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ACCESSION NO.Vl i.l^.iL.'^

NEW ZEALAND COLEOPTEEA.

PART VII.

Group— PERONIID-ffi.

Trichosternus.

2434. T. CraSSalis, "•«• 0&/o;f{/, robust, moderately convex;
nitid, head and thorax greenish-black, elytra cupreous (green), legs
and underside black, antennae, palpi, and tarsi piceous, tips of the
palpi red.

Head ^Yith ciu'vate frontal impressions ; the genae dilated below
the prominent eyes. Antenna rather slender, the three basal joints
glabrous, joints 2-4 compressed near the base. Thorax 5 lines wide,
3|^ long, widest before the middle, almost regularly rounded near
the front, narrowed but not sinuate behind ; posterior angles rect-
angular, not projecting ; base and apex incurved ; disc convex, the
curved frontal impression well marked, and somewhat foveate at the
extremities, dorsal groove deeper near the frontal and basal margins
than on the middle, basal fossa? large, the intervening space de-
pressed. Scutdlum broad. Eli/tra rather wider than the thorax,
their sides a little curved, sinuate apically, shoulders moderately
dentiform ; they are punctate-striate, the punctures, however, are
rather fine ; interstices convex, the fourth and sixth much reduced
in breadth, the third with three or four rather small punctures,
numerous minute ones on the fifth and seventh. Abdomen wuth two
setigerous punctures on each side of the terminal segment.

This is the most robust species known as yet. It is considerably
larger than T. autarcticus, its nearest ally, and may be easily dis-
tinguished therefrom by the different elytral interstices, and by the
presence, on each elytron, of a large blister-like swelling extend-
ing across the fourth, fifth, and sixth interstices just behind the
posterior femur.

2 . Length, 16 ; breadtli, 5f lines.

Albury, Canterbury. Described from a female which Mr. W. W.
Smith, of Ashburton, kindly transmitted.

Pterostichus.

2435. P. arduus, "-s- Elongate, slightly convex ; glossy,
black, tarsi and antennae piceous, trophii pitchy-red, becoming paler
at the extremity.

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Head, including the mandibles, quite as long as the thorax, with
only moderately-marked frontal impressions ; eyes prominent, genye
swollen. Thorax one-fifth broader than long, widest near the front,
gradually narrowed from about the middle, there is a short, nearly
straight, space just before the hind angle, so that there appears to
be a sinuosity there, and this causes the posterior angle to appear
prominent ; the apex is feebly, the middle of the base more evidently,
incurved ; disc with slight transverse linear impressions, dorsal
groove well marked, scarcely touching the apex, basal fossae large
but not extending to the hind margin. ScuteUuvi feebly striate.
Elytra broader than the thorax, their sides a little rounded, shoul-
ders dentiform ; the striae are rather deep, quite regular, and finely
punctured ; interstices slightly convex, differing but little in width,
with feeble transverse impressions which, behind, cause a slightly
undulate appearance.

Belongs to the group with two lateral thoracic setaj. It bears
no very close resemblance to any other described species. The
last abdominal segment has two setigerous punctures near each
side.

2 . Length, 9|- ; breadth, 3^ lines.

Mount Arthur. One individual amongst other Carabidaj col-
lected several years ago by Messrs. T. F. Cheeseman and A. T.
Urquhart. I left it without a name, in hopes of seeing the male.

2436. P. scitipennis, "-s- Elongate, subparallel, slightly
convex; shining, deep-black, legs pitchy-black, antennae and tarsi
piceo-rufous.

ileac? with narrow, almost sulciform, frontal impressions; eyes
large, very prominent and convex, the back part of the head there-
fore Seems to be much contracted. Thorax about one-sixth broader
than long, widest before the middle, rounded towards the front,
gradually narrowed backwards, with a very slight, hardly noticeable,
sinuation near the hind angle, this is rectangular aiid just perceptibly
projecting ; the apex is truncate, the base medially emarginate, and
this latter part is notched with punctiform impressions ; the median
furrow is broad and deep but does not reach the front margin, the
basal fossoB are deep and elongate, almost sulciform, and are placed
midway betw^een the middle and the sides. Scutellum striate at
base. Elytra broader than the thorax, with slightly-rounded sides,
humeral angles slightly dentiform ; their striae are broad, very deep,
and regular, and are distinctly and very regularly punctured ; the
interstices are of uniform width and slightly raised, the third bears
one puncture near the top of the hind slope, the outermost have
many large punctures, and the marginal channel is closely punc-
tured to within a short distance of the apex. Legs stout ; posterior
femora but little inflated, the tibiae slightly flexuous.

This is a beautifully-sculptured insect belonging to the group
with, two lateral thoracic settp. The last ventral segment has one
setigerous puncture on each side of the middle,

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The tooth of the men turn is not bifid. The mandibles are robust.
The tip of one of the labial palpi is truncate ; the other, as well as
the terminal joints of the maxillary, are obtuse only.

S . Length, 5f ; breadth, 1^ lines.

Mount Pirongia, Waikato. One male, kindlv presented to me by
Mr. A. T. Urquhari.

2437. P. delator, n.s. Elongate, slightly convex ; glossy-
black, the legs and basal joint of the antennge pitchy-black, remain-
ing joints of these latter pieeo-rufous, tarsi and palpi dark-red.

Thorax one-fourth broader than long, slightly wider before the
middle than elsewhere, the sides moderately rounded but a good
deal narrowed behind, the short space near the hind angle nearly
straight, the angle itself quite rectangular, but not acutely pro-
minent ; the front truncate, the base medially incurved ; dorsal
groove distinct, not touching the base or apex, deeper near the
extremities than at the middle, basal fossse deep, not sulciform, nor
yet very broad, and without external plicse. Scntellum striate at
base. Elytra rather broader than the thorax, with moderately-
curved sides, shoulders dentiform ; their striae are regular, and
are finely, sometimes indistmctly, punctured, some striae appear
to consist of elongate interrupted impressions, but, nevertheless,
they appear regular ; interstices rather flat, the third and fifth
a little broadei- than the others. (Four lateral thoracic setae.)

This species most nearly resembles P. sinucUtis, but is at once
differentiated by the form of the thorax, which is more rounded
laterally, and it has not the conspicuous hind angles of that species ;
the hind-body is rather shorter and narrower.

(J . Length, 7^ ; breadth, 2^ lines.

Ashburton. One example, picked out from amongst other pre-
daceous ground-beetles forwarded by Mr. W. W. Smith.

2438. P. rugifrons, n.s. (Sharp; Trans. Boij. Dub. Soc, 1886,
p. 451.) Elongatus, subparallelus, nitidus, niger ; antennis, palpis,
pedibusque piceis ; capite thoraceque transversim rugosis ; elytris
foveolato-striatis.

Long., 18ram.

This species belongs to the group 4a, as defined by me, and is
allied to P. myrmidon, but has the sculpture much more remarkably
developed, suggesting at first that the insect is a Mecodeyna rather
than a Pterostichiis. Holcaspis cribrale is, I expect, nearer to the
species I am considering, but the description indicates that it must
possess a still more remarkable sculpture. In P. rugifrons the
thorax is almost longer than broad, but little curved at the sides,
and slightly broader at the base than it is at the very depressed
obscure front angles ; the surface is traversed by numerous distinct,
but not deep, transverse rugae ; the liind angles are decidedly obtuse,
owing rather to the curvature of the base thaii to the rather small
obliquity of the lateral margin. The sculpture of the elytra consists
of striae interrupted in some places, and in others augmented by

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oblong depressions, which are more conspicuous and punctiform on
the lateral regions than on the sutural.
Greymouth. Helms.

Note. — This species is more like Nos. 1791 and 2331 than
P. cribrali.'i. The name " rngifrons " was applied fifteen years ago
to No. 87.— T.B.

Group-POGONID^.

Sympiestus.

2439. S. OCUlator, ^'-s- Elongate- oblong, slightly convex;
shining, black, femora piceous, tibia?, labrum, and mandibles rufes-
cent, palpi and antennae paler.

Head, owing to the very prominent eyes, appearing much con-
tracted behind, with the usual frontal marks. Thorax one-fourth
broader than long, wudest before the middle, base and apex sub-
truncate ; the sides a little narrowed and sinuate behind, posterior
angles rectangular, not projecting ; median groove well marked
except near the front margin, basal impressions narrow and
elongate. Scutelhim short. Elytra oblong, rather wider than the
thorax, a little rounded laterally, scarcely at all sinuate apically, tbe
sides strongly marginated except near the apices, the hind line of
the basal margin feebly marked and not extending inwards beyond
the fourth striiB, the grooves at each side very shallow but distinct,
the discoidal stria) and their punctuation well developed.

This differs from the previously-described species by the shape of
the head, which, including the large convex eyes, is not much
narrower than the front of the thorax ; the labrum is deeply
emarginate, and, besides the large setigerous puncture near eacli
angle, the middle is transversly impressed and bears some minute
punctures and setae.

(? . Length, 3 lines ; breadth, 1 line.

Hunua Eange. My specimen was found by the well-known
American entomologist, Mr. Albert Kobele.

Oopterus.

2440. O. puncticeps, ^'-s. Suhovate, moderately convex,
shining, fusco-piceous ; the labrum, mandibles, elytral rims, and
aiitennae, reddish ; the suture of the elytra, and the base of the
thorax, somewhat rufescent ; legs and palpi fulvous.

Head rather small, the space near the eyes swollen, this causes
the back part to appear constricted, the narrow part, moreover, is
limited by a linear impression in line with the back part of the eyes ;
the frontal grooves are rather broad but not deep, near each eye are
two conspicuous punctures. Antcnmc with basal two joints glabrous.
Thorax ^ line long, f broad ; rather wider at the middle tlian it is
elsewhere, gradually and nearly equally narrowed towards the base
and apex, the latter truncate, the former a little incurved, lateral
margins of nearly uniform thickness throughout ; disc convex, dorsal

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groove rather fine and abbreviated, basal fossae broad and shallow,
the plica near each basal angle well developed, the angle itself
rectangular ; between the fosss. there are some indistinct punctures,
and near each side there is a slight flattening of the surface. Elytra
oval, a good deal broader than the thorax, the broad lateral margins
become thinner towards the base and apex, but the shoulders are
broader than the base of the thorax, the basal region is slightly
raised, the scutellum seems as if it were only a portion of this ; the
striaB are fine, not very evenly impressed, and are only slightly
punctate, the posterior carina is distinct, and there are three small
punctures on the third interstice. Tarsi, anterior, with the two
basal joints a little produced at the inner extremity. Palpi
acuminate.

Underside glossy-brown, coxae and trochanters red.

Allied to No. 1145. The interocular punctufes are distinctive.

S . Length, 2^ ; breadth, 1^- lines.

Port Hills, Christchurch. I owe my specimen to the kindness of
Mr. H. Suter.

Group— BEMBIDIID.^ .

Tachys.

2411. T, (•*) oreobius, "-s. Sliininq, sordid rufo-testaceous,
elytra more or less infuscate, legs, antenna?, and palpi pale-yellow.

Body moderately convex. Head subovate, frontal impressions
moderate, the intervening space somewhat convex ; from the point
of antennal insertion a fine oblique raised line extends backwards,
below this the minute eyes may be seen. Antennce reaching beyond
the base of the thorax, slender, with fine greyish pubescence, the
second joint quite as long as the first, and longer than the third.
Thorax much broader than it is long, its sides finely margined and
moderately curved, widest at, or just before, the middle, more nar-
rowed behind than in front but hardly at all sinuate, the shape
therefore is subquadrate ; posterior angles obtuse, the base mar-
gined at the sides ; basal fovete small, placed close to the hind
margin but distant from the sides, the dorsal groove indistinct ; I
see but one lateral seta, which is situated just before the middle.
Scutellum invisible. Elytra a good deal broader than the thorax,
not truncate behind, their sides moderately rounded ; lateral mar-
gins broad, narrowed near the apex, continued inwards towards the
middle of the base and forming rounded shoulders ; they are without
distinct sculpture above, but on each elytron a series of minute punc-
tures may be seen near the side ; they bear some short, erect, greyish
hairs. Legs stout, the anterior pair remarkably so, the/e;;torft much
inflated but flattened underneath, the tibice are dilated towards the
extremity, and the usual inner notch is situated rather low down ;
the tarsi (male) have the basal joint much enlarged and of oblong
shape, the second also is dilated, but much smaller, the third and
fourth are small, the claws slender ; the posterior femora are simple,
their trochanters are large.

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The prostermnn is moderately emarginated, and the coxa? are
placed near its base, with a narrow process between them. The
metasfernum is limited behind, at each side, by a bicurvate suture.
Abdomen composed of four segments, the basal very large, second
and third of moderate length, the last seems to possess a small ter-
minal spiniform process. Palpi, with thick penultimate joints, the
last acicular. Mandibles moderately large and curved.

(? . Length, -I; breadth, f line.

Mount Pirongia. Mr. A. T. Urquhart was kind enough to bring
some leaf-mould from the mountain, and out of this I picked my
two specimens.

Obs. — In referring this species temporarily to Tacliys I follow
the course adopted by Dr. Sharp when he described his Cillenum
subccecnm, which, I think, is congeneric with my Anillus pallidus.
No. 1810 is, I beHeve, an Anillus. I shall deal with the following
species in the same way ; in fact, we in New Zealand cannot be
expected to do better than entomologists near London.

2442. T. (?) Cavelli, "-s. Body slightly convex, somewhat de-
pressed medially ; shining, rufo-fuscous, mandibles pale-red, legs,
palpi, and antennae yellow.

Head (including mandibles) about as long as the thorax, frontal
impressions subquadrate and sharply limited in front ; labruin ful-
vous, feebly emarginate ; eyes small, quite lateral. Antennce stout,
extending backwards beyond the base of the thorax, basal joint not
quite as long as second and third taken together, joints 2, 3, and 4
of nearly equal length, thinner than the succeeding ones. Man-
dibles robust, elongate, curved at extremity. Thorax almost as long
as it is broad, widest near the front, narrowed towards the anterior
angles, which are distinct, not rounded, and but little depressed ;
behind the middle the sides are gradually, but considerably, con-
tracted, with a slight sinuation near the hind angles ; these, though
obtuse, are not rounded ; the margins are a little thickened there,
and are continued towards the middle of the base, where they become
indistinct ; the median groove distinct, finer near the apex, basal
fossae broad and shallow. Scntellnm indistinct. Elytra large,
broader and more convex than the thorax, their sides well mar-
ginated and moderately curvate, obliquely narrowed behind, apices
not in the least truncate, shoulders rounded and narrowed yet
evidently wider than the base of the thorax ; at the base, on each,
but not reaching the suture, there is a transverse depression, and
one puncture ; the striae on the disc are very feebly impressed and
impunctate, there is a more obvious stria on each side, and a sub-
marginal series of punctures. Legs stout, femora not swollen ; front
tibicB deeply notched inwardly, the top of the emargination with
slender, strongly flexuous, spmiform appendages, the calcar at the
inner apex is stout, and there are three or four short spines on the
outside ; the joints of the tarsi (anterior) are subtriangular and
hispid ; the posterior tibiae are a little bent.

The maxillary jml^yi are remarkably long and robust ; the basal

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articulation is elongate and much curved ; the second is about half
as long, very slender at the base, its form subtriangular ; the penul-
timate is nearly twice as long as the second, almost oviform,
gradually attenuated towards the extremity, so that the rather thick
needle-shaped terminal joint is not distinctly marked off. Tlie
labial ixtlpi have similarly-formed terminal joints, but the apical
one is more aciculate.

$ . Length, 2i lines ; breadth, nearly | line.

Capleston, Westland. This is an abundantly distinct species,
which, with pleasure, I name after its discoverer^ Mr. A. T. Cavell,
who sent me a siDccimen.

Group-HYDROPHILIDiE.

Saphydrus (Gen., p. 1014).

2443. S. monticola, "-s. OUong-oval, broad, moderately
convex, glabrous, a little shining; fuscous, sides of thorax broadly
sordid-testaceous, elytral margins and apical region of the same pale
colour, legs red, antennae yellowish, club fuscous and opaque, palpi
fusco-testaceous.

Head closely and distinctly punctate, with a line line extending
from each antenna to the vertex; eyea convex. Antennce short,
third joint elongate and slender ; sixth very short, strongly trans-
verse, as dull as the club. Thorax much broader than it is long,
its sides margined and feebly curved, scarcely at all narrowed in
front, anterior and posterior angles rounded, the base and apex
slightly bisinuate; its sculpture a little coarser than that of the
head. Scutcllum elongate, triangular, depressed. Elytra striate,
the strife become shallow behin::?, their whole surface punctured
as closely as and rather more coarsely than the thorax.

Underside pale-brown, finely punctate and pubescent, as are also
the femora.

The short, peculiarly-shaped thorax, and the obvious punctuation,
differentiate this species.

Length, 2^; breadth, If lines.

Mount Pirongia. One example, found amongst leaf-mould
gathered by Mr. A. T. Urquhart.

Obs. — From tlie same source, but shaken off' trees, I have two
specimens of S. oblongus (No. 150). They differ from the type in
being nearly black, with red margins. Their posterior femora are
not glabrous, being, however, only indistinctly punctured and pubes-
cent. This precludes the separation of Dr. Sharp's four species into
two distinct genera.

Rygmodus (Gen., p. 79).

2444. R. alienus, ^i-s. Oblong-oval, moderately convex, shin-
ing ; head and thorax nearly black, elytra greenish-blue, sides of
thorax broadly rufescent, legs nigro-piceous ; palpi and antennae

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fuscous, the former with pale tips, chib dull - black, densely
pubescent.

Head minutely punctured, without raised margins, feebly emar-
ginate in front ; labrum fulvescent, widely incurved. Antenna; with
joints 3-5 rather short and decreasing in length, sixth quite trans-
verse ; club large, its basal joint, on the inside, gradually expanded,
its shape therefore almost quite triangular, the middle joint about
as broad as it is long, the point of articulation near the outside in-
stead of being in the centre, the terminal much smaller than the
preceding one. Thorax much shorter than it is broad, its sides
gradually narrowed and slightly curved towards the front, the
anterior angles more rounded than the posterior, the surface
minutely punctured. Elytra ample, suboblong, not attenuate (or
but slightly) posteriorly ; punctate-striate, the striae near the base
and suture more or less obsolete ; interstices rather flat, minutely
punctured. Femora short, not extending beyond the sides of the
body ; front tibiae somewhat thickened towards the extremity, with
only feebly-curved spurs ; claws with basal lobes.

It may ultimately be expedient to separate this species from
Bygvwclus. In that case the genus must form a connecting-link
between Sa2:>hydrus and Bygmodus.

Length, 3J ; breadth. If lines.

Capleston, Westland. One example was kindlv forwarded bv
Mr. A. T. Cavell. ."

Tormus (Geu., p. 1018).

2445. T. nitidus, '^-s- Oval, rather narrow, very convex,
glabrous, shining ; seneo-niger, legs red, tarsi paler, antennae shining
fulvescent, club fuscous and opaque.

Head relatively large, finely punctured, the forehead separated
from the labrum by a transversal groove. Thorax transverse, with
rounded angles; the surface with small, shallow, distant punctures.
Scutellum small, smooth. Elytra obsoleteiy sculptured on the disc ;
along the sides, and on the posterior declivity, there are series of
moderate punctures ; the lateral series do not reach the base ; those
behind, nearest the suture, form striae ; all these series are straight.
The posterior /e»ior« are finely punctured and pubescent.

This, no doubt, is closely allied to the typical species.

Length, 1|- lines ; breadth, |^ line.

Capleston. Another of Mr. Cavell's novelties.

Psephoboragus.

Nov. (J en.
Body oblong-oval, moderately convex. Pronotiini marginated,
bisinuate, closely applied to the hind-body, and of equal width at
the base. Labrum very short, barely visible in front of the feebly-
emarginateepistome. Eyes moderately prominent. Maxillary ^Ja/^j/
of moderate length, the two terminal joints slender and of about
equal length, the preceding one clavate towards the extremity ; the
labial short, their two last articulations thick. Antenna eight-jointed,

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the basal joint twice the length of the second, 3-5 slender, the third
elongate and thickened near the extremity, fourth and tifth short ;
club laxly articulated, the terminal joint larger than the seventh.
Mentnm large, transversely quadrate, emarginate in front. Proster-
num medially convex, but not at all carinate, in front of the coxae.
'Mesosternum ridged along the middle, its process abruptly raised to
the level of the co\se ; these latter separated by a thin lamina.
^letasternuiii, with a slight triangular projection in front ; its central
portion obtusely elevated. Posterior coxce distinctly, yet not widely,
separated. Abdomen with five nearly equal segments, the sculpture
minute and obsolete. Epipleiirce simple, becoming linear behind.
Femora finely punctate and pubescent. TibUv finely spinose exter-
nally, the anterior with two curved apical spurs. Tarsi pubescent,
the basal joint of the posterior nearly as long as the second. Claws
small and slender.

The nearest ally is Cyloma. It has, however, a differently-
formed mesosternal lamina, the prosternum less deeply emarginate
in front, and more obvious sculpture and pubescence on its lower
surface, &c.

2446. P. signatus, vi.-s-. Oblojuj-ocal, convex, shining, sparsely
clothed with minute, extremely indistinct, brassy hairs ; piceo-
fuscous, sides of head and thorax sordid- testaceous, elytra with
many, mostly elongate, pallid or testaceous spots, most closely con-
gregated near the base and apex ; legs more or less testaceous,
extremity of femora and the outside of the tibite fuscous ; antennae
similarly variegated, club fuscous, opaque, with dense minute
pubescence.

Head closely, distinctly, but not coarsely punctured. Tliorax
strongly transverse, the apex finely margined, and widely but not
deeply sinuate near each side ; front angles obtuse , the sides mar-
gined, gradually narrowed towards the front, the posterior angles
nearly rectangular ; its punctuation not quite so close as that of the
head, but becoming a little coarser at the sides. Scutellum triangular,
minutely punctured. Elytra punctate-striate behind and along the
sides, towards the base the sculpture assumes the form of series of
closely-placed, moderate-sized punctures ; interstices rather flat,
with minute punctures, but rather more convex and nearly smooth
behind ; the lateral margins are not explanate. Tibice stout, gradu-
ally expanded, finely spinose, the lower calcar of the posterior as
long as the basal joint of the tarsus.

Underside pitchy-brown, the raised central portion of the m eta-
sternum more shining and less densely sculptured and pubescent than
the sides ; on each segment of the abdomen, near the side, there is
a slight depression, wuth adjacent extremely minute greyish pubes-
cence, giving a silky appearance there.

Length, If lines; breadth, f line.

Hunua Range, near Maketu. Found on the ground amongst
decaying leaves ; four individuals.

1404: COLEOPTEKA

Obs. — Three varieties occur.

Var. A. Head not so dark, distinctly bordered with testaceous.
Elytra not distinctly spotted, the light colour forming suffused
patches.

Var. B. Head testaceous at the sides ; sides of thorax with
suffused spots only. Elytra nearly all dark, the series of punctures
with a tendency to unite by pairs at the base.

These forms may afterwards prove to be distinct species ; at
present I treat them as varieties only.

2447. P. lineatUSj '^-s. Nitld, fusco-testaceous, the middle of
the thorax and a large portion of the elytra fuscous, legs concolorous
sordid-testaceous or feebly reddened, antennae and palpi testaceous,
club infuscate.

Head rather short, epistome truncate ; from each antenna an
oblique line extends inwardly, meeting the opposite one on the
vertex ; the surface is closely and distinctly but finely punctured.
Thorax not quite so closely, but more distinctly, punctured than the
head. Ebjtra with series of closely-placed moderate punctures
which become striae behind and along the sides ; near the middle of
the base the serial punctures are hardly more obvious than those
on the interstices.

Underside reddish-brown. The prosternum slightly raised or
swollen on the middle ; in front of this there is a slight angulation.
The abdomen marked in nearly the same way as in the typical species.

This is rather more broadly oval than P. signatus ; the eyes are
not quite so prominent ; the punctuation of the thorax, instead of
being distinctly and rather abruptly coarser at the sides, becomes
coarser gradually ; the serial punctures on the elytra are not so well
marked ; and the mentum is more deeply emarginate.

Var. A. Body testaceous, middle of thorax smoky-brown, a large
part of the head fuscous, elytra somewhat infuscate, and in front of
the scutellum there is a round fovea.

Length, IJ lines ; breadth, f line.

Capleston. I have seen three specimens ; these were sent at
different times by Mr. Cavell.

Adolopus (Gen., p. 940).

2448. A. COnvexus, '^-s. Convex, shining, pitchy-black ;
lateral margins and legs red ; tarsi, palpi, and antennae more or
less rufo-testaceous, the club infuscate.

Head broad, minutely and indistinctly punctate. Antennce short.
Tliorax strongly transverse, the sides rounded towards the front ; the
anterior angles much rounded, the posterior nearly rectangular ; its
surface very finely punctured, and with two distinct basal fovejB.
Scutellum nearly smooth. Elytra finely and moderately closely
punctured, the sides and apical portion with series of coarser punc-
tures.

Eather larger and more convex than A. altulus (No. 158), the sides
of the body nearly vertical, the elytral margins a little explanate at

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the sides but not so behind, the tibiae rather thick, the head large
with about six rounded impressions.

The mentum is rather narrow. Tire posterior /6';«or« are minutely
punctured and pubescent, and the co.ZYe are densely clothed. The
raised central portion of the metastcrnum is more evidently punctured
and clothed than is the case with A. altulus.

Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, |- line.

Caplestou. One individual, found by Mr. Cavell.

Group-ALEOCHARID-ffi.

Falagria (Gen., p. 95).

2449. F. SUbopaca, '^s. Elongate, slender, opaque, hind-
body a little shining ; pubescence slender, greyish, inconspicuous ;
body fuscous, the tarsi and the basal joint of the antennae pale
yellowish-brown, joints 4-7 nearly black, the three or four terminal
joints yellowish, usually quite pallid.

Head suborbicular behind the forehead, densely and finely
sculptured. Eyes small, not prominent. Antenna longer than the
head and thorax, stout, distinctly pubescent, the hairs of the same
colour as the joints from which they arise ; second joint shorter than
the first ; third longer than the following one ; 4-7 evidently longer
than broad ; 8-10 subquadrate ; eleventh nearly twice the length of
the tenth. TJiorax longer than broad, widest before the middle, a
good deal, but very gradually, narrowed behind, so that the sides
behind the middle seem nearly straight ; it has a fine median groove
from base to apex, and fine dense sculpture. Elytra shorter than
the thorax, their shoulders oblique, the sides a little rounded, apex
truncate ; they are somewhat bronzed, with sculpture like that of
the thorax. Hind-body elongate, the basal four segments about
equal and strongly margined laterally, the first two slightly angulate
in the middle, at the apex. Legs long and slender. Scutcllum
triangular, medially carinate.

The nearly opaque, closely-sculptured surface distinguishes this
from Falagria micans (No. 176).

Length, l^-li lines ; breadth, J line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange.

Obs. — A varietal form of F. micans occurs on Mount Cook. I
have a specimen from Mr. H. Suter.

Group-TACHYPORIDiE.

Conurns (Gen., p. 9G).

2450. C. brevicornis, ''-s- Shining, chestnut-red, elytra and
abdomen sliglitly infuscate, legs pale-reddish, antennae testaceous ;
clothed with short, depressed, yellow hairs, and with some long,
erect, fuscous ones on the hind-body.

Head apparently smooth, its pubescence slender. Anicnnce

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short, finely pilose, joints 4-11 gradually but considerably dilated ;
the two basal joints cylindric, second shorter than the first ; third
longer than broad, its basal portion slender ; fourth not longer than
broad, narrowed towards the base ; joints 5-10 strongly transverse,
the ninth rather larger than the contiguous ones ; eleventh not quite
as broad as the tenth, almost rotundate. Thorax slightly broader
than long, base truncate, the sides rounded towards the front, it is
not distinctly punctured. Elytra transverse, apices obliquely trun-
cate towards the suture, very finely sculptured. Hind-body attenuate,
finely punctate. Tibifc bent, the intermediate shorter and thicker
than the posterior, sparingly hispid ; tarsi rather short.

The short, incrassate antennae are distinctive.

Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, f line.

Maketu, Hunua Range. One.

2451. C. niticollis, 'i-^'- Shininy, fuscous; the head and
thorax, the apex of the dorsal ventral segments, and the legs,
chestnut-red ; clothed with short yellow^ hairs, the sides and apical
segment of the hind-body with coarse black hairs.

Head distantly and indistinctly punctate. Anteiiucc pubescent ;
second joint rather thicker, but shorter, than the third ; fifth broader
than the fourth, twdce as long as it is broad ; joints 6-10 sub-
quadrate, each becoming a little shorter and broader, so that the
tenth is transverse ; eleventh conical. Thorax evidently longer than
broad, very finely and distantly punctured, more glossy than the
rest of the surface. Elytra subquadrate, shorter than the thorax,
apices nearly truncate ; they are finely sculptured, and near the
suture appear to be minutely asperate. Hind-body elongate, finely
punctate. Legs elongate, the middle femora at the extremity,
underneath, with a slender spiniform seta, tibise slightly bent ; tarsi
about the length of the tibiae.

The hind-body, in the only specimen I have seen, shows the
peculiarity of an angular lamina near one side of the second seg-
ment, and on the opposite side of the fourth there is a similar
slightly-raised lamina.

This species may be placed near No. 182 ; it does not, however,
bear much resemblance to it.

Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, f line.

Moeraki. One, sent by Mr. Sandager.

Obs. — No. 177. A variety of this species, having ash-coloured
or fuscous pubescence, was forwarded by Mr. G. V. Hudson, and I
at first thought it rejDresented a distinct species. The pubescence
is very easily removed. This specimen was marked by Mr. Hudson
No. 122.

Group-XANTHOLINID^.

Xantholinus (Gen., p. 102).

2452. X. C36CUS, "-s. Elongate, slender, depressed, sparsely
clothed with very fine pale hairs ; the head, thorax, antennae, and

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front tibiae rufous, elytra and hind-body pale testaceo-fuscous, legs
yellow.

Head oblong, gradually narrowed towards the front ; with very
few, moderately fine, mostly oblong punctures ; forehead deeply
bisinuate, with two oblique frontal grooves. Mandibles rather elon-
gate, acute at the apices, the left one with a prominent tooth di-
rected somewhat upwards. Eyes apparently absent. Antenncs
with the basal joint almost as long as the following three, rather
slender near the base ; second and third nearly alike ; fourth
and fifth rather broader ; 6-10 transverse ; seventh and eighth
distinctly broader than the contiguous ones ; tenth narrower
than the ninth ; eleventh ovate, not large. Thorax longer than
broad, with a short narrow neck in front, which is oblique
towards the sides, these are only slightly narrowed towards the
base, it is without distinct sculpture. Elytra quadrate, apices in-
dividually rounded, their sculpture shallow and ill-defined. Hind-
body nearly smooth, with distinct lateral margins ; it is sometimes
quite membraneous. Posterior femora straight below, strongly
arched above, so as to appear very broad, their tibiae curved.

Tiie New Zealand XaiithoUnidcs are provided with moderately
large eyes, in this species these organs seem to be altogether vvanting.
It resembles No. 197 except in the important character indicated.

Length, 2 lines ; breadth, ^ line.

Hunua Eange and Waitakerei. One from each.

Group-STAPH YLINID^ .

Quedius.

(Gen., Lacord., Hist, des Ins. CoUoiHeres, p. 84, vol. ii.)

2453. Q. agathis, «-s. Elongate, narrowed towards both ex-
tremities ; head and thorax glossy cupreo-fuscous, elytra fuscous,
abdomen violaceous, the legs and two basal joints of the antennae
testaceous, the other joints infuscate.

Head narrow, oviform ; behind the eyes finely punctured, be-
tween them, in front, with a cluster of fine dots. Eyes oviform,
occupying more than half of the side of the head. Antennae long
and slender, with blackish erect hairs, joints 3-11 opaque and densely
pubescent. Thorax about as long as broad, considerably narrowed
towards the front, the base rounded so that the hind angles are
quite indistinct ; on the disc, before the middle, there are two
obvious setigerous punctures, there are two smaller ones near the
apex, and several along the sides and base, all with long fuscous
hairs. Scutcllum triangular. Elytra ample, oblong, incurved be-
hind towards the suture ; densely and finely punctured, and covered
with conspicuous, depressed, yellowish-brown hairs. Hind-body
elongate, closely and finely sculptured, clothed with slender cinereous
pubescence, and bearing also numerous long, erect, fuscous hairs ;
terminal styles elongate.

Male. Front tarsi with moderately-expanded basal joints.
28 — PTS. v., VI., VII.

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Very much like Q. arctifrons (No. 210), distinguishable from it
by the cluster of fine punctures on the forehead.

Length, 2^-2f lines ; breadth, quite | line.

Hunua Eange. One found by Mr. G. Campbell Munro near
Clevedon, the other by myself at Maketu.

Group-P-ffiDERID-ffi.

Hyperomma,

Nov. gen. (Fauvel).

Allied to Lithocharis. i^or»i elongate and narrow. Chjpeiis very
short, vertical, or inflexed, membraneous. Labrum very short and
broad, with a narrow median notch extending almost to its base.
Mandibles and 'palpi very long, the penultimate joint of these latter
gradually, but considerably, dilated towards the extremity, the
terminal joint conical. Head quadrate or oblong, not contracted in
front of the eyes. The peduncle between the thorax and elytra is
distinct. The tarsi are longer, and less dilated, than they are in
Phanophilus .

2454. H. dispersum, ''-•■s. (Fauvel). Elongate, very narrow,
shining, red ; antennae and tarsi fulvescent ; hind-body elongate,
moderately thickly covered with slender yellowish hairs, head and
thorax very sparsely pubescent.

Head slightly longer than broad, subquadrate, rounded behind,
with a few distinct punctures, smooth along the middle. Antenna
as long as the head and thorax, with yellowish pubescence, second
joint rather shorter than the third, joints 8-10 broader than the
preceding ones. Mandibles very long and slender, curved, a little
thicker at the base, each with a small denticle there. Thorax hardly
as wide as the head, evidently longer than broad, a little, but very
gradually, narrowed towards the base ; with two regular series of
distinct punctures near the middle, some others, less serial, near
the sides, and a few minute scattered ones. Scutellum large, tri-
angular. Elytra very short, hardly longer than broad, incurved
behind, shoulders rounded ; very irregularly sculptured, some of the
punctures coarse, others quite fine, so that their surface is un-
even or rugose. Hind-body more or less distinctly but finely punc-
tured, darker than the elytra, strongly margined laterally, sixth
segment narrow, with prominent styles. Legs long and stout, the
tibiae with short, erect, slender setse. Tfwsi rather coarsely pilose,
the anterior with four basal joints expanded ; the posterior slender,
their first joint a little longer than the second.

Length, 3f lines; breaf^th, -J line.

Howick. Two examples, one of which I sent to M. A. Fauvel,
who was kind enough (about ten years ago) to give me the above
name for it. I give a description so that the following species may
be associated with it.

OP NEW ZEALAND. 1409

2455. H. mandibulare, i^-s. Elongate, narrow, shining;
the head, mandibles, and thorax red ; elytra darker, infuscate-red ;
legs testaceous ; labrum, antennse, and palpi fulvescent ; pubescence
yellowish, most conspicuous on the hind-body.

Head with about six moderately large punctures on the frontal
half, the other parts (except the smooth central portion) with
numerous finer punctures. Thorax much longer than broad, slightly
narrowed towards the base ; there is a row of distinct punctures
along each side of the middle, some irregular ones near the sides,
and interposed between the larger punctures there are some minute
dots. Elytra relatively small, but rather longer than broad, with
rounded shoulders, their extremity incurved ; their punctures are
moderately large, rather shallow, and somewhat serial. Hind-hochj
finely sculptured, the lateral margins of the fifth segment become
quite narrow behind, styles moderate.

Smaller than H. dispersum, Fauvel, differently coloured ; the
mandibles with two basal denticles on each, and a large acute tooth
between these and the middle ; the head, instead of being widest
behind, as it is in H. dispersum, is narrowed there, it is longer, the
shape being oblong, and the sculpture differs ; the apical spines of
the posterior tihicc are longer, and the tarsi are more elongate and
slender ; the basal joints of the front tarsi are simple and of nearly
equal width.

? . Length, 2f lines ; breadth, nearly ^ line.

Paparoa, near Howick. Unique.

2456. H. duplicatum, n.s. Shining, red ; legs, antennoB, and
palpi yellowish-red, tarsi yellow ; pubescence greyish-yellow.

Eesembles H. viandibulare. The head more oblong, scarcely at
all narrowed behind, with minute punctures interposed between the
larger ones. The thorax is slightly longer, not distinctly narrowed
posteriorly, its front and hind angles (as is the case in the preced-
ing two species) are rounded, it is attached to the head by a short
but obvious neck, and the discoidal series of punctures are more or
less duplicated. The last two dorsal segments, though rather darker,
are nearly testaceous at the extreiTiity ; the fifth is acutely rounded
at the apex, and the styles project beyond it at the sides. Eyes
smaller.

Male. Anterior tarsi moderately dilated ; the fifth segment,
underneath, with a deep notch extending two-thirds of its length.

Female. Fifth segment subtruncate behind.

Length, 3-3|- lines ; breadth, nearly ^ line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. One pair only. All the species occur
on the ground, amongst fallen leaves, and are evidently very rare.

Group-OXYTELID-ffi.

CoprostygnuS (Gen., p. 1027, Part V.).

2457. C. OptanduS, ^^-s- Elongate, glabrous, glossy, pitchy-
black ; the palpi, tarsi, and basal joint of antennse red ; legs rufo-
piceous.

