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Elytra elongate, moderately convex transversely, humeral angles 
obtuse, the sides a little rounded, finely marginated, apices indi- 
vidually rounded, exposing a small portion of the abdomen, 
which, however, does not project. Legs rather slender, linear, 
simple ; zavsz with brush-like soles, their basal joint about as 
long as the following two united, 3rd small, deeply bilobed ; claws 
simple. Anterior core prominent, sub-conical, but little separated ; 
intermediate prominent, also somewhat cone-shaped, more dis- 
tant than the front pair, deeply notched ; posterior further apart, 
less convex, notched and angulated. JVetasternum short ; abdo- 
men elongate, the basal segment largest, its process triangular, 
the next four of nearly equal length. 
This genus is founded on No. 1013. The capture of a per- 
fect specimen, quite recently, on the Waitakerei Range, near 
Auckland, enables me to make known its characters. I have 
also changed the specific name from “ szmpliceps” to “rugosus,” 
and add a short description. 
1013. Piychopterus rugosus.—Elongate, slightly convex, almost 
opaque, sparingly clothed with fine, short, yellow hairs ; fusco- 
castaneous, legs and antenne chestnut-red and densely pubescent. 
Flead closely and rugosely sculptured, without tubercles. 
Prothorax \onger than broad, constricted in front, base emar- 
ginated, the lateral dilatations with a strong spine, its sculpture 
similar to that of the head, the discoidal spines robust and erect. 
Scutellum pubescent. lytra elongate, broader than thorax, 
slightly curved laterally, transversely convex, so sculptured as to 
appear irregularly wrinkled, but much less ‘coarsely than the 
thorax, each with three not very obvious coste. 
Length, 17; breadth, 4% lines. 
The much mutilated insect named Blosyropus simpliceps (ante 
p. 579) is considerably smaller than the one adopted as the type 
LAMIIDA. 
1437. Microlamia emula, n. sp—Elongate-oblong, sub-de- 
pressed, head and thorax eneous, blackish orfuscous, elytra reddish 
or brown, femora piceous or infuscate, tibie, tarsi, and antenne in- 
fuscate-red or testaceous, the latter tipped with piceous. The 
first mentioned colours indicate the male. 
Head with linear impressions and punctures. Pyvrothorax 
obtusely protuberant laterally, contracted at base; apex and 
base transversely strigose, the sides punctated and lineated, the 
middle of the disc quite smooth and glossy ; it bears a few grayish 
hairs. lytra oblong, slightly and gradually narrowed behind ; 
their punctation coarse but not close, and not extending beyond 
the middle, they are depressed near the base and each hasa 
sutural stria. In the male the clothing is very scanty, but in the 
other sex the elytra bear fine grayish hairs with a tendency to 
congregate, thereby producing a spotted appearance. Antenne 
stout, filiform, joints 3-7 appreciably longer than the others, the 
