A revision of the New Zealand species of Howickia Richards Author Marshall, S. A. Author Luk, S. P. L. Author Dong, H. text Zootaxa 2014 3887 1 1 36 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3887.1.1 9f78f2e6-ed95-4639-b784-e027d0451853 1175-5326 287460 A305AADA-ED80-4894-B8C4-2091F2F35544 Key to the macropterous Howickia of New Zealand (Macropterous Howickia differ from other fully winged Sphaeroceridae in New Zealand by the three narrow silver strips on the frons, and by the extremely short, sinuate R2+3). 1 Male sternite 5 with stout teeth along posterior margin; sternite 6 with a simple ventral lobe; sternite 7 with a strongly bifurcate posteroventral lobe ( Fig. 46 ). Female tergite 7 broadly concave posteriorly; tergite 8 with three long anterior lobes but narrowly complete posteriorly ( Fig. 48 ). Apex of female abdomen without conspicuous internal sclerite ( Fig. 48 )........................................................................................... H. oliveri Marshall sp. nov. - Male sternite 5 with a small posteromedial comb of flat bristles, posterior margin of sternite 5 without prominent teeth ( Fig. 31 ) but ventral lobe of sternite 6 with prominent posterior processes, posteroventral lobe of sternite 7 simple. Female tergite 7 narrowly split posteriorly and tergite 8 split into three parts, small middle part entirely separate from darker and larger lateral parts ( Fig. 33 ). Apex of female abdomen with a large, dark U-shaped internal sclerite, with arms facing posteriorly ( Fig. 33 )........................................................................... H. lepidostylus Marshall sp. nov.