1410 COLEOPTEKA

Head narrower than the thorax, its sides strongly elevated near
the antennal insertion, distinctly punctured ; clypeus and mandibles
reddish, the former minutely punctate. Antcnmc stout, elongate,
the last five or six joints with more conspicuous yellowish pubescence
than the others, the basal two nearly glabrous ; third much longer
than second, jonits 3-11 wdth a distinct rim at the base. Thorax
narrower than the elytra, about as long as broad, base truncate,
apex slightly sinuate, widest before the middle, the sides a little
narrowed, but nearly straight behind, posterior angles rectangular ;
its surface uneven, moderately coarsely punctured. Elytra as long
at the sides as they are broad, the apices obliquely cut away towards
the suture ; on each elytron, near the middle, there is a large tuber-
cular elevation ; they are so sculptured as to appear punctate-striate,
the interstices are elevated for the most part, but, behind, some of
them are flattened and more distinctly punctured than they are
near the base. Abdomen elongate, more or less finely punctured,
the three basal segments with the lateral margins a good deal
thickened behind, third with a transverse impression near the
base, and two small, but distinct, tubercles near the apex ; second
segment similarly tuberculate ; the penultimate with a sharply-
raised, laterally-compressed elevation behind ; sixth rufescent.
TihicB nearly straight, with short, erect, slender, reddish setae.

Feiiiale. Elytra and hind-body without tubercles, the former
with the second, third, and fifth interstices rather broader than the
others.

The male may be easily known by the armature of the elytra
and abdomen.

S . Length, 3^ lines ; breadth, f line.

Capleston, Westland. Mr. k. T. Cavell was kind enough to
send me two ; the female, however, had been decapitated.

Group-HOMALIDiE.

Homalium (Gen., p. 115).

2458. H. tenellum, n.s. Slender, subparallel, slightly nitid ;
pubescence yellow, distinct, much shorter on the elytra ; pale-cas-
taneous, head and thorax slightly rufescent, the basal portion of the
elytra infuscate, the apical yellowish ; legs testaceous, the middle of
the tibiae more or less infuscate.

Head widest in line with the prominent eyes, between these there
are two well-marked, rounded foveae, its punctuation is distinct but
not close. Antenna with the basal joint quite as long as the fol-
lowing three taken together ; second stout, oviform ; 3-5 bead-like,
third longer than broad, these three joints paler than the others ;
sixth rather larger than the fifth ; 7-10 transverse ; eleventh conical ;
the last six joints bear erect fuscous hairs. Thorax nearly as long
as broad, its sides nearly straight behind but well rounded towards
the front, the posterior angles rectangular ; there are two depres-
sions behind the middle, and a small one at each side, it is distinctly
but not closely punctured. Elytra quite oblong, the sutural region

OF NEW ZEALAND. 1411

depressed, their punctuation more or less serial. Hind-hochj rather
larger than tlie elytra, finely sculptured.

Var. — Interocular foveas small, sixth autennal joint nearly as
broad as the seventh, the body more uniformly pale-brown.

Length, -J ; breadth, nearly ^ line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Two examples.

Group— PSELAPHID-ffi.

Tyrus (Gen., p. 121).

2459. T. Spinipes, "•s. Shining, head, thorax, and abdomen
rufo-piceous, elytra red, legs more or less infuscate, middle of femora
almost piceous, antenna pale-red, palpi and tarsi yellow.

Head with rather small interocular foveae, with pale hairs near
its sides ; the tubercles, in the male sex, rather small and fiat, ap-
pearing to unite across the forehead, in the female with a broad,
shallow interval between them, similar to what is usual in Bryaxis.
Eijcs prominent. Palpi (maxillary) short, the basal joints with short
slender stalks, the terminal largest and rather broad. Antenna
finely pubescent, stout, longer than the head and thorax ; basal
articulation not twice the length of the second, both cylindric ; third
very slightly shorter than fourth, which is about the same length as
the sixth or seventh ; fifth slightly longer than the adjoining ones ;
eighth a little sliorter than seventh ; ninth and tenth rather longer
than broad ; eleventh largest. Tliorax constricted in front, disc
convex, near the base there is a curved impression which is deeper
at the sides, the pubescence is like that of the head. EhjtranAvvowed
near the shoulders, longer than they are broad ; the sutural striae
broad and deep at the base, the intrahumeral impressions well
marked; the hairs are slender, mostly erect, and yellowish. Hind-
body convex, of moderate length, with yellowish pubescence. Legs
elongate, tibiae slightly bent, the posterior, however, are straight,
and, on the inside, at about one-third of their length from the apex,
are armed with a distinct spine.

Female. AntenniB with joints 3-6 about equal, the fifth slightly
longer, seventh and eighth short, ninth and tenth not longer than
broad.

The head is similar in shape to that of T. mutandus, but the
tubercles and maxillary palpi are essentially different. From T.
arniatus it differs by the absence of the very prominent spines on
the metasternum, and by the tibial spines being higher up, besides
differences already pointed out in the descriptions.

Length, -J; breadth, -^ line.

Eiccarton Bush, Christchureh. One of each sex, found by Mr.
Suter.

Euglyptus.

Nov. gen.
Pal]}i short; second joint of the maxillary elongate, its long
basal portion slender, the apical clavate ; third short, not as thick

1412 COLEOPTERA

as the apex of the second ; fourth stout, ovate, moderately long.
Head not rostrate, rather short and vertical in front ; antennal
tubercles large, elevated, approximate. Antenna 11 -articulate.
Mesosternmn with the flattened lamina acutely prolonged between
the middle coxse. Metastcrnum large, convex. Abdomen composed
of seven segments, 2-5 gradually diminish, seventh short, conical.
Tarsi with a minute basal joint, the second longer and thicker than
the third, with one claw. Eyes prominent and coarsely facetted.

Microtynis is a cognate form. Tyrns may be readily separated
by its double tarsal claws.

2460. E. elegans, "-s- Body moderately elongate, slightly
convex, pubescent, red, shining; elytra, legs, and antennae of a
yellowish-red, tarsi and palpi yellow.

Head, including the eyes, slightly broader than the thorax, nar-
rowed behind, closely punctate ; between the hind part of the
tubercles there is a depression which does not extend as far as the
eyes, the tubercles touch each other in front. Thorax longer than
broad, obliquely narrowed anteriorly, widest just before the middle,
where the sides are almost obtusely angulated, behind that point
the sides are nearly straight and only slightly narrowed ; the surface
evidently punctured, with a broad dorsal groove which nearly
reaches the apex, each side has a large elongate impression, these
are not connected by any distinct basal depression. Elytra oblong,
somew^hat narrowed near the shoulders ; they are seemingly im-
punctate, though not very smooth ; the pubescence is yellow, decum-
bent, and short ; near the apex, which is depressed, the hairs are
dense ; besides the well-marked sutural stria, there appear to be
two broad shallow basal impressions on each elytron ; the shoulders
are raised. Hind-body shorter than the elytra, of the same width
at the base, gradually narrowed, not much deflexed, pubescent, the
first three segments broadly marginated, the basal one depressed at
the base, the second with a median transverse depression in front.
Legs long and slender.

AntenncB finely pubescent ; basal joint cylindric, rather larger
than the second ; third smaller, narrow near its base ; fourth
slightly longer than it is broad ; fifth larger than the contiguous
ones, about equal to the thu'd ; 6-8 decrease, they are bead-like;
ninth rather large, twice the size of the eighth, much narrowed
apically ; tenth broader than ninth, transverse ; eleventh moderately
large, acuminate, hardly as broad as the tenth, rather closely
applied to it ; these three terminal joints more conspicuously pilose
than the others.

Underside : Head with longish yellow hairs, and a large fovea
behind the middle. Prosternum and coxae as in Microtynis inmc-
tatus.

An easily-recognised species. No other in New Zealand has
similarly-formed antennae ; the gap between the ninth and tenth
joints is obvious, so that the last two seem to form a soi-t of

OF NEW ZEALAND. 1413

club. There are, apparently, only five dorsal segments to the
hind -body.

Length, ^ ; breadth, quite i line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. One, probably a male.

Microtyrus.

Nov. gen.

Palpi short ; second joint of the maxillary clavate at the ex-
tremity, its long basal portion very slender; third very short, thick;
fourth largest, nearly securiform-ovate but with the apex acumi-
nate, it has a very short basal stalk. Antennce 11-articulate. An-
tennal tubercles of only moderate size, with a distinct but rather
narrow channel between them. Eyes large and prominent, equally
so underneath. Prosternum subcarinate along the middle ; its
flanks marked off by a slightly-raised line ; this is oblique in front,
but curvate behind, forming an angle near the cox£e. Anterior
coxa large, exserted, cylindrical, and contiguous ; the intermediate
slightly separated. Mcsostcrrmm with a raised lamina on the middle,
its surface flat, both extremities pointed. Metasternum very large,
simply convex. Posterior coxce only moderately separated, the tro-
chanters prominent. Ahdomcn short, barely as long as the meta-
sternum, greatly curvedly narrowed apicallj^, composed of six seg-
ments, the fifth with the hind suture incurved, the others with
straight sutures, segments 2-5 gradually diminish. Legs long
and slender ; tarsi with a small basal joint, the next two joints
elongate ; there is but one claw. Ilincl-hody with five visible dorsal
segments, the basal three only feebly marginated.

The genus should be placed near Tyrus, from which it difiers by
the structure of the maxillary palpi, by the short and nearly per-
pendicular front of the head, by the large metasternum, short abdo-
men, &c.

2461. M. punctatus, n.s. Convex, narrowed anteriorly, pu-
bescent, shining, sanguineous ; the legs, antennae, and elytra rufo-
fulvous ; palpi and tarsi yellow.

Head, including the eyes, as broad as the thorax, evidently
punctate, without distinct foveas ; when examined from the side a
shallow continuous central groove may be seen ; the pubescence is
yellow and rather short. Thorax longer than broad, widest near
the middle, more narrowed in front than it is behind, punctate ; the
broad dorsal furrow extends almost from base to apex, at each side,
behind, there is a large elongate fovea, and near the base there is a
transverse impression ; it bears some slender hairs. Elytra large,
oblong, narrowed near the shoulders, indistinctly punctate ; clothed
with bright-yellow hairs, some of these are very short ; the sutural
striae are well marked and quite foveiform at the base, the intra-
humeral impressions are broad but not very elongate ; they are
separated from the shoulders by plicae. Hind-body, as looked at
from above, hardly more than half the length of tlie wing-cases,
scarcely as broad at the base as these are behind, very much

1414 COLEOPTERA

rounded and narrowed to^Yards the extremity ; its three basal seg-
ments nearly equal.

AntenncB as long as the head and thorax ; first joint red, cylindric,
one-third longer than second ; joints 3-8 slender, nearly bead-like,
third, however, longer than broad, fifth slightly larger than the con-
tiguous ones ; ninth bead-like, more than twice the size of the eighth,
scarcely longer than it is broad ; tenth rather broader than long,
larger than the ninth ; eleventh large, very much acuminate.

Underside shining, reddish, pubescent ; the head with elongate
slender yellow hairs ; on the sides of the prosternum the hairs are
short and dense.

Length, f ; breadth, nearly J line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Four examples, without noticeable
sexual disparities.

Pselaphus (Gen., p. 122).

2462. P. cavelli, '^--s- Elongate, narrowed anteriorly, mode-
rately convex, pubescent, shining, chestnut-red, tarsi and palpi
fulvous.

Head subovate, indistinctly punctate, with fine golden hairs ; the
interantennal channel prolonged to behind the eyes, deep and
wide behind, subtriangular ; vertex convex, narrowed posteriorly so
as to form a sort of broad neck, which is longitudinally grooved.
Eyes prominent, with coarse facets. Antemite red, elongate, the
basal two joints cylindric, the second the shorter ; 3-8 longer than
broad, nearly similar, the third and eighth rather stouter than the
others ; ninth and tenth larger than the eighth ; eleventh largest,
acuminate. Palpi (maxillary) elongate, second joint a little thick-
ened at the base, quite clavate at the apex ; third short ; fourth as
long as the other three conjointly, incrassate at the base, slender
beyond it, its club about one-fourth of the entire length. Thorax
longer than broad, much narrowed behind and in front, smooth,
with indistinct greyish hairs. Elytra much longer than the thorax,
narrowed towards the shoulders ; each elytron with a sutural stria,
which becomes fovea-like at the base ; apices feebly sinuate, they
bear short, depressed, brassy hairs, disposed in series. Hind-body
broader than the elytra, its basal segment large, slightly convex,
fringed at the base, clothed elsewhere with short, depressed, yellow
hairs ; remaining segments deilexed. Legs long, the femora slender
at the base, quite clavate near the middle ; the tibiae a little bent,
dilated and densely pubescent near the extremity.

Underside rufescent, the front of the anterior coxge, the sides of
the mesosternum, and a broad transverse space at the base of the
abdomen, covered with greyish, spongy pubescence; the meso-
sternum subcarinate along the centre ; the metasternum broadly
convex.

Much more slender than P. mcliiisculus, with an obvious neck,
&c. P. citimus, the only other near ally, is at once differentiated by
its simple thighs.

Length, 1 ; breadth, nearly f line.

OF NEW ZEALAND. 1415

Capleston. Named in honour of its discoverer, Mr. A. T. Cavell,
to whom I am indebted for many interesting beetles.

2463. P. sulcicollis, "•«• Slender, elongate, narrowed ante-
riorly, shining, nearly glabrous, chestnut-red, legs red, the tarsi,
antennae, and palpi somewhat fulvescent.

Head elongate, the anterior half almost abruptly narrower than
the posterior, distinctly, but finely and closely, sculptured ; the
tubercles are somewhat flattened backwards, and the intervening
channel, when viewed sideways, does not appear to extend beyond
them ; behind that point there are two iovese which seem to extend
forwards along the outside of the tubercles ; the hinder portion is
more convex, with a groove along the middle. Eyes seemingly
obsolete ; what I take to represent them are only smooth dark specks,
situated at the sides and front of the broader part of the head.
Maxillary palpi slender and elongate, the second joint thickened
apically, the terminal basally, but in a less degree, the club one-
fourth of the length. AntenncB moderate, the basal joint nearly half
the length of all the others taken together ; second nearly as stout,
about one-fourth the length of the first ; fifth and sixth slightly
longer than the contiguous ones ; ninth and tenth rather small,
about as long as they are broad, not one-third wider than the
eighth ; eleventh large, acuminate, with greyish pubescence. Thorax
longer than it is broad, narrowed before and behind, the middle very
finely sculptured, with a longitudinal groove extending nearly its
whole length ; the base is apparently truncate, with a transverse
depressed space between it and the wing-cases. Elytra very much
narrowed towards the shoulders ; their basal half concave, deeply
hollowed in front, the sides, though not really on a higher plane
than the hinder portion, appear sharply elevated ; the sutural striae
are fine, and the pubescence is very minute. Hind-body large, with
minute scattered hairs; across the base, however, the pubescence is
dense and spongy. Legs long, simple ; tarsi moderately thick.

Metasternum broadly impressed between the distant coxae ;
behind these there is a dense mass of yellowish pubescence.

This is, I think, a very curious species. The remarkably long
basal joint of the antennae, and the sulcate thorax, will enable it to
be identified.

Length, f ; breadth, quite ^ line.

Mount Pirongia. Picked out of leaf-mould collected by Mr.
A. T. Urquhart ; one example only.

Bryaxis (Gen., p. 124).

2464. B. COnspicua, '^s. Shining, nearly glabrous, pitchy-
red, elytra chestnut-red, legs paler, tarsi yellowish.

Head' with two interocular foveae, the forehead uneven and de-
pressed. Thorax rather longer than it is broad, widest near the
middle, somewhat compressed laterally behind but not distinctly
foveate, the base finely margined. Elytra longer than broad,
shghtly narrowed near the shoulders, the sutural striae fine. Hind-

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hody rather short, deflexed, its pubescence inconspicuous. Legs of
moderate length, the posterior tibi« a httle bent, and arcuate near
the extremity.

AntenncB 10-articulate, the two terminal sculptured, and bearing
short but very evident yellow hairs ; basal joint stout, longer than
the second ; joints 3-6 gradually yet only slightly thickened, the
fifth slightly broader than the others, but not aj^preciably longer ;
seventh and eighth transverse, the eighth very short ; ninth very
large, its base truncate, the outside gradually dilated so that its ex-
tremity forms an obtuse angle, the apex oblique, twice as wide as
the base, on the inner and lower surface there is a hook-like append-
age ; tenth about twice as long as it is broad, its inner face in line
with that of the ninth, on the outside towards the base it is sorae-
wdiat narrow^ed, so that an elongate gap exists at that side between
the two last joints.

Prosteruum incurved and somewhat concave in hont ; the meta-
sternum broadly depressed along the middle ; the basal segment with
two obtuse distinct tubercles behind, the apical segment impressed
or flattened, the intermediate ones short ; the front cox(f. with small
spines.

S . Length, nearly f ; breadth, quite ^ line.

Hunua Kange, Maketu. Ten males.

Obs. — Female. Antenna with the fifth joint rather larger than
the contiguous ones, but little longer than broad ; ninth twice the
bulk of the eighth ; tenth nearly twice as large as the ninth ; eleventh
largest ; the three terminal joints more obviously pubescent than
the preceding ones. I believe this form to be the female, but I am
not quite sure.

2465. B. COStata, "-s- Nltid, piceo-rufous, elytra red, legs
paler, tarsi and palpi yellow, the surface nearly nude.

Head nearly plane in front, with tw^o small interocular foveas.
TJiorax widest near the middle, its sides flattened behind. Elytra
longer than broad, a little narrowed towards the shoulders, with
distinct sutural stride. Hind-body wdth fine greyish hairs.

Male. Antenna ten-jointed, basal joint rather longer and thicker
than the second ; third and fourth equal, small, moniliform ; fifth
and sixth distinctly larger ; seventh quite transverse ; eighth still
more so, very short ; ninth twice as broad as it is long, its base
curved towards its acute outer extremity (apex), the front slightly
incurved ; tenth also large, its point of articulation, near one side,
consists of a slender stalk ; these two enlarged joints are sculptured
and hairy, they extend laterally, and can be nearly closed together
like shears.

Prosternuni deeply emarginate. Anterior coxa with spines.
Metasternum moderately broadly depressed. Abdomen, basal seg-
ment, with two obvious costae extending from the base to the apex,
convergent in front, these represent the usual tubercles ; the
last segment flattened, and with a small depression, the others
short.

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Female. Colour darker. AntcnncE with the second joint nearly
as large as the first ; third and fourth small ; fifth larger than the
contiguous ones ; eighth and ninth transverse, the latter the larger ;
tenth twice as large as ninth, also transverse ; eleventh largest.
Underside simple, metasternum convex.

Differs from B. conspicua in having smaller and less prominent
eyes, stouter legs, differently-formed antennae, &c. The abdominal
cost£e are distinctive. No. 1347 is also closely allied ; it has the
ninth and tenth antennal joints more transversal, and not exactly
of the same shape.

Length, f ; breadth, nearly f line.

Eiccarton Bush, Christchurch. Five specimens were placed at
my disposal by Mr. Suter. This and Tyrus spinipes are the only
species of Pselapliidce as yet found in Canterbury east of the
mountains.

232. B. platyarthra. Body nearly glabrous, shining, dark-
red, the legs, elytra, and antennae paler, tarsi and palpi fulvous.

Head depressed between the antennal tubercles, the fovea of
the vertex small or indistinct. TJiorax but little longer than broad,
widest at the middle, the sides behind flattened, but not obviously
foveate. Elytra large, slightly narrowed near the shoulders, with
fine sutural strife. Ahdonien short, deflexed, with fine greyish
pubescence.

Male. Avtenna ten-jointed, the basal joint longer and thicker
than the second ; third longer than the small fourth joint ; fifth
rather longer than sixth ; seventh and eighth small, subquadrate ;
ninth very large, much prolonged outwardly, this external portion
not more than half the length of the other, on the inner face it is
deeply notched, and has also a cavity at that point, there is an
indistinct suture between the basal portion and the transversely-
enlarged part, showing that the almost complete anchylosis of the
ninth and tenth joints has taken place ; tenth joint short, sub-
conical, one-half the width of the preceding one ; these large ter-
minal joints are asperate, and bear obvious yellow hairs.

Anterior cox<r distinctly spined ; metasternum slightly impressed ;
basal segment of the abdomen large, with two small tubercles, the
last segment simple, the others short.

Distinguishable by the structure of the ninth joint of the
antennae.

<y . Length, |; breadth, f line.

Tairua, two males ; Hunua Eange, one. The name B. clavata
having been used before, I now rename and redescribe the species
No. 232.

236. B. munduluS. Shining rufescent, the head and thorax
usually darker than the elytra, tarsi yellow ; nearly nude.

Head with indistinct interocular foveae. Thorax not much longer
than broad, widest just before the middle. Elytra large, slightly
narrowed near the base, the sutural striae distinct but fine. Hind-

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body short, deflexed, with some fine palhd hairs. Tibia a Httle
bent.

Male. Anteiince ten-jointed ; basal joint larger than second ;
third and fourth small and nearly equal ; fifth broader than the
contiguous ones, and longer than the small sixth joint ; seventh
transverse ; eighth very short, slightly broader than the seventh ;
ninth and tenth very large, distinctly pubescent and minutely
roughened, of about equal breadth, both oblong, the ninth rather
shorter than the tenth, slightly curvedly narrowed towards its
base.

Metasternum broadly depressed ; basal segment of the abdomen,
with two distinct, but not acute, tubercles, the terminal segment
broadly impressed.

Female. Antennae, joints 8-10 transverse, tenth larger than
ninth ; eleventh large, oblong-oval.

Tairua, and the Huuua Eange. Twelve males, one female.

3" . Length, nearly f ; breadth, quite ^ line.

The name B. munchts being preoccupied by a Japanese species,
the above description and name are substituted.

2-43. B. fulvitarsis. Sliining, rufescent, elytra pale-red, but
not as pale as the legs, tarsi fulvous ; surface nearly glabrous.

Head with two interocular foveas, depressed and uneven in front.
Thorax nearly as broad as it is long, widest near the middle, im-
pressed at each side behind. Elytra with fine distinct sutural striae.
Abdomen short, with pale pubescence.

Male. Antenna ie\'i-iomiQ(\. ; first joint larger than second ; fourth
small, bead-like, shorter than third ; fifth distinctly longer than the
preceding two, one-half longer than it is broad ; sixth and seventh
evidently broader than the fifth, transverse ; eighth very short and
transverse ; ninth joint very large, oblong, with a fovea-like cavity
near one side underneath ; tenth subcordate, only about half the
size of the ninth.

Coxa (anterior) with minute slender spines ; metasternum only
moderately, or feebly, impressed ; basal segment of the abdomen with
two minute obtuse tubercles near the apex, the apical segment flat-
tened.

This is certainly closely allied to B. impar, but it is nevertheless
distinct.

S . Length, f ; breadth, ^ line.

Tairua, and Huuua Eange. The female is similar to that of No.
239. I redescribe this species, as its original name (B. sanguinea)
had been applied previously.

Sagola (Gen., p. 134).

2466. S. macronyx, ii-s. Shining, red, elytra and legs red-
dish-yellow, pubescence yellow.

Head moderately narrowed in front of the prominent eyes,
rounded behind ; interantennal groove deep, extending to beyond
the back part of the eyes, there are two small foveae near the hind

OP NEW ZEALAND. 1419

margin ; anteuual tubercles prominent, nearly contiguous. Thorax
cordate, with a large impression behind the middle, a small fovea
near each basal angle, and a large depression at each side. Elytra
longer than broad, widest behind the middle, apices subtruncate ;
with well-marked sutural striae and intrahumeral impressions.
Hind-hody as long as elytra, with conspicuous hairs, its first exposed
segment covered with minute yellowish scales or setae, the third
rather longer and broader.

Antenna with slender erect hairs ; first joint twice the length of
the second ; third very small ; 4-7 nearly alike, each narrowed
towards the apex ; eightla strongly transverse, distinctly broader than
the preceding or following joints ; eleventh rather small.

Legs robust ; anterior femora very thick, broadly impressed in
front, finely fringed underneath ; the tibia: very strongly curved, the
basal half slender, the other half about twice as broad, almost
abruptly thickened, so that they appear bent near the middle on the
inside. Intermediate tibiae moderately slender, slightly arched
externally, ciliate near the extremity. Posterior femora as thick
near the end as they are at the middle ; the tibiae nearly straight
inwardly, but very much dilated and arcuate medially on the out-
side, impressed near the extremity ; tarsi a good deal thickened
towards the apex, and provided with enormous claws, as large as the
tarsi themselves, they are of unequal thickness, the front ones the
stouter.

Underside pubescent. The head, from the mentum to near the
back, deeply hollowed along the middle, the cavity with sharp edges,
its apex incurved ; there is another cavity near each side, the inter-
vals are pubescent. Metasternum convex. Third ventral segvicnt
impressed behind, the fourth with a narrow depression along the
middle.

There is only one species like this, .S'. notahilis. When the two
are placed side by side it will be seen that Sagola macronyx has a
narrower head ; the basal joint of the antennae is longer, and the
eighth is obviously broader ; the palpi are more slender ; the front
thighs are broader near the extremity ; and the form of the anterior
tibiae is different, those of S. notahilis being of nearly equal thick-
ness throughout, and not in the least angulate or bent above the
middle.

S . Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, nearly f line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. I have been unable to find more than
one of this wonderful little creature.

2467. S. mimica, ^'-s- Nitul, red ; elytra, legs, and palpi ful-
vous ; pubescence slender, yellow, but intermingled with long erect
hairs, most conspicuous on the hind-body.

Head nearly the width of the thorax, its hind angles moderately
prominent, but not directed backwards ; frontal groove narrow, not
extending further back than the middle of the eyes, there are two
foveae behind. Anten^ut distinctly pilose ; their basal joint equals
the following three (conjointly) in length ; second oblong-oval ; third

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small, but longer than ic is broad ; 4-6 subequal, each longer than
broad ; 7-10 become shorter, and rather broader. Thorax cordate,
with a large impression behind the middle, two small foveas near
the base, and a large impression at each side, behind the middle,
withiti this lateral impression there is a small fovea, near the angle.
Elytra oblong, their posterior angles rounded ; the sutural strite are
well marked, the intrahumeral impressions appear more or less
interrupted. Hiiid-hody not larger than the elytra, slightly infus-
cate, its first visible segment finely sculptured, with minute scales
near the base, the extremity with short hairs as well as the ordinary
pubescence ; second and third segments equal. Legs simple.

Underside of head with a transverse depression behind the men-
tum. Anterior trochanters acutely prominent. Fifth ventral seg-
ment with two minute tubercles.

This comes near S. major. After a careful comparison with its
nearest allies, Nos. 1157, 1573, 1576, and 1875, I find it is
distinct.

3 . Length, 1| lines ; breadth, % line.

Hunua Eange, Clevedon. One example, from Mr. Munro.

Obs. — I possess about a dozen specimens which cannot be
referred to described species ; but, as they appear to be females, and
as they do not exhibit well-marked differentiating characters, I leave
them without specific names for the present. The genus will ulti-
mately comprise a great many species, and, as they are already very
difficult to distinguish from one another in many cases, I hope next
winter to draw up a table, or key, that will facilitate their discrimi-
nation. On attempting this work during the present season I found
that more examples of the male sex were needed : some of these I
expect to find during the year.

2468. S. robusta, i^-s- Bobust, shining, red ; elytra, legs, and
palpi fulvous.

Head large, nearly the same width as the thorax, just a little
narrowed behind the eyes ; sparingly clothed above with slender,
decumbent, yellow hairs, those on the gense more conspicuous ; the
distinct frontal channel is expanded behind the tubercles but
becomes linear on the vertex, on the back part there are two
broad impressions ; the tubercles are flat, and approximate in
front. Thorax about as long as it is broad, widest before the
middle, very much contracted posteriorly, the base only half the
breadth of the middle ; there is a fovea on the middle, near the base,
a smaller one near each hind angle, and a longitudinal lateral im-
pression which causes the side, near the middle, to aj)pear swollen ;
its pubescence is like that of the head, but there are coarser hairs on
the sides. Elytra broader than long, wider than the thorax, con-
siderably narrowed towards the base, apices subtruncate ; they are
obsoletely punctured, the sutural striae are broad and deep, the intra-
humeral impressions are rather short, deep, and entire, there are no
distinct plicae, and they appear as if transversely depressed before
the middle ; the pubescence is rather coarser and longer than that

OP NEW ZEALAND. 1421

on the thorax. Hind-body longer and broader than the wing-cases,
the golden hairs most conspicuous on the third segment. Legs
robust ; the intermediate /ci/torct are distinctly notched, and broadly
grooved below, the grooves have sharp edges, the others are less
evidently notched and grooved ; front tihicB with bright fulvous
pubescence near the extremity, the posterior rather more strongly
arched, and thicker, than the middle pair ; tarsi pubescent, the two
basal joints short, conjointly only half the length of the third, claws
moderately large.

Underside : Abdomen with six segments, the three basal equally
large, convex, with conspicuous fulvous hairs ; fourth and fifth
flatter, their pubescence finer, fifth much mcurved behind ; sixth
short and broad.

Antennce with outstanding pubescence, red, first joint nearly the
length of the next four taken together, cylindric ; 2-4 rather longer
than broad, third evidently smaller ; 5-8 about as long as broad,
bead-like ; ninth and tenth transverse, but hardly broader than the
preceding one ; eleventh ovate, with a distinct false apical joint.

Palpi (maxillary) with large terminal joints, the apical appendage
aciculate, as in the genus Bcmhidium.

k large and beautiful species, nearly allied to S. pulcher. It has
a broader head, not perceptibly rounded and narrowed behind, the
eyes are not quite as large as in that species, and are placed further
forward.

$ . Length, If lines ; breadth, f line.

Hunua Range, near Drury. One male, taken off the underside of
an old log.

2469. S. laminata, f^-s. Shining, red ; elytra, legs, and
antenna} fulvous ; tarsi and palpi yellowish ; pubescence yellow,
elongate and slender for the most part, but near the sides and on
the hind-body the hairs are coarser and more erect.

Head as broad as the thorax, the gena3 short and nearly straight,
posterior angles obtuse, the back part not curvedly narrowed ; it is
indistinctly punctured, the channel between the slightly-elevated
tubercles is narrow, it is expanded behind but does not extend as
far as the back of the eyes, the two foveas on the hind part are
sulciform. Thorax cordate, behind the middle there is a large
foveiform impression, there are two small fovete near the base, the
lateral impression extends from the middle to the basal angle.
Elytra about one-fourth longer than broad, a little narrowed before
the middle, base slightly sinuate, so that the sutural region is a little,
obtusely, prominent ; the sutural striae are broad and deep, and
punctiform at the base, the intrahumeral impressions are deep, and
usually consist of a basal, fovea-like, and a longer posterior depression ;
punctuation indistinct. Hind-body about the same size as the elytra,
the basal segment very short, 2-4 each slightly longer than the pre-
ceding one, second mucli depressed at the base and with minute
brassy scales across the middle. In some cases the short basal
segment is retracted so that there appear to be five segments only.

1422 COLEOPTEKA

AiitenncB pubescent, basal joint nearly the length of the next
three ; second only slightly longer than broad, rounded ; third small ;
4-6 longer than broad ; seventh and eighth subquadrate ; ninth and
tenth rather broader than long ; eleventh conical, with a short false
terminal joint.

Underside shining, pale chestnut-red ; pubescence slender, elon-
gate, and depressed, much longer and paler on the apical ventral
segment. Abdomen with the basal segment apparently depressed,
from the middle of the hind margin a slender spiniform process
extends towards the coxae ; the three following are nearly equal ;
fifth large, its apical portion much narrowed, without any visible
suture between.it and the broad basal portion, so that only five
segments can be seen. The head, behind the mentum, has a sort of
lamina ; this is gradually raised backwards, and is fringed with con-
spicuous golden pubescence. The hind coxce have sharp inner edges.

Length, l^ lines; breadth, f line.

Maketu, Hunua Kange. Five examples. The lamina on the
underside of the head will lead to its identification.

2470. S. immota, n.s. Bufous ; elytra, legs, and antennae
fulvescent ; palpi and tarsi yellowish.

This species is very much like S. lamlnata. The head is smaller
and narrower ; the frontal channel extends a little further back, and
the tubercles are more approximate. The elytra are shorter,
subquadrate. The fourth and fifth joints of the antcnmc are longer
than broad ; joints 6-8 are narrowed apically.

Underside reddish, abdomen paler, coxae rather dark. The head,
between the mentum and the back part, has a distinct transverse
depression, the yellow decumbent hairs are directed outwards, there
is no fringe.

In one example the fifth ventral segment is somewhat produced
in the middle, and the sixth is apparently concave but covered
with pubescence. This may be the male.

Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, f line.

Maketu. Six individuals. During nearly twenty years of careful
search for species of Sagola, I have not met with more than one or
two specimens of a species until lately.

2471. S. flavipes, ^i-&- Shining; head, thorax, and antennae
pale-red ; elytra and legs yellow ; pubescence yellow ; elongate and
slender, coarser and longeron the wing-cases and hind-body.

Head large, as broad as the thorax, its sides, behind the eyes,
regularly rounded ; it is rather flat on the middle, the central groove
is broad and deep and extends almost to the extreme base, there are
no foveae ; the tubercles are raised and almost connate in front.
Thorax cordate ; it has two small basal foveae, a central one further
forward not as large as usual, and a large one at each side. Elytra
quadrate, a good deal narrowed towards the shoulders ; the sutural
and intrahumeral impressions are entire, well marked, and not
foveiform at the base ; their surface is more or less punctate or

OF NEW ZEALAND. 1423

rugose. Hind-body as broad as the wing-cases, longer, with sub-
equal segments, without short hairs or minute scales. Legs stout,
the anterior femora with a deep semicircular excision near the base,
the notch with fine spiniform angles ; the intermediate tibia? dis-
tinctly, but not strongly, bent near the extremity, with conspicuous
pubescence there, the posterior more slender, less bent, arched
externally.

Antennce stout, first joint elongate, red, third small, the others
do not differ materially, they are gradually thickened. Palpi with
thick terminal joints.

Underside : Head with a very large, pubescent, transverse de-
pression behind, the middle of this, in front, is apparently acutely
produced and minutely ciliate, the space behmd the mentum is
flattened, the sides are a little convex and smooth, the pubescence
being near the outside.

(? . Length, nearly 1| lines; breadth, f line.

Maketvi. Allied to S. sidcator.

2472. S. elongata, ^'-s. Elongate, rather narrow ; pubescence
yellow, elongate, coarser behind; dark-red; elytra, legs, and antenna?
pale-red, tarsi and palpi fulvous.

Head nearly as broad as the thorax, the sides behind the eyes
nearly straight, posterior angles rounded ; the frontal channel
barely reaches as far as the back of the eyes, there are two elongate
impressions behind, it is not distinctly punctured ; there is a short,
broad, smooth neck ; the tubercles are rather flat and are separated
by a fine groove. Thorax cordate, with the common foveae, the
lateral not very large. Elytra rather longer than broad, narrowed
before the middle ; the sutural striae and basal impressions are well
marked, entire, and not punctiform at the base. Hind-body as broad
as the elytra, much longer, with four marginated, horizontal segments,
the second and third are somewhat piceous near the apex, the basal
one is flat, its sides and apex are covered with minute, brassy scale-
like setaB, on the middle the scales are indistinct, the second is
shorter than the third, the fourth longer than the fifth, fifth and
sixth paler, much narrowed behind, sixth very narrow. Posterior
tibi'.r, near the outer extremity, slightly narrowed, with fine bright
pubescence there.

Antenna with joints 2—4 rather longer than broad, 5-7 bead-like
8-10 transversely quadrate, broader than the others.

Underside : Head with a transverse flattened space behind the
mentum, the broad basal portion on a higher plane. Abdomen with
six elongate segments, the basal, in the middle, with an acutely pro-
jecting process in front.

The narrow elongate form, distinct neck, and long hind-body are
distinguishing characters.

Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, nearly f line.

Karaka, near Drury. One, of uncertain sex, found amongst
decaying leaves of Phormium tenax.
29 — PTS. v., VI., VII.

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2473. S. gracilis, ''-s. Slender, very elongate and narrow,
shining, pale chestnut-red, legs and antennae obscure-yellow, tarsi
and palpi yellow ; pubescence pale-yellow, mostly slender and de-
cumbent.

Head quite the width of the thorax, evidently longer than it is
broad, widest near the obtuse basal angles, gradually narrowed
anteriorly ; it has two small fovese behind, and a short frontal
channel. Eyes very small, flat, situated at the lower part of the
sides. Thorax nearly twice as long as it is broad, not cordate,
widest near the middle (but not conspicuously so), more gradually
narrowed behind than in front ; on the middle, near the base, there
is a transversal impression, there is a small fovea at each side, and a
minute one near each hind angle ; between its base and the elytra
there is a sort of neck which is densely and minutely sculptured.
Elytra quadrate, and, therefore, comparatively small ; the sutural
striae and intrahumeral impressions entire and well marked. Hind-
body twice as long as the elytra, quite as broad, nearly horizontal
throughout, with a few erect hairs, the three basal segments
marginated, the third rather broad and much longer than the
second, which, again, is larger than the first, fourth large, obliquely
narrowed, the fifth narrow, retractile, and but little exposed. The
legs are long but not slender ; the front and middle tarsi are short
and thicker near the extremity than they are at the base. The
palpi are short and thick.

