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Head and mandibles elongate, nearly smooth, transversely de- 
pressed behind ; eyes large and prominent. Prothorax small, 
about as long as broad, widest at the middle, from that point 
narrowed yet scarcely rounded anteriorly, somewhat sinuously 
narrowed behind ; the middle of the base truncate, but oblique 
near each sub-acute angle, the latter, therefore, does not touch 
the shoulder ; the disc, owing to the deep and broad marginal 
channels, and fine slightly reflexed lateral rims, appears convex, 
the dorsal groove and transversal striz are finely impressed. 
Elytra \arge, oblong, only slightly rounded laterally, and but 
little sinuated apically ; each has a scutellar and seven seemingly 
impunctate striz, and a row of shallow punctiform impressions 
at each side; interstices a little raised, the third bi-punctate ; 
the third, and fourth, and fifth, and sixth striz united before the 
apices. Underside pitchy-black, destitute of distinct sculpture. 
Legs moderately long, the four first joints of all the Zarsz super- 
ficially grooved. The elytra are four times the length and twice 
the breadth of the thorax; the posterior angles of the latter 
appear somewhat elevated and distant from the elytra. 
Length, 6; breadth, 2% lines. 
I have seen one male and two females. One of. the latter 
was sent by Professor Julius von Haast (whose name the species 
bears) some time ago ; the other two were found near Wellington 
by Mr P. Stewart- Sandager. 
46. Anchomenus sandageri, n. sp.—Glossy, head and thorax 
black, elytra infuscate-black with paler margins, palpi, legs, and 
basal joint of antenne nearly fulvous, remaining joints of these 
latter as well as the tarsi some vhat rufescent ; underside brownish 
black, the four anterior coxee and posterior trochantes yellowish. 
Hlead oviform, nearly as wide as’ thorax, and, with the excep- 
tion of the usual frontal impressions and ocular punctures, quite 
smooth ; mandibles robust, rather short; labrum emarginate, 
reddish. Pvothorax about as long as broad, its sides medially 
rounded, but very much incurved behind the middle, so that the 
hind angles appear uncommonly large and prominent; it is 
moderately convex, and, besides the marginal groove, each side 
has a broad curved impression extending from the basal fovea 
to the middle, the basal fossee appear angulated or curved, and 
extend inwardly almost to the dorsal furrow, and the disc 
exhibits a few faint transversal striole. /ytra oval, a good 
deal narrowed towards the shoulders, sinuated apically ; striate, 
interstices nearly plane, the third tri-punctate. Legs moderate ; 
tarst furrowed above. The posterior contraction, sub-acute and 
unusually conspicuous hind angles of the thorax, which, how- 
ever, do not project beyond the medial line, in conjunction with 
oval elytra, render the species distinct. Its nearest congener, so 
far as general contour is concerned, is, perhaps, A. paradzlis. . 
Length, 4% ; breadth, 134 lines. 
I have named this species after Mr. P. Stewart: Sandager, — 
from whom I received it. 
A. montivagus, 1 think, will prove to be mbraky a varietal — 
