Bates. — -On the Geodephagons Coleoptera of New Zealand. 303 



sinuatis, convexis, profunde snbpunctulato-striatis, interstitio tertio tripnnc- 

 tato. Long 5 — 5J lin. M. F. 



Allied to P. Golensonis, especially in the form of the thorax, with produced 

 acute hind angles, but legs constantly pitchy black ; palpi and antennse dull 

 pitchy red, with the greater part of the three basal joints of the latter blact. 

 The thorax, as in P. deplanatus and P. colensonis, has a deep central groove, 

 and on each side a curved, shallow, impressed line proceeding from the basal 

 fovea and nearly reaching the anterior angles. The lateral explanated margin 

 is narrow and reflexed. All the tarsi (except the dilated joints of the male) 

 are sharply ridged and grooved, as in P. deplanatus. 



Anchomenus elevatus, White, I. c. p. 3. 

 A large, shining black species (6J lines), with large ovate thorax, much 

 larger in proportion to the elytra than in any other described species. The 

 hind angles of the thorax are very obtuse, almost rounded ; and the lateral 

 margins are widely explanated and strongly reflexed, of the same, width from 

 the anterior to the posterior angle. The elytra are ovate, rather rounded at 

 the shoulders, and strongly sinuate near the apex. The tarsi are grooved 

 only on the sides. 



Auckland. Sent in some numbers by Mr. Lawson. 



Anchomenus feredayi, n. sp. 



A. oblongus, subgracilis, nigro-seneus nitidus, thoracis margine laterali, 

 elytrorum margine deflexo, tibiis tarsisque obscure piceo-rufis j thorace trans- 

 versim quadrato, angulis posticis distinctis sed obtusis ; elytris striatis, 

 interstitiis planis, tertio tripunctato. Long. 3|- lin. M. P. 



A small '''• Agonum^'' having much resemblance to the British A. micans, 

 but distinguished, among other characters, by the shorter thorax, scarcely 

 more narrowed behind than in front, with distinct hind angles and pitchy 

 and explanated lateral margins ; the anterior angles are rather rounded, not 

 prominent as in A. tristis, Dej. The eyes are much more prominent than in 

 A. micans, and the palpi shorter and more robust. The frontal foveolse are 

 deep and well-defined. The elytra are very obliquely and rather strongly 

 sinuate at the apex, with the suture strongly produced ; the striae are sharp 

 and fine, equally impressed from base to apex, and finely punctulate or 

 crenulatedj the interstices quite plane, with three large punctures on the 

 third ; the deflexed margins and extreme edge of the lateral rims rufo-piceous. 

 The antennae are robust from the fourth joint, black, with rufous bases to the 

 joints. The palpi and femora shining black j the trochanters reddish tes- 

 taceous j the tibise and tarsi pitchy red. The tarsi are finely grooved on the 

 sides only. 



Christchurch. Sent first by Mr. Fereday, and afterwards by Mr. 0. M. 

 Wakefield. 