Antenncs shorter than the head and thorax, gradually, but dis-
tinctly, dilated towards the extremity ; they are inserted below and
quite in front of the tubercles, and, consequently, more approximate
than in Sagola ; first joint cylindric, twice as long as the second,
which is rotuudate ; third small ; 3-6 more or less moniliform, each
slightly shorter and broader than the preceding one ; 7-8 nearly
equal ; ninth and tenth very short and transverse ; eleventh trans-
verse, broader than tenth, with a small false apical joint marked off
by a fringe of fine pubescence.

Underside : Abdomen composed of six segments, the third nearly
twice the length of the fourth or fifth, the suture between these two
curved and indistinct, sixth conical, half the width of the fifth.
Posterior coxcb prominent, contiguous near the front.

Length, f ; breadth, ^ line.

Mount Pirongia. One, picked out of leaf-mould brought by Mr.
x\. T. Urquhart. This species, I have no doubt, represents a new
genus intermediate between Sagola and Exeirarthra.

Exeirarthra (Gen., p. 1054, Part V.).

2474. E. pallida, n.s. Elongate, narrow, shining, pale reddish-
yellow, the legs and palpi still paler ; pubescence elongate, decum-
bent, yellow, mostly slender.

Head small, narrower than the thorax, the gense not contracted
posteriorly, with obtuse hind angles ; it has two well-marked, not
widely distaiit, interocular foveae, the frontal channel is short,
and the surface, apparently, is finely punctured ; tubercles con-

OF NEW ZEALAND. 1425

tiguous ; eyes large and prominent. Thorax about as long as it is
broad, widest near the middle, oviform ; there are three small foveas
near the base united by a linear impression, and a foveiform depres-
sion at each side behind the- middle. Elytra much longer than
broad, slightly narrowed before the middle, indistinctly punctate ;
the sutural striae and intrahumeral impressions well developed,
these later interrupted. Hind-body quite the w^dth of the wing-
cases, the four basal segments nearly horizontal, the fourth less
obviously marginated than the others; third longer than second;
first shorter, with minute sculpture or scales, along the extremity
the hairs are rather long; fifth obliquely contracted, not prolonged.

AntenncB longer than the head and thorax, rather slender ; first
joint large, thicker near the base than at the apex ; joints 2-6
become a little shorter and slightly broader, each longer than broad,
the third small ; seventh and eighth rather longer than broad, nar-
rowed towards the base ; ninth and tenth similar to the preceding
two in shape but shorter and broader, not transverse ; eleventh
larger than tenth, with a false apical joint.

Tarsi, anterior, with a broad, lobate second joint.

Underside : Penultimate ventral segment medially emarginate.

Like the typical species (No. 1885). The coloration and antennal
structure different, elytra longer, the hind tarsi rather longer and
more slender.

Length, f ; breadth, nearly |- line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. One individual only.

Euplectus (Gen., p. 139).

2475. E. Isevifrons, '^-s. Rufcsccnt, shining, elytra not so
dark, legs and antenme red, tarsi and palpi fulvous ; moderately
thickly covered with yellowish pubescence, the hairs on the thorax
very slender but not very short, those on the elytra and abdomen
conspicuous and mingled with longer erect ones.

Head subovate, narrowed behind, not distinctly punctate ; an-
tennal tubercles large, much elevated, somewhat laterally com-
pressed, widely separated ; the two large fovete on the vertex extend
beyond the back part of the eyes, they are prolonged forwards and
converge, the frontal depression is broad and polished ; the vertex is
convex, with a small angular impression behind. Eyes coarsely
facetted and prominent. Thorax rather broader than it is long,
cordiform ; at each side, behind the widest part, there is a large
fovea, there is another on the middle near the base, all three are
united by a curved impression, the median furrow is rather fine and
does not reach the front. Elytra oblong, somewhat narrowed near
the shoulders ; their sutural striae well marked aiid foveiform at the
base, there is another elongate broad impression on each elytron,
which is marked off from the shoulder by a distinct plica. Abdomen
slightly narrower, sometimes longer, than the elytra ; the first seg-
ment with a large transverse depression at the middle of the base.
Legs stout.

Antenna pubescent, the first joint evidently larger than the

1426 COLEOPTEKA

second ; third rather shorter and narrower ; joints 4-8 bead-hke,
the fifth a Httle larger than the others ; ninth rather larger than
the eighth ; tenth transverse, larger than the ninth ; eleventh
large, quite acuminate.

Underside : Basal segment of the abdomen densely fringed be-
hind, in front with a triangular projection between the coxae ;
second with a broad triangular elevation on the middle ; fifth short
in the middle, subcarinate behind, so that the sixth seems flattened
or depressed behind the carina.

Fem. Abdovien, segments 2-5 about equal.

The remarkable antennal tubercles, and the broad polished
frontal depression, distinguish this from all the other Euplcctinii. I
do not, however, deem it necessary to make a new genus for it at
present.

3 . Length, ^ ; breadth, nearly f line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Three examples.

2476. E. spinifer, ^i-s. Shining, red, elytra and legs paler,
tarsi and palpi yellowish ; moderately densely clothed with short
yellow hairs.

This species somewhat resembles E. Icevifro)is, but the aiitennal
tubercles are thicker, flatter, and more convergent in front. The
thorax has an almost uninterrupted median groove, the large fovea
at each side has a broad channel proceeding from it towards the
front, and there is a depression near the base which connects the
lateral and median fovese.

Male. Intermediate femora much incrassate, the tihice, of the
same pair with a spiniform angulation on the inside near the apex.
Abdovien : Basal segment short, covered by the femora ; second irre-
gularly curved and densely ciliate behind, angularly prominent at
the apex, in the middle ; fourth of similar form, but, like the third,
depressed in the middle ; fifth in the middle, at its base, with a
curvate depression, but with a straight median margin behind ;
sixth large, somewhat flattened, with a transverse impression at
the base.

No. 255 is another near ally, but its antenme are thinner, the
legs of E. spinifer are more robust, the middle tibiae, and tarsi, are
decidedly thicker and more curved externally, and the inner apical
angle is more spiniform.

3 . Length, f ; breadth, nearly f line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange.

2477. E. munroi, ^-s. Bod^ only moderately shining; its
pubescence distinct, yellow, and decumbent ; infuscate-red, tarsi and
palj)i fulvous.

Head broad, subquadrate, indistinctly punctate ; antennal
tubercles rather broad and flat, piceous, uneven or punctate ; the
iovese. on the vertex are large, and the frontal space is flattened. The
eyes are small. Thorax as in No. 255, but the lateral fovea are
prolonged forwards for a short distance only. Elytra not longer

OF NEW ZEALAND. 1427

than broad, the sutural strioe aud intrahmneral impressions are
broad but shallow, and the interstices are not raised so as to form
plica?. Legs moderately stout, tibiffi slightly curved outwardly.
Antcnmc rather short, fifth joint a little larger than the contiguous
ones, sixth and eighth about equal and bead-like, ninth and tenth
evidently larger than the eight, eleventh large, conical, acuminate.

No. 255 most nearly resembles this species, but the eyes are
smaller, the antennal tubercles are not prominent, and the sub-
quadrate wing-cases are not smooth though not distinctly punctured.

Length, f ; breadth, nearly f line.

Clevedon, Hunua Range. Mr. Hugh Munro found this when he
accompanied me in the search for insects. I have named the species
in his honour.

2478. E. obscurus, '^-s. Suhopaque, covered with tine short
yellow hairs, and a few outstanding slender elongate ones ; fusco-
rufous, legs and antennas pale-reddish, palpi and tarsi yellowish.

Head narrowed towards the front, rounded behind the eyes,
rather closely and distinctly punctate ; the foveas on the vertex very
shallow and not at all conspicuous, the frontal groove broad. Eyes
convex. Palpi (maxillary) with the terminal joints thick, almost
securiform-oval. Antenna; short, second joint oviform, evidently
smaller than the first ; 3-9 moniliforni, the ninth not twice the size
of the eighth ;. tenth transverse, broader than the ninth ; eleventh
large, acuminate. Tliorax rather broader than long, much rounded,
obviously and moderately closely punctured ; near the base there is
a curved impression, the dorsal groove though broad is not very
deep, and there is a longitudinal impression at each side. Elytra
subquadrate, slightly asperate ; besides the broad sutural striae,
there appear to be three or four other stri^ on each elytron when
examined from the side, and these seem to be separated by slightly-
raised intervals. Hind-body indistinctly sculptured, as broad as the
wing-cases. Legs moderate, tibiae curved externally, posterior tarsi
slender.

Underside shining, sparsely pubescent. Metasternum convex.
Abdovicn : Basal segment concealed by the femora ; the second
obtusely raised at the middle and angularly produced backwards, on
each side of the angulation there is a shallow transverse impression ;
the third has a curved median depression, and at each side of this
there is a larger impression than that on the second ; terminal seg-
ment large.

In No. 1892 the punctures on the head and thorax are more dis-
tinctly separated, the basal thoracic impression is deeper and more
foveiform at the middle, the body is larger, its pubescence is longer.
E. opacus has diiferent impressions on the head.

Var. — Elytra with two broad striae on each. Although treated
as a variety just now, I feel pretty sure, when both sexes are
available, that it will be found to be a distinct species.

$. Length, nearly f; breadth, nearly i line.

Maketu, Hunua Range. Eight examples.

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2479. E. COxalis, ''-s. -Bof/ty infuscate-red, moderatel}' shining,
densely clothed with short yellow hairs, but with some scattered
elongate ones also, legs and antennae pale-red, tarsi and palpi ful-
vescent.

Head distinctly and closely punctured, the foveae on the vertex
indistinct, the frontal channel broad and flat. Eyes small. Thorax
rather broader than long, with rounded sides, sculptured like the
head; the dorsal groove broad and foveate behind, there is a fovea
at each side. Elytra subquadrate, a little narrowed towards the
base, not smooth ; the sutural stria on each is broad, and there is
another broad one bej^ond it, the interstices are slightly raised.
Hind-hody of the same breadth as the elytra at the base, narrowed
apically. Legs stout, tibiae arched on the outside, the posterior a
little stouter and more arcuate than the intermediate.

Underside shining, red, with decumbent yellow pubescence. Front
coxae prominent, trochanters spined. Metastermtm convex. Abdomen
convex along the middle ; the second segment, on the middle, with a
transverse elevation, the top of which, however, is flat ; the third
also is moderately elevated, but towards the sides is broadly im-
pressed; the fourth and fifth are nearly nude, and quite glossy, the
latter has a large and rather deep impression towards each side.

Very much like E. ohsciirus ; the male characters, however, are
essentially different.

<y . Length, nearly f ; breadth, nearly ^ line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Three males.

2480. E. inscitus, n-s. Elongate, subparallel, subopaque, punc-
tate; obscure-red, legs and antennae paler, tarsi and palpi yellow;
pubescence short, conspicuous, yellow.

Head not at all short, much narrowed anteriorly, obtusely
prominent behind the eyes ; closely and distinctly punctured, with-
out well-marked foveae or frontal channel. Paljyl rather thick, the
apical joint (maxillary) ovate. Thorax longer than it is broad,
oviform, its punctuation like that of the head ; the lateral, basal,
and median impressions shallow. Elytra rather longer than broad,
appearing as if they are finely punctured, the sutural striae broad,
the intrahumeral also broad but abbreviate. Hind-body about of
the same size as the elytra, the third segment with a slight, obtuse,
raised spot behind, at the middle. Legs stout, the anterior femora
rather thicker than the others ; the tibiae arched externally, the inter-
mediate, at the inner extremity, with a short, straight prolongation ;
tarsi rather short.

More or less allied to Nos. 262, 1649, 1650, 1887, and 1898,
with each of which it has been compared.

Antenna rather short, second joint oviform, not quite so large as
the first ; 3-8 very small and bead-like, hardly as long as they are
broad ; ninth twice the size of the eighth ; tenth still broader, trans-
verse ; eleventh large.

Length, f ; breadth, quite ^ line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Several, apparently without good dis-
tinguishing sexual characters.

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2481. E. iracundus^ "-5. Body moderately elongate, not
slender, shining ; pubescence pale-yellow, mostly slender ; red,
elytra and legs paler, antenna fulvescent, palpi and tarsi yellow.

Head rather narrower than the thorax, the sides behind the eyes
straight, rather coarsely punctate, without distinct depressions.
Thorax longer than broad, oviform, its punctuation more distinct at
the sides than on the disc, the dorsal groove is broad but short,
there is an elongate impression at each side, and a transverse
depression near the base. Elytra slightly longer than broad,
narrowed before the middle ; the sutural striae are distinct, the
intrahumeral impressions are broad but not elongate. Hind-body
short, curvedly narrowed behind, the basal segment on the middle,
in front, with a transverse depression. Legs moderately long and
slender ; tarsi with the second joint longer and thicker than the
third.

Antennce moderate ; second joint rather smaller than the first ;
3-8 small and moniliform, scarcely differing ; ninth about twice the
size of the eighth, subquadrate ; tenth transverse, broader than
ninth; eleventh much acuminate.

Palpi (maxillary) with nearly securiform-ovate terminal joints.
Eyes apparently very small and flat when looked at from above,
larger below. Tubercles of medium size.

There is not much resemblance between this and the other
Euplectinii. The form and sculpture of the head will lead to its
identification.

Length, | ; breadth, ^ line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. One — the female, I think.

2482. E. caudatUS, "-s. Elongate, not slender; uniform red,
legs and antennse paler, palpi and tarsi yellowish ; pubescence short
and slender, but longer and denser on the hind-body.

Head obliquely narrowed anteriorly, the genaB nearly straight
behind the moderately small convex eyes ; its surface subopaque,
with fine sculpture, the vertex not very convex, and projecting
between the foveas. Thorax cordiform, gradually narrowed behind
the middle ; not distinctly punctured, with a short, rather indistinct,
median impression, the three basal fove^ united by a linear trans-
verse depression. Elytra subquadrate, their sutural striae broad and
deep, the intrahumeral rather short. Hind-body as broad as the
wing-cases at the base, the basal segment a little larger than the
second, both broadly marginated, third abruptly narrower than the
preceding one, the terminal two little more than half the width of
the third, still narrower at the extremity, quite exposed and nearly
horizontal. Tibice arched outwardly, the intermediate more so than
the posterior. Tarsi with the third joint much shorter than the
second.

AntenncB pubescent, second joint longer than the exposed part of
the first, third longer than broad, fifth and seventh broader than
the sixth or eighth, ninth not twice the size of the small eighth,
tenth transverse, eleventh large, pointed.

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Male. Underside red, finely pubescent. Metastermim evenly
convex. Head with a fovea-like impression behind. Abdomen with
the first segment covered with golden pubescence, but concealed by
the femora ; second largest ; fourth strongly incurved behind, its
sides about twice the length of the middle, with a minute indis-
tinct elevation behind ; fifth extremely short and strongly curved ;
sixth elongate, narrow, and attenuate, with a small apical ap-
pendage.

Fem. Abdomen : Fourth segment truncate behind, fifth nearly
so, sixth short.

E. acuminatus is the only species at all similar to this. It
differs in being smaller, and by the interocular foveae not being pro-
longed forwards. The antennal tubercles are widely distant in both
species. They will probably be associated in a distinct genus.

Length, f ; breadth, nearly J line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. The male was found at Clevedon by
Mr. Munro after I had described the female ; the description there-
fore has been rewritten.

2483. E. claviger, "-s. Elongate, subparallel, subdepressed,
shining, clothed with fine yellow hairs ; chestnut-red, legs and
antennas fulvescent.

Head broad behind, seemingly impunctate ; there are two small
foveas in line with the front of the eyes, and a short linear impres-
sion on the back part of the vertex. Thorax rather longer than
broad, widest near the middle, with a depression near the base from
side to side. Elytra oblong, sutural striae broad and deep at the
base, intrahumeral impressions elongate. Hind-body as broad as
the elytra, the three basal segments marginated, the first and second
about equal.

Antenna about the length of the head and thorax ; second joint
nearly as long as the first, longer than broad, with rounded sides;
3-9 small ; tenth transverse, about twice the size of the ninth ;
eleventh large, ovate.

Abdomen with six decreasing segments, sixth subcorneal. This
is another peculiar species ; it is not like any other, and may be
known by the unusually large terminal joints of the antennae, which
form a sort of club. The antennal tubercles are not large, but they
are nearly contiguous. It will, no doubt, be separated generically
from Euplectus when more specimens can be obtained.

Length, \ ; breadth, ^ line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. One example.

Obs. — Euplectus alloceplialus (No. 1890). I have a variety from
Mr. Munro, in which the hind angles of the head are prominent ;
behind each tubercle there is a large, deep, fovea-like depression ;
there is a transverse impression near the middle, so that the back
part and the interantennal portion appear elevated. The front
trochanters are spiniform. The fourth ventral segment is raised at
the apex, the fifth is depressed and very short in the middle. The
specimen, received lately, is, no doubt, a male.

OP NEW ZEALAND. 1431

Placodium.

Nov. gen.

Head nearly as large as the thorax, narrowed and somewhat
prolonged anteriorly, finely margined in front of the eyes. Antennal
tubercles absent. Eyes moderately large below, not at all pro-
minent above. Antennce inserted below the lateral margins of the
forehead, 11-articulate, joints 3-10 transverse. Tarsi with the
basal joint minute, second longest, with one claw. Abdomen com-
posed of six segments. Palpi (maxillary) with large subovate
terminal joints, third short, second elongate, its basal portion
slender, first small.

Two characters distinguish this from Euplectus — the absence of
antennal tubercles, and the structure of the antennae.

2484. P. zenarthrum, u.s. Subdepressed, elongate, moderately
nitid, rufo-castaneous, the three first dorsal segments infuscate, legs
and antennge fulvescent ; pubescence slender and decumbent.

Head nearly flat, finely, closely, and somewhat rugosely sculp-
tured, not glossy, with two small simple foveae on the vertex.
Thorax widest near the middle, only slightly longer than broad,
about as much narrowed in front as it is behind ; its surface ap-
parently impunctate ; there are three foveae, united by a linear
impression, near the base, and an indistinct, rather short, dorsal
groove. Elytra oblong, their sutural striae broad and deep,
the intrahumeral impressions elongate. Hind-body, at the base,
as broad as the elytra, each segment slightly but distinctly nar-
rower than its predecessor, the basal three marginated. Legs
moderately stout.

Antennce stout ; first joint short, hardly longer than broad; second
rotundate ; third much smaller, not half the size of the second, trans-
verse ; fourth very short and transverse ; fifth transverse, distinctly
larger than the contiguous ones ; 6-8 each very short, broader than
long ; ninth and tenth transverse, yet not as broad as the preceding
ones ; eleventh large, acuminate ; the point of articulation not being
exactly in the middle of some of the joints, the antennge appear
unsymmetrical.

Male. Underside, first abdominal segment concealed by the
femora, flat between the coxae ; second nearly twice the length of
the third ; fourth strongly curved behind, so that its sides are twice
the length of the middle ; fifth extremely short ; sixth large, with
a large rounded apical cavity, this is bordered behind by a thin,
strongly-curved lamina. Front coxes prominent, exserted, and sub-
contiguous ; the trochanters with short cylindrical processes ; there
is a fovea in front of each of these coxae. Middle coxae subglobose,
not contiguous, the intervening mesosternal lamina moderately
thick. Hind coxae distinctly separated.

Stermmi pale reddish-chestnut ; abdomen fuscous, except the pale
terminal segment ; metasternum large, flattened along the middle.

Length, f ; breadth, nearly i line.

1432 COLEOPTERA

Maketu, Hunua Eange. One individual only, which I described
under the name Euplectiis zenarthrus. Since then I have received
two examples from Mr. Munro. Their examination satisfied me
that the species would be better separated from Euplcctus.

Group-SCYDM^NID-^.

Phaganophana (Gen., p. 146).

2485. P. russata, ''-s. Bed, basal half of elytra fulvous,
tarsi yellow ; pubescence yellowish, on the head and thorax rather
rough, on the elytra elongate and erect.

iJ^acZ much rounded behind ; the frontal portion, about two-thirds
of the length, broadly concave. Eyes small, prominent. Antennce
with pale, long, outstanding hairs ; second joint as long as the
visible part of the first ; 3-5 about equal, a little longer than broad ;
sixth quadrate, smaller than the contiguous ones ; seventh like the
fifth ; 8-10 broader than the preceding ones, transverse or sub-
quadrate ; eleventh large, ovate. Thorax longer than broad, a good
deal narrowed behind, with two well-marked foveas near the base,
at the middle, and a minute one, as well as a carina, near each side.
Elytra oviform, with distinct intrahumsral impressions, and a slight
sutural depression near the base. Femora clavate towards the
apex. Tibics (anterior) bent, densely pubescent along the inner
face.

Underside reddish, with distinct yellow pubescence. Prosternum
depressed, densely sculptured, and pubescent in front of the coxae.
Mesosternmn with a large depression near each side, in front, its
process sharply elevated and reaching the middle of the coxse.
Metasternum convex.

Very much like P. setosa, but the head, antennae, and sternum
are different ; the fulvous portion of the elytra is sharply limited.

Length, 1 ; breadth, f line.

Maketu, Hunua Kange. Two.

2486. P. monilifer, '^-s. Elongate-oval, shining, rufous, legs
and antennae reddish, tarsi and palpi yellow ; pubescence pale-yellow.

Head vertical in front, rounded behind, with coarse outstanding
hairs near the sides behind. Eyes moderate. Antennce elongate,
longer than the head and thorax, second joint as long as the ex-
posed part of the first, neither very thick ; third, fourth, and sixth
nearly equal, distinctly longer than broad ; fifth rather larger than
the contiguous ones ; seventh slightly shorter than fifth ; eighth and
ninth nearly equal, bead-like, but narrowed apically, and with short,
slender apical stalks ; eleventh largest, oblong-oval. Thorax but
little longer than broad, rounded near the front, narrowed behind ;
with two median foveas in front of the base, the sides transversely
impressed rather than foveate near the hind angles ; it is clothed
vv'ith moderately-coarse hairs. Elytra oval, widest at the middle,
with two fovea-like basal depressions. Front tibia a little curved

OF NEW ZEALAND. 1433

towards the extremity, on the outside, and distinctly cihate in-
wardly ; the middle pair with a spiniform process on the inside near
the extremity.

This most nearly resembles No. 1903 so far as the antennae are
concerned, but it is otherwise quite different. From the other
species, P. monilifer may be separated by looking at the laxly-arti-
culated eighth, ninth, and tenth antennal joints.

Length, f ; breadth, quite -J line.

Maketu. One only. On the ground amongst leaves.

2487. P. angulata, n.s. Bohust, shining, head and thorax
piceous ; elytra, legs, and antennas red ; tarsi yellow, palpi fulvous ;
pubescence yellowish.

Head convex, rather narrow, the rather coarse hairs are con-
fined to the back part and are directed backwards. Eyes promi-
nent. AntenncE stout, as long as the head and thorax, with distinct
pale hairs ; second joint quite one-third longer than the exposed
part of the first ; 3-6 nearly equal, subquadrate ; joints 7-10
considerably broader than the preceding ones, each rather broader
than long ; eleventh conical ; the terminal four loosely jointed.
Thorax longer than broad, rounded near the front, deeply con-
stricted near the base, so that the posterior angles seem to overlap
the shoulders ; there are two distinct median fovete near the base,
and a more elongate one near each side with cariniform edges ; the
side is deeply impressed below ; its pubescence is rough-looking.
Elytra oviform, widest near the middle, with two large rounded
depressions at the base, the sutural region is also a little depressed
near the base ; they bear rather long, erect, but not coarse hairs.
Lcrjs robust ; front tibice with coarse, bright hairs along the lower
half inside, some of these appear spiniform ; the intermediate tibiae,
on the inside, near the extremity, with a slender spine, and some
coarse cilia?.

Mcsostcrmnn with a rather large carina, its upper face with fine
but distinct pubescence.

Easily recognised by the thick legs, antennal structure, peculiar
basal portion of the thorax, and the pubescent mesosternal lamina.

Length, 1 ; breadth, f line.

Maketu. Two examples. In mode of life similar to the preced-
ing two species.

Group-SILPHIDiE.

Choleva (Gen., p. 151).

2488. C. phyllobia, i^-s- Oblong-oval, covered with fine ash-
coloured pubescence, and with a few short erect hairs on the elytra ;
opaque, piceous, tarsi dark-red.

Head trigonal. Antennce hardly as long as the head and thorax,
gradually thickened towards the extremity ; first joint reddish ;
seventh hardly longer than broad ; eighth small, much closer to the
ninth than it is to the seventh apparently, owing to its stalk-like

1434 COLEOPTERA

basal portion ; ninth and tenth not longer than broad ; eleventh
ovate, acuminate. Thorax strongly transverse, a little rounded
towards the obtuse anterior angles, the base a little bisinuate,
posterior angles acute, very slightly directed backwards; with some-
what reticulate sculpture, fine and close. Elytra gradually, but
only moderately, narrowed posteriorly, with a fine sutural stria on
each, densely and very finely transversely strigose. Middle tihice a
little curved, the posterior with elongate spurs.

Underside piceous, with fine yellowish pubescence, its sculpture
fine and close.

About the same size as C. luguhris, less atteiiuated posteriorly,
more finely sculptured, the clothing finer, the thorax differently
formed, the sides being nearly straight behind and less sinuate at
the base, &c.

5 . Length, If lines ; breadth, f line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Two, amongst fallen leaves.

2489. C. monticola, '^-s- Comimct, broadly oval, convex, a
little shining ; piceous, a large space near each hind angle of the
thorax pale-brown, legs pitchy-red, the tarsi, palpi, and five basal
joints of the antennse yellowish, the remaining joints fuscous ;
pubescence greyish and cinereous, depressed, elongate and slender.

Thorax transverse, gradually curvedly narrowed towards the
front, base slightly bisinuate, hind angles not prominent ; its
sculpture fine, not at all close, and rather indefinite. Elytra
finely and closely transversely strigose, with a fine sutural stria
on each not reaching the base. TihicB straight, spinulose ex-
ternally ; the anterior, at the inner angle, with a distinct spiniform
process, the posterior with slender and moderately elongate spurs.
Antennce as long as the head and thorax ; the five basal joints
elongate and slender, the others dilated ; sixth joint longer than
broad, subtriangular ; seventh, ninth, and tenth nearly twice as
long as broad, loosely articulated ; eleventh not larger than tenth ;
eighth about half the size of the contiguous ones.

Male. Front tarsi with the three basal joints a good deal dilated,
fifth elongate and slender.

In shape like No. 281 ; more broadly oval than C. ^diyUohia and
its allies, and probably not congeneric.

S . Length, 1\ lines ; breadth, f line.

Mount Pirongia. One individual, in leaf-mould ; Mr. Urquhart.

2490. C. hunuense, "-s. Sldning, fusco-piceous, legs pitchy-
red, the tarsi and four or five basal joints of the antenna? yellowish,
remaining joints infuscate.

This species is like C. monticola, but is rather more oblong ; the
sculpture of the thorax is very fine and indistmct, and not close ;
the elytra with fine strigose sculpture, but with well-marked sutural
striae. The middle tihice are curved in both sexes. In the male the
three basal joints of the front tarsi are dilated. The anterior tibiae
are not spinose at the inner angle.

OF NEW ZEALAND. 1435

AntcnncE. with the five basal joints slender and elongate, the
sixth though longer than broad is hardly at all wider at the apex
than it is at the base ; seventh, ninth, and tenth a little shorter and
broader, but distinctly longer than broad ; eighth joint only about
one-third shorter than the seventh, and not mucla narrower, dis-
tinctly longer and narrower than the corresponding joint in C. monti-
cola.

Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, quite ^ line.

Hunua Eange. One pair, on the ground, amougstleaves.

Allocatops.

Nov. gen.

Body oblong-oval, only moderately convex. Prostcrnum widely
and deeply emarginate, the anterior angles touch the eyes. Meso-
sternum raised in front ; the middle coxae contiguous, but with a
small intervening triangular process. Mctasternum moderate, its
anterior part sharply defined, its edge forming the hind margin of
the coxal cavities, which extend nearly to the sides. Posterior
coxce distinctly separated. Epiplciinc broad at the base, linear
behind, their external margin cariniform. Femora stout ; the tibige
gradually expanded, on the outer face bearing numerous slender
spines, the calcar at the apex of each distinct. Tarsi slender,
pubescent, five-jointed, with slender claws. Mentwm transverse.
Palpi short, the terminal joints longer than the preceding, narrowed
towards the extremity. Antennce stout, 11-articulate ; the basal
two joints cylindrical, the second the shorter; joints 4-6 nearly
equal, subquadrate, these much more slender than the opaque,
pubescent terminal five ; eighth very small, ninth and tenth trans-
verse.

2491. A. OValis, '''•s- Glabrous, shining, pitchy-brown, extre-
mity of elytra paler ; the legs, and the six slender basal joints of the
antenna?, red, the terminal joints piceous.

Head broad, not trigonal ; the forehead emarginate, limited by a
fine line, which, near the sides, is directed to the eye, the anterior
portion yellowish, or membranous. Mandibles red, robust, almost
wholly exposed. Eyes transverse, slightly prominent. Thorax
broader than it is long, somewhat curvedly narrowed towards the
front, lateral margins fine, base and apex subtruncate, the angles
obtuse but nearly rectangular, its punctuation fine and rather dis-
tant. Scuiellmn small. Elytra with fine sutural strite not attaining
the apices, there are also several series of distinct punctures which
become obsolete behind ; interstices plane, minutely and distantly
punctured.

Underside shining-brown, and, including the legs, finely and
sparingly pubescent.

Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, -| line.

Moeraki. Mr. Sandager found one mutilated female, which he
placed at my disposal.

1436 ■ COLEOPTERA

FAMILY— TEICHOPTEEYGID^ .

MaxillcB terminating in two lobes. Antcnnce 11-articulate, elon-
gate, very slender, with long hairs ; club three-jointed. Elytra
either truncate behind or entirely covering the abdomen. Wings
sometimes rudimentary, usually twice the length of the body, very
narrow, consisting of a thin neck and broader lamina. Coxa:
variable, the anterior globular, proininent, and contiguous ; the
intermediate oviform, slightly distant ; the posterior transversal,
rather widely separated. Tarsi three-jointed, terminal joint very
long, the claws with a long hair in the middle. Abdomen com-
posed of five or seven segments.

Trichopteryx,

Kirhy.

(Lacord. ; Hist, des Ins. CoUop., Vol. ii., p. 233.)
Head large, deflexed. Eyes distinct. Prothorax large, the
width of the elytra at the base, posterior angles distinct and em-
bracing the shoulders. Scutelhim large. Elytra parallel-sided, or
a little narrowed posteriorly, moderately truncate at the extremity.
Posterior coxa enlarged in the form of a lamina covering, in repose,
the femora. Mesosternum carinate. Abdomen, underneath, with
seven segments, the second a little larger than the other subequal
ones.

2492. T. inconspicua, ''-s. {Matthews ; CistidaEntomolonica,

Vol. i., p. 296.) Brevis convexa subquadrata, postice parum at-

tenuata, nigra nitida, pilis brevibus griseis parce vestita.

-r 5-6

Li. c, -jjT- Im.

Caput magnum latum, in fronte sat productum, nitidum, tuber-
culis minutis remotisque ornatum ; oculis parvis, haud prominenti-
bus ; antennis modicis sat dilute piceis. Pronotum sat magnum,
capite parum longius, multo latius, valde couvexum, in maribus ad
basin valde dilatatum, tuberculis parvis ordiuibus sinuatis regulariter
dispositis, interstitiisque nitidissimis indistincte reticulatis ornatum,
lateribus rotundatis leviter marginatis, margine basali fere recta,
angulis acutis dilutioribus, in maribus valde productis. Scutelhim
magnum, latum, triangulare, confertim asperatum. Elytra sub-
quadrata, capite atque pronoto haud longiora, parum angustiora, in
maribus postice attenuata, ordinibus regulariter sinuatis confertim
haud profunde asperata, sutura sat elevata, apicibus latis, parum
rotundatis, dilutioribus. Abdomen modice exsertum, segmento
apicali dente parvo utrinque armato. Pedes modici, Igete flavi,
articulo basali tarsorum auteriorum in maribus dilatato.

Subtus nigra, metasterno sat profunde asperato, coxis flavis, ore
atque apice ventris piceis.

Femineis est forma magis oblonga, atque pronotum vix ad basin
dilatatum.

OP NEW ZEALAND. 1437

Habitat New Zealand, exemplis nonnullis a D. Lawson captis.

Note. — This species occurs amongst decaying vegetable matter
in the Auckland Domain. — T. B.

Ptenidmm,

EricJisoii.
{Lacord. ; Hist, des Lis. CoUop., Vol. ii., p. 234.)
Head very large. Prothorax quadrate, hardly narrowed behind,
convex, the base about as wide as the elytra. ScutcUum very large.
Elytra entire, convex, medially curvate, more or less obtusely
acuminate apically. Posterior coxcr not dilated. Mesostermnii
feebly prominent in front, prolonged posteriorly in the form of a
very small process. Abdomen composed underneath of seven seg-
ments, the basal one much larger than the others.

2493. P. lawsoni, n.s. (Matth.; Cist. Entom., Vol. i., p. 123.)
Ovale, convexum, castaneum, nitidum, pilis brevissimis flavis parce
vestitum.

L. c, 5 lin.

Head rather small, smooth, and shining, impunctate, furnished
with a few long recurved hairs, with the margins of the clypeus
distinctly reflexed near the eyes and antennae ; eyes moderate,
prominent ; aiitcnnce long and slender, pale-yellow. Thorax
moderate, longer and wider than the head, widest behind the
middle, n-regularly covered throughout with very large foveolate
punctures, which near the base are arranged in an irregular trans-
verse row, the interstices smooth and shining, the sides margined
and rounded, contracted towards the base, the basal margin nearly
straight, the angles obtuse. Scutellmu large, triangular, somewhat
acuminate, smooth and shining, with two large foveolate punctures
near the middle of the base. Elytrcc oval, widest before the middle,
rather longer and wider than the head and thorax, closely covered
with large and deep punctures, with the interstices smooth and
shining, the sides margined, the apex paler, broad, and much
rounded. Legs rather long and slender, the tibite moderately
dilated towards their apex, bright-yellow.

Underside castaneous, with the mouth, prothorax, and terminal
segments of the venter paler.

Auckland. Three specimens, found by Mr. Lawson.

Obs. — This species occurs on the Hunua Eange, and near
Howick.— T. B.

2494. P. posticale, n.s. Oblong, moderately convex, slightly
shining, flavo-castaneous, a broad space near the extremity of the
elytra fuscous, antennae and legs testaceous.

Head large, broad, punctate. Antemice elongate and slender,
extending backwards beyond the shoulders, with conspicuous hairs.
TJiorax moderately large, transverse, its sides rounded and finely

1438 COLEOPTEKA

margined, posterior angles obtuse, base subtruncate, its surface with
comparatively large, distant punctures. Elytra oblong, apices ob-
tusely rounded, their punctuation fine and rather shallow.

Broader and less convex than Ptcnidium laiusoni, and distinguished
from it by its paler colour and the dark apical space on the wing-
cases.

Length, J ; breadth, ^ line.

Capleston. One individual, found by Mr. Cavell.

2495. P. proprium, «-5- Oblomj, rather convex, shining, red-
dish-chestnut, legs and antennae testaceous ; sparingly clothed with
short yellowish hairs.

Head large, but narrower than the thorax, apparently smooth.
Thorax transverse, its sides finely margined and well rounded,
slightly sinuously narrowed behind ; posterior angles rectangular,
not prolonged backwards so as to embrace the shoulders ; base very
finely margined and nearly truncate ; its surface impunctate, but
with some minute, distant, granular elevations. Scutcllum large,
triangular, with six rather large punctures ; three of these form a
transverse row near the base, there are two across the middle, and
one near the apex. Elytra oblong, their sides marginated and a
little curved, slightly wider near the middle than they are at the
base, the shoulders obtuse, so that the basal angles of the thorax
extend a little beyond them, the apices obtusely rounded (singly)
towards the suture ; their punctuation is nearly as coarse as that of
the scutellum, it becomes more distant behind, and rather less dis-
tinct. Pygidium exposed, yellowish.

Underside shining, testaceous, with pale, slender pubescence.
Posterior coxce not laminate, widely distant. The mesosternal pro-
cess, between the middle coxae, is rather large and thick. Across
the front of the ■prostcrnum, at each side of the middle, there are
four or five punctures. The mesosternum is coarsely sculptured,
granulate apparently. The terminal joints of the maxillary yalpi
are thick, with an acicular seta at the apex of each. The tihioi are
straight ; the anterior have some elongate, slender setae, two of which
extend below the tarsi for about tvv-o-thirds of their length. Eyes
coarsely facetted.

This species may be easily distinguished by the peculiar punctua-
tion of the scutellum.

Length, f ; breadth, ^ line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Two examples, the reversed one much
paler than the other, and, most likely, immature.

2496. P. cavelli, n.s. Suhdepressed, suboblong, slightly nitid,
fuscous, the legs, antennae, and pygidium testaceous ; pubescence
elongate, slender, yellowish.

Head large, including the eyes, as wide as the front of the
thorax, so sculptured as to appear (when examined under the micro-
scope with a half-inch lens) closely covered with flattened granules.
Thorax transverse, its sides rounded, apex truncate, base feebly

OF NEW ZEALAND. 1439

sinuate and finely margined ; the posterior angles do not overlap
the shoulders, they are acute, -and, owing to the sinuosity at each
side, they seem prominent ; its sculpture resembles that of the
head, but under an ordinary glass it appears punctate. Scutellum
moderate. Elytra oblong, their sides slightly curved, a^^ices indivi-
dually broadly rounded ; they are minutely asperate, but the sculp-
ture seems to vary with the light.

