Bates. 



of New Zealand. 313 



Subfamily Actenoxychinjs. 



Actenonyx bembidioides, White, I. c. p. 2 (1846). 



Sphallax peryphoides, Bates, Ent. Monthly Mag. iv. p. 56 (1867). 



Christohureh (B. W. Fereday, Esq.). 



White's description omits all the essential characters of this curious 

 Carabid, and is so vague that there are no means of identifying it without 

 reference to the type. I have seen a specimen so named in the British 

 Museum, which quite agrees with Sphallax peryphoides. The extraordinary 

 form of the ligula, and other characters, necessitate the formation of a new 

 subfamily for the insect, which will range near the Odacanthince. 



Subfamily Scopodisle. 

 Scopodes fossulatus. 



Dromius (I) fossulatus, Blanch. Voy. Pole Sud, iv. p. 9, t.iii. f.16. 

 Periblepusa elaphroides, Redtenb. Reise No vara, Col. p. 21, t.i. f.9. 



Blanchard's description accords exceedingly well with a species apparently 

 common at Auckland, with the exception that no mention is made of the 

 prominent eyes ; this omission, however, is supplied to some extent by 



his figure. 



Auckland. Both from Mr. H. Edwards and Mr. Lawson. 



A well-preserved specimen, rather larger than usual, agrees exactly with 

 Kedtenbacher's description. 



Scopodes elaphroides. 



Helceotrechus elaphroides, White, I. c. p. 5, t.i. f.5. 



differing besides 



fossulat 



of femora and the tips with a brownish band." 



Scopodes aterrimus, n. sp. 

 S. magis elongatus, gracilior, toto insecto sericeo-niger ; thorace angustiore, 

 ab angulo anteriore usque basin recte angustato, supra subtiliter strigoso sed 

 nitido ; elytris striis latis paulo undulatis, impunctatis, foveis tribus magnis 

 prope suturam alterisque irregularibus versus apicem. Long. 2— 2\ lin. 



fossulatus and 



known 



— rather narrow, 



without 



bein 



ansverse 



Mr. H. Edwards (Auckland), and one from Christ 



church (Mr. Fereday). 



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