins of first abdominal 

 segment green ; mesothoi'ax very sparsely 

 punctured, except at sides. (Washington 



State.) N. melmideri, Ckll. 



Smaller ; lateral hind margins of first abdominal 



segment not green or blue 1. 



1. Wings greyish ; truncation of metathorax 

 less strongly punctured ; first abdominal 

 segment with well-separated but numerous 

 punctures; mesothorax closely punctured. 

 (Las Cruces, N. M., Sept. 5, Totvnsend; 



llincon, N. M., Sept. 14, Ckll.) N.foxii, D. T. 



Wings brownish ; truncation of metathorax 

 more closel}' punctured ; first abdominal 

 segment shining, with very sparse small 

 punctures ; mesothorax with larger punc- 

 tures, irregular in size and irregularly 

 \ spaced ; punctures of third abdominal seg- 

 ment minute, much smaller than in foxii. 

 (Mesilla Valley, N. M., toward Organ Mts., 

 end of September, Ckll.^ C 4.) N. vienillensis, sp. ii. 



The new species has green bands, as in N. foxii. 



University of Colorado, 



Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A., 



July 15, 1908. 



XXXVII. — Descrt'ptions of new Species of New-Zealand 

 CoJeoptcra. By Major T. BrOUN, F.E.S. 



Geodephaga. 



Group Cnemacanthidje. 



Mecodema acuductum. 



cognatum. 



lewisi. 



seriatum. 



atteuuatum. 



Diglymma tarsalis. 

 Snofru {emulator. 

 Oopterus nigritulus. 



frontalis. 



sculpturatus. 



Group ANISODACTYLlDili:. 



Allociuopus ocularius. 