Antenncs elongate, their two basal joints stout, cylindric ; the
terminal three form an elongate, very laxly articulated club, and
bear conspicuous, outstanding hairs ; intermediate joints elongate
and slender. Legs stout, pilose. Metastermcm large, truncate be-
hind, not asperate. Hind coxte widely distant, not laminate, so that
the femora are free during repose. Abdomen with distinct yellow
pubescence, the basal segment larger than those near it, seventh
large.

In this species the process of the mescsternuni is not raised, it is
finely margined at each side, triangular in shape, and acutely pro-
jecting between the coxae. It is much larger than P. posticaU, and
less convex than P. laiosoni.

Length, quite f ; breadth, -^ line.

Capleston, Westland. Discovered by Mr. A. T. Cavell. Six
examples of this group were forwarded at one time ; two of these,
however, cannot be referred to this species.

Actidium.

2197. A. lineare, n.s. {Matth. ; Gist. Entoni., Vol. i.,
p. 296.) Liiicarc, elongatum, valde convexum, nigrum, pube brevi
grisea sat dense vestitum, capite magno, sat acuminato ; pronoto
parvo, capite nee latiori nee longiori, impressione levi longitudinal!
ad medium discum, punctisque magnis per totum notato, lateribus
vix rotundatis, margine basali fortissimo rotuudata angulis obsoletis ;
elytris capite atque pronoto plus quam sesqui longioribus, baud
latioribus, lateribus fere rectis, apice integro valde rotundato; pedi-
bus atque antennis modicis, laete fiavis.

Caput magnum, elongatum, sat acuminatum, punctis profundis
fere confluentibus impressum ; oculis modicis promineutibus ;
antennis sat robustis.

Pronotuvi parvum, capite nee latius nee longius, punctis magnis
fere confluentibus atque in disco pone medium impressione levissima
longitudinali utrinque notatum, lateribus fere rectis, leviter mar-
ginatis, basi valde rotundato elytrorum humeris incumbenti.

Scutellum parvum triangulari profunde puuctatum.

Elytra linearia elongata, capite atque pronoto sesqui longiora,
hand latiora, ordinibus transversis irregularibus confertim sat pro-
funde asperata, lateribus fere rectis, leviter marginatis, apice lato,
integro, valde rotundato.

Abdomen baud exsertum.

Pedes modici, leete flavi, tibiis pone media leviter dilatatis, tarsis
brevibus.

30 — PTS. v., VI., VII.

1440 COLEOPTERA

Siibins piceum, ore coxis atque ventre dilutioribus.

L. c, j*e lin. (0-50mm.).

Habitat New Zealand, exemplis multis a D. Lawson captis.

Note. — I possess two examples which were found in the Domain
at Auckland, but I have not met with it elsewhere. — T. B.

Actinopteryx.

2498. A. australis, us. {MattJi.; cist. Entovi., Vol. i.,
p. 93.) Oblongo-ovalis, sat depressa, pilis Igete argenteis vestita,
capitc sat magno, yronoto ad latera valde dilatato, in medio latis-
simo, punctis sat magnis distinctis, interstitiis giabris nitidis, atque
depressione lata longitudinali utrinque in disco, impresso, lateribus
valde rotundatis, angulis posterioribus vix productis, acutis ; clytris
ad apices parum attenuatis, lateribus modice rotundatis, confertim
sat profunde asperatis, apicibus dilutioribus, parum rotundatis ;
pcdihus atque antennis longis, gracillimis, pallide flavis.

Head large, much rounded in front, marked wdth rather large
distinct punctures ; eyes small, not prominent ; antennse very long
and slender, with the three apical joints slightly incrassate, pale-
yellow.

Thorax large, transverse, scarcely longer than the head, widest
at the middle, with the sides much rounded and slightly margined,
marked with rather large and distinct punctures, the interstices
smooth and shining, and also with a broad shallow longitudinal
depression on each side near the middle of the disc, basal margin
nearly straight, with its angles acute, but very little produced.

Scutelluvi small, triangular, moderately asperate.

Elytra a little longer than the head and thorax united, suboval,
slightly attenuated posteriorly, with the sides slightly rounded and
margined, moderately asperate in very close wavy rows, marked
with a broad longitudinal depression on each side of the suture near
the middle, apex very little rounded, paler, with the extreme edge
white .

^ Abdomen considerably exserteJ, attenuated towards the apex.
f Legs long and slender, pale-yellow, with the femora dusky,
i': L. c, ^ lin.

' lb

Australia, Swan River.

Note.- — I have given the description of this species, as it is found
in New Zealand. One, indeed, was sent to me from Mokohinou
Island by Mr. Sandager.— T. B.

Group-COLYDIID^.

Coxelus (Gen., p. 195).

2499. C. regularis, "-s. S^Lbparallel, narrow, opaque; ob-
scure fusco-piceous, legs and antennse reddish ; sparingly clothed
with slender, yellowish-grey sette.

OP XEW ZEALAND. 1441

Head quadrate, not uarrowecl anteriorly, finely granulate. Eyes
prominent, without coarse sette. Antcnnce sparsely pubescent ; first
joint scarcely visible above ; second stout, hardly any longer than
the third; joints 4-6 longer than broad ; seventh and eighth shorter ;
ninth a good deal larger than the preceding one ; club large, its basal
joint rather broader than the terminal one. Thorax longer than
broad, very little wider near the front than it is elsewhere,, its sides
moderately explanate, with minutely serrate margins ; the sui-face
is finely granulate, and bears rather tine setae ; there is a depression
on the middle (expanded near the base), which nearly reaches the
apex ; at the base, not far from the middle, there are two elongate
depressions ; its sides, and the base, are fringed with fine setae.
Eli/tra rather long, wider than the thorax at the base only, scutellar
region depressed, the surface a little uneven ; they bear almost quite
regular series of small, distinctly-separated tubercles ; the setas are
somewhat concentrated on the hind slope and the basal elevations.
Legs finely setose.

Underside opaque, fusco-piceous, with granular sculpture and
fine seise. Antennal furrows well marked, nearly straight. Pro-
sternum slightly, but widely, emarginate in front, its flanks unim-
pressed. Posterior coxce not widely distant.

A rather narrow species, easily identified by the elytral sculpture.
C. graniceps may be at once separated by its acutely-mucronate
tibiae.

Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, nearly ^ line.

Ashburtou. Two individuals, found by Mr. W. W. Smith.

Heterargus (Gen., p. 1085, Part v.).

2500. H. serricoilis, 'z-s- Oi/o??^, moderately convex, opaque,
subglabrous ; elytra fuscous, the other parts reddish.

Head apparently punctate. Antennce short, their two basal joints
stout, cylindric, the exposed portion of the first as long as the second;
third longer than broad ; 4-8 bead-like ; ninth broader than the
eighth ; club abruptly biarticulate. Thorax transverse, widest near
the front, narrowed behind, the sides moderately curved, somewhat
explanate, with serrate margins ; the base sinuate towards the sides,
so that the hind angles do not touch the elytra; its surface is
covered with small granules, it is a little uneven, having tvv^o indis-
tinct transversal impressions. Elytra oblong, rather wider than the
base of the thorax ; with regular series of small tubercular or granular
elevations, these are well defined, but should be examined from the
sides, two rows, near the middle of each elytron, are just perceptibly
more distinct than the others ; the lateral margins bear rows of
tubercles.

The serrate thorax, with ten or twelve small indentations at each
side, and the better-defined elytral sculpture, differentiate this from
H. rudis.

Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, nearly 1 line.

Caploston. One only, kindly forwarded by Mr. A. T. Cavell.

1442 COLEOPTERA

Vitiacus (Gen., p. 1087, Part V.).

2501. V. COSticollis, 1^-s. Elongate - oblong, not parallel,
opaque ; fuscous, the sides of the thorax paler ; legs and antennae
reddish.

Head feebly bi-impressed longitudinally, with ill-defined granular
sculpture. Eyes small but distinct. Antcnnoi shining, sparsely
pubescent ; second joint much thicker and rather longer than the
third ; first wholly concealed above ; ninth rather broader than the
eighth; club abruj)tly two-jointed, pubescent. TAoraa: rather longer
than broad, very slightly wider near the front than it is elsewhere,
a little sinuate behind the middle, its sides widely explanate, the
lateral margins not serrate, but with serial tubercles ; hind angles
somewhat obtuse, the anterior but little prominent ; the dorsum is
on an abruptly higher plane than the sides, with granular sculpture,
near the middle there are two raised rows of granules which form
costse. Elytra of the same width as the base of the thorax as far
as the middle, beyond that point moderately narrowed ; the sculpture
near the sides appears to consist of punctures or granules, according
to the light in which they are seen ; the dorsum is raised like the
thorax, it has two rows of granular elevations on each side of the
suture ; the third interstices are carinate, with short interruptions
behind the top of the posterior declivity, at that part the suture is
bisinuate, there is an elongate elevation behind the middle of each
elytron, near the side, and a sort of nodosity at each side near the
apex.

Prosternum slightly emarginate in front, shorter in the middle
than at the sides, with a cavity at each front angle for the accommo-
dation of the antennae in repose. Breast convex, but with a de-
pression before the hind coxae. Abdomen with the three middle
segments equal.

The thoracic costte, and the sculptiu-e of the hind-body, are dis-
tinguishing characters.

Length, If lines; breadth, nearly f line.

Capleston. I am indebted to Mr. Cavell for my specimen.

Syncalus (Gen., p. 200).

2502. S. munroi, ''••^- Oblong-ocal, convex, fuscous, sometimes
paler ; antennse, tarsi, and palpi red ; legs dark obscure-red.

Head depressed, smooth, and somewhat shining, across the
middle ; the front red, raised, and closely granulate. Labruni and
mandibles reddish, large and exposed. Antennce sparingly pilose ;
the uncovered jDortion of the basal joint not longer than the second ;
third as long as the preceding one, but only about one-third of its
breadth ; joints 4-8 decrease in length ; ninth half the size of the
tenth ; eleventh largest. Thorax transverse, a little narrowed
anteriorly, its sides nearly straight at the middle, the base with a
sinuosity near each angle ; posterior angles nearly rectangular, the
anterior extend as far as the middle of the eyes ; disc transversely
convex, uneven, with four or five ill-defined impressions, and in-

OF NEW ZEALAND. 1443

definite granular sculpture, the base depressed, with a row of
punctures ; its sides are explanate. Elytra w^th series of distinct
punctures, tliese are not very coarse and are mostly transverse ; the
fine yellowish setae are arranged in lines, but some are concentrated
and form spots, there are also a few coarse, erect setae similar to
those at the sides. Legs with fine setae only.

The nearly straight sides of the thorax, and the sculpture of the
head, are distinctive.

Length, li lines ; breadth, f line.

Hunua Eange, Clevedon. Mr. Hugh Munro gave me three
examples of this species, which, with pleasure, I name in his
honour.

Group-PYCNOMERID^.

Pycnomerus (Gen., p. 208).

2503. P. angulatus, "•«■ Subjmrallel, subopaque, sparsely
clothed with very minute yellowish setae ; pitchy-black, the legs
and antennae pitchy-red.

Head quadrate, its punctuation not coarse and rather shallow,
its frontal impressions deep and foveiform, the margins, in front of
the eyes, rather flat ; eyes moderate. Antcnnce with the transverse
tenth joint only very slightly narrowed near its base, the eleventh
well developed. Tliorax longer than broad, with a short sinuosity
behind each eye ; the anterior angles, therefore, appear prominent —
in reality they do not extend beyond the apical margin; the sides,
near the front, are slightly oblique, from thence they are very
gradually narrowed backwards, the margins are thin, so that the
hind angles are ill-defined ; the dorsal impression is broad and
shallow, it is indistinctly divided along the middle, the punctuation
is moderately close, coarse, and regular. Elytra very feebly curved
laterally, shoulders not prominent, but not obtuse ; their strige regu-
lar, the punctures not longer than the intervals between them, they
are not conspicuous ; interstices rather broader than the striae, the
third bent sharply inwards at the base, the basal margin, however,
is not thickened, so that the small glossy scutellum is distinct.

P. arboreus is the nearest species ; its eyes, however, are more
convex and coarsely facetted, the thoracic disc is unimpressed, the
lateral margins are well developed, and the head differs. No. 369
has broad, deep elytral striae and narrower interstices.

Length, If lines ; breadth, quite f line.

Maketu, Hunua Range. One individual.

2504. P. frontalis, '^-s- SuboiJaque, obscure piceo-rufous, legs

red, the setae very minute.

Head quadrate, its punctuation shallow, becoming quite fine
anteriorly, the frontal impressions small ; the raised spot between
the antenna and the eye is red and shining, a smaller spot in front
of each fovea is also red and nitid, these are best seen from behind ;
eyes moderate. Antenute short, the third joint, though transverse,

1444 COIiEOPTERA

is rather longer than the following one, tenth transversely quadrate,
eleventh very small. Tliorax slightly and gradually narrowed back-
wards, lateral margins distinct ; the basal angles not well defined,
the anterior distinct ; the surface moderately closely but not coarsel)^
punctured, the broad shallow dorsal impression is divided behind by
a smooth linear space. Elytra rather short, slightly and gradually
curvedly narro^Yed from base to apex, shoulders a little prominent ;
the striaj are regular, the punctures are not larger than the intervals
between them ; the interstices are slightly narrower than the striae,
the third are acutely bent inwards at the base, the margin is raised
along the middle of the base, so that the very short scutellum seems
to be but a portion of it.

The peculiar appearance of the forehead will readily distinguish
this from all the species with small terminal antennal joints.

Length, 1-| lines ; breadth, f line.

Howick. Unique as yet.

2505. P. elongellns, n.s. Elongate, shining, the knees, an-
tennae, and tarsi pitchy-red, body black.

Head quadrate, coarsely and moderately closely punctured,
frontal impressions large but shallow, the sides scarcely at all raised ;
eyes moderately convex but not prominent.

AntenncB stout, eleventh joint as long as the tenth but not as
broad as it is. Thorax rather narrow^ its front margin sinuate in
the middle, anterior angles not prominent ; it is slightly wider near
the front than it is at the middle, and it is gradually narrowed
behind ; the lateral margins are very thin, and the posterior angles
are indistinct, but not rounded ; the surface is somewhat irregularly
and not very closely punctured, with shining intervals, the disc is
flat but not impressed, along the middle there is a narrow smooth
space. Elytra elongate, evidently broader than the thorajc at the
base, not quite parallel-sided, the humeral angles free but not pro-
minent ; they have regular jounctate strios, the spaces betw^een the
punctures are almost level with the interstices, the striae therefore
are not deep, they are deep at the extremity however and the apices
are dilated ; the basal margin is not raised, so that the scutellum is
distinct. Legs long.

P. Tufescens makes the nearest approach to this species, which
may be separated at once by the sinuosity at the middle of the apical
margin of the thorax. The lateral margins are ill-defined. The
eyes are more finely facetted and less convex. P. imincssus may
be distinguished by the deep and elongate frontal impressions and
the cariniform space along the inner margin of the eye.

Length, If lines; breadth, | line.

Mount Arthur. One, amongst other Coleoptera collected by
Messrs. Cheeseman and Urquhart.

2506. P. longipes, i^-s. Elongate, moderately shining, head
and thorax piceous, elytra, legs, and antennae pitchy-red.

This resembles P. elongellus, but the liead is larger; the eyes

OF NEW ZEALAND. 1445

are distant from the front of the thorax, they are nearly flat ; near
each side of the thorax, in front, there is a slight sinuosity, so that
the anterior angles project ; the lateral margins though distinct are
rather thin ; the apical margin of the thorax is truncate in the
middle, there are two elongate dorsal impressions, the borders of
these, and the dividing space, are nearly smooth ; the scutcllum is
rather larger ; the tihice are more elongate, and more acutely pro-
duced at the outer extremity. The species is quite distinct from
P. soplioroi and its allies.

Length, 2|- lines ; breadth, nearly -| line.

Otago. My specimen was sent by Mr. S. W. Fulton, who did a
great deal to enable us to obtain a better knowledge of the Coleo-
ptera of his neighbourhood.

Obs. — No. 1358. I found in Taranaki, near the base of Mount
Egmont, a varietal form, having the front of the head much narrowed
and produced, with the clypeus horizontal ; the appearance of these
parts is therefore quite unusual.

Group-CRYPTOPHAGIDiE.

Gryptophagus (Gen., p. 224).

2507. C. tumidus, "-s- Suhohlong, moderately convex, shin-
ing, sparingly clothed with slender yellow hairs ; head, thorax, and
antenna? red, legs reddish ; tarsi yellow ; a large space across the
elytra, before the middle, bright-fulvous.

Head narrower than the thorax, depressed in front, with a few
moderately fine punctures. Eyes large and prominent. Avtenna
with slender pallid hairs, implanted below the sides of the forehead ;
the exposed part of the first joint not longer than the second ; third
as long as second, but more slender; fifth rather longer than those
next to it ; sixth to eighth bead-like ; tenth rather larger than ninth ;
eleventh ovate. TJiorax transversely quadrate, the sides finely mar-
gined and nearly straight ; the apex, in the middle, subtruncate, but
oblique or sinuate towards the sides, so that the obtuse anterior angles
do not extend as far forward, its widest part is in line with these
angles, the posterior angles are rectangular ; disc convex, moderately
finely and distantly punctured, the base transversely depressed or
flattened. Scutellum raised, strongly transverse. Elytra wider
than the thorax, their sides a little curved, a good deal narrowed
posteriorly ; the basal half finely and distantly punctured, behind
nearly smooth, each with a distinct sutural stria, which, however,
becomes obsolete towards the base ; in line with the middle thighs
there seems to be a depression, and in front of this, but not reaching
the suture, there is an obtuse elevation or swelling on each elytron
which appears darker in colour than the adjacent fulvous portion.
Tarsi pentamerous, the fifth joint as long as the basal four, which
are of about equal size.

G. discoide7is is a longer, less convex, and more parallel-sided

1446 COLEOPTEEA

insect, and it has not the distinct swelling on each wing-case which
is so conspicuous in C. tumidus.

Length, 1 ; breadth, f line.

Karaka, near Drury. One, found on the ground amongst de-
caying leaves of Fhormium tenax.

2508. C. obscurus, '^-S- O&Zo^f/, slightly convex, clothed with
yellowish-grey hairs, some of which are long and erect ; subopaque,
nearly piceous, legs and antennae rufo-testaceous.

Head distinctly punctate. Eyes large and convex. Antcnnce
with long slender pubescence ; second joint smaller than the first,
oviform ; third longer than the fourth, which (as well as joints 6-8)
is bead-like ; fifth rather larger than the contiguous ones ; the
terminal three enlarged, rather darker and more densely pubescent
than the preceding ones, tenth broader than ninth, eleventh conical.
Thorax transverse, its sides finely margined, much narrowed but
nearly straight behind, somewhat rounded towards the front ; an-
terior angles not prominent, yet not rounded, the posterior rect-
angular ; apex sinuate near each side, so that an evident gap exists
behind each eye ; its punctuation is like that of the head, the base
is depressed. Scutellnm strongly transverse. Elytra oblong, finely
and distinctly punctured almost to the apices, the sutural striae in-
distinct near the base, there is a slight, broad impression on each
elytron, before the middle. Tarsi pentamerous, their fourth joint
very small.

Underside shining, piceous, finely punctured, with greyish pu-
bescence. Prosternum subtruncate in front, its process somewhat
carinate along the middle. Mesosternum with a triangular depres-
sion in the middle. Metasternum large, with a more or less distinct
groove extending forwards.

This is the only dark-coloured species except No. 1959, which is
a great deal larger.

Length, f ; breadth, quite ^ line.

Ohaupo, Waikato. Several specimens, found by Mr. A. T. Ur-
quhart.

2509. C. anthracinus, '^-s. Subcylindrical, rather convex,
glossy, deep-black, very sparmgly clothed with slender minute grey
seta3.

Head finely but distinctly punctured, nearly smooth on the
middle; eyes large, convex, coarsely facetted. Antenna as long as
the head and thorax, minutely pubescent ; first joint thick ; second
elongate-ovate ; third rather longer ; fifth a little larger than the
fourth ; seventh distinctly larger than the small, bead-like sixth
and eighth joints ; ninth and tenth large, transversely quadrate ;
eleventh conical. Thorax transverse, finely margined, base bisinu-
ate, the sides a little curved ; posterior angles nearly rectangular, the
anterior obtuse and depressed ; its surface distmctly but not at all
closely or coarsely punctured. ScuteUum very much broader than
long, smooth, or nearly so. Elytra with series of rather fine distinct

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punctm-es having a fine grey hair in each, the sculpture becomes ob-
solete behind, the sutiiral stria? are least evident near the base. Legs
moderate ; tarsi pentamerous, their three basal joints nearly equal,
the tliird entire below but excavate above, and appearing as if pro-
longed under the minute fourth joint, fifth about as long as the
first three.

Underside shining, black, more or less finely punctured, its pu-
bescence grey. The j^i'osternal j^rocess is not broad. The mesosternum
has only a small, smooth, angular space in front, there being no de-
pression for the prosternal process. The ■,netastcrmim is angulate in
the middle, in front, and incurved behind. The middle cox(b are not
widely separated.

Length, f ; breadth, nearly f line.

AshlDurton. Mr. W. W. Smith sent me five specimens. The
oiossv-black colour distinguishes this from all its allies.

Group-LATHRIDIID^.

Lathridius (Gen., p. 232).

2510. L. caviceps, '^-s. Subovate, moderately convex, gla-
brous, shining, blackish ; legs and antennae fuscous, the basal joint
of these latter, and the club, nearly black, tarsi pale-brown.

Head narrowed behind and in front, the forehead with oblique
lateral margins ; its surface distinctly and somewhat rugosely punc-
tured ; the clypeus smooth. Eyes large and prominent. AntenncB
stout, basal joint thick ; second oviform ; 3-8 slender, evidently
longer than broad ; ninth about as long as broad, narrow at the
base ; tenth transverse ; eleventh largest, coniciil. Thorax trans-
versely quadrate, the lateral margins moderately explanate,
minutely serrate, a little sinuously narrowed towards the base ; its
surface uneven and rugose ; in front, at the middle, there is a
rounded impression, and, usually, an elongate one extending from
the base and touching the frontal one, the borders of these impres-
sions are very slightly raised, there is another large impression at
each side, near the base. Scutcllum smooth. Elytra large, broader
than the thorax at the base, still wider before the middle, gradually
narrowed posteriorly ; they are distinctly punctate-striate ; inter-
stices irregularly elevated, the external a little raised at the shoul-
ders, the sutural depressed, the third and fifth are more or less
elevated throughout, seventh narrow and cariniform towards the
extremity. Legs slender, tibia? nearly straight and unarmed ; tarsi
moderately slender, their basal joint nearly as long as the second,
third as long as the preceding two, claws small.

Underside glossy-black. Metastermim large, convex, nearly
smooth on the middle, distinctly punctured at the sides, impressed
behind. Abdomen finely punctate, the basal segment largest,
minutely margined and subtruncate between the coxa? ; the others
decrease in size. Prostcrnum truncate in front, with a central costa
from base to apex. Head rather sharply limited in front, and at the

1448 COLEOPTERA

sides, with a large cavity behind, there are no well-marked antennal
furrows. The clypeus is emarginate, but the labrum is rounded.
The buccal cavity appears to be so completely covered that the
trophii cannot be seen.

The hind-body is slightly raised across the middle, so that the
parts in front and behind it appear depressed. The interstices are
not nodose, nor are any of them conspicuously carinate.

There are three or four allied genera whose descriptions I have
been unable to obtain. I believe this species represents a new genus
near Lathridius.

Length, -J; breadth, f line.

Maketu, Hunua Kange. It lives amongst decaying leaves on the
ground.

Holoparamecus (Gen., p. 2.31).

2511. H. CastaneuS, ^'-s. Shining, rufo-castaneous, legs and
antenna? pale yellowish-brown, palpi and tarsi yellow; sparsely
clothed with short grey hairs.

Head distinctly, rather finely, but not closely punctured, its
frontal suture almost quite straight ; it is darker than the rest of the
body, but the labrum is pale. Antenna with the two basal joints
cylindric and nearly equal, joints 3-8 differ but little, except that
the fifth is rather larger than the contiguous ones ; ninth transverse,
twice the width of the eighth ; tenth reddish, large ; eleventh also
large, not quite as broad as the tenth, it is nearly yellow. Thorax
rather longer than broad, its sides rounded, but much contracted
behind ; it is indistinctly punctured, near each hind angle there is
an elongate fovea, at the middle of the base there are four minute
fovCcB, two of which are placed in front of the others, this part ap-
pears a little depressed. Scutellum rounded behind. Elytra elon-
gate, shoulders rounded, widest before the middle, gradually
narrowed posteriorly ; sutural stria? well marked, and appearing as
if they were curved outwards near the base, their punctuation ill-
defined and indistinct. Legs simple.

Though very similar to H. lucidus in appearance the antennae are
materially different.

Length, ^ ; breadth, ^ line.

Mokohinou Island. One example, from Mr. Sandager.

Gronp-BYRRHID^ .

Cnrimus (Gen., p. 24.3j.

2512. C. Squaniifer, ''-s. Broad, suboblong, narrowed towards
both extremities, only moderately convex ; densely covered with
minute, flat, dark or grey scales, these conceal the sculpture, there
are also many slender erect grey seta? ; the surface beneath the
squama? is black and shining, legs and antennae rufo-piceous.

Head narrow, finely margined in front, indistinctly sculptured,
the forehead bears a row of slender grey setae. Eyes not at all pro-

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minent, situated below the lateral margins. Antcnnc? inserted below
the sides of the forehead ; first joint stouter than the second, its ex-
posed portion hardly longer than it ; joints 3-6 cylindrical, slender,
each slightly shorter than its predecessor ; seventh and eighth rather
longer than broad ; tenth transverse, evidently larger than the ninth ;
eleventh largest ; these terminal joints more distinctly pubescent
than the others. Thorax transverse, much narrowed towards the
front, its base bisinuate ; the surface on a denuded space is impunc-
tate. ScutcUum narrow, triangular. Elytra large, if the obliquely-
narrowed posterior portion were removed they would be quadrate ;
they are finely and sharply striated, and the discoidal interstices
are flat. Front tibice straight along the inside, slender at the base,
the tarsi during repose are applied to the front or inner face ; the
other tibiae are more abruptly dilated externally near the base, and
are broadly grooved along their hinder, or inner, face, for the accom-
modation of the tarsi, they are pilose, but along the outer edge they
are fringed with distinct outstanding setae. Tarsi simple, with dis-
tinct membraneous appendages ; claws well developed.

Underside black, more or less punctate, with depressed greyish
setffi. The cavities for the legs are large and deep. The man-
dibles are, apparently, bifid at the extremity. All the tarsi are
retractile.

Congeneric with No. 432, perhaps different from the Curiums
zeclandicus of Eedtenbacher, which I have not seen. The squa-
mosity is very easily rubbed off. In No. 432 the setse are coarse,
with a tendency to form small tufts on the hind-body.

Length, If ; breadth, 1-^- lines.

Ashburton. Two examples, found by Mr. W. W. Smith.

Limnichus (Gen., p. 246).

2513. L. nigripes, "s- Oval, convex, shining, black; clothed
with short, depressed, yellowish, scale-like setae, the clothing of the
thorax more slender and hair-like.

Head narrowed towards the front, finely punctured ; eyes large,
quite lateral, rotundate, not prominent. Antenna implanted near the
front and inner margin of the eyes. Thorax transverse, its base, in
front of the scutellum, slightly emarginate, widely sinuate towards
the sides ; these are finely margined, and but little curved, though
obviously enough narrowed towards the prominent, acute front
angles; its surface is indistinctly punctured, the lateral clothing is of
a dark colour. Scutellum elongate, triangular, punctate. Elytra
evenly, closely, finely, but distinctly punctured. Legs simple, the
tibice fringed with fine grey setae, the tarsi not retractile.

Underside black, shining, with depressed grey seta?. The ino-
stcrnmn medially convex. Front cox<r moderately widely separated.
Metastcrnuvi, large, quite truncate between the middle coxae, finely,
yet rather more distinctly, punctured than the abdomen. Hind coxae
hardly as far apart as the anterior, the intervening process tri-
angular. The excavations for the legs moderately deep.

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With shorter and more brightly-coloured setae than No. 438 ; the
elytra more distinctly sculptm-ed than No. 437.
Length, 1 ; breadth, f line.
Asbburton. Mr. W. W. Smith sent me two specimens.

Group-MELOLONTHID-ffl.

Odontria (Gen., p. 265).

2514. O. Smithii, "-s. Opaque, thorax reddish-brown, elytra
much paler, head red, legs and antennae testaceous, tarsi reddish.

Head shining, the hind part with distinct, the frontal with coarse,
shallow, rugose punctures ; it is nearly orbicular, the front margins
are raised from one eye to the other. Thorax transverse, the
middle widest, more narrowed in front than behind ; the sides mar-
gined, closely punctured, and bearing long outstanding hairs;
the surface finely but not closely punctured, and covered with fine,
depressed, yellowish hairs. Scutellum large, with a few fine
punctures, its basal portion covered with long pallid hairs. Elytra.
feebly striate, the striae only visible when examined sideways, they
are minutely and closely punctured ; interstices broad and fiat, and
minutely punctured ; the clothing consists of slender yellowish hairs,
and on the basal half there are also long, erect, reddish ones. Pygi-
dium testaceous, indistinctly sculptured.

Underside : Breast testaceous, with long, slender, pallid hairs ;
abdomen infuscate, finely punctured, with scanty pubescence.

Male. Front tibia tridentate, the process at the inner angle of
each extending as far as the apex of the first tarsal joint, tbat of
the posterior as long, but more slender. Antenna short, basal joint
with a few coarse hairs in front and many slender ones behind,
fifth joint prolonged inwardly, so that the club is four-jointed.

This species most nearly resembles 0. sandageri.

Length, oi-6 ; breadth, 3-3i lines.

Ashburton. Named in honour of Mr. W. W. Smith, who kindly
sent about half a dozen specimens. This is another insect that will
probably prove very destructive to crops and grass if not checked in
time.

2515. O. piciceps, «-s. Suboblong, opaque ; head a little
shining, piceous, with rufescent margins ; thorax dark-fuscous ; elytra
pale-brown, with numerous dark spots, usually in lines between the
striae ; legs testaceous, abdomen infuscate ; the sternum more or less
testaceous, with slender pale hairs ; clothed above with decumbent,
rather short, yellowish hairs, the sides with long ones.

Head coarsely punctured, clypeus obtusely rounded in front.
Thorax widest near the middle ; front angles prominent, posterior
rounded ; finely and closely punctured, the apical margin smooth.
Elytra indistinctly striate, but with series of fine punctures. The
hind angles of the metasternum rather acutely prolonged and
curved .

OP NEW ZEALAND. 1451

Male. Antcnnce, fourth joint angulated at the base, in front ;
club composed of four equal leaflets.

This, I think, is distinct from 0. xanthosticta. I have but one
specimen, which corresponds with White's description of that species.
It was received from Mr. G. V. Hudson, under the number 161.

Length, 5i ; breadth, If lines.

North Island, various localities. Eare a't present, and, for the
sake of agriculturalists, it is hoped that it may continue so.

2516. O. OCCiputale, "-s- Suboblong, opaque, sparsely clothed
with short brassy nairs, but with longer ones along the sides ; head
shining, red in front, piceous behind ; thorax pitchy-brown, its sides
testaceous ; elytra variegate, reddish-brown and testaceous, the
paler colour forming very irregular longitudinal marks ; legs tes-
taceous, the tarsi, antenna^ and palpi somewhat rufescent.

Head with some very coarse punctures, the hind part quite
smooth ; clypeus very obtusely curved in front. Thorax transverse,
its sides slightly, but very regularly, rounded ; hind angles rounded,
the anterior distinct but not acute ; base strongly bisinuate ; its
punctuation fine and distant. Scutellum testaceous, nearly smooth.
Elytra widest near the hind thighs, with distinct sutural striae
behind, the other striae indistinct, with series of minute punctures ;
interstices broad, distantly and finely punctured.

Breast testaceous, with fine, short hairs ; abdomen fuscous,
shining, with very few fine punctures and short pubescence ; legs
with long yellowish hairs.

Antenihc short, fifth joint small, club triarticulate.

The peculiar pale marks, and short hairs, on the elytra, and the
smooth occiput, will lead to its recognition. It is certainly dis-
tinct.

$ . Length, of ; breadth, 2|- lines.

Otira Gorge. One, found by Mr. T. F. Cheeseman.

2517. O- marmorata, i^-f^- Elongate, comparatively narrow,
opaque, covered with slender, depressed, and some long erect, grey-
ish-yellow hairs ; clypeus and back of head testaceous, the vertex
fuscous or piceous ; body pale-brown or fusco-testaceous, the disc of
the thorax with irregular blackish spots, the elytra with numerous
elongate dark marks ; legs testaceous.

Head coarsely punctured, the punctures shallow and rugose in
front, not at all close behind ; clypeus obtuse in front. Thorax
strongly transverse, of the usual form, its fine punctuation indistinct.
Scutellum dark. Elytra unusually long and nari'ow, not much
dilated behind ; quite obsoletely striate, finely punctured, without
distinct serial punctures.

Underside variegate testaceous, with short depressed hairs on
the abdomen, those on the breast long and very slender.

Antennce short, fifth joint short, club triarticulate.

As large as 0. striata, much narrower, not distinctly striate, the
dark spots on the elytra very irregular, and distributed over the

1452 COLEOPTEKA

whole surface, causing a marbled appearance. I rely on the large
size and narrow form to distinguish it from 0. xantJiosticta.

$ . Length, 7i ; breadth, SI lines.

Napier, Forty-mile Bush. Discovered by Mr. H. Suter.

Var. — Occiput piceous, clypeus reddish. One example.

2518. O. fusca, "-s. i:>7o72//aic', rather narrow, opaque, fuscous ;
covered with yellowish hairs, those on the elytra rather short and
depressed; the antennas with reddish basal joints (two), the club
and palpi piceous, legs pale-brown ; underside fuscous.

Head coarsely punctured, clypeus obtusely curved in front.
Thorax transverse, moderately closely and finely, but quite dis-
tinctly, punctured. Elytra rather elongate and narrow, finely
punctured, more or less evidently striate, the striaj with regular,
closely-placed, and rather distinct punctures.

Antcniue rather short, fourth joint longer than the third, fifth
short, club triarticulate.

The form like 0. marmorata, the elytral sculpture distinctive.

5 . Length, 6^ ; breadth, 3 J lines.

Napier, Forty-mile Bush. One individual, from Mr. H. Suter.

2519. O. glabrata, '^-s. Ohlong, subparallel, nearly nude,
shining ; castaneous, the sides of the thorax, the legs, and the
antennee pale chestnut-red.

Head rather finely and not closely punctured, blackish behind ;
the clypeus curved, with raised, reddish margins. Thorax trans-
verse, more narrowed in front than it is behind, its sides only very
slightly curved towards the base ; apex bisinuate, with prominent
angles ; base widely bisinuate, its angles obtuse ; the surface finely
and distantly punctured, and with a fine sinuous stria near the apex.
Scutellum large, nearly smooth. Elytra with rather shallow punc-
tures, some, finer than the others, form regular series, each elytron
with three more or less distinct costse, the sutural striae are well
marked, and the suture itself is scored with many transverse impres-
sions. Front tibiae with two large prominent teeth, and an obtuse
one higher up, the apex oblique, the calcar at the inner angle ex-
tends as far as the extremity of the first tarsal joint.

Underside testaceous, punctate, with very few elongate hairs.

Antcnucc short, fifth joint small, club triarticulate. .

This is a small, parallel-sided insect, with more resemblance (as
to shape) to Eusoma than to the ordinary species of Odoniria.

$ . Length, 3f ; breadth, 1-J lines.

Karaka, Drury. One, found in my orchard.

Group— ELATERID^.

Oxylasma (Gen., p. 679).

2520. O. Vittiger, ^^-s. Elongate, subparallel, shining, bright-
brown ; the base, and a broad lateral streak on each elvtron, fusco-

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testaceous ; the legs and antennae testaceous ; pubescence yellow,
slender on the thorax, short on the elytra.

Head closely and moderately coarsely punctured ; forehead hori-
zontal, subtruncate m front. Eijcs very prominent. Antennce,
reaching to just beyond the base of the thorax, filiform; second
joint slightly shorter than third, neither much abbreviated, and,
together, evidently shorter than the fourth. TJioiax longer than
broad, very little narrowed towards the front ; anterior angles sub-
acute, the posterior rather short, and fitting into a notch at each
shoulder, instead of extending outside the shoulders as in No. 1186
and its allies ; its surface closely and distinctly punctured near the
sides, more distantly on the disc, along which there is an almost
smooth, but not depressed, linear space. Elytra subparallel, apices
obtuse, striate, the outer striae punctured, interstices finely punc-
tured.

Underside with greyish pubescence, the middle of the prosternum
more distantly punctured than the fianks.

The lateral vitta on each elytron, and the obtuse forehead,
differentiate it.

Length, 7 ; breadth, li lines.

Capleston. One example, a female, sent by Mr. A. T. Cavell.

Cryptohypnns (Gen., p. 290).

2521. C. attenuatUS, "••'>■• Elongate, narrow, subparallel, a little
shining, fuscous, elytra rufescent, antennae infuscate-red, legs fusco-
testaceous ; pubescence distinct, yellow.

