Species of New- Zealand CoJeoptera. 



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Group Anchomenid^. 



Dicrochile thoracica. 

 Ancliomenus macrocoelis. 



xauthomelus. 



intermedins. 



integratus. 



sophrouitis. 



Otenoguathus littorellus. 

 Tarastethus aoutklaudicus. 

 carbonarius. 



Group Feronid^e. 



Trichosternus ccelocephalus. 



hanmerensis. 



ordinarius. 



Zeopcecilus optandus. 



Pterostichus turgidiceps. 



odoutellus. 



anteunalis. 



oneroaensis. 



flectipes. 



adoxus. 



oxymelus. 



siiuiiveutris, 



vexatus. 



perbonus. 



philpotti. 



lepidulus. 



cbalmeri. 



Group BEMBIDIIDiE. 



Tachys coriaceus. 



Group Cnemacanthidse. 

 Mecodema acuductum, sp. n. 



Elongate, slightly convex, subopaque; black, the elytra 

 a little iufuscate or rufescent, legs and antennae rufo-piceous. 



Head with numerous fine but distinct punctures in line 

 with back part of eyes, but only obsolete linear impressions, 

 the vertex almost smooth, there being only three or four 

 feeble transverse impressions, the usual lateral rugte and 

 longitudinal inipre-ssions in front are well marked ; labrum 

 broadly rounded and punctured at apex, and with a fine 

 central groove. Eyes rather small and not very prominent. 

 Thorax one-seventh broader than long, feebly incurved in 

 front, base subtruncate, but little wider near the middle than 

 it is elsewhere, a good deal narrowed towards the almost 

 rectangular but obtuse posterior angles ; lateral margins 

 crenulate, the channels not expanded in front ; the median 

 sulcus hardly attains either base or apex, being merged with 

 the abbreviated but not deep strice there ; there are a few 

 feeble transverse strife, and near the base and anterior angles 

 some indistinct punctures ; the basal impressions are deep 

 and foveiforn), and placed closer to the sides than to the base. 

 Elytra elongate, oblong-oval, nearly flat ; there are four 

 very finely punctured striae at each side of the suture, the 

 fifth and sixth are deeper at the base and more distinctly 

 punctured; the seventh interstices are somewhat elevated 

 behind the shoulders, between these and the smooth space 

 near each side there are two series of moderately coarse, 

 closely placed punctures, neither of which reaches the base or 

 apex, marginal sculpture normal ; there are no interstitial 

 punctures, but their whole surface, p;nlicularly behind, is 