Forehead curved from one eye to the other, nearly horizontal.
Antennce attaining the middle thighs, filiform, pubescent; second
joint rather shorter than the third, which equals the fourth in
length, but not in thickness ; joints 4-10 slender and stalk-like at
the base. Thorax much longer than broad, its sides hardly at all
rounded, narrowed behind, posterior angles rather elongate and
divergent ; it is densely and quite finely punctured, the median
channel is feeble in front. Ebjtra very slightly and gradually
narrowed from the shoulders backwards, with well-defined, im-
punctate stria?, Vihich do not, however, touch the smooth base,
interstices minutely and closely punctured. Legs elongate.

The coloration and attenuate hind-body will enable it to be
separated from its allies.

J . Length, 3f lines ; breadth, j^ line.

Capleston. One individual, discovered by Mr. Cavell. From
the same source I have two specimens, both females, which may
prove to belong to this species, but without further evidence this
may be considered doubtful. They are larger and broader. The
antennce reach the base of the thorax, joints 4-10 are not stalk-like
at the base. The legs are testaceous. The elytra are wider near
the hind thighs and the base. In a specimen mounted on its back
I find that the underside is reddish-brown, the shd-ormnoX piLhesccncc
is conspicuous and quite yellow. The prostcrnal process is narrowed

1454 COLEOPTEEA

towards the tip. The mesosternal cavity has broad flattened
margins. The coxal lamina is quite obsolete for half its length
towards the side, but the trochanteral portion is well developed.
Size, 5 X If lines.

2522. C. deterius, n-s. Suhdepressed, slightly nitid, fusco-
niger, legs and antennte testaceous, these latter very slightly infus-
cate towards the extremity.

Head finely and distinctly punctured, more sparingly on the
middle ; forehead subtruncate in the middle. The antcnnce reach
backwards to the shoulders, their second joint is a little shorter
than the third, which is quite as long as the fourth. Thorax longer
than broad, its sides only moderately rounded, narrowed behind ;
posterior angles extremely short, acute, directed backwards ; its
surface finely and closely punctured, slightly canaliculate. Elytra
AYidest near the hind thighs, much narrowed behind, they are flat,
striate, but the outer striae only are punctured, interstices finely
rugose ; the clothing consists of fine, short, nearly erect, brassy
setas or hairs ; on the thorax the pubescence is very slender and
greyish.

C. 2^oicclli is perhaps the nearest species, but the obtuse forehead,
its smaller size, and elytral clothing appear sufficient for specific
differentiation.

Length, 3 lines ; breadth, nearly f line.

Ashburton. One individual, found by Mr. W. W. Smith.

Lomemus (Gen., p. 290).

2523. L. fuscipes, "-s. Fusiform, subdepressed, shining, black,
legs fuscous, paler near the knees ; pubescence elongate, very
slender, depressed, ash-coloured, but near the base of the elytra
and the hind angles of the thorax there are some conspicuous
yellow hairs.

Head closely and rugosely punctured ; the forehead strongly
curved and nearly horizontal. Thorax longer than broad, much
narrowed anteriorly, its sides straight, posterior angles hardly at
all divergent, it is much more finely and distantly punctured than
the head. Elytra broadest at the base, gradually narrowed behind,
punctate-striate, the inner strife not distinctly punctured, interstices
rugose, subgranulate near the base.

AntenncB robust, extending to the middle thighs ; second and
third joints very short, equal, and, together, considerably shorter
than the following one ; 4-10 angularly produced at the inner ex-
tremity.

Prosternnm with densely punctate flanks, its process not hori-
zontal throughout ; mesosternal cavity narrow, with flat margins.

The most fitting place for this species is next to No. 514.

^ . Length, 3^ lines ; breadth, quite f line.

Capleston. Another of Mr. Cavell's novelties, represented as yet
by one specimen only.

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Group-DASCYLLIDiE.
Atopida (Gen., p. 311).

2524. A. sinuata, "'■s- Huhopaquc, head and thorax red, elytra
castaneous ; the legs and five basal joints of the antennae testaceous,
the remaining joints infuscate ; pubescence inconspicuous, short,
yellowish.

When placed side by side with .1. laicsoni it will be seen that
the eyes are smaller, flatter, and more widely separated above.
The third joint of the anteniue is slightly, but distinctly, shorter
than the fourth. The carinate edge of the antennal /ossft, from the
eye to the forehead, is less elevated. The thorax, at the base, near
each side, has a sinuosity, this causes the angle to appear as if it
Avere directed backwards ; the front angles are not so acutely pro-
minent ; the sculpture is finer, and the larger and more distant
granules on the sides and base of A. laicsoni are here almost entirely
wanting. The lahrum is very short in the middle, and the mem-
braneous space behind it is also short.

Length, 2i lines ; breadth, 1 line.

Howick. One example. The terminal joint of the labial iJalpi
is placed nearly at right angles to the penultimate. The male of
.1. laicsoni has a distinct notch at the apex of the last ventral
segment.

Veronatus (Gen., p. 3llj.

2525. V. nubilus, n-^- Elongate, moderately convex, subopaque,
fuscous, the head and thorax more rufescent ; legs and antennae
chestnut-red, labrum and mandibles red ; densely covered for the
most part with conspicuous yellow hairs.

Head narrower than the thorax, densely and finely punctate.
Antennce elongate and slender, reaching the middle thighs ; third
joint nearly as long as the fourth. Thorax strongly transverse, its
sides rounded, anterior angles depressed but not much rounded, the
apex a little sinuate towards the sides, the base subrotundate, its
angles nearly rectangular ; it is indistinctly broadly impressed along
the middle, its punctuation is fine but close, at the base, between
the middle and the side, the sculpture is distinctly granular. Elytra
slightly uneven, each feebly tricostate, densely and finely punctured,
more or less evidently mottled ; near each side there is a large
irregular space always darker in colour than the disc.

Underside castaneo-rufous, finely and closely sculptured and
pubescent.

This species may be distinguished from V. longipalpis by the
larger membraneous space between the labrum and the forehead,
the labrum is larger ; the third antennal joint differs from the de-
scription of V. longiixdpis ; the thoracic sculpture is quite different,
that of the elytra is more distinct, with a tendency to appear
rugose, or minutely granulose, near the base. The process of the

31 — PTS. v., VI., VII.

1456 COLEOPTEEA

prosternum is slightly broader and pubescent. Tiie mesosternum
has its front margin more sharply defined.

Length, 4^ ; breadth, If lines.

Karaka, near Drury. Five, taken off Cordijlinc banksi.

AmplectopuS (Gen., p. 1137, Part V.).

2526. A. pallicornis, "■«• Oval, convex, shghtly shining,
infuscate-red, tarsi yellow, clothed with fine, depressed, greyish-
yellow hairs.

Head finely punctured. Thorax slightly bisinuate at the base,
quite indistinctly punctate. ScuteUum curviliuearly triangular.
Elytra oblong-oval, apices a little explanate ; their sculpture fine,
not close, that of the basal portion apparently grtinular.

Antcnnce testaceous, first joint reddish, oblong ; second sub-
quadrate, oblique at the base and apex, its point of articulation
narrow and quite at one side ; third longer than broad, slender near
the base, its apex emarginate at the inner portion ; fourth nearly as
long as the preceding one at the outside, but narrowed and produced
inwardly ; fifth of similar form but smaller ; 6-10 transverse ; tenth
not broader than the ninth.

Underside reddish, very finely pubescent ; metasternuvi large,
more distinctly punctured than the abdomen, the suture rounded
between the middle coxas.

Length, f ; breadth, i line.

Mount Pirongia. Two, found by Mr. A. T. Urquhart. The
structure of the antennse, and their coloration, differentiate this
species. There are other species, but they cannot be described at
present, as the anteni:ite are hidden.

Group-OPATEID^.
Periatrum (Gen., p. 1152, Part v.).

2527. P. tumipes, ^i-s. Oblong, hardly at all convex, opaque ;
sparingly clothed with decumbent yellow setas on the head and
thorax, on the disc of the eljtra the setse are minute and pallid ;
rufo-fuscous, the head and the sides of the thorax usually paler, or
reddish, the legs, antennae, and palpi yellow, or infuscate-yeilow.

Head irregularly punctate and rugose. Tliorax rather broader
than long, widest near the front, apex emarginate, base bisinuate ;
lateral margins somewhat reflexed, irregularly serrate, or with four
or five indentations, not always alike, posterior angles generally
obtuse ; the disc more or less closely and rugosely punctured, the
depressed space between it and the side with some small setigerous
granules ; a linear impression extends from the base to the apex,
ending in a small notch in front of tiie scutellum, which is distinct.
Elytra oblong, rather wider than the thorax at the base, the
shoulders obtusely prominent ; the sides a little undulate behind
the middle, rather abruptly bent inwards, and unequally elevated,
or nodose, behind the top of the posterior declivity ; their sculpture

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consists of series of moderate punctures and minute tubercles, and
the interstices are more or less irregularly and obtusely elevated
longitudinally ; a bare, transverse, slightly shining space is bounded
behind by concentrated setie and two nodosities ; there are two
nodosities near the apex, and the third interstices are a little raised
at the base. Legs sparsely clothed with very small setae ; the an-
terior tibice on the inside, near the middle, somewhat swollen or
curved ; the others have a sort of swelling just above the middle,
and another near the extremity, on the outside. The aiitennce are
gradually thickened, and become darker and more pubescent,
towards the extremity ; their third joint is not twice the length of
the second, and it is longer than the fourth.

Underside variegate, rufo-fuscous, with slender yellow setae ; it
is irregularly and, except on the presternum, rather finely sculp-
tured ; the fourth and tifth segments are smooth and shining at the
base ; the pseudepipleurae bear some coarse, distant granules or
punctures, and are nearly nude, the upper part is clothed and sculp-
tured in nearly the same way as the breast.

A glance at the tibite will lead to its identification.

Length, 3J-3-J- ; breadth, l|-li lines.

Maketu, Humia Eange. A dozen specimens. The insect lives
on the ground amongst fallen leaves.

Syrphetodes (Gen., p. 351).

2528. _S. COrdipennis, "-s. Subovate, opaque, variegate, fus-
cous, tarsi obscure-red, palpi piceous ; densely clothed with small,
depressed, almost hair-like scales, yellowish, rufo-fuscous, dark, and
red, these last most apparent on the sides of the thorax.

Head broadly depressed. Aiiteniue with yellow sette on the two
basal joints, the three terminal joints dull-fuscous and finely pubes-
cent, seventh and eighth reddish, third twice the length of the
second, one-third longer than the fourth. Thorax broader than long,
widest behind the middle, the sides nearly straight in front, sinuously
narrowed posteriorly ; anterior angles acutely prominent, distant
from, but extending as far as the front of, the eyes, basal angles
rectangular ; apex sinuously emarginate, with a small emargination
in the middle which is a little raised at each side ; there is a large
obtuse elevation behind the centre of the disc. Scutelhim trans-
verse, raised, blackish. Elytra broader than the thorax at the base,
which is curved towards the shoulders, from thence gradually
curvedly narrowed posteriorly, with a small sutural notch between
the apices ; their surface uneven, with irregular series of compara-
tively small punctures, the explanate sides with large fossae ; not far
from the suture there are six nodosities, two near the base, two
larger ones on top of the hind slope, and two near the middle, there
are two more on each side of the dorsum, and sonae small ones on
other parts. Legs long ; tibiae straight, variegated.

This species may be known at once by its large size, and pecu-
liarly-shaped, cordiform elytra. The hind slope is very gradual, and

145? COLEOPTEKA

the disc is uo: very convex, so that if the nodosities were away there
would be no great difference of level.

Length. 4^ : breadth, "2^ lines.

Mount Egmont. One, found by Mi". A. T. Urquhart.

2529. S. dorsalis, «s. Piceous, antennae, tai-si, and palpi red;
densely covered wi:a small scales, reddish, brown, and ochraceous,
the last colour predomiQates near the shoulders and on the thorax.

Head rather narrow, impimctate. Antenna with short yellow
setae, the last three joints with minute pubescence, third joint not
twice the length of the second. Thorax rather narrow, widest at
'the middle, only about one- sixth broader than long, including the
angles ; anterior angles distant from the eyes, straight, not inctirved
as in S. marginatus, and extending as far as the front of these
organs : the apical median emargination w-ith raised lateral borders,
there is a larger obtuse elevation behind the middle, the rest of the
surface is rather flat, and there is the usual bare linear space on the
middle : the sides are nearly straight in front, but they are a good
deal narrowed and slightly incurved behind, the basal angles are
rectangular. ScuteUum transverse, nude and flat in the middle.
Elytra twice as broad as the thorax at the base, which is curved
towards the shoulders, from these to the hind thighs only very
shghtly naiTOwed, the apices obtuse, oblique towards the suture ;
disc convex, descending abruptly towards the explanate, coarsely-
foveate sides, with four large tubercular elevations, two on top of the
posterior dechvity and two behind the middle, there are two smaller
ones nearer the base, but still rather distant from it, and the surface
generally is imeven, the punctuation is coarse but hardly at all serial.
Legs reddish, more or less variegated with pallid setae.

This, no doubt, is alhed to 6'. biiUatus, but the shoulders are not
a: all prominent ; the ehtral apices are rather broad, and the pos-
terior tibiae are distinctly incurved.

Length, 4 : breadth, 2 Unes.

Capleston. One, taken off a bramble by Mr. Cavell.

2530. S. punctatus, «-i- Fuscous, tarsi red, palpi ruf o-piceous ;
covered with slender variegate scales, fuscous, ochraceous, and red-
dish.

Head broadly impressed. Tliorax a httle elevated at each side
of the apical median emargination, more so behind the middle, the
dorsal linear space nearly bare ; the front angles extend to the front
of the eyes, they are not very distant from them, and are a Httle
incurved ; the posterior angles are nearly rectangular, but, owing to
a distinct sinuosity near each, at the base, they appear to be directed
backwards : there is another basal notch in front of the scutellum,
but not as wide as it is : it is widest behind the middle, the sides are
quite sinuously contracted behind, but are nearly straight towards
the front. ScuteUum broad, the middle bare for one-third of the
whole width. Elytra not twice the breadth of the thorax at the
base, only a little curved towards the shoulders, these are raised,
sTibtuberculate, but do not project outwardly : they are oblong, their

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sides being nearly straight to beyond the hind thighs, the sides are
explanate and foveate, and the margins are almost without undula-
tions, the posterior decHvity is obhque. there is a broad, but not
deep, sutural notch between the apices ; the disc has almost quite
regular series of comparatively small punctm-es ; there are two tuber-
cular elevations close to the base, two behind the middle, and two
on the summit of the hind slope ; there are two small ones between
these last, two near the apex, and two on each side of the dorsum.
TihicB slightly flexuous, with dark and pallid scales.

S. Sylvius is the nearest species, but it has not a notch before the
scutellum ; the basal sinuosity extends to the side, so that the hind
angle of the thorax hardly extends as far back as the basal margin ;
the apices of the elytra are shghtly prominent and nodiform, and the
punctuation is much coarser but less easily seen than it is in S. punc-
tatiis.

Underside piceous, very evenly clothed ; hind margin of proster-
num a little incurved, the space between the fi-ont coxae rather broad
and flat ; in S. sj/ivius it is slightly convex and narrower.

Length, 4^ ; breadth, 2|- lines.

Mount Egmout. One, found by me several years ago. The
species are excessively rare, and cannot be properly described in half
a dozen lines.

Group-SALPINGIDiE.

Salpingus Gen., p. 398).

2531. S. fossulatus, "■5- Shiiiijig, castaneous. legs testa-
ceous, sparingly clothed with erect gi'e>"ish haii's.

Head kregularly punctate. Antennce pale-chestnut, the last five
joints moderately dilated. 7-10 subquadrate. Thorax slightly longer
than broad, widest before the middle, its sides not much cun-ed, and
only moderately narrowed behind ; it is finely, distinctly, but not
closely punctm-ed ; near each side, between the middle and the
base, there is a large oviform depression. Scutellum transverse,
smooth. Elytra oblong, moderately convex, broader than the
thorax at the base ; striate-punctate. the sculpture obsolete behind.
Legs elongate, the posterior tarsi with the basal joint as long as the
next two, the second somewhat prolonged underneath the small
third joint, claws well developed.

The fossa near each side of the thorax distinguishes this species.

Length, 1|^ hues ; breadth, f line.

Helensville, near Kaipara Harbour. Unique.

Group— (EDEMERID^ .
Sessinia (Gen., p. 420).

2532. S. longicomis, "-s- Elongate, subdepressed, shining,
pale-testaceous ; elytra densely clothed with very fine, decumbent,
pale-yellowish hairs.

1460 rOLEOPTERA

Head plane or a little depressed in front, very finely and rather
closely punctured ; the forehead much narrowed and nearly truncate
in front. Thorax very lightly punctured, uneven, widest before the
middle. Elytra parallel-sided, wider than the thorax, apices sharply
rounded ; finely and closely punctured, each with two very narrow
discoidal interstices, the outer a little i-aised near the base, so that
there seem to be two elongate impressions behind the shoulder.

Male. Differs from <S. lineata in some important details. The
terminal joint of the maxillary jjfl/^ji is, on the inside, distinctly
longer than the penultimate, the external excision occupies quite
one-half of the length. The antenna reach backwards to beyond
the hind thighs, whereas in No. 739 they extend only to between
the interiiiediate and posterior femora. The hind legs are rather
stouter, and the tibicB are a little curved ; the fourth joint of the
front tarsi is rather shorter, whilst that of the posterior is narrower.
Abdomen: Fifth segment deeply notched behind at each side of the
middle, its central process twice as broad as that of S. lineata.

The whole insect is more glossy, of a paler yellow, it is without
fuscous streaks, and the abdomen is more densely sculptured and
pubescent. The eyes are large and prominent, and somewhat
oblique, but only very slightly emarginate in front, so that their
inner portion is shorter than the outer.

(? . Length, 5^ ; breadth. If lines.

Capleston, Westland. Two males, found by Mr. Cavell.

Obs. — No. 1503, S. nemoralis. Male : Fifth segment of abdomen
with two notches behind, its central process short and triangular ;
the lateral anal appendages of the sixth segment like those of a
Forjicula, but not exposed above.

No. 1411. Male: Fifth ventral segment broadly impressed, only
bisinuate, not deeply notched, at the apex ; in the female it is
acutely roundetl behind.

I possess two undescribed species — one found at the Manukau
Harbour, the other at Capleston ; but, as I have seen females only,
I think it better to leave them unnamed until I get the males.

Group-OTIORHYNCHIDiE.

Nicseana (Gen., p. 427).

2533. N. tarsalis, ^'-s. Oblong-ovate, nigro-fuscous, legs and
antennse obscure-red, club fuscous ; densely covered with small,
round, flat, grey scales, some nearly quite v/hite, others very slightly
infuscate ; there are also erect setjB, those on the thorax are longer
and darker than the others.

Bostrum normal, bearing long yellow hairs at the apex. Tliorax
transverse, a little constricted in front, its sides slightly rounded,
the punctuation entirely concealed. Scutellum triangular. Elytra
suboblong, wider than thorax, shoulders rounded ; they are ap-
parently feebly striate-punctate. Legs with grey scales and fine
seta> ; femora moderately slender, nearly nude on their inner face ;

OF NEW ZEALAND. 1461

tibicB flexuose, the anterior mucronate at the inner extremity, with
a slender spiniform process there, the outer portion somewhat pro-
duced, so as to cover a large part of the basal tarsal joint ; tarsi
rather long, their first joint slender near the base, second subcor-
date, third moderately expanded and lobate, fourth very slender and
elongate. Scape gradually incrassate, covered with fine, depressed,
grey setie, it attains the middle of the eye. Funiculus with erect,
hair-like settie, second joint shorter than the first, elongate-oval, 3-7
decrease in length. Club elongate, very acuminate.

Underside with small grey scales, and decumbent hair-like setae.
Presternum incurved, the side, where the curvature begins, forms an
obtuse angle. The front corce almost touch. The vietasteruuvi is
shorter than the first ventral segment, which is truncate between
the hind coxse, second segment with oblique frontal suture, rather
longer in the middle than the metasternum.

The species may be easily identified by the club and tarsi.

The thorax shows no trace of lateral margins ; in front, rather
low down, there is an extremely slight outward curvature, with
longish flattened scales, this can hardly be called an ocular lobe.
The eyes are not quite round in front. The scrobes are small.

I do not think it necessary to separate this species from Nicceana
at present.

Length (rost. inch), 2 lines ; breadth, f line.

Ashburton. Mr. W. W. Smith kindly transmitted the only
specimen he could find.

Lyperobates.

Nov. gen.
Eostrum moderately short and broad, subparallel. Scrobes begin
near the apex, where they are deep and open above, they become
broad, and are directed towards the lower part of the eyes. Mccn-
dibles large. Eyes moderately distant from the thorax, more con-
vex behind than in front, longitudinally ovate. Scape gradually
thickened, not extending beyond the back of the eye. Funiculus
7-arLiculate, the two basal joints elongate ; club elongate-oval,
articulate. Mentwn somewhat rounded and depressed, the pe-
duncle short. Thorax widest near the front. ScuteUuin small.
Elj/tra broader than the thorax, widest behind the shoulders,
or at the top of the hind declivity, according to sex, shoul-
ders oblique. Legs stout ; femora clavate, widely notched and
grooved below near the extremity ; tibiae flexuons, their inner apex
acuminate ; tarsi with bilobed third joint, their soles, except the
elongate portion of the first joint, with longish hairs, quite dilferent
from the short dense clothing seen on the third joint of Platyomida.
Prostcrnum truncate in front. Process of mesosternum rather nar-
row. Middle coxce more approximate than in Platyomida ; the
anterior contiguous ; the posterior distant, the suture between them
curvate. Abdomen gradually but considerably narrowed apically,
second segment shorter than the first, the suture oblique towards
each side, third and fourth short with deep, straight sutures.

1462 COLEOPTEEA

Belongs to the first division of the group. There are no ocular
lobes ; the posterior corbels are cavernous, with outer and inner
eiliai ; the mandibular sear is not very distinct.

2534. L. asper, us. Uneven, opaque, fusco-niger, antennae
and tarsi reddish, elu-b opaque; densely covered with pale, some-
times yellowish, hair-like scales.

liostrum shorter than the thorax, rather flat, broadly depressed
near the eyes, with a fine, indistinct, central ridge in front, the
middle longitudinally obtusely elevated, with a depression at each
side, there is an elongate interocular fovea ; its clothing more
scale-like than that of the elytra. Scape covered with scale-like
hairs and erect fuscous setae. Funiculus sparsely pubescent, second
joint slightly longer than the first, 3-7 longer than broad, narrowed
near the base ; club densely pubescent. Thorax usually rather
longer than it is broad, widest near the front, only moderately
narrowed behind, apparently impunctate, uneven, with a few
minute black tubercles ; there are generally two large impressions
behind the middle, which is more or less irregularly, but only
slightly, elevated. Elytra, at each side, behind the shoulder, and
on top of the posterior declivity, with an obtuse prominence, the
middle appears to be incurved but bears a small nodosity, apices
nearly vertical ; the sides are inflexed and coarsely punctured ; the
base is incurved at the middle, on each side of this there is a more
or less evident elevation ; there is an oblique, interrupted, generally
distinct, raised space behind the middle from the side to the suture ;
between the lateral prominences, on the top of the declivity, there
are two small nodosities ; the disc is uneven, with coarse irregular
punctures, near the suture some minute black tubercles may be seen ;
the raised parts bear coarse squamiform set^e.

Underside with yellowish, slender scales or setae, mostly de-
pressed, some longer than the others. Head nude, densely finely
strigose, in front with a very large broad depression having a short
groove in the middle. Metasteriium short, unevenly raised, with a
median fovea behind.

Length (rost. inch), 4; breadth, l^-lf lines.

Maketu. A dozen specimens were found amongst decaying
leaves during seven visits to the locality.

Notiopatse (Gen., p. 1186, Part V.).

2535. N. Sternalis, «-S- Subopaque, piceous, legs obscure
fusco-rufous, antenute and tarsi reddish.

Bostrum shorter than the thorax, indistinctly carinate, with
minute scales and erect fuscous setae ; the scrobes quite open above.
Scajye red at the base, opaque elsewhere, with erect setae ; second
joint of the funiculus rather shorter than the first. Thorax widest
near the front, a little uneven ; its clothing slender, hair-like, and
yellowish, not regularly distributed but forming little patches.
Elytra closely applied to the thorax, broader than it is, cordate ;
with series of moderately coarse punctures, which form striae behind;

OF NEW ZEALAND. 1463

they bear erect fuscous setae, and minute brassy setae or scales,
these are pecuhar, as, when carefully examined, they seem to have
two minute hairs proceeding from them.

Eesembles N. setifer, but easily distinguished therefrom on a
comparison of the undersurface. The i:)rosternum is similarly
emarginate, but the front coxce are slightly closer ; the middle pair,
however, are rather further apart ; the metasternal procesa is
sharply truncate ; the two basal segments of the ahdomcii are
broader, and are clothed with brassy, hair-like, depressed scales,
and, instead of a curvate suture, this species has it oblique towards
each side, the third and fourth are less abbreviate.

The position I assigned to the genus is now proved to be the
correct one. I possess one example with one of the supplementary
mandibles still adhering.

There is no ocular lobe, and the corbel of the hind tibia is not
cavernous.

Length (rost. incl.), 1{t-1^ lines ; breadth, f line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Seven individuals. In one the minute
scales are somewhat concentrated near the top of the hind declivity,
the claws are rather long and slender, and the thorax is irregularly
punctured.

Pselocharis (Gen., p. 1187, Part A'.).

2536. P. vestita, "•■^- Convex, broad, fusco-rufous, legs testa-
ceous, antennae pale-reddish.

Bostnnn short and thick, with an indistinct central line, its
clothing smaller and paler than the conspicuous yellow hairs on the
head. Thorax transverse, base and apex truncate, its sides only
moderately I'ounded; its surface irregularly but not closely punc-
tured, with bright fulvous depressed hairs, and a few erect fuscous
setae. Elytra rather broader at the base than the thorax, still
broader near the middle, the shoulders and sides rounded, the apex
almost perpendicular ; they bear series of rather coarse punctures,
the declivity is substriate ; near the middle they are clothed with
fulvous, small setae, near the sides the setae are paler and unevenly
distributed.

Very much like the typical species. The scape is thicker ; the
elytral punctures are coarser and less regular and much concealed
by the more conspicuous clothing ; the apex of the rostrum is marked
off by oblique sutures ; the legs are comparatively slender ; the
mandibular scar is distinct ; the abdomen bears depressed, brassy
hairs, and its two basal segments are slightly convex.

Length (rost. iucl.), If lines; breadth, f line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. One individual only.

Catoptes (Gen., p. 428).

2537. C. vastator, ".s. OUong -oval, -^iceow?,; densely clothed
with small, round, flat, greyish scales and pale setas ; legs obscure-
reddish, antennae ferruginous.

1464 COLEOPTEKA

Rostrum of moderate length, with a central carina. Thorax
rather broader than long, widest near the front, very slightly uneven,
without distinct punctures. Scutellum minute. Elytra a little
wider than the thorax at the base, rather feebly curvate laterally ;
striate-punctate, the interstices with numerous minute punctures,
the third and fifth slightly raised, the third distinctly, the fifth
slightly, nodose on top of the declivity, the suture somewhat elevated
behind. T/ifrs flexuous. Tars? stout, second joint transverse, third
expanded, with broad lobes.

Scape very gradually thickened, with fine setffi, it just reaches
the back of the eye. Funiculus with grey hairs, second joint only
a little shorter than the first, hardly one-third. CliLb large, ovate.
Scrobcs small, almost foveiform. Eyes a little oblique, evidently
broader above than below, almost quite lateral. Ocular lobes broad.

A number of species have been placed in Catoptcs. Some do
not agree exactly with the type {C. ohliquisignatus) ; this is another
such form.

Length (rost. inch), If lines; breadth, | line.

Fortrose, Southland. Professor Hutton forwarded a specimen,
along with a varietal form of Platyomida pcrniciosa (No. 779).
These insects, he informed me, were doing a great deal of damage
to the turnip crops.

InopllloeUS (Gen., p. 439).

2538. I. suturalis, "-s. Opaque, piceous, densely covered
with very small, depressed, dark- and pale-brown scales, the latter
most apparent along the middle of the elytra ; there are also some
more or less erect setae ; antennae and tarsi obscure-red.

Bostrum with a central carina, each side sharply defined, the
apex finely and closely rugose. Thorax very slightly broader than
long, vadest before the middle, slightly constricted in front ; the
surface very finely punctate, a little uneven and rugose. Scutellum
suboblong, "small, flavescent. Elytra with rounded shoulders, their
widest part behind these, yet only very little wider there, the sides
gradually narrowed backwards ; disc nearly plane, with series of
rather distant punctures ; the sutural region is so prolonged pos-
teriorly as to extend almost as far as the simple apices ; third and
fifth interstices a little elevated, but terminating as distinct nodo-
sities on the top of the declivity. Legs clothed with scales and setae.

The scape reaches the back of the eye, it is rather slender, and
is covered with depressed yellowish hairs, and erect, slender, fuscous
setae. Funiculus elongate, second joint about one-third shorter
than first, 3-7 decrease in length, all longer than they are broad ;
with slender outstanding setae ; club elongate, four-jointed, pubes-
cent.

Easily recognised by the horizontally-])rolonged elytral suture.

Length (rost. inch), 4f ; breadth, If lines.

Port Hills, near Christchurch. Described from a broken speci-
men found by Mr. H. Suter on the 24th January, 1892.

OF NEW ZEALAND. 1465

Geochus (Gen., p. 445).

2539. G. squamoSUS, ^l■■'^■ SJiininy, sparsely clothed with
yellow, depressed, narrow, almost hair-like, scales, and, on the hind
part of the elytra, there are semi-erect ones ; thorax and legs pale
reddish-chestnut, elytra fuscous, antenna fulvous.

Bostrum obscure-red, indistinctly punctate and carinate, nearly
plane, narrowed behind. Tliorax constricted and much narrowed
anteriorly, base subtruncate ; distinctly, moderately finely, and not
closely punctured, the linear dorsal space almost smooth. Elytra
finely margined at the base, widest behind the shoulders, their sides
obtuse {id est, not sharply limited) ; they are regularly sub-striate-
punctate, the punctures of only moderate size, the apical sculpture
finer and more striate, on the disc the punctures appear to be sepa-
rated by slight transverse elevations extending right across each
elytron, but leaving the suture smooth; interstices gradually, but
only very slightly, raised backwards, without nodosities. Legs with
yellow^ seta?, erect on the tibioe ; anterior tibiae obliquely cut away
beyond the middle.

Antennce : Scape flexuous, rather abruptly clavate at the extremity ;
funiculus elongate, the first joint evidently thicker, but not much
longer, than the second, 3-G nearly bead-like, seventh larger ; club
large, the basal joint distinctly marked off from the larger second
one, only half its width, the apical joints narrow.

Underside on nearly the same plane throughout, tlie suture
between the hind coxa3 slightly curved ; the metasternum and first
ventral segment with distinct punctures, each puncture with a
minute seta, third and fourth segments transversely carinate, the
suture between the first and second broad, slightly curved, deeper at
the sides.

This is the only species except No. 1239 in which the clothing
becomes squamiform and depressed.

Length (rost. inch), |- ; breadth, quite \ line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Three examples.

2540. G. tibialis, n-s- Suhopaquc, fuscous or piceous, the
middle of the thorax and the hind part of the elytra often of the
same obscure-red as the legs, antennae fulvescent, club fuscous ; very
sparingly clothed with pale setiform hairs.

Bostrum short, much narrowed behind, subcarinate near the
sides. Thorax a good deal narrowed anteriorly, not distinctly con-
stricted there ; moderately finely and not closely punctate. Elytra
broadest behmd the middle, the basal margin sometimes thickened
and directed obliquely towards the suture ; the sides gradually
widened from the base backwards, only slightly curved, rather
sharply and regularly limited, so as to appear marginated ; without
nodiform elevations, striate-punctate, not always well defined, usually
shallow, interstices very minutely punctured ; the parts near the
sides somewhat flattened. Anterior tibice curved on the inside, very
prominent on the outer face above the nnddle, the middle pair
less so.

1466 COLEOPTERA

Underside nearly plane throughout, nearly nude, rufo-piceous,
densely and minutely sculptured, and with some shallow punctures
on the breast and basal segments of tlie abdomen ; the suture
between the first and second segments nearly straight, very fine on
the middle.

Distinguished from the previously-described species by the
sharply-defined sides of the elytra.

Length (rost. inch), f ; breadth, quite ^ line.

Capleston. Six ; some not in good condition. Found l)y Mr.
Cavell on the ground amongst leaves.

2541. Gr. marginatus, ^^-s- T^ar/V^/a/e, rufo-castaneous, alarge
space along the side of each elytron piceous, antennae yellowish,
club fuscous ; sparingly clothed with yellowish or greyish setye, some
of which are erect.

Bostnivi short, contracted towards the eyes, reddish, indistinctly
ridged near the sides. Thorax much narrowed towards the front ;
distinctly, rather finely, but not closely punctured, the base sub-
truncate. Elytra gradually expanded to just beyond the hind
thighs, where they are widest, their sides almost regularly mar-
gined ; tliey are striate-punctate, the sculpture, however, not always
regular ; the two external interstices, at the widest part, somewhat
raised and nodose. Front tibire moderately prominent on the outside,
at the middle, nearly straight on the inside ; the prominences on the
intermediate pair placed lower down ; the posterior, near the ex-
tremity, outside, with specks of bright-yellow setip; the legs bear
rather fine setas.

Underside subopaque, the breast and basal segments piceous, the
others red and finely sculptured, the rest of the sculpture consists of
distant, shallow punctures ; there is very little pubescence. The
metasteruuvi is raised across the middle. The suture between the
basal ventral segments is fine and a little curved.

Differs from G. tibialis by the raised interstices near the sides of
the elytra.

Length (rost. incL), ^ ; breadth, quite |- line.

Mount Pirongia. One pair, found amongst decaying leaves by
Mr. A. T. Urquhart.

2542. G. frontalis, "-s. Subopaque, sparsely clothed with
very minute seta), placed chiefly on the thorax, which is pitchy-
red, elytra piceous, legs obscure infuscate-red, antennae and tarsi
yellowish.

Bostrum nearly pltine above, closely and finely sculptured.
Thorax widely curved at the base, the anterior half rather abruptly
contracted, depressed across the middle, minutely sculptured, and
with numerous distinct but shallow punctures. Elytra rather flat
above, rather wider before the middle than elsewhere, the base
widely incurved ; the sutural series of punctures are regular, the
others are not ; third and fifth interstices elevated at the base, the
second, third, fourtJi, and fifth raised behind, the nodosities on the

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second are placed immediately below the top of the posterior
declivity, the others are just on the top. Legs rather long and
closely sculptured ; the front tibiae a little curved outside and
narrowed apically, without prominences, the others simple, with a
few erect set«. The basal joint of the diih is as long as the second,
but only half its breadth. Eijcs rotundate.

This is the only species in which the thorax is suddenly con-
tracted in front.

Length (rost. inch), quite 1 ; breadth, f line.

Maketu, Hunua Range. Unique.

2543. G. nigripes, "-s. SJuning, piceous, the apex and middle
of thorax reddish, aiitennte testaceous, club dark-fuscous ; with very
few, slender, scale-like hairs.

Elytra rather flat above, widest in line with the top of the
posterior declivity, behind that point so narrowed as to appear
triangular.

This resembles Lr. viarginatus more than any other species ; the
nearly black legs and tarsi distinguish it.

Length, f ; breadth, 4 line.

Pirongia. One ; Mr. Urquhart.

Group-RHYPAROSOMID^.

Phrynixus (Gen., p. 432).

2544. P. humeralis, «-s. Piceous, antenntc and tarsi pitchy-
red ; squamosity variegate, mostly obscure fusco-rufous ; on the
thorax the scales are rather depressed and coarse ; those on the
elvtra are much finer, more especially near the suture, on the raised
parts they are coarser, more erect, and setiform ; on each elytron
there is a curved, interrupted elevation extending from the shoulder
to the suture, this consists principally of greyish setae.

Bostrum elongate, tricarinate in front, there are two small tufts
above just behind the scrobes, two smaller ones in front, and a
larger one before the eyes is usually prolonged forwards. Eyes
oblique, broadly oval, hicajje attaining the back of the eye, clavate
apically. Funiculus with the second joint almost as long as the
first, 3-6 transverse, seventh larger than sixth ; club short, ovate,
pubescent, feebly articulated. Thorax about one-fourth longer than
Ijroad, a little narrowed towards the front, base medially depressed ;
its punctuation concealed, there are two frontal crests, one near
each side, more or less prolonged backwards, with some pallid setae,
there is a smaller one on the middle. Elytra suboblong, the base
depressed and feebly bisinuate in the middle, the shoulders therefore
seem prominent, though not exceeding the thorax in width, the apex
is nearly vertical ; on each elytron there are two nearly regular rows
of moderately coarse punctures, the others are irregular ; the third
and fifth interstices are crested behind, the former on the top of the
deelivitv, the latter lower down ; there are several smaller in-

1468 COLEOPTEEA

equalities on the dorsum and sides, the apical portion is substriate.
There are a few minute black tubercles here and there. Legs stout ;
tibias rather broad, mucronate.

Abdomen opaque, blackish, with but few punctures and scales,
the suture between the two basal segments obliterated ; metasteruum
concave between the coxas.

I place this species in Phrynixus, although the antennas are im-
planted just before the middle of the rostrum. A considerable
number of specimens have been reviewed lately, belonging to de-
scribed and undescribed species, and I think that if Mr. Pascoe had
had the same opportunity of comparing the varied forms he would
not have added his genus Erymneus.

Length (rost. excl.), 2-|-2|- ; breadth, 1-1^ lines.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Two examples, amongst fallen leaves.

2545. P. brevipennis, 'i-*'- Plceoas, antennys and tarsi
pitchy-red. This species, in most respects, is like P. humeralis,
but there is one obvious and important difference, besides minor
ones.

The elytra are distinctly broader than the thorax, they are
quadrate ; the interrupted humeral elevations are formed by yellow
setae, and inside these, at the base, there are two other raised
spaces ; the posterior tufts are larger, the smaller elevations behind
the middle are more numerous, and the punctures are larger and
further apart. There are five distinct tubercles or tufts on the
rost nun. The eyes are nearly rotundate, but not quite as far from
the thorax.

Underside black ; the suture between the two basal segments of
the abdomen is oblique towards the sides, deep there, but very fine
near the middle.

Length (rost. excl.). If lines; breadth, 1 line.

Maketu. One.

2546. P. cedius, 'i-s. Subovate, piceous, antennae and tarsi
obscure-red; the squamosity variable, from pale reddish-brown to
tawny.

nostrum arched, not broad, slightly contracted behind the scrobes ;
there are two small crests before and two behind the antennal
insertion, and a longer one near the base. Phinicitlus with the
second joint about as long as the first, but more slender, 3-6 trans-
verse, seventh larger. Thorax subquadrate, irregularly but not
closely punctured, the middle, near the base, depressed ; there are
two apical tufts, and three across the middle. Elytra widest
behind the middle, apex vertical, base depressed, but not emargi-
nate, at the scutellar region, the humeral angles not really promi-
nent though the coarse setae cause them to appear as if they
projected forwards ; there are two basal longitudinal elevations,
besides those on the shoulders ; the third interstices are prominent,
crested on the top of the declivity, the fifth lower down, the normal
condition in this genus, there are also some smaller inequalities on

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the disc and the sides ; the series of punctures are more or less
irregular, none are large, the declivity is substriate.

Abdomen piceous, sparsely punctate, with a longitudinal depres-
sion down the middle, deepest near the apex of the basal segment,
the suture between the first and second segments is obsolete.

Should be placed near P. rufi.pes, which, however, has four or
five tubercles behind the middle of the thorax, and the fourth tarsal
joint a good deal larger. When compared with P. astutus it will
be seen that this is narrower, the eyes are more approximated
above ; the tarsi are shorter and narrower, their second joint is
strongly transverse, and the third is rotundate ; the tibiae are more
acutely mucronate.

Length (rost. excl.), Ih lines ; breadth, | hue.

Maketu. One ; also two varietal forms not examined on the
undersurface.

Srymneus (Gen., p. 43o).

2547. E. crassipes, «-s- Elongate, subpyriform, uneven ;
piceous, antennas and tarsi pitchy-red ; covered with coarse, de-
pressed, obscure infuscate-red scales, and yellowish sappy matter.

Eostram elongate, much longer than the thorax, parallel in front,
slightly narrowed behind ; in front of the eyes there is a rather
large prominence. Antcnncd rather slender, covered with minute,
depressed brassy set£e ; scape slender, clavate near the extremity ;
funiculus with the second joint quite as long as the first, both
elongate, 3-6 quite as long as they ra^e broad, seventh distinctly
larger ; club short, ovate, feebly articulated beyond the middle.
Thorax longer than broad, narrowed anteriorly, uneven, its punc-
tuation hidden ; with two longitudinal squamose ridges in front, be-
tween these there is a slight linear elevation, this part and the base
at the middle are depressed. Elytra not vvider than the thorax at
the base, the scutellar region depressed and emarginate, they are
oviform, the sides, however, owing to the tufts of coarse setge, are
irregular in outline ; on the disc there are series of large punctiform
impressions, the three nearest each side of the suture are tolerably
regular, the others are not, the hind declivity is more finely punc-
tured ; there are four longitudinal basal elevations with yellowish
set£e, six somewhat rounded ones on the dorsum, two of which are
near the suture, four at the top of the declivity, the inner pair small,
and at each side, nearly halfway down the posterior slope, there is
a large tuft ; the scales and setae are on the raised parts, the sappy
matter on those that are depressed. Legs stout, covered with
squama3 and coarse curled sette of a tawny colour, tibial unusuallv
broad .

Underside : Bostruni grooved and carinate ; the breast densely
covered with tawny, sponge-like squamosity ; abdomen opaque,
piceous, sparsely clothed vv'ith decumbent, elongate, reddish scales,
the first segment on a higher level than the second, which, in
front, is medially depressed, and qitite the length of the first ; meso-
sternal process slightly raised.

1470 COLEOPTEKA

Eijes broadly-oval, oblique. Antenna, iuserted at, rather than
before, the middle. Scape just reaching the eye.

This is the finest known species. Its nearest allies are Nos. 2131
and 2391 : from these it is easily separated by looking at the tibiffi.

Length (rost. excl.), 3^; breadth, If lines.

Maketn, Hunua Eange. One specimen.

2548. E, firmus, ''-5. P/cco«s, antenna3 and tarsi pitchy-red ;
squamosity infuscate-red, not coarse, depressed parts with pale
sappy matter.

Bostnim elongate, tricarinate in front ; before the eyes with a
moderately-raised elongate crest or ridge, on the head there are two
small yet longitudinal ridges. Antcnme clothed like those of E.
crassipes, second joint of the funiculus slightly longer than the first,
3-6 not longer than broad, somewhat bead-like, seventh larger
than sixth. Thorax very slightly longer than broad, its sides slightly
curved, not contracted anteriorly, its coarse irregular punctures
concealed ; there are three distinct, longitudinal, squamose eleva-
tions, those near the sides are oblique and reach the base, the
central extends to the basal depression, which, at each side, is
bordered with squamos. Elytra oblong, their sides not obviously
curved, of irregular outline, owing to the nodosities or patches of
squamosity, the middle of the base deeply emarginate and depressed,
the shoulders very little wider thaii the base of the thorax ; the
sutural rows of coarse punctures are regular, the others are not, the
declivity is almost punctate-striate ; near each side, at the base,
there are three elongate, squamose ridges, the central is the longest
but least elevated at the base; behind the middle there are two
elevations directed obliquely backwards from the suture, each con-
sisting of two parts ; on top of the posterior declivity there are four
tufts, the inner two much smaller than the outer, there is a larger
one lower down on each side ; the squamosity for the most part is
disposed longitudinally, most evidently so along the suture, there
are a few minute black tubercles above. Legs stout, densely clothed.

Underside: Bostruni not carinate. Process of mesosternura not
raised. Abdovieu: Second segment more convex than the first, with
a large depression along its frontal suture, the apical supplementary
segment scooped out.

Eyes broadly-oval, oblique. Aiitennce iuserted just before the
middle of the rostrum.

Length (rost. excl.), 3|- ; breadth, If lines.

Maketu. One.

Vak. — The oblique elevation on the middle of the elytra not
duplicate, but there is a smaller one near each side directed longi-
tudinally.

Lithocia.

Nov. gen.

This genus is most nearly related to Plirynixus, from wbich it
differs as follows ; —

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The scrobe, though foveiform, is quite open above and expanded.
The tarsi are sparsely pilose instead of being squaniose, their third
joint is not only excavate above but is also emarginate at the apex.
The metasternum is rather longer, so that the middle and hind legs are
further apart. The second segment is distinctly marked off from
the first by oblique lateral sutures, it is on a lower plane, nearly
nude and polished, and thus forms a marked contrast with the rest
of the abdomen. The thorax, instead of bemg narrowed anteriorly,
is just the reverse, its widest part being near the front. The body
is only sparingly clothed.

2549. L. iimbriata, '^-i- Suhopaque, piceous, thorax reddish;
legs obscure infuscate-red, clothed witli erect, fuscous, conspicuous
setae ; tawny elongate hairs form a thick fringe on tlie sides of the
thorax, as well as two frontal crests ; on the elytra there are two
crests on the top of the posterior declivity, and one lower down at
each side, sometimes other small patches occur.

Bostrnm elongate, arched ; in front slightly broader, rather flat,
and tricarinate ; before the eyes there is a distinct small yellowish
crest. Thorax a little broader than long, widest near the froiit, the
sides behind the middle nearly straight but a little narrowed, its
apex slightly constricted ; disc rather flat, very irregularly punc-
tured, more finely (on some parts nearly smooth) near the sides.
Elytra subcordate, their shoulders rounded, so that they do not
exceed the thorax in width at the base ; they bear series of coarse
punctures, on the declivity the punctures are finer and almost form
striae ; the third and fifth interstices are a little elevated longi-
tudinally at the base, the scutellar region appears somewhat
depressed, the dark erect setae resemble those on the legs, and the
paler clothing often forms smaller patches than those described
above. Legs long, femora clavate ; tibia3 flexuous, mucronate ;
tarsi with short yellow hairs. Antennce implanted at or just before
the middle of the rostrum ; scape moderately thickened, setose ;
funiculus with slender setcB, the second joint shorter than the first,
3-6 broader than long, seventh larger than sixth ; club ovate, indis-
tinctly articulated.

Underside more or less infuscate and punctate, the sternum
covered with tawny matter ; the second segmeiit of the abdomen, in
the middle, longer than the first, smooth and polished, almost black,
the fifth closely punctured.

Length (rost. excl.), l|-2 lines; breadth, f line.

Maketu, Huuua Eange. A good series. The insect lives
amongst stones and boulders.

Dacnophylla.

Nov. (jen.

Eostruni shorter than the thorax. Scrobcs oblique, extending
from near the apex to below the eyes, less open above than in
Clypcorhynchus, so that the rosiruiii, at the antennal insertion, is
•32 — PTS. v., VI., VII.

1472 COLEOPTERA

less pterygiate. Eyes broadly-oval, oblique. Thorax widest near
the front, without ocular lobes. Scape thick, not clavate, but very
gradually incrassate, flexuous, reaching the front of the thorax.
Club small, four- jointed. Legs stout.

These characters distinguish this genus from Clypeorhynchiis.

2550. D. setosa, ''-i- Co/zrca-, medially narrowed, not broad;
subopaque, fuscous, antenme and apex of rostrum reddish ; femora
shining, of a yellower red than the tibiae ; body clothed with fulves-
cent scale-like hairs and erect infuscate setae, the legs and scape
conspicuously setose.

Bostrum finely punctate in front, where it is shining. AntcnncE
stout ; second joint of the funiculus shorter than the first ; club
finely pubescent. Thorax rather longer than broad, base subtrun-
cate, it is widest near the front, and a good deal, but not suddenly,
narrowed behind, the surface is irregularly punctate and a little
uneven. Elytra cordiform, not short, the base of the same width
as the thorax ; they are apparently ro.ther deeply sulcate, the
grooves, how^ever, are not of uniform depth, yet not distinctly punc-
tate. Lc(js robust, tibiae slightly liexuous ; tarsi rather short, third
joint bilobed, soles hairy.

Underside somewhat glossy, reddish, the coxae of the same
colour as the thighs ; clothed with yellow hairs, more or less evi-
dently punctate. Metastermim and two basal segments of abdomen
somewhat depressed, the suture between these segments nearly
quite straight.

Male with a sixth segment, which, in the middle, has a deep
transverse depression.

The clothing of the hind-body is subject to variation, some of
the hairs are fuscous, others greyish, some of the finer depressed
hairs have a tendency to form transverse lines. The elytral in-
terstices are somewhat irregular, and the derm is sometimes reddish.

Length (rost. inch), 1^ lines; breadth, f line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Three specimens. The insect subsists
on fallen leaves.

Bantiades (Gen., p. 1371, Part YI.j.

2551. B. valgus, ''••!>■■ Robust, broad, convex, opaque, piceous,
legs rufo-fuscous, antennae and tarsi reddish ; densely clothed with
more or less depressed, reddish-brown, hair-like scales, the legs and
rostrum with erect fuscous setae.

nostrum arched, parallel, longer than the thorax, indistinctly
tricarinate. Scai)e short, barely touching the eye, gradually
incrassate, setose ; funiculus with the first joint longer than
the second, seventh a little larger than the sixth ; club ovate,
apparently entire, in reality with three joints, the two apical
defined by minute pubescence. Thorax about as long as broad,
its frontal portion about half the width of the basal ; the sides,
behind, straight or nearly so, but with two or three tufts of
sette ; on the niiddle there is an ill-defined longitudinal ridge, the

OF NEW r.E ALAND. 1473

punctuation is indistinct but not coarse, it is a little uneven, with
small spots of concentrated seta?. Elytra subcordate, base emargi-
nate, the humeral angles extend a little forwards beyond the base of
the thorax, the declivity nearly perpendicular and rather narrow ;
they bear series of coarse punctures, which, however, are usually
concealed, the declivity is substriate ; there are two distant,
slightly (anteriorly) prolonged elevations at the base, which there-
fore appears trisinuate, the sides are uneven ; there are two mode-
rate elevations on the top of the posterior declivity, besides five or
six others on each elytron, two patches near the middle bear yellow
setae. Femora clavate, each with a very prominent dentiform pro-
jection underneath ; tihUe much curved on the outer face, above the
middle, the front pair on the inside, near the middle, considerably
dilated, the apical hook proceeds from the outer angle ; tarsi with
the third joint bilobed.

Underside opaque, fuscous, with some yellow hair-like scales,
fifth ventral segment red. Prosternum, in front, for half its width,
deeply and abruptly emarginate, the space between this and the
coxai is depressed ; coxte (anterior) distinctly but not at all widely
separated. The two basal segments of the ahdovien are connate, an
oblique depression towards each side marks the line of union, the
first is depressed between the hind coxae.

This is a remarkable insect, very different from the typical
species in general outline.

Length (rost. excl.), 1-j lines ; breadth, 1 line.

Mount Pirongia. Two specimens, brought auiongst leaf-mould
by Mr. A. T. Urquhart.

Chamsepsephis (Gen., p. vim, Part v.).

2552. C. flavipes, "•■^'- Elongate, medially narrowed ; elytra
fuscous, thorax and rostruni more rufescent, femora testaceous,
tibiae more infuscate, antennte obscure-reddish ; sparingly and irre-
gularly clothed with minute, depressed, scale-like seta? and with
some longer erect ones, these latter form a small crest before the
eyes, and several on the elytra, they are all quite yellow.

Bostrmn rather longer than the thorax, slightly expanded in
front, moderately arched, indistinctly bicarinate, punctate, nearly
smooth at the apex. .4«^6'/i»ce implanted before the middle; scape
rather short, flexuous, clavate at apex, not setigerous ; first joint of
the funiculus a little thicker but not longer than the second, 3-6
short and compact, seventh distinctly larger ; club large, narrower
than the seventh joint near the base, without distinct articulations.
Eyes almost rotundate, free, rather large. Thorax rather longer
than broad, widest near the middle, base and apex truncate, irregu-
larly punctured. Elytra nearly cordiform, closely applied to the
thorax, and of the same width at the base, broadest before the
middle, the suture depressed at the base ; they have series of quad-
rate punctures, but the sculpture becomes liner and striate behind ;
on the top of the declivity, on the second interstices, there are two
small tufts, and there are others behind and near the sides. Lecjs

1474 COLEOPTERA

stout, femora clavate but slender near the base ; tibice a little bent,
the anterior distinctly arched beyond the middle, the inner ex-
tremity mucronate ; the setse en the legs are short; tarsi short,
their second joint transverse, the penultimate sublobate.

This is a much narrower msect than C. aurisetifer ; the eyes are
rather larger ; the head is more immersed ; the scape is not so
slender at the base ; the funiculus is somewhat different ; the scrobe
is foveiform, but a shallow lateral groove extends to the eye. Not-
withstanding these differences I think the tw^o species may be placed
together, at any rate for the present.

Length (rost. inch), If lines; breadth, f line.

Mount Pirongia. A solitary specimen ; another of Mr. A. T.
Urquhart's leaf-mould novelties.

2553. C. thoracicus, 'i--^'- Subovatc, not narrow, subopaque ;
elytra and tibiae fuscous, thorax and beak reddish, femora more or
less testaceous, the antennae of a paler red than the tarsi ; the
clothing irregularly distributed, consisting of very small, scale-like
yellow setae.

Iiostruvi longer than the thorax, parallel, arched, closely and
finely punctured in front, bicarinate behind. Antennce inserted
before the middle. Scape slender, its apex clavate, with minute
yellow setae. Second joint of the fttnicuhis as large as the first, if
not larger, 3-6 shorter, each a little broader than its predecessor,
seventh a good deal larger than the sixth ; club ovate. Thorax as
broad as it is long, the middle of the base depressed, widest at the
middle, slightly rounded there, more narrowed in front than behind,
base truncate, apex slightly incurved ; its surface a little uneven, the
punctures rather small and irregular, so that there is a smooth space
on each side of the middle in front. Elytra ovate, base subtruncate,
with a very slender margin across the middle, where it is depressed ;
the sides very slightly curved, widest at, or behind, the posterior
femora ; they have series of rather shallow', not closely placed, punc-
tures (sometimes with slightly-raised transverse intervals), there are
two such rows, on each elytron, near the suture, those beyond are
irregular ; in line with the fourth and fifth interstices there are two
large but only slightly-raised spots covered with small setae, a third
one, placed further back and nearer the side, bears coarser setse ;
just before the top of the declivity, which is not at all abrupt, the
setae are more concentrated, and they form small spots on the slope
itself. Legs sparsely setose.

The head is much smaller than it is in C. aurisetifer. The inner
extremity of the front tibiae is not perceptibly produced and acute,
as it is in C. flavipes, which is of different form. Although this
does not agree exactly with the typical species, I fail to find good
distinguishing generic characters.

The incurved thoracic apex is distinctive.

Length (rost. excl.), 1-^ lines ; breadth, % line.

Mount Pirongia. One, picked out of leaf-mould brought by Mr.
A. T. Ur(|uhart.

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2554. C. obscurus, ^'■•s- Differs as follows from 6\ i/?o?-acfcz<.s.-
The eyes are only separated by a small patch of yellow setaB, so
that they are more approximated than in any other species. The
head is immersed up to the eyes, and it is evideiitly veiy narrow.
The second ventral segment equals the first in length. The thorax
is rather more contracted in front, and its apex is truncate. In
C. thoracicus there is a difference of level between the basal and
anterior portions of the rostrum&X the antennal insertion ; this mark
is wanting in G. obscunis. In C. thoracicus the suture between the
first and second segments is fine and slightly curved ; the latter is
impunctate, the former has a round depression behind, and it is
loiiger than the other.

Length (rost. excl.), If lines ; breadth, 4 hne.

Mount Pirongia. One, another of Mr. Urquhart's captures.

Phronira.

Nov. (J en.

Rostnim cylindrical, subparallel, arched, very shghtly thickened
towards the base. The scrobcs begin about one-third of the length
from the apex, oblique, when they reach the head they are separated
Ijelow by a narrow space only. Eyes transverse, oval, placed in
front of the head at the sides of the rostrum, flat, just uncovered.
Scape flexuous, its extremity incrassate and liardly attaining the eye.
Funiculus 7-articulate ; first joint longer and thicker than the second,
3-7 become broader. Club ovate, with minute apical joints. Thorax
about as long as broad, constricted in front, base subtruncate ; the
sides, in front, incurved, the angle of the prosternal depression is
obtuse, and, in repose, covers the eye. Scutelluni invisible. Elytra
rather broader than the thorax at the base, so that the shoulders
overlap the l^asal angles of the thorax, they are narrowed and
abruptly bent down behind. Femora grooved at the extremity
underneath. Tibm flexuous, with well-developed apical hooks.
Tarsi short and narrow, their third joint but little expanded, entire
below, excavate above, fourth joint moderately slender, hardly as
long as the preceding three ; claws small.

Prosternum abrupth' and deeply emarginate in front (as in
Bantladcs), depressed between this and the coxt^e ; the raised curved
margins extend to the coxae, they are continued inside these, and
form a more or less distinct border just behind them ; this depres-
sion cannot be called the pectoral canal as understood when referring
to the Cryptorhynclildce, as it is incapable of receiving the rostrum,
and does not reach the base of the prosternum. Front coxce dis-
tinctly separated. Mcsostcrnuvi extremely short. Metasternum
sharply truncate between the middle coxa3 ; these not so far apart
as the hind pair. Abdomen large, the suture between the hind coxae
bisinuate, or nearly truncate, basal segment sometimes twice as large
as the second, the suture betv/een these latter often obliterated in
the middle ; third and fourth very short, with straight deep sutures.

This genus should be placed near Bantiades.

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2555. p. nodosa, "-s- Broad, subovate, subopaque, piceous,
antennge and tarsi reddish; sparsely clothed with yellowish-red setae.
Bostrum about as long as the thorax, feebly triearinate, its apex
red. The scaije with a few erect yellow hairs. Thorax about as
long as it is broad, rather suddenly constricted and depressed in
front ; the sides nearly straight behind ; its surface coarsely, closely,
and rugosely punctured, on the middle there is usually a raised line
which terminates in a basal depression. Elytra rather broader than
the thorax, not twice its length, their sides but little rounded,
posterior declivity nearly vertical ; they are striate-punctate, the
punctures distant and sometimes shallow, the declivity quite striate ;
base sinuous, with two nodose elevations, on the third interstices,
the shoulders anteriorly produced and nodiform ; fifth interstices
distinctly, the fourth indistinctly, nodose between the middle and
the base ; on the summit of the declivity the third and fifth are a
little elevated or nodose; the setae are slender and erect, they are
almost entirely confined to the elevated parts and the apical portion.
Legs with short grey setae.

Underside slightly shining, rufo-piceous ; fifth ventral segment
red, finely and closely punctured ; the punctuation of the metaster-
num closer and coarser than that of the second segment ; with short
greyish setae. The sides of the metasternum raised and laterally
produced between the middle and hind coxae. Second segment as
long as the metasternum, its frontal suture fine and sinuous. Front
coxce widely separated.

Fem. Bostrum finely sculptured, pitchy-red ; antennal insertion
near the apex, one-third of the length.

Length (rost. excl.), 1^ lines ; breadth, f line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Four individuals, amongst leaves. To
this genus Nos. 1222, 1223, 1224, 1225, and 1226 must be added.
No. 1227, I think, must be referred to a distinct genus, as the
anterior coxae are nearly contiguous.

Sosgenes.

Nov. gen.

Body cylindrical, slightly narrowed medially, nearly glabrous,
there being only a few minute setas, the depressed parts with scale-
like matter. Bostrum subparallel, only slightly thickened behind,
slightly contracted, or pinched-in, at the base ; its frontal portion
smooth and shining, and abruptly marked off from the opaque
sculptured portion. Scrobes deep, beginning at the smooth part,
and extending below the sides to the front of the head, they become
broader behind. Scajje very gradually thickened, barely attaining
the front of the head. Funiculus 7-articulate, first joint nearly
twice the length of the second, but little thicker ; third slightly
longer than broad ; 4-7 more or less transverse, scarcely at all
dilated. Chtb comparatively large, ovate, nearly thrice as broad as
the seventh joint, indistinctly jointed. Head globose below, not
visible above. Eyes invisible. Thorax without ocular lobes, base

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and apex truncate, broadly contracted in front, widest near the
middle. Scutelhnn absent. Elytra slightly sinuate at the base,
about the same width as the thorax there, very little broader behind.
Lerjs stout. Femora simple, grooved below near the apex. TibicB
mucronate. Tarsi narrow, not elongate, the three basal joints short,
the first hardly perceptible above, third entire below, excavate above,
the fourth nearly as broad as the third, as long as the basal three ;
claws well developed, divergent ; the soles sparingly clothed with
long outstanding hairs.

Frosternum abruptly and deeply emarginate medially in front,
between this and the coxa; depressed, but with a raised margin in
front of the coxae, and prolonged as an acute process between them.
Anterior co.rce almost touching. Mesosternuvi with a 2)rocess between
the middle coxae, curved at its apex. Middle coxce globose, distinctly
separated. Metasternuvi short ; hind coxae widely separated. Ab-
domen moderate, the basal segment larger than the second, these
two without any distinct median suture, third and fourth very short
and on a lower plane than the second.

I know of no near ally. The apex of the rostrum resembles that
of ClypeorJiiptcJnis, but the prosternal emargination is hke that of
Bantiades.

2556. S. carinatus, >'■>>■ Subopaquc, fuscous, rostrum and
legs obscurely rufescent, antennae and tarsi reddish, club paler.

TiOstrum about as long as the thorax, indistinctly bicarinate,
with ill-defined sculpture, its apex shining-red. Antenn<(: finely
pubescent. Tliorax longer than broad, the sides obtusely rounded
near the middle, more narrowed in front than behind ; moderately
closely and coarsely punctured, each puncture with a minute seta
and tawny scale-like matter, ic is indistinctlv impressed along
the middle. Elytra striate-punctate, the punctures rather large,
mostly oblong and close to one another ; interstices narrow, the
third, and the suture, moderately elevated throitghout. Lc(js with
coarse shallow sculpture, sparingly clothed above. Posterior tibia,
along their inner face, fringed with pale, elongate hairs ; the others
less distinctly.

Underside opaque, fuscous ; the apical ventral segment red and
minutely sculptured ; the basal two with coarse shallovv punctures
and yellow setae ; the first depressed in the middle ; the second ap-
pears as if it were raised behind ; legs with fine yellow setae.

A second, smaller specimen has no cilise on the tibite ; this, no
doubt, is the female.

Length (rost. inch), 1^ lines; breadth, f line.

Mount Pirongia. One pair, picked out of leaf-mould brought by
Mr. A. T. Urquhart.

Rachidiscus.

Nov. (J en.

Body convex, elongate, gradually but considerably narrowed
medially, apterous, Hostrum moderate, very slightly narrowed

1478 COLEOPTEKA

behind. The scrobes begha near the apex, about one -third of the
lengtli, they are very narrow, and are directed, ahnost at once,
towards the lower and front part of the head. Antennae rather
short. The scape reaches the middle of the eye, it is slender and
flexuous, but moderately abruptly clavate at the extremity. Funi-
culus 7-articulate, first joint subglobular, second short, 3-7 trans-
verse, each becoming a little broader. Cliih ovate, its short basal
joint so narrowed as to appear like an eighth joint of the funiculus,
apical joints short. Head short, a little broader than the rostrum.
Eyes subrotundate, not prominent, with coarse facets, placed some
little distance from the thorax, as much on the upper surface as on
the sides. Thorax truncate at base and apex, without ocular lobes,
evidently longer than broad. Elytra connate, of the same width as
the thorax at the base, which is finely margined, and closely applied
to the thorax, about twice as broad in line with the hind thighs.
Legs long, about equally, and widely, distant from one another.
Femora rather slender, grooved near the extremity. Tibicz flexuous,
mucronate. Tarsi narrow, second joint transverse, third but little
broader, grooved above, but not bilobed, fourth about as long as the
preceding three ; claws bent, rather small.

Frostermnn rather long, obliquely incurved in front, and with a
median depression extending to the coxse ; these are prominent and
contiguous. Middle coxa globose, prominent, slightly separated;
the posterior distant. Metasternum of moderate length. Abdomen
rounded between the hind coxae, the basal segment rather larger *
than the second, the intervening suture straight and rather deep,
third and fourth with very broad, deep sutures, not much abbreviated,
and, together, equalling the fifth in length.

This is another curious form, not like any other with which I am
acquainted, and, perhaps, most nearly related to Bistheus.

2557. R. granicoUis, '^-s- Glabrous, rufo-piceous, slightly
shining, antenna} and tarsi reddish.

Bostrum rather shorter than the thorax, arched above, finely and
indistinctly punctured. Thorax obviously longer than broad, sub-
cylindrical, not much broader near the middle than it is elsewhere ;
its sculpture consists of granular elevations ; on the middle, near
the front, there is a slightly -raised spot. Elytra of the same
width as the thorax at the base and for some distance further
back, they are afterwards dilated, so that the portion before and
behind the posterior femora is about twice as broad as the base,
the hind declivity is nearly vertical, the sides are inflexed ; the
basal margin, in the middle, is quite slender and entire, it is
thickened at each side, and, near the middle, this thickened part is
ratliQr abruptly bent towards the suture, the large basal enclosed
space, which is depressed, looks like an exaggerated scutellum, it is
then more or less interruptedly prolonged to the apex ; the rest of
their sculpture consists of interrupted longitudinal ridges, the second
is most elevated, but not greatly, in line with the hind thighs, the
third on top of the declivity, but it is obsolete at the base and again

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behind the middle, the fourth is raised behind the middle only ;
the intervals may be termed strite, with some punctures in them,
the declivity is striate.

Underside piceous, the second abdominal segment is nearly flat
and a little shining, the first and the metasternum are longitudi-
nally impressed, the last three are red ; there are only a few shallow
punctures and minute grey setce. The legs are indistinctly pubes-
cent. The middle of the body is little more than -J line in breadth.

Length (rost. incl.), 1^ lines; breadth, quite f line.

Mount Pirongia. One pair, brought by Mr. Urquhart amongst
leaves.

Phyllodytes.

Nov. rjcii.

Elonfjate. Prostcrnnm medially emarginate. Front coxce globose,
almost touching each other, placed nearer the base than to the front
of the prosternum. Mesosternal process broadly triangular and
fitting into a notch of the metasternum between the coxae, which
are moderately separated. Metasternum rather short. Hind coxes
extend almost to the sides, widely separated by the very broad,
slightly-curved, abdominal process. Abdomen elongate, basal seg-
ment rather larger than the second, the suture oblique towards the
sides ; third and fourth only moderately short, then- sutures broad,
deep, and straight ; fifth flat. Legs elongate, /emora medially cltivate ;
tihice flexuous, their inner extremity mucronate ; tarsi narrow, their
soles with elongate outstanding hairs, second joint transverse, the
tliird broadly excavate above but not lobate, fourth elongate, claws
simple. Mandibles curved, moderately prominent, bifid at apex.
Palpi short. Bostruni about the same length as the thorax, of
moderate breadth, not slender, widely and slightly contracted
medially. The scrobes begin near the apex, where they are open
above (pterygiate), they extend obliquely downwards halfway to the
eyes, and, near the middle, become shallow. Eyes small, just free,
quite lateral, directed obliquely downwards. Scape rather long and
stout, not much thickened towards the extremity, extending to just
beyond the back part of the eye. Funiculus 7-articulate, first joint
longer than the second, 3-7 subquadrate ; club oval, pubescent, in-
distinctly jointed. Thorax longer than broad, its base and apex
truncate. There is no visible scutelliim. Elytra elongate, sub-
cordate, the base incurved and hardly exceeding the thorax in width,
their sides inflexed, their epipleurce extremely narrow.

Ocular lobes absent. Posterior corbels not cavernous.

An anomalous form. The mandibular scar cannot be seen, so
that the genus should not be placed in the Otiorliyncliidic. If the
tibial hooks were present the insect could be located in the Cossonidce,
near Exomcsites, which it somewhat resembles.

2558. P. foveatus, "••^■- Elongate, narrow, moderately coii vex,
subopaque, fusco-niger ; antennae and tarsi reddish ; femora testa-
ceous, blackish at the base, their extremity, and the tibiap, in-

1480 COLEOPTERA

fnscate ; the body, and the legs, very sparingly clothed with fine
yellowish and long erect brown setce, the depressed parts filled witli
tawny sappy matter.

Bostrum with two slender carinas about equidistant from the
sides and the middle, usually covered with tawny squamosity.
Scape slightly flexuous, bearing some slender setae, opaque, dark-red.
Thorax about one-third longer than it is broad, a little wider near
the front than it is elsewhere, gradually and slightly narrowed pos-
teriorly ; its sculpture consists of large foveiform impressions and
narrow interstices" but near the base and apex the sculpture becomes
finer. Elytra not tw^ice the length of the thorax, not much broader
than it is,' hardly any wider at the base than near the middle, gra-
dually narrowed and declivous posteriorly; they have series of
oblong punctiform impressions, which are not always regular, but
generally form striae, interstices simple.

Underside shining, rufo-fuscous ; abdomen finely punctate, with
depressed yellow setae, depressed between the hind coxae, and with
coarser punctures there ; prostermim w^ith larger punctures ; rostrum
obtusely ridged longitudinally, its apex, above, shining, red, without
grooves or suture.

Length (rost. inch), 11 lines; breadth, nearly! line.

Maketu, Hunua Kange. The insect subsists on fallen, leaves, on
the ground. Five specimens.

Nestrius.

Nov. gen.

Allied to FJti/Uodi/tes, but differing structurally in some respects.
Frosternmn widely incurved, instead of being medially emarginate
in front. Anterior coxcp slightly separated. Mesosternal process
cuneiform ; that of the metasternum truncate between the middle
coxas. Tarsi slightly broader, with even longei outstanding hairs,
their third joint lobate. Mandibles not quite as long, liostrum
shorter than the thorax, arched above, depressed near the eyes,
only slightly pterygiate. The scrobe starts near the apex, almost
touches the eye, open above in front, broad. Eyes small, lateral,
oval, prominent, directed obliquely downwards, free from the thorax.
Scape straight, not slender, very slightly incrassate apically, reach-
ing just beyond the apex of the thorax. Funiculus 7-articulate,
first joint nearly twice the length of the second, third as long as the
second ; club oval, rather broad, obsoletely articulated. Head not
immersed to the eyes, but short. Thorax suboviform, but with a
slight, broad, frontal constriction, base and apex truncate. Elytra
subtruncate at base. Antennce inserted near apex.

2559. N. serripes, "•■^'- A7o??^«i;(', convex, subopaque, obscure-
red, femora fulvescent ; it is sparingly clothed with small, yellowisli
setae, and also with longer erect ones.

Bostrum narrower than the head, but not slender. Antennce red ;
scape opaque, with erect slender setae. Thorax large, longer than

OF NEW ZEALAND. 1481

broad ; its sides slightly, the posterior angles much rounded ; its
punctures large, sometimes confluent, finer beyond the centre, more
or less rugose. Ehjtra scarcely broader than the thorax at the
base, not twice its length, shoulders slightly narrowed, their sides
nearly straight, narrowed behind ; they are almost striate-punctate,
but appear transversely rugose. Legs robust ; tihur slightly tiexuous,
the hind pair, along their inner face, distinctly serrate, their inner
extremity more prolonged than the others.

Underside obscure-red, more or less evidently punctate, with
depressed yellowish setae ; prosternum transversely impressed in
front ; metasternmn with a transverse elevation on the middle ;
abdomen slightly raised between the hind coxae, third and fourth
segments not very short, second somewhat flattened in the middle,
its frontal suture distinct.

Length (rost. inch), V^ lines ; breadth, nearly f line.

Mount Pu'ongia. Two examples, brought amongst leaf-mould by
Mr. A. T. Urquhart.

Plotnus.

Nov. ijcn.

The species for which this genus is proposed resembles Nestrius
serripes more than any other, but some structural details necessitate
the generic separation of the two species.

The rostrum is shorter and more arched above, and, moreover, it
is depressed, or pinched in, near the eyes. The scrobe is shallow
behind, it extends to the eye, and occupies the whole side of the
rostrum. The eyes are small and rotundate. The scape bears
slender setve, it reaches just beyond the front of the thorax, it is
tliick, but not much thicker near the extremity than it is at the
base. The first joint of the funiculus is nearly twice the length of
the second, the third and fourth are longer than broad ; the club is
broadly oval, pilose, and evidently articulated. The tarsi are fur-
nished with long, prominent hairs. The apex of the rostrum pre-
sents a good distinguishing character ; it is smooth, and marked off
by a fine suture so as to appear like the genus Clypeorhyiichus.

2560. P. ovithorax, n-s- Subopaque, fusco-testaceous, the
rostrum and thorax dull-obscure-reddish, the antennae and tarsi
reddish ; it is sparsely clothed with small, depressed, yellowish
setae, and some longer, erect, pale ones.

Thorax longer than broad, oviform, its sides slightly and evenly
rounded ; its surface a little unlevel, with shallow, irregular, fovei-
form impressions. Elytra closely striate-punctate.

Antenna inserted near the apex of the rostrum. Prosternum
with a broad furrow (transversal) near the front. Abdomen with
fine brassy scales.

Length (rost. inch), Ih lines ; breadth, nearly -f line.

Capleston. One example, found by Mr. Cavell.

1482 COLEOPTERA

Phemus (Gen., p. 1214, Part V.).

2561. P. rufipes, "-s. Elongate, subopaque, fusco-niger, legs
reddish, antenncB and tarsi pale yellowish-red ; sparingly clothed
with slender, short, depressed, yellowish setae, the punctures covered
with tawny scale-like matter.

This closely resembles P. scahralis, but the femora are red;
the thorax is rather longer and narrower, its punctuation is not so
coarse, but it is closer and more rugose ; the elytra are nearly
similar, but the third and fifth interstices are more elevated behind,
the third is slightly raised at the base, they appear cariniform, but,
in reality, they consist of series of small, round elevations ; the
rostrum is similarly grooved longitudinally, but along the middle of
the groove there is a slender carina ; the third joint of the anterior
tarsi is oblong and scooped out above. Prosternum emarginate in
front. Anterior coxce separated by a narrow space only. Meta-
sternnm short. Second segment of the abdomen not distinctly
separated from the first ; the intercoxal suture truncate ; under-
surface more or less coarsely punctate.

Length (rost. inch), 2h lines; breadth, f line.

Pirongia. One individual, picked out of leaf -mould brought by
Mr. A. T. Urquhart. Phi/llodytes, Nestriiis, and Plotnus are cognate
forms, though differing in appearance.

Group-ERIRHINID^.

Stilbopsis.

Xov. gen.

Body convex, short and broad, medially narrowed, smooth and
polished, nearly nude. Eostrum rather shorter than the thorax,
moderately stout, its basal half a little narrowed. Scrobes deep,
starting near the apex (about one-third of the whole length), ex-
tending along the sides to below the eyes. Scajje just attaining the
eye, a little tiexuous, gradually incrassate. Funiculus much longer
than the scape, 7-articulate ; first joint longer than second and
much stouter at the apex ; 3-5 bead-like ; sixth and seventh sen-
sibly broader ; club oblong-oval, four-jointed. Eyes broadly-oval,
just free, not distant above. Head very broad and rotundate, short
above, conspicuous below. Thorax without ocular lobes, large, its
length and breadth about equal, with a very distinct basal margin.
Scutellum small, broadly-triangular. Elytra cordate, short and
broad, declivous behind, their sides vertical, or a little inflexed, they
scarcely exceed the thorax in breadth at the base, and are closely
adapted thereto. Legs robust and rather long. Femora simple.
Tibice flexuous, the extremity oblique, with well-developed hooks
extending along the front edge and protruding beyond the inner
angle. Tarsi moderate, third joint bilobed, fourth not elongate;
claws short, very thick at the base ; soles pilose. Prosternum short,
widely but slightly incurved in front ; front coxte contiguous, pro-

OF XEW ZEALAND. 1483

niinent, large, placed near the trout. 2Iesosteriium short, with a
triangular process between the middle coxae which meets the acutely-
marginated projection of the metasternum, the middle coxae only
slightly separated. Metasternum very short, so that the margins of
the middle and hind coxal cavities nearly touch each other. Pos-
terior coxc^ moderately distant, the intervening abdominal suture
subtruncate. Ahdonicn large, the suture between the two basal
segments almost obliterated, third and fourth segments not much
abbreviated. Epiplcarc? narrow.

The short, broad, convex, brightly-polished insect which forms
the type of this genus has no near ally that I know of.

2562. S. politus, «-s- Glossi/, the thorax with very few grey,
hair-like scales in front, a few between the eyes, and about a dozen
erect ones on each elytron ; red, the rostrum and thorax sometimes
pitchy-red, legs yellowish, sometimes infuscate, antennae red.

Eostrum with a few tine punctures. Antennae inserted before
the middle of the rostrum, funiculus pubescent. Thorax with
rounded sides, a little depressed and constricted in front, disc con-
vex, with fine remote putictures. Elytra finely margined laterally,
convex, base depressed, almost free from sculpture, there being only
a few fine pttnctures which are sometimes arranged in rows.

Underside red, finely punctured, with slender, deciimbent, yellow
hairs.

Length (rost. excl), ^^ ; breadth, nearly i line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Three specimens, found on the ground
amongst decaying leaves.

Aganeuma.

Xov. gen.

Bostriini moderately elongate, parallel, arched, not slender.
Scrobes beginning near apex, attaining the eyes, well marked
throughout. Head injmersed up to the eyes, globose below. An-
tcnnce inserted near the apex. Scape barely reaching the eye,
thickened towards the extremity. Funiculus 7-articulate, first
joint largest, second longer than broad, 3-5 subquadrate, sixth and
seventh bead-like, a little broader than the preceding ones ; club
ovate, articulated. Eyes small, obliquely oval, coarsely facetted.
Thorax without ocular lobes, base and apex truncate, oviform, not
transverse. Scutelluni minute. Elytra- a little wader than the
thorax at the base, each very slightly rounded towards the suture,
ovate. Legs stout, femora simple ; tibia stout, slightly flexuous,
strongly mucronate at the inner extremity. Tarsi pubescent, their
third joint narrow and bilobed; claws small. Prosternuni with a
semicircular emargination in front, somewhat elevated between this
and the coiw ; these are large, prominent, and quite contiguous.
Metasternum short and convex, it projects forward as a narrow,
acute process, which meets the nearly vertical, narrow, mesosternal
process, between the middle coxib ; these, therefore, are nearly con-

1484 COLEOPTERA

tiguous. Abdomen rather long, with a raised, curved, frontal suture
between the hind coxae, which are not widely distant ; the suture
between the two basal segments sinuate, the second about as long
as the first, third and fourth not much shorter than the second,
fifth longer than the preceding two. EpipleurcB narrow.

Ancuma is the nearest genus, but in this one there is not the
shghtest trace of the prosternal canal. The emarginate prosternum
and approximated middle coxae difi'erentiate it from Erirhinus.

2563. A. rufula, "-s. Convex', moderately elongate, subovate,
a little shining ; red, elytra paler, legs and antennte yellowish-red,
club yellowish ; pubescence flavescent, that on the thorax very
slender and scanty; on the elytra, besides the fine decumbent hairs,
there are numerous erect hair-like setse.

Piostrum rather longer than the thorax, longitudinally grooved
and cariuate. Thorax very slightly, just perceptibly, constricted in
front, its sides well rounded ; the punctuation close, rather coarse,
and more or less rugose. Elytra obovate, broader than the thorax,
twice Its length ; distinctly and regularly striate-punctate ; inter-
stices narrow, indistinctly punctured. Legs finely i^iXose; femora
with a minute denticle underneath.

Underside rufescent, with fine, decumbent, pallid hairs ; the
breast more or less coarsely punctured ; the abdomen obsoletely
sculptured, flattened.

There is no member of the Erirhinidic w^hich resembles it.

Length (rost. incl.). If lines; breadth, f line.

Hunua Eange. Three specimens, found in different localities
on the CTound amongst leaves.

Group -CRYPTORHYNCHID^.

Acalles (Gen., p. 488).

2564. A. doloSUS, "-s. Variegate, densely covered with de-
pressed, rounded, reddish-brown scales, some blackish ones in front
and behind ; there is a large, broad, pale space on top of the hind
decli-\-ity, as also some ill-defined ones on the elytra ; there are
numerous coarse, erect setae, dark and pale ; near the middle of the
thorax tbere are two distant, subluuate, longitudinal, ill-marked
gi'ey spots ; rostrum piceous, auteunge and tarsi dark-red.

Bostriim parallel, quite the length of the thorax, not shining,
punctate, squamose behind. Antennce inserted before the middle;
scape rather slender, very little thickened near the extremity ; funi-
culus longer, pubescent, first joint scarcely longer but much thicker
than the second, third longer than broad, 4-7 become a little
broader ; club elongate, rather narrow, apical joints small. Thorax
about as long as broad, widest just behind the middle, more nar-
rowed in front than behind, base subtruncate ; it is coarsely punc-
tate and studded with erect setae. Elytra obovate, base slightly
bisinuate and of the same width as the thorax, their sides gently

OF KEW ZEALAND. 1485

rounded, so that the middle is but little broader than the base ;
striate-puuctate, without distinct elevations ; the broad pale space
densely covered with small scales, intermingled, and bordered, with
setae. Legs stout ; femora densely squamose above, the two hind
pairs deeply grooved underneath, the front pair deeply near the
apex only ; tibiae with distinct hooks, densely fringed externall}-,
with setae on the inside ; tarsi rather long, second joint longer than
broad, third moderately broad aiid deeply lobed.

Underside blackish, moderately closely punctured, clothed with
rather coarse, oblong, yellow scales. The lower part of the side of
the thorax, just above the angle of the pectoral canal, slightly
curved outwardly and setose ; this may be called the ocular lobe.
The canal wider near, but not at, the front than elsewhere, its hind
border elevated between the middle coxae. Metastcrnum short, on
nearly the same level from one side to the other. Basal ventral seg-
ment large, depressed, broad in front and extending forwards beyond
the coxae, second half the length of the first, wath a distinct sinuous
frontal suture.

This can only be confounded with .4. sciitis, which, however, is a
much prettier insect. These two species can be easily separated
after an examination of the undersides.

Length (rost. excl.), 1^ lines; breadth, ^ line.

Hunua Range, near Drury. Two examples.

Obs. — Acalles scitus. The two basal segments of the abdomen
are on an abruptly higher plane than the three last, on the second
the scales are slender, still more so, and quite small, on the
first. The hind border of the pectoral canal is acutely elevated and
sharply rounded in line with the back of the coxae. The flat basal
segment of the abdomen seems to extend right up to the border of
the canal, so that the metasternum seems to consist of an oblique
ridge from the hind coxae to the canal-border. The pectoral canal
is similar in A. dolosus, its front angles extend a little inw-ards, the
sides converge a little near the coxae, so that the cavity is a good
deal wider near the front than it is elsewhere. It will be apparent
that, though an abraded or imperfect A. scitus is, superficially, ex-
tremely like an A. dolosus, the sternal structure warrants then-
generic separation .

The perfect .4. scitus has coarse reddish-brown scales on the
thorax-, an interrupted grey line along the middle, and grey scales
nearly form a line across it, the erect setae are blackish. The scales
on the elytra are very small and nearly ferruginous for the most
part ; the broad space on top of the declivity is composed of cream-
coloured squamtB, with grey setEe at each side, but in front and
behind it is bordered with augulated black spots ; there are four
small black crests between the middle and the base ; at each side of
the hind-body there are three lines of black-and-white scales ; the
elytral ptinctures are moderately coarse and distant, and do not
form strite.

Maketu, Hunua Range. One.

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2565. A. COniptuS, "s- Convex, uarrow, \Yitliout crests or
elevations ; body aud legs with numerous, slender, rather long, erect
fuscous setiae ; squamosity red, on the thorax depressed, slender, and
elongate, vrith a few pale-yellow scales near its sides ; elytra with
smaller squamae, mostly erect, very unevenly distributed, and with
some yellow ones at the shoulders ; piceous, rostrum pitchy-red,
antennae and tarsi obscure-testaceous, legs sordid fusco-rufous.

Bostrum shorter than the thorax, shining, sparsely and finely
punctate, its base squamose. Thorax a good deal longer than broad,
base truncate, widest behind the middle, where its sides are rounded,
more narrowed (but gradually) towards the front than behind;
coarsely and closely punctured. Elytra cordate, distinctly broader
before the middle than the widest part of the thorax, but Jiot wider
at the base than it is ; punctate-striate, the striaB rather broad and
deep, the suture well defined. Leys rather long ; femora simple ;
tibiae rather slender, llexuous, the anterior with well -developed
apical hooks ; tarsi narrow, third joint expanded and lobate, fom'th
slender.

Antennce inserted just behind the middle of the rostrum. Scape
short and thick, gradually incrassate. Funiculus elongate, first
joint longer and stouter than second, 3-7 increase in breadth, so
that the seventh is as broad as the base of the club, which is widest
beyond the middle, apical joints very small.

There are no ocular lobes. The eyes are just free, and are nearly
rotundate. The coxce are equidistant. JJetasternum short. Abdo-
men elongate, flat, the punctures arranged in transverse series, with
depressed grey scales, first segment about twice as long as the
second, which equals the third and fourth together.

There is no species like this, except perhaps Agacalles formosus :
the present species is smaller, with a narrower thorax, but the
elytra are more broadly cordiform, and the legs are materially
different .

Length (rost. excl.), 1 ; breadth, nearly i line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. One, found on the ground amongst
decaying leaves.

2566. A. facilis, »-s. Subopaque, without crests or elevations,
piceous ; tibia; obscure-red, tarsi paler ; antennae yellowish, club
blackish ; clothed with small, dark and tawny scales, and erect, con-
spicuous, slender, fuscous and pallid setse.

Eostrum shining, rufo- piceous, nearly smooth, subparallel, squa-
mose at base. Antennce shining, implanted just behind the middle ;
scape short, thickened apically ; funiculus elongate, first joint rather
longer than second, slender at the base, much dilated apically, 3-6
almost bead-like, seventh a little larger than, and nearly as dark as,
the club, which has three small terminal joints. Thorax longer than
broad, slightly wider behind the middle than it is at the base, which
is truncate, gradually and slightly narrowed anteriorly; its surface
closely, moderately coarsely, and somewhat rugosely punctate ;
tawnv scales form a central line and several small spots. Elytra

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very slightly broader than the thorax at the base, this is truncate,
they are widest at the middle, where they exceed the broadest part
of the thorax ; moderately coarsely striate-puuctate ; tawny scales
form a sort of broad fascia on top of the declivity, but not reaching
the sides, a large subapical spot, and some ill-defined spots near the
sides of the disc. Legs long ; thighs simple ; tibias a little bent,
uncinate, with but few seta3 except the prominent ones near the
knees ; tarsi moderate, third joint expanded and lobate. Scutellum
absent.

Underside piceous ; fifth ventral segment reddish, with small
yellow sette ; other parts distinctly punctured, with fine, depressed,
grey setm. The pectoral canal extends to the back part of the
middle coxa5, and is limited by the moderately-raised mesosternal
margin. Metastcrnum short. Basal segment of abdomen longer
than the second, truncate between the hind coxae, not depressed.

This is more like A. cincjulatus than any other species, but it is
rather narrower, more slender, &c. The suture between the meta-
stcrnum and abdomen in that species is deep and broad ; the suture
between the two basal segments is as indistinct as it is in ^. facilis.
There are no ocular lobes, the sides of the thorax being slightly in-
curved from above to the angles of the canal. Eyes flat. Femora
grooved at the apex, shallow elsewhere.

Length (rost. excl.), f ; breadth, ^ line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. One pair, amongst fallen leaves.

2567. A. quietus, "-s. Suhovate, convex, medially narrowed,
without inequalities, slightly nitid ; piceous, the tarsi and apex of
thorax reddish, antennae, including the club, fulvescent ; sparingly
clothed with depressed, testaceous Bette, and, on the elytra, with
coarse, erect, pallid setis, the legs with nearly similar clothing.

Rostrum shining, rufo-piceous, sparsely punctured, squamose at
base, subparallel. Antcmuv inserted behind the middle, rather
slender and shining ; scape gradually thickened ; funiculus elon-
gate, first joint longer than second, 3-7 become broader ; club
oblong-oval, indistinctly articulated. Thorax rather longer than
broad, not narrow, its widest part behind the middle, the sides
rounded there, broadly contracted near the front, base truncate ;
closely and distinctly punctate. Elytra nearly cordate, or obovate,
base straight, and hardly wider than the thorax ; deeply and broadly
punctate-striate, the punctures large and close, interstices narrow ;
along the suture the fine, scale-like brassy setae are conspicuous,
the coarse and fine setae are placed on the interstices. Legs stout,
densely clothed, femora simple, tibiEe hooked ; tarsi rather broad,
third joint very broad and lobed, fourth slender.

Underside black, shining, punctate, the intervals between the
punctures densely and minutely sculptured, with slender grey setas.
The raised border of the canal reaches the middle of the inter-
mediate coxa3. Metasternum not very short, higher in the middle
than at the sides. First segment of abdomen flat, larger than the
second, the suture between them nearly straight, and deep at the sides.
33 — PTS. v., VI., VII.

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Sc2ctelhcm absent. The sides of the thorax, iu front, incurved
between the canal-angles and the upper surface.

Distinguishable by the deep elytral strice, narrow interstices, and
small size.

Length (rost. excl.), ^ ; breadth, f line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Three examples, on the ground
amongst leaves.

2568. A. alpestris, ^^-s. Compact, subovate, very complex,
without superficial inequalities, a little shining ; infuscate-red, legs
more obscurely coloured, with fuscous and pallid setai ; antennce
and tarsi yellowish-red ; clothed for the most part with slender ful-
vescent or testaceous scales (according to individual varieties), and
a few pale erect setae, in one example there is an angular, bare,
pitchy space on each side of the elytra.

Eostrum pitchy-red, finely punctate, gradually and very slightly
narrowed near the middle, squamose behind, suddenly, but only
slightly, pinched in near the eyes. Tliorax about as long as broad,
very much, but not at all abruptly, narrowed towards the front,
base truncate ; closely but not coarsely punctured. Elytra convex,
widest at the middle, the sides rounded ; base not wider than the
thorax and closely applied thereto, feebly bisinuate ; they are punc-
tate-striate, the striae near the suture, near the middle only, very
deep and broad ; the interstices nearest to these sulci are a little
elevated on top of the declivity, the others arc broad.

Underside more or less punctate, with a few greyish slender
scales.

AntcnncB medially inserted ; scape short, just attaining the eye,
gradually thickened ; funiculus 7-articulate, first joint larger than
second, 3-7 increase in breadth ; club broad, ovate, the three
apical joints very short. Eijcs broadly-oval. No ocular lobes, the
sides of the thorax, in front, incurved. Tarsi with the third joint
densely clothed underneath, broadly expanded and lobed, fourth
narrow, claws small. Femora grooved below, the anterior near the
apex only. Tibia uncinate. Pectoral canal bounded between the
middle coxae by a moderately-raised margin. Metasternum broadly
rounded in line with the hind part of the middle coxae. Abdomen
large, first segment nearly twice the length of the second in the
middle, the suture between them a little sinuous.

The insect looks like a small, broad Scclodoliclius. The deep
sutural striae of the elytra, with the raised adjacent interstices, will
lead to its recognition almost at a glance.

Length (rost. excl.), f ; breadth, f line.

Mount Pirongia. Two, amongst leaf-mould brought by Mr. A. T.
Urquhart.

2569. A. picatus, ii-s- Compact, very convex, ovate, without
inequalities of surface, shining, piceous ; covered with fulvous and
grey hair-like scales, the grey ones irregularly distributed and some-
times forming spots, there are also erect fuscous setae ; legs obscure-
red, tarsi and antennae red, club smoky-brown.

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Rostrum about as long as the thorax, rather broad, shghtly nar-
rowed towards the centre, red, and finely sculptured, hi front, the
basal portion with yellowish scales. Thorax truncate at the base,
gradually narrowed towards the front, without distinct punctures.
Elytra closely adapted to the thorax, very convex, abruptly curvedly
deflexed behind, widest near the middle, apparently without sculp-
ture. Legs densely clothed with fulvous hairs, and erect infuscate
setaj, comparatively long and robust ; thighs not clavate ; anterior
tibiae incurved along the outside, with distinct terminal hooks ; tarsi
with first joint rather slender, second joint as long as broad, third a
good deal expanded and lobate, fourth elongate and slender.

There is no scutellum. Eyes rather large, just free, subrotundate.
No ocular lobes. Antenna medially inserted ; scape short and thick,
much, but only gradually, incrassate ; funiculus elongate, first joint
stout, largest ; club ovate, apical joints short and pubescent.

This should be placed near A. alpestris. It may be known by
the smooth shining surface, its quite uninterrupted outline, and dis-
tinct contrasts in coloration. It is not likely that these two species
will remain in Acalles.

Length (rost. excL), f ; breadth, -| line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. One, on the ground, amongst leaves.

2570. A. aulacus, ^i.s. Convex, broad, ovate, without con-
spicuous inequalities of surface, piceous, antennte and tarsi red ;
densely covered with subdepressed, coarse, rounded scales, mostly
reddish-brown, blackish ones form two large elongate patches near
the base of the thorax, and small irregular spots on the elytra; the
four hind tibiaa are dark near the knees ; on the third and fourth
interstices of each elytron, in line with the hind thighs, there is a
distinct grey spot ; there are no erect setae.

Bostrum about the length of the thorax, feebly narrowed towards
the middle, coarsely and rugosely punctured in front, squamose
behind. Tliorax about as long as broad, its frontal half depressed
and obviously contracted, not abruptly so, however ; it is coarsely
and closely punctured ; the scales at the sides, and along the front
of the dark spots, are more erect than the others but do not form
crests. Elytra short, much rounded, base truncate and closely
applied to the thorax, of the same width there, much broader be-
hind the shoulders, so much curved as to be vertical behind ;
the suture, at the base, is somewhat depressed, and has two small
black tubercles ; they are punctate-striate, the strige appear to be
deep, owing to the overlapping scales on the interstices, which are
rather broad ; there is a blackish spot near each shoulder. Legs
comparatively long and thick, the scales on the front femora are
longer than those on the others, these thighs are not clavate but
they are thick, and grooved below at the apex, the other femora are
grooved underneath ; anterior tibia3 rather short, a little curved,
prominent at the knees, with moderate hooks ; tarsi with broadly-
expanded and lobate third joints.

Antennce, medially inserted ; scape short and thick ; funiculus

1490 COLEOPTERA

with the first joint thick but slaorter than the second, 3-7 gradually
thickened ; club large, oblong, obliquely narrowed at one side ; the
apical joints small.

Underside piceous. Mctastermiiii short, with oblique, elevated
borders between the hind and middle coxaj ; its middle portion, and
the basal ventral segment, much flattened or depressed, closely
punctured, the latter wathvery slender erect hairs ; second segment,
and the sides of the first, with coarse scales, third and fourth each
with one row of similar scales, the fifth with smaller scales. The
pectoral canal with raised hind border.

There is no scutelliim. The front sides of the tliorax are incurved
from above to the angles of the canal. Eyes large, hardly free, sub-
rotundate.

Somewhat similar to No. 867 in form ; the thorax, however, is
not abruptly narrowed in front, and there are no crests. It is a very
distinct species.

Length (rost. excl.), ^ ; breadth, quite ^ line.

Maketu, Hunua Eauge. Two, found on the ground amongst
leaves.

2571. A. allostethus, n.s. Variegate, squamosity greyish-
testaceous ; blackish, antenna} and tarsi reddish, front of rostrum
piceous.

This closely resembles A. aulaciis ; the frontal portion of the
rostrum has deeper, closer, and more rugose punctures ; the tJiorax
is distinctly longer, more narrowed anteriorly, and it has a central
longitudinal line ; the elytra, though very similar, have more nume-
rous black and greyish spots ; the dark marks near the shoulders, as
Avell as those on the thorax, are similar , the most important differ-
ences are to be seen underneath.

The hind border of the pectoral canal is thicker. The mctaster-
num is without the oblique intercoxal elevations. The squamosity
is yellowish. The club is unsymmetrical also.

Length (rost. excl.), -^ ; breadth, i line.

Maketu. One, on the ground, amongst fallen leaves.

2572. A. incultus, li-s. Broad, wildest behind the shoulders,
nearly equally narrowed towards both extremities ; opaque, squamo-
sity dense, rather small, oviform, depressed, mostly pale infuscate-
red, each side of the posterior declivity blackish, there are also dark
scale-like erect setoe ; femora dark and opaque, tibiae obscure-red and
sparsely setose, antenna3 and tarsi reddish.

Eostrum rather short, slightly pinched in near the eyes, broad,
dark, opaque, asperate, and squamose, there are, apparently, five
slender costcC, the basal portion bears reddish scales. Thorax
almost as long as it is broad, much, but not suddenly, narrowed in
front, the sides in front of the middle appearing somewhat incurved ;
there are no crests, there is a row of coarse grey setee in front, it is
coarsely and closely punctured. Elytra cordiform, base slightly
sinuous and hardly at all broader than the thorax, the declivity

OF NEW ZEALAND. 1491

abrupt, rounded ; punctate-striate apparently, the punctures hidden,
the third interstices are just perceptibly elevated near the base.
Legs long and thick ; the anterior femora rather longer than the
others, the tihice rather shorter, their hooks distinct, there are some
coarse conspicuous seta3 near the knees ; tarsi with broadly-ex-
panded and lobate third joints, the fourth rather short.

The pectoral ca?ia/ is profound, with abruptly-raised hind borders.
The metasternum and basal segments are broadly impressed, and are
covered with greyish or fulvescent scales, the other segments are
sparingly clothed with minute scales.

Antennce inserted at, or just behind, the middle of the beak ;
scape short and thick ; funiculus elongate, but not slender, second
joint quite as long as the first, but much more slender, 4-7 trans-
verse ; club unsymmetrical. Eyes large, just free, subrotundate.
There are no ocular lobes, the thorax being nearly truncate from
the canal-angles to the upper surface. Scutellum absent.

Congeneric with A. aulacus, but differing in shape.

Length (rost. cxcl.), ^ ; breadth, f line.

Maketu, Hunua Range. Amongst leaves on the ground ; one.

Scelodolichus (Gen., p. 495).

2573. S. hilaris, ii-s- Convex, narrow, narrowed and depressed
medially; shining, rufo-]:)iceous, antennae and tarsi red; densely
covered with decumbent, hair-like, red scales, there is usually, how-
ever, a large bare pitchy space near each side of the elytra, the erect
setffi are numerous, not coarse, and generally fuscous ; sometimes
there are about six pallid spots on the hind-body.

Bostritm about as long as the thorax, rather more expanded at
the base than in front, finely punctate. Eyes oblique, broadly-oval.
Thorax longer than broad, widest behind the iniddle, rather more
narrowed in front than behind, base finely margined ; closely,
deeply, but not very coarsely punctured. Elytra marginated at the
base, which is of the same width as the thorax, they are widest
behind the shoulders, and are gradually narrowed and much deflexed
posteriorly ; they have series of distant and not very deep punctures.
Lccjs long ; thigiis arched above, not clavate, grooved near the ex-
tremity ; tibia) flexuous, with well-developed apical hooks ; tarsi
pilose below, narrow, first joint elongate, slender at the base,
second joint of the anterior longer than broad, third moderately
expanded and lobed.

Antenncs inserted behind the middle of the rostrum ; scape reach-
ing the front of the eyes, shining, gradually incrassate ; funiculus
elongate, first joint distinctly thicker but not much longer than the
second, 3-7 become broader ; club ovate, indistinctly triarticulate.

Underside subopaque, with shallow sculpture, and yellow, hair-
like scales or setse ; there is a depression from the middle coxa) to
the second ventral segment. Pectoral canal very deep, bounded be-
tween the middle coxa) by the strongly-elevated margin of the meso-
sternum. Metasternum short, so that the hind and intermediate coxa!

1492 COLEOPTERA

cavities are contiguous. Abdomen elongate, the basal segment, in
the middle, twice the length of the second, the suture between these
straight but indistinct. Epipleurge entire, extremely narrow. All
the coxrn about equally widely separated, globose, and prominent.
The anterior /(3??zora are articulated to the middle of the cosoe, the
others to the front and inner face, a peculiarity which does not ob-
tain in No. 882. In a reversed specimen of that species {S. linei-
tJiorax) I find that the hind border of the mesosternum, between the
coxffi, is not raised, but flat. The species may be generically sepa-
rated when the sternal structure can be carefully studied.

Length (rost. excl.). If lines; breadth, f line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. On the ground, amongst fallen leaves.

Crisius (Gen., p. 500).

2574. C. fasciculatus, "-s. Piccojts, antennae and tarsi red ;
squamosity variegate, on the thorax coai'se, mostly pitchy, with a
streak near each side, and some odd scales, reddish-brown ; on the
elytra the scales are very small, round, and flat, chiefly pale-ferru-
ginous, the raised parts are formed of coarse, erect scales or setaB,
blackish and testaceous.

Bostrum longer than thorax, subparallel ; nude and finely sculp-
tured in front ; with reddish-brown scales behind. Thorax mode-
rately closely punctured, its frontal half abruptly contracted, with
some pale apical squamse ; the basal portion, in front, with two
tufts of nearly black scales, placed near the middle, and one at each
side, there are two smaller ones near the base. Scutellum indistinct.
Elytra striate-punctate, with oblique shoulders, luuch narrowed pos-
teriorly, their sides with u-regular tufts ; at the base, near the middle
of each elytron, there is a dark, raised longitudinal streak ; behind
each of these there are two dark rounded tufts in line with the back
part of the humeral prominence ; before the posterior femur there is
a curved, interrupted elevation, extending from the side towards the
suture, there is a similar one behind the thigh, the coarser parts are
at the side, the squamae on these are blackish or testaceous ; there
are, also, three small crests halfway down the declivity, which is
paler than the disc. Legs with variegate scales and erect set®.

.4 &f?07UC7j with small brick-red scales; the basal segment flat in
front but raised backwards, so that the apical middle portion is on a
higher level than the others ; the second, third, and fourth on the
middle, and near the sides, blackish, the fifth also dark at the
sides and apex, which is rounded.

Near C. picicolUs. The antenna longer and more slender,
second joint of the funiculus nearly twice the length of the first, 3-7
bead-like ; club more elongate and narrower ; the tibiae slightly
curved above ; the tarsi evidently longer and narrower, &c.

Vae. — Squamosity infuscate or testaceous, less distinctly marked.

Length (rost. excl.), 2-2^ ; breadth, 1-lf lines.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Three, on the ground.

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Getacalles (Gen., p. 1380, Part VI.).

2575. G. insequalis, "-s. Subohlong, convex, with numerous
superficial inequalities ; densely covered with small, rounded, varie-
gate, chiefly bright-brown, scales ; the middle of the elytra, along
the suture, vdih nearly pink scales, a large irregular space behind
the middle of each elytron is almost pitchy-red ; scutellum grey ; in
each puncture on the elytra there is a sunken pearl-like scale.

Rostrum almost parallel, quite the length of the thorax ; piceous,
densely and rugosely punctate. Scape elongate and slender,
gradually thickened. Funiculus pubescent ; second joint evidently
longer than the first, only about half its thickness ; 3-7 each a little
shorter and broader ; club elongate-ovate, not broad, apical joint
short. Tliorax abruptly contracted, and depressed, in front for one-
half its length ; apex almost bicristate ; the outer angles of the
hinder portion with pale, coarse, scale-like seta3 directed outwards,
there are two small crests near the middle. Elytra distinctly
broader than the thorax at the base, humeral angles obtusely
prominent laterally, their sides nearly straight as far as the hind
thighs, but of irregular outhne ; the disc bears series of punctures,
and several crests, so that the surface is uneven. Lerjs with
variegate scales and seta?, femora dentate below.

Mctastcrnum with pallid scales ; the rest of the squamosity, for
the most part, is fusco-rufous, but the sides of the third, fourth, and
fifth ventral segments, and part of the second, are black ; the
suture between the two basal segments is more strongly sinuate
than in No. 1682. The metasternum is short in the middle, so that
the middle and hind coxaj are nearly contiguous.

Length (rost. excl.). If lines; breadth, 1 line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Unique.

Group— COSSONID^.

Idus.

Kov. gen.

Body elongate, convex, medially narrowed, nearly glabrous.
Rostrum about as long as thorax, cylindrical, gradually and slightly
narrowed anteriorly, rather slender. Antenna inserted before the
middle. Scape flexuous, apex clavate. Funiculus 5-articulate,
basal joint rather short, but a little longer than the second, which
is longer than the third. Club abruptly marked off, longer than
broad, four- jointed. Head immersed, globose below. Thorax sub-
cylindric, base and apex truncate. Elytra of the same width as
the thorax at the base, their broadest part behind the posterior
femora, base truncate. Femora simple, not clavate. Tibice rather
straight, the anterior oblique at the apex, the outer and inner angles
with a minute straight process, without hooks, on the inside, beyond
the middle, distinctly ciliate ; the others with a spinule at each
angle. Tarsi elongate and narrow ; their three basal joints short,

1494 COLEOPTEEA

not as long as the terminal one, indistinctly separated. Claics
moderately long. Prosterniim elongate, Nvidely and deeply emargi-
nate in front. Front coxce prominent, contiguous; middle pair
globose, prominent, and only slightly separated ; the posterior
moderately separated, also prominent. Front and middle legs
rather far apart. Metasternum remarkably short, so that the
middle and hind coxae nearly touch. Abdomen long, the two basal
segments very large, depressed, the first the larger, the intervening
suture sinuous, third and fourth very short.

Scutellum absent. Eyes obsolete or altogether vv^anting. Only
four genera are at all allied to this, but none agree with it struc-
turally. These genera are : Amaurorrliinus , pertaining to Europe ;
Pseiuloonesoxenus, St. Helena ; Pentatemims, Atlantic islands ; and
Ilalorhynchus, Australian.

2576. I. csecus, lis. Shining, red, legs paler, antennae and
tarsi yellowish ; with a few minute setae.

nostrum smooth, its lower front face apparently shaved off or
obtusely truncate. Thorax longer than broad, rather narrow, very
slightly wider behind the middle than it is elsewhere, its basal
margin depressed ; with rather fine but distinct, moderately-distant
punctures, each with a minute seta. Elytra with four discoidal
striae on each, each stria with eight or ten punctures, the two sutural
grooves broader than the others, the posterior declivity more finely
sculptured ; interstices indistinctly punctate, with a few incon-
spicuous slender pallid hairs.

Ahdomen elongate, the two basal segments distantly but distinctly
punctured, in each puncture there is a depressed, rather coarse, pale
seta, there are none on the fifth segment.

Length, ^; breadth, quite ^ line.

Mount Pirongia. Of this remarkable Cossonid I have seen but
one specimen, which was picked out of leaf-mould collected by Mr.
A. T. Urquhart.

Obs. — The longitudinal measurements in this group include the
rostrum.

Allaorus.

Nov. gen.
Body convex, only moderately elongate, subovate, nitid, nearly
glabrous. Head short, globose below. Bostrum of moderate length,
stout, arched, subparallel, only very shghtly dilated near the
antennal insertion. Scrohes deep, oblique, extending to the lower
front of the head. Antcnnce, inserted beyond the middle of
the rostrum. Scape barely reaching the eye, moderately incras-
sate apically. Funiculus 7-articulate ; first joint thick, second
slightly longer than third, 3-7 increase in breadth, all short ; club
ovate. Thorax longer than broad, a little narrowed towards the
front, very slightly constricted there, base truncate. Elytra a little
wider at the base than at the thorax, feebly obliquely curved towards
the suture, obovate. Legs stout ; femora thick, arched above ; tihicd

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with strongly-developed apical hooks, those of the anterior very
prominent, proceeding from the outer angle and directed forwards,
so that they are not greatly curved ; the inner apex is a little
prominent, with a slender spine ; there is another spinule on the
inner face, near the middle, between this and the extremity the
tibim are distinctly ciliate ; the other pairs with strongly-protruding
spurs, and a slender process at the inner angle. Tarsi narrow, not
long ; first joint longest, slender at the base, second and third equal ;
third entire, or nearly so; apical joint, at its base, minutely articu-
late, inserted into the apex of the penultimate. Claws very minute,
hardly distinguishable. Prostcrnum incurved in front, with a narrow
process which reaches the middle of the coxce ; these are prominent
and nearly contiguous. Metastcrnum short, depressed. Middle
coxoi evidently less separated than the posterior. Abdomen elongate,
its two basal segments about equal, with a fine sinuous suture
between them ; third and fourth with very broad, deep, straight
sutures, which, however, become much finer at the sides.

The eyes are minute, free, depressed, lateral, rotundatc, and
coarsely facetted. The scutellum is obsolete, or altogether absent.
These characters, in conjunction with the minute claws, &c., differen-
tiate this from the numerous genera in Sect. V. of Wollaston's
" Genera of the Cossonida."

2577. A. urquharti, ii.s. Shining, pitchy-red, legs paler,
tarsi yellowish-red ; convex, elongate-ovate.

Eostrum very finely and distantly punctate, a little widened near
the middle, nearly the length of the thorax, its base on a slightly
higher level than the front of the head. Thorax a little wider near
the middle than it is elsewhere, more narrowed in front than behind ;
with rather distant but distinct punctures, each wdth a very minute
yellowish seta, near each side of the base there is a fine fringe, the
apical punctures are small. Elytra widest near the middle, much
narrowed posteriorly ; each with discoidal series of rather coarse,
but not closely-placed, punctures, the sutural usually closer than
those of the second or third, the posterior sculpture finer and sub-
striate ; each puncture has a very minute seta, there are also a few
scattered, greyish, slender, indistinct hairs ; interstices distantly and
minutely punctured.

Underside shining, more or less coarsely but not closely punctured,
the second ventral segment much more finely and sparingly than the
first, with slender yellow setaB ; abroad impression extends from the
middle coxas to the hind margin of the first segment. Femora simi-
larly, rather coarsely, sculptured and clothed.

Antenna : Scape nude ; funiculus with yellowish hairs, which, on
approaching the club, become more conspicuous, sometimes there is
a coarse, curved bristle attached to the seventh joint.

Var. A. Elytra substriate at base. Thoracic basal cilia) wanting.
There is a very minute scutellum (one example).

Length (rost. inch), 1^ lines; breadth, f line.

Mount Pirongia. Four, specimens, amongst decaying leaves.

1496 COLEOPTERA

With much pleasure I name this interesting little Cossonid in honour
of Mr. A. T. Urquhart.

2578. A. pedatUS, ''-s. SJiining, yellowish-brown, tarsi and
antennas paler, but not rufescent.

Rather shorter, and distinctly broader, than A. urqukarti. Bos-
trum shorter and thicker, more appreciably, yet only slightly, nar-
rowed behind, its punctures larger and arranged in longitudinal
series. Head less immersed ; the eyes, therefore, more distant from
the thorax, they are also less depressed. Thorax shorter, widest
before the middle, without frontal constriction, its punctuation
rather coarser and closer. Elytra shorter and broader, their
greatest wddth near the hind thighs, their punctures coarser and
closer.

Underside as pale as the upper surface, but with the middle of
the second ventral segment pitchy-brow^n, it is more or less coarsely
punctured, with slender setse ; second segment more distinctly punc-
tured than in A. nrquharti, its frontal suture better marked and more
curvate ; metasternum and basal segment less depressed.

Penultimate joint of the tarsi more expanded, and a little emar-
ginate at the apex. This is the most important differentiating
character.

Length, 1 J^ lines ; breadth, quite f line.

Mount Pirongia. Two, amongst leaf-mould brought by Mr.
Urquhart.

2579. A. sternalis, ii-s. Elongate-ovate, convex, shining, rufo-
piceous, legs fuscous, tarsi paler, antennte reddish, club infuscate;
the clothing like that of the two preceding species.

Thorax rather longer than it is broad, more narrowed anteriorly
than behind, yet not much wider at the middle than it is at the
base; distinctly, rather closely, and almost rugosely punctured.
Elytra widest near the middle, their series of punctures coarse, with
rather narrow intervals, declivity striate.

Underside fuscous, more or less coarsely (comparatively) punc-
tured, with a distinct seta in each puncture. Prosterniim truncate
and finely ciliate in front. Metasternum, and two basal abdominal
segments, longitudinally depressed ; third and fourth segments with
broad deep sutures in the middle only (that is, slender at the sides) ;
fifth finely punctured and impressed ; the two basal segments so
marked with slight transversal rugosities that the suture between
them cannot be accurately defined.

This species is most nearly allied to A. 'pedatus ; the punctures
on the thorax smaller, but not at all fine, in comparison with the
small size of the insect, they are also closer; the punctures of the
elytra closer to one another, but not so large ; the third tarsal joint
similar, but not quite as broad.

The principal differences exist on the lower surface, the front of
the prosternum is the most obvious.

Length, I^l lines; breadth, f line.

Mount Pirongia. One, brought by Mr. Urquhart amongst leaves.

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2580. A. OVatuS, "-s. Shining, fuscous, femora sordid-tes-
taceous, antennae slightly rufescent.

nostrum slightly narrowed behind, punctate. Thorax longer
than broad, hardly at all narrowed behind, very slightly wider at
the middle, gradually narrowed anteriorly to the width of the head ;
its punctuation moderately close. Elytra rather short, widest just
before the hind thighs, narrowed posteriorly ; their punctures very
irregular, those on the disc mostly very large, only about five in
each row, some almost longitudinally confluent ; behind quite
striate, so that the interstices appear elevated. Tarsi with slightly-
thickened terminal joints, the third very slightly excavate above at
the apex.

This species is more ovate than the preceding ones, it is rela-
tively broader, less medially narrowed, the outline of the head
and thorax is not interrupted, the head is smooth and more apparent
above ; the sculpture is totally different ; the antenna? are inserted
nearer to the apex of the rostrum, though this probably is merely a
sexual character ; the clothing and interstices are similar ; there is
no trace of the scutellum; the eyes arc like those of A. -pedatiis.

Length, ^^ ; breadth, f line.

Mount Pirougia. Another of Mr. Urquhavt's discoveries. It is
unique.

Group— LAMIID-ffi .

Xylotoles.

The following is substituted for the description of No. 2422 on
p. 1388, Part VI. :—

2422. X. phormiobius, its. Elongate, rather narrow, slightly
nitid, fuscous ; covered with greyish pubescence, which, near the
hind thighs, usually forms a small tuft or spot on each wing-case.

Thorax rather broader than long, its sides somewhat swollen near
the middle ; near the front there is a deep constriction which is con-
tinued from one side to the other as an angulate linear depression,
the space before this is more closely sculptured than the disc ; near
the base there is another linear impression, the space behind it is
covered with fine transverse striae, and is much narrower than the
apical portion ; the longitudinal impression along the centre is not
always well marked. Scutellum depressed in front, curved and
densely fringed behind. Elytra but little wider than the thorax at
the base, the shoulders not in the least prominent, they are some-
what attenuate posteriorly, and, at the extremity, there is a distinct
sutural gap, in some examples the extreme apex is acute and
slightly turned inwards ; on each elytron there are two more or less
evident costee, the outer unites with the other behind, at this point
both become obsolete, and the punctures cease ; just behind the
scutellum there is a depression, their surface is not smooth, being
very finely and moderately closely sculptured. Legs pale obscure-
red, femora sometimes infuscate, tibiae with long grey hairs, occa-
sionally maculate, the posterior curvate towards the front. Antenna

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of the same colour as the legs, the fine grey pubescence causes a
somewhat spotted appearance, and the longer hairs are nearly white ;
the tenth joint reaches backwards to the end of the body, the third
is a little longer than the fourth and extends beyond the base of the
thorax.

Underside densely clothed with fine grey hairs ; fifth ventral seg-
ment strongly rounded and densely ciliate at the extremity, the
supplementary segment is, however, quite easily seen.

<? . Length, 3-J- lines ; breadth, ^ line.

Female. Hind - body but little narrowed behind. Antenna
slightly shorter, tenth joint not attaining the end of the elytra, the
thu'd not reaching the base of the thorax. Fifth ventral segment
rather broad, broadly impressed behind, its apex truncate, or only
very feebly emarginate. Posterior tihia straight.

2 . Length, 3f lines ; breadth, 1 line.

This species, undoubtedly, is closely allied to Xylotoles scissicmida,
Bates, but I fail to see more than two costse on each wing-case, the
sides of the thorax are not tuberculate and are not at all coarsely
sculptured.

Ashburton. Examples of both sexes were found in the seed-
vessels of Phormium tenax by Mr. W. W. Smith.

Somatidia (Gen., p. 600).

2581. S. COnvexa, "-5. Body very convex, much narrowed
and depressed towards the middle ; cupreo-fuscous, the tibiae and
tai'si more or less testaceous, the former infuscate above and near
the extremity ; femora variegate, fuscous, piceous, or reddish ; an-
tennae infuscate-red.

Tliorax subrotundate, widest and most convex before the middle,
its surface distinctly and moderately closely punctured. Antennce
as long as the body, with very long slender hairs below, third joint
twice the length of the fourth. Elytra rather short, widest behind
the middle, curvedly deflexed posteriorly, much narrowed towards
the base ; with rather fine and not numerous punctures, the punc-
tuation about the same near the apices as at the base, there is an
indistinct stria behind, near the suture ; their pubescence is pale or
yellowish, and not at all obvious near the base ; a large space behind
each shoulder, and another near the hind thigh, are either bare or
scantily clothed, the erect hairs are fuscous or yellowish. Legs
robust, w^ith pale outstanding hairs, femora much clavate or arched
above, tibiae stout.

Male. Abdomen : Segments 2-4 short, fourth incurved behind,
fifth rounded apically, supplementary segments scooped out.

The species like S. litinoides are S. crassipcs, S. sjnnicolle, and
S. signata. This is another of the same group, distinguishable by
its large size, very thick femora, and the absence of the tubercle on
each side of the thortix, there being only a small obtuse elevation
there.

Length, 2J lines ; breadth, f line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. A good series ; on the ground.

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2582. S. latula, 'i-s. Fusco-piceous, thorax more rufescent,
femora vanegaled-fuscous; tibias testaceous, the base, and a spot
near the middle, dark -brown; antenna) fusco-rufous, joints 4-10
usually dark at the tips ; the pubescence conspicuous, comparatively
coarse and thick, fulvescent for the most part, the erect hairs similar
in colour to the parts on which they are placed.

This is allied to S. convecea ; the body, however, is broader, and
only moderately convex, as in the species near S. antarctica, it is
less narrowed medially, and the clothing is thicker. The thorax is
broader and much less rounded laterally. The elytra are widest at,
or before, the middle, they slope gradually behind ; the pitchy space
behind each shoulder, the transverse fascia near the top of the hind
slope, and the broad sutural space on the declivity are opaque, or
but little shining, and bear inconspicuous fuscous pubescence. The
Icrjs are more slender. The aiitoina have pale outstanding hairs,
besides the usual fine pubescence ; third joint hardly twice as long
as the fourth, second short.

Male. Suture of elytra simple.

Female. Suture slightly depressed along the middle ; abdomen
with depressed fusco-testaceous pubescence, the basal segment thrice
as long as the second, third and fourth equally short, fourth nearly
straight behind, fifth emarginate medially at the apex.

Length, 2h ; breadth, li lines.

Maketu. Amongst leaves on the ground.

2583. S. laevior, «-s. Body moderately convex, and broad,
smooth, slightly nitid, fuscous ; in line with the hind thighs there
is an irregular paler band ; antennae reddish, joints 5-10 half-
fuscous ; tibia3 and tarsi testaceous, the former with a brown spot
above and another below the middle, thighs darker ; pubescence
scanty, very fine and depressed, greyish, causing a mottled appear-
ance behind, near the base of the thorax it is yellow, elsewhere
cinereous.

Head reddish in front, coarsely punctured there. Antenna pubes-
cent, sparingly fiinged below, a good deal shorter than the body,
third joint reaching the base of the thorax, one-and-a-half times the
length of the fourth, fifth distinctly shorter than the fourth, joints
G-11 rather short. Tliorax about as long as broad, well rounded
laterally, the surface minutely sculptured, but with very few coarse
punctures. Scutellum large, yellowish. Elytra widest near the
middle, as much narrowed towards the base as they are behind, the
hind slope gradual and with more punctures than the basal portion,
there is a regular series of punctures on each near the base, their
whole surface is minutely and indistinctly sculptured.

Its proper place is near S. varicgata or S. tcrrestre : it differs
from both in general appearance and sculpture.

Length, 2| ; breadth, 1-^^ hnes.

Napier (Forty-mile Bush). One, found by Mr. H. Suter.

1500 COLEOPTEKA

2584. S. tenebrica, '^-s. Piccous, slightly shining; antonntc
ledclish, the apical portion of joints 3-11 usually darker ; femora
rufesceni, the middle more or less pitchy; tibiae and tarsi testaceous,
the base of the former fuscous.

Thorax about as long as it is broad, widest near the middle, its
sides moderately rounded ; the surface moderately coarsely and
closely punctured ; pubescence ash-coloured, scanty and slender.
Elytra quite oviform, the middle widest ; the basal margin turned
inwards, and somewhat thickened or flattened near the scutellum ;
the punctures are moderately coarse and distant, still more distant
behind, some nearly reach the apices ; pubescence plender, cinereous
aud grey, rather irregularly distributed, the grey most conspicuous,
the erect hairs infuscate. Legs with pale-yellow erect hairs ; femora
much clavate beyond the middle ; intermediate tibia3 a good deal
arched externally, so that the subapical emargination is well marked.
Antcmuc with erect yellowish hairs, their third aud fourth joints
nearly equal.

This comes near No. 1053. It has the elytra widest near the
hind thighs, they are gradually narrow^ed, not rounded, towards the
base ; the greyish pubescence has a blue tinge and covers a large
portion of their surface ; the thighs are less clavate ; its tarsi are
longer, and the insect itself is larger.

Male. Second to fourth ventral segments short, fourth incurved
behind, fifth reddish, sixth apparently divided along the middle.

S . Length, If lines ; breadth, f line.

2 . Length, 2 lines ; breadth, ^ line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Twenty specimens.

•

2585. S. albicoma, '^-s. Subovate, moderately convex ;
cupreo-piceous, a little nitid ; autenna3 infuscate, or reddish, irre-
gularly marked with grey ; femora variegate, base and apex reddish ;
tibia) and tarsi testaceous, the upper part of the former always dark,
sometimes violaceous ; pubescence slender, unevenly distributed,
ash-coloured and grey, the latter forming irregular patches on the
elytra, their basal portion, however, is usually nearly bare and
shining, there are also numerous erect, slender, reddish-brown hairs.

Thorax about as long as it is broad, widest near the middle, its
sides only obtusely rounded ; the surface is moderately coarsely,
on the disc not closely, punctured ; sometimes there is a broad,
shallow impression near each side behind the middle, the inner
borders of these impressions appear to be a little elevated. Elytra
of the same width as the thorax at the base, oviform, widest near
the middle ; the basal portion with coarse, distant punctures, which
are sometimes serial, they become finer and more remote, and seldom
altogether disappear, towards the apices ; the basal margin is some-
what thickened and flattened towards the suture, and there is, on
each elytron, an ill-defined, oblique impression extending backwards.
Antcmuc reaching the extremity of the body, with fuscous outstand-
ing hairs, their third joint about one-fourth longer than the following
one aud extending beyond the base of the thorax.

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Male. Abdomen : Fifth segment emargiaate in the middle, sixth
deeply hollowed, with raised margins.

Female. Abdomen : Fifth segment nearly twice the length of the
fom-th, with a slight longitudinal elevation behind.

Length, 2h lines ; breadth, 1 line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Closely allied to No. 1055.

1050, var. S. fuscata. SnhopaqiLC, fuscous, clothed with very
slender pubescence of nearly the same colour as the derm, but, on
the elytra, there is a large space across the back and most of each
side, covered with fine testaceous pubescence.

Thorax almost longer than broad, widest before the middle, with
moderately coarse, distant punctures. Elytra widest near the
middle, irregularly, coarsely, and distantly punctured near the base,
each elytron with a sutural series extending below the top of the
hind slope, a second series is sometimes as long and regular. Legs
and antenna generally pale reddish-brown, the tarsi, and the lower
part of the tibia), testaceous. Aiitciiiue with yellow pubescence and
coarse infuscate hairs, not distinctly spotted ; third joint about one-
third longer than the fourth.

This, no doubt, comes near No. 1050, and may be a variety only.

Length, 3 ; breadth, 1|- lines.

Maketu. Three individuals.

Obs. — I have, from the same locality, a varietal form of No.
1052, which I think should be described : —

;S'. angusta, var. Body pale yellowish -brown, quite brown
across the top of the hind slope, this dark colour extends towards
the apices, near each side, and is there bordered by a more or less
evident longitudinal elevation, which is prolonged towards the base ;
the hind slope is somewhat flattened, and moderately coarsely
punctured, but not as closely as the base. Thorax finely and rather
closely punctured, most of its pubescence greyish, but a yellow
streak extends forwards from the base. The grey pubescence on
the elytra sometimes produces a maculate appearance. The scutcl-
lum is large and greyish. Antennce, with joints 4-11 half brown and
half testaceous, third joint one-third longer than fourth. Underside,
and the femora, with dark and grey mottled pubescence. The elytral
elevations are also subject to variations. One constant, well-marked
character distinguishes the species, this is the intensely black space
between the eyes.

Group— EUMOLPIDiE.

Apllilon (Gen., p. 629).

2586. A. SCUtellare, n.s. Convex, hemispherical, nude, a3ueo-
niger, legs and antenna3 testaceous, the terminal joints a little
infuscate.

Head small, smooth. Antennce. feebly pilose, stout, first joint
large and broad ; second almost as long as the third, rather stouter ;

1502 COLEOPTERA

fourth not quite as long as the thhd ; 5-8 decrease in length ; ninth
distinctly larger than the eighth, smaller than the tenth, neither of
these (ninth and tenth) transverse ; eleventh oviform, nearly as long
as the preceding two. Tliorax transverse, base and apex almost
truncate, its sides much curved towards the front, the surface im-
punctate. Sciitcllum triangular, quite exposed and distinct. Elytra
convex, iiearly vertical behind ; on their basal portion there are two
rov/s of small punctures on each side of the suture, those nearer the
sides are indistinct.

Underside glossy, bronzed-black, the abdomen more or less cas-
taueous. Prostermcm short, flat, finely margined between the coxa),
very slightly, if at all, incurved behind. Mesosternum very short,
flat, quite smooth. Mctasternum plane, with some coarse punctures,
not in the least elevated in front. Abdomen nearly smooth, basal
segment quite truncate between the coxa), barely as long as the
following three taken together, second, third, and fourth with
curved sutures, indistinctly punctate, fifth nearly smooth, with a few
short hairs.

Like A. convexum, the legs decidedly thicker, the tibia) broader
and more arched externally, the scutellum distinct.

Length, f ; breadth, f line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. One, example only.

Obs. — Apliilon enigma, Sharp. I now possess three specimens,
and give a description of the lower surface.

Prostermcm incurved and finely margined behind the coxce.
Mesosternum strongly curvate in the middle, with a row of short
impressions. Mctasternum smooth, much curved medially in front,
distinctly raised there. Abdomen : Basal segment large, smooth, very
shghtly curved between the coxae, the fifth with small punctures and
short hairs.

Group-GALERUCID^.

Luperus (Gen., p. 631).

2587. L. mollis, w-s. oblong, nude, shining ; head and thorax
seneo-niger, elytra and tibia) testaceous, femora blackish but with
their basal portion, and the coxae, sordid-ochraceous, antenna)
pitchy-brown, the three basal joints yellowish-brown.

Head with a transverse groove between the eyes. Antcnnce
implanted near the front and inner margin of the eyes ; first joint
moderately thickened, second distinctly shorter than the third, 4-10
nearly equal. Thorax transverse, the sides very little curved,
slightly narrowed behind, lateral margins distinct, a little thickened
near the front angles, posterior angles nearly rectangular ; its
punctuation shallow, fine, distant and indistinct, there is a small
fovea in front of the scutellum. Elytra oblong, finely and not closely
punctured, the sutural region, near the base, sometimes fuscous.

Like L. nitidicollis (No. 1113). In that species, however,
the antennae arise in line with the middle of the eyes, they

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are quite contiguous, instead of being distant, and have larger basal
prominences.

Underside blackish, shining, with some fine grey hairs.

Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, nearly f line.

Ashburton. Two examples, found by Mr. W. W. Smith.

Group— COCCINELLID^.

Holopsis (Gen., p. 814).

2588. H. pictulus, n.s. Convex, oval, glossy, variegate ;
testaceous, the middle of the thorax infuscate ; elytra blackish at
the base, with, on each elytron, two angular spots directed back-
wards, there is a large space at the side of the same colour, and,
near the middle, it is prolonged towards the suture as a sort of
broad, irregular fascia; the suture on the basal half is reddish.

Thorax much narrowed towards the front. ScutcUum broad.
Elytra indistinctly sculptured.

This pretty little insect may be identified by its oval, rather
narrow (for this genus) form.

Length, f ; breadth, h line.

Taieri. One, found by Mr. S. W. Fulton about ten years ago.
A second was sent from Moeraki by Mr. Sandager.

2589. H. rotundatus, n.s. Convex, subrotundate, shining,
glabrous, finely and indistinctly punctate ; the thorax, and two
angular spots near each shoulder, and the legs, testaceous ; elytra
fuscous at the base and about half-way along each side, fusco-rufous
on the disc, paler behind, yet not at all flavous.

Thorax transparent in front. Scutellum small. Underside fusco-
testaceous, with a large dark central space. Prosternum concave,
with a narrow iutercoxal process. Mesosternum extremely short, a
mere band, its front margin sharply defined, quite truncate. Meta-
stermim large, flat, with a fine straight suture between the middle
coxae. Abdomen plane, its frontal suture straight, fifth segment
pubescent. Middle and hind coxcb widely separated. Legs pubes-
cent, front tihicB slender near the base, straight along the inner
face, curved and much dilated externally, oblique at the extremity.
Antenna} moderately elongate, 11-articulate, first joint long and
stout ; second about as long but only half as broad ; third shorter,
yet elongate, slender ; 4-8 short ; 9-11 large.

Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, ^ line.

Maketu, Hunua Eange. Two examples. This may prove to be
distinct from Holopsis.

Group-OTIORHYNCHID-S.

Catoptes.

2591. C- SCUtellaris, n.s. {Sharp; Trans. Roy. Dub. Soc.,
1886, p. 423.) 2Iinus gracilis, pallide fusco-squamosus apice pal-
34 — PTS. v., VI., VII.

1504 COLEOPTERA OF NEW ZEALAND.

lidiore ; in'othorace siibrugoso; elytris tliorace latioribus, disco minus
convexo, seriatim remote pmictatis, ante apicem nodulis parvis
quatuor munitis.

Long., 6mm.

AnUnncB rather elongate, second joint longer than the third,
eighth nearly as long as broad. Thorax nearly one-fourth broader
than long ; the sides a good deal rounded and much narrowed in
front, less so behind. Elytra broad, distinctly flat on the disc ;
scutellum rather broad, and touched on each side by a minute
swelling of the wing-case, furnished with distinct rows of rather
distant punctures, and with two quite distinct distant small tubercles
on each placed on the same level, and forming only a slight curve
transversely; setosity of the surface indistinct.

Though similar to the Auckland form of C. ohliquisignatus in
colour, this is a very distinct species, approximating in form to
Brachyolus imnctipennis : the more rugose thorax, and larger
scutellum, are easy and certain marks for distinguishing it from
C. obliquisignatus.

Otago. Professor Hutton ; a single example.

2592. C. longulus, n.s. (Shar^) ; Trans. Boy. Dub. Soc, 1886,
p. 424.) Angustior, elongatus, pallide griseo-squamosus ; i^rothorace
elongato, obsolete rugoso ; elytris thorace latioribus, seriatim remote
punctatis, ante apicem nodulis parvis quatuor munitis.

Long., 6imm.

Closely allied to G. scutellaris, but of much narrower form, and
pallid-griseous colour. The rostrum is rather longer and more
slender ; the thorax is a little broader than long, and has a slight
oblique broad depression on each side near the front ; the scutclhim
is quite distinct, and there is not the slightest swelling at its sides.
The elytra are minutely uneven, and the rows of distant punctures
they bear are quite distinct, those on the deflexed sides being even
more distinct. The setosity of the surface is very slight. The
example is, no doubt, a male, and has the basal and apical ventral
segments longitudinally depressed along the middle.

Dunediu. Professor Hutton ; a single example, sent in 1879.

Samuel Costall, Government Printer for the time being, Wellington.— 1893.

LIST OF SPECIES OF NEW ZEALAND COLEOPTEKA

DESCRIBED IN PARTS V., VI., AND VII.

PART V.

CICINDELID^.

Cicindela — •

1757 holmsi, Sharp

CNEMAC ANTHID/E .

Mccodema—

1758 ducale, Sliarp

1759 rugiceps

1760 metallicum „
17G1 suteri, Broun

Metaglymma —
1702 asperum, Broun -

1763 juuctum „

1764 sulcatum, Sliarp -

1765 tersatum, Broun -
Diglymma —

1766 ovipenne, Sharp -

1767 dubium

1768 punctipenne, Broun

1769 uigripes
Acallistus —

1770 simplex, Sharp

ANCH0MENIDJ3.

Ctonognathus — •

1771 muiiroi, Broun

45 latipennis, Wliitc -

1772 pictonensis. Sharp)

FERONID.E.

Rhytisternus —

1773 erytlirognatlius, Brojm
Trichosternus —

1774 compressus. Sharp

1775 polychastus, Broun
Pterostichus —

1776 sandageri, Broim
Steropus —

1777 lielmsi, Sliarp
Zeopcecilus —

1778 calcaratus, Sharp

1779 achilles „ -
Pterostichus —

1780 cavelli, Broun

1781 longiponnis. Sharp
82 ovatellus, Chaudoir

1782 brounianus, Sharp

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Pterostichus —

1783 myrmidon, Sharp

1784 constrictellus „

1785 pastoricius, Broun

1786 oscillator. Sharp -

1787 perfidiosus, Broun

1788 hunuensis „

1789 detractus

1790 egmontensis „

1791 irregularis „

1792 insidiosus

1793 inconstans

ANISODACTYLID^.

Lecanomerus —

1794 marginatus, Sharp

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ZOLINI.

Zolus—

1795 helmsi, Sharp

- 1001

1796 atratus, Broim

- 1002

POGONID.E.

Oopterus —

1797 collaris, Broun

- 1002

1798 pallidipes „

- 1003

Tarastethus —

1799 puncticollis. Sharp

1004

1800 heviventris

- 1004

1801 alpinalis, Broun -

- 1005

1802 debilis. Sharp

- 1005

1803 ductus, Broun

- 1005

Sympiestus —

1804 syntheticus, Sharp

- 1006

1805 fallax, Broun

- 1007

BEMBIDIID,^.

Bembidium —

1806 clevedonense, Broun

- 1007

1807 diaphauum

- 1008

1808 dchiscens

- 1009

1809 antipodum

- 1009

1810 tersatum

- 1010

Cillenum—

1811 subcaecum. Sharp

- 1010

Tachys —

1812 latipennis, Sharp

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PERICALID.E.

Scopodes— Page

1813 nigrinus, Sharp - - 1011

1814 basalis, Broun - - 1012

1815 speciosus „ - - 1012

HYDEOPOEIDJE.

Bidessus —

1816 virgatus, Broun - . . 1014

HYDROPHILIDJE.

Sapbvdrus—

1817 suffusus, Sharp- - 1015

1818 obesus „ - - 1016

1819 antennatus „ - - 1016

1820 longulus „ - - 1016
Rygmodus —

1821 femoi-atus, Sharp - - 1016

1822 tibialis, Brou7i - - 1017

1823 ovalis, Sharp - - 1017
Philydrus —

1824 abditus, Sharp - - 1018
Tormus —

1825 helmsi, Sharp - - 1019
Hydrostygnus —

1826 linsi, Sharp - - 1020

1827 minor, Broun - - 1020

1828 bifoveatus „ - - 1021
Tormissus—

1829 marginatus, Broun - 1021

1830 magnulus „ - 1021
Cyloma —

1831 thomsonus. Sharp - 1022

1832 guttulatus „ - 1022
Adolopus —

1833 helmsi. Sharp - - 1023
Phelerosus —

1834 pallidipennis. Sharp - 1023

ALEOCHAEID.E.

Aphytopus—

1835 gracilis, Sharp - - 1025

TACHYPORID^.

Conurus —

1836 maorinus, Broun - - 1025

XANTHOLINID-E.

Othius —

1837 angustus, Broun - - 1026

P.E DERIDE.

Phanophilus, n. gen., SJiarp 1026

OXYTELIDiE.

Coprostygnus—

1838 sculptipennis, Sliarp - 1027

STAPHYLINID^ .

Quedius —

1839 fuscatus, Broun - - 1027

Quedius —

1840 antipodum, S/iar^J-

1841 edwardsi „

1842 insolitus „

1843 latifrons

1844 discrepans, Broun

1845 latimanus „

1846 collinus „ -

1847 cavelli „ -
Cafioquedus —

1848 gularis, Sharp
Holotrochus —

1849 ferrugineus, Broun

1850 brevipennis „

OMALID.E.

Omalium —

1851 sagoloide, Slmrp -

1852 actobium, Broun -

1853 carinigerum „

1854 antipodum

1855 chalmeri

1856 micrarthrum „

1857 cognatum

1858 monilifer

1859 debile „ -

1860 prolixum

1861 stenosoma „
Ischnoderus —

1862 pictulus, Broun -

1863 morosus „

1864 fultoni
Omalissus —

1865 castaneus, Broun -

PSELAPHID^.

Tyrus —

1866 armatus, Broun -
Pselaphus —

1867 citimus, Broun

1868 meliusculus
Bryaxis —

1869 euplectoide, Broun

1870 decens

1871 munroi

1872 forficulida

1873 foveatissima
Dalmissus —

1874 batrisodes. Sharp
Sagola —

1875 insignis, Broun

1876 hirtalis

1877 sobrina

1878 rectipes „

1879 insolens „

1880 punctata „

1881 fulva

1882 ruficeps „

1883 parallela „

1884 anisarthra „
Exeirarthra —

1885 enigma, Broxm

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Euplectus —

1886 mccrens, Brotm -

1887 lepiphorus

1888 validus

1889 scruposus „

1890 allocephalus „

1891 acuminatus „

1892 cleveclouensis „

1893 sandagori „

1894 personatus „

1895 unicus „

1896 patronus

1897 verticalis

1898 antiquus

SCYDM.ENID^.

Sciacharis —

1899 fulva, Broun
Phaganophana —

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1900 planiceps, Broun -

1063

1901 munroi

1063

1902 anteuuale

1064

1903 stcnocera

1064

1904 latiuscula

1064

1905 sanguinea

1065

1906 crythronota „

1065

SILPHID.^.

Inocatops —

1907 compactus, Broun

1066

1908 flectipes

1067

Asphasrites —

1909 nitidus, Broun

1068

Catopsolius —

1910 IfevicoUis, Sharp -

1069

Choleva —

1911 lugubris, Sharp -

1069

Isocolon —

1912 bilaris, Broun

1070

CORYLOPHID.E.

Sacina —

1913 oblonga, Broun

1071

Sei-icoderus —

1914 fulvicoUis, Broun -

1072

1915 scutellaris

1073

1916 basalis „ -

1073

NITIDULID.E.

Homepursea, n. gen., Broun

1073

Soronia —

1917 morosa, Broun

1074

1918 micans

1074

Platipidia^

1919 asperella, Broun -

1075

Cyclaxyra —

1165 politula, Broun

1077

Priasilpha —

1920 obscura, Broun

1078

Ips-

1921 miuimus, Sharp -

1078

TROGOSITID.E.
Promanus— Page

1922 auripilus, Broun - - 1079
Grynoma —

1923 regularis, Sharp - - 1079

COLYDIIDiE.

Tarphiomimus — ■

1924 wollastoni, Sharp - - 1080
Ulonotus — •

1925 fulvus, Broun - - 1080

1926 dissimilis, Sharp - - 1081
Bitoma —

1927 sellata, Sharp - - 1081

1928 auricnlafca „ - - 1082

1929 serraticula „ - - 1083

1930 mundula „ - - 1083
Coxelus —

1931 rufus, Bro2m - - 1084

1932 posticalis „ - - 1084

1933 ovicollis „ - - 1084

1934 longulus „ - - 1085
Heterargus —

1935 rudis, Sharp - - 1086
Gathocles —

1936 nodosus, Brotcn - - 1086
Vitiacus —

1937 costatus, Broun - - 1087
Enarsus —

1938 Tpiohns, Broun - - 1088

1939 cucuUatus, Sharp - - 1089
Glenentela —

1940 serrata, Broun - - 1090
Norix —

1941 crassus, Broun - • 1091
Syncalus —

1942 piciceps, Broun - - 1092
Chorasus —

1943 subcajcus, Sharp - - 1093

PyCNOMEEID.i: .

Pycnomerus —

1944 marginalis, Broun - 1093

1945 sinuatus „ - 1094

1946 impressus „ - 1094

1947 longulus, Sharp - 1095

1948 helmsi „ - 1095

1949 sulcatissimus „ - 1095

1950 latitans „ - 1096
Bothrideres —

1951 cognatus. Sharp - 1096

CUCUJID^.

Picrotus —

1952 thoracicus, Sharp - 1098

1953 sanguineus, Broun - 1098
Brontopriscus —

1954 sinuatus. Sharp - - 1099
Cathartocryptus —

1955 obscurus. Sharp - - 1100
Saphopliagus —

1956 minutus, Sharp - - 1101

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Saphophagus — Page

1957 ferrugineus, Broun - 1102
Tularthrum —

1958 lineatum, Broim - 1103

CEYPTOPHAGID^ .

Telmatophilus —

1959 olivascens, Broim - 1104

LATHRIDIIDJE.

Corticaria —

1960 amplipenne, Broun - 1104

MYCETOPHAGID^ .

Triphyllus —

1961 integritus, Broun - 1105

DERMESTID^.

Trogoderma —

1962 4-fasciata, Broun - 1105

1963 antennalo „ - 1106

BYRRHID^.

Nosodcndron —

1964 zealandicum, Shmj) - 1106

PARNID^.

Protoparnus —

1965 longulus, Sharj) - - 1107
Alloparnus —

440 agrestis, Broun - - 1107

LUCANID^.

Lissotes—

1966 ithaginis, Broun - - 1108
2322 Eemulus „ - - 1109

1907 rufipes, SJiarp - - 1109

1908 elegans, Broun - - 1110
Ceratognathus —

1969 dispar, Sharp - - 1111
Mitophyllus—

1970 tuberculatus, Broun - 1111

COPRIDffi.

Saphobius —

1971 inflatipes, Broun - - 1112

1972 fuscus „ - - 1113

1973 setosus, Sharp - - 1113

1974 fulvipes, Broun - - 1114

APHODIID^.

Phycochus —

1975 lobatus, Broun - - 1114

MELOLONTHID-^.

Stethaspis —

1976 prasinus, Broun - - 1115
Costleya —

1977 discoidea, Brotin - - 1116
Pyronota —

1978 electa, Broiin - - 1116

1979 regalis „ - - 1116

Pvronota — Page

1980 "dives, Brotm - - 1117

1981 aurata „ - - 1117

1982 purpurata „ - - 1117

1983 cferulea „ - - 1117

1984 lugubris. Sharp - - 1118

1985 pallida, Broun - - 1118
Odontria —

1986 albonotata, Broun- - 1118
Sericospilus —

1987 advena, Sharp - - 1119

EUCNEMID^E.

Agalba —

1988 ruficorne, Broun -

- 1120

1989 nigrescens „

- 1121

ELATERIDiE.

Protelater —

1990 urquharti, Broun -

- 1121

1991 costiceps

- 1121

1992 pubescens

- 1122

Thoramus —

1993 huttoni, Sharp -

- 1122

Cryptohypnus —

1994 pallipes, Sharp

- 1123

1995 picticornis, Z3roz(7i-

- 1123

1996 monticola

- 1124

1997 sternalis „ -

- 1124

1998 basalis „ -

- 1125

1999 fuscipennis

- 1126

Lomemus —

2000 fulvipennis, Bro7in

- 1126

2001 fuscicornis

- 1126

2002 maurus

- 1127

2003 sculpturatus

- 1127

2004 frontalis

- 1128

Mecastrus —

2005 intermedius, Broun

- 1128

Corymbites — ■

2006 irregularis, Sharp -

- 1128

2007 mundus „ -

- 1129

2008 canaliculatus, Brcun

- 1129

2009 muaroi

- 1130

Oxylasma —

2010 carinalis, Brozm -

- 1130

Asymphus —

2011 insidiosus. Sharp -

- 1132

Chrosis —

2012 impressa, Broun -

- 1133

Exoeolus —

2013 rufescens, Broun -

- 1134

2014 punctatus

- 1134

2015 obsoletus

- 1135

Monocrepidius —

2016 maritimus, Broun

- 1135

Silene —

2017 brunnea, Broun -

- 1130

DASCYLLIDiE.

Byrrocryptus —

2018 urquharti, Broun -

- 1137

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Amplectopus— Page

2019 ovalis, Sharp - - 1138
Cyphanus —

2020 dubius, Broun - - 1139

2021 scabcr „ - - 1139
Cyphanodes —

2022 vestitus, Broicn - - 1140
Atopida —

2023 dorsale, Broun - - 1140
IMesocyplion —

2024 pallidas, Brozin - - 1141

2025 laticeps „ - - 1142
Cyphon — ■

2023 pauper, Brotin - ■ 1143

2027 discedens „ - - 1143

2028 flavescens „ - - 1143

2029 nigritulus „ - - 1144

2030 fuscifrons „ - - 1144

2031 fulvicornis „ - - 1144

2032 oraatus „ - - 1145

2033 variegatus. Sharp- - 1145

LYCIDiE .

]\Ietriorhynchus — •

2034 erraticus, Broun - - 1146

telephorid.t:.
Asilis, n. geu., Broun - 1147

MELYKID.E .

Dasytes —
2085 helmsi, Sharp - - 1147

2036 orcocliaris, i^rojm - - 1148

CLERIDJE.

Parmius —

2037 rugosus, Broun - - 1148

PTINIDJE .

Cyphanobium —
026 illustris, Broun - - 1149

Xenogonus—

2038 obscurus, Sharp - - 1149

OPATRID^.

Syrphotodos—

2039 bullatus, Sharp - - 1150

2040 Sylvius, Broun - - 1150
Pseudopatrum —

2041 sordidum, Sharp - - 1152
Periatrum —

2042 helmsi. Sharp - - 1153
Exohadrus, n. gen., Broun - 1153

ULOMID.E.

Apthora —

2043 glabritarsis, Sharp - 1153

CNODALONID^.

Artystona —

2044 obscura. Sharp - - 1154

2045 collaris „ - - 1154

2046 obsoleta „ - - 1154

HELEIDJE.

Cilibe— Page

2047 marginalis, Broun - 1155

HELOPID.E.

Adelium —

2048 multistriatum, Sharp - 1155

2049 simplex „ - 1156

2050 sericatum „ - 1156

2051 intermedium „ - 1150

2052 dunediuis „ - 1157

2053 urquharti, Broun - - 1157

2054 miniatum „ - - 1157

2055 gratiosum „ - - 1158

2056 turgidulum „ - - 1158
Edalus —

2057 opacus, Broun - - 1160
Leiopeplus, n. gen., Broun - 1100
Cerodolus —

2058 chrysomeloides. Sharp - 1161

2059 genialis, Broun - - 1162

2060 ceneus „ - - 1162

PEDILIDiE .

IMacratria —

2001 flavipes, Broun - - 1162
Xylophilus —

2062 nitidus, Broun -

- 1163

2063 antennalis

- 1163

2064 coloratus

- 1104

2005 pictipes
2060 obscurus

- 1164

- 1164

ANTHICID^E.

Cotes—

2067 optima, Broun

2068 punctata „
2009 dorsale

- 1165

- 1165

- 1166

2070 distincta „

- 1166

2071 proxima

2072 rufa

- 1167

- 1167

Anthicus —

2073 anthracinus, Broun

- 1168

2074 fallax

- 1168

cistelid.t;.

Xylochus —
2075 spinifer, Broun -
Omedes —

- 1168

2076 nitidus, Broun

- 1169

2077 fuscatus „

- 1170

CEDEMERID.E.

Exocalopus —

2078 pectinatus, Broun
Phytilea —

2079 propera, Broun
Techmessa —

2080 attenuata, Broun -

2081 varians
Techmessodes —

2082 versicolor, Broun -

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OTIORHYNCHID.E.

Cecyropa — i'ago

2083 albicans, S7mjp - - 1175

2034 fumosa, Broion - - 1175

Stygeopetes —

2085 iittoralis, Broun - - 1176

Nonnotus — ■

208G griseolus, Sharp - - 1177

2087 eclectus, Broun - - 1177

2088 pallescens „ - - 1178
Protophormus—

2089 gracilis, Sharp - - 1179

2090 binodulus „ - - 1179

2091 robustus „ - - 1180
Tigones —

2092 aulica, Broun - - 1180

2093 variegata „ - - 1181

2094 scutellaris „ - - 1181

2095 cruda „ - - 1182

2096 antennalis „ - - 1182

2097 diversa „ - - 1183

2098 rufula „ - - 1183
Epitimetos —

2099 wakefieldi, Sharp - - 1183
Platyoniida —

2100 simulatrix. Sharp- - 1185

2101 depressa, Broun - - 1185
Aporolobus, n. gen., Sharp - 1186
Notiopatse —

2102 setifer, Broun - - 1187
Paelocharis —

2103 inflata, Brozm - - 1188
Protolobus —

2104 obscurus. Sharp - - 1188
Catoptes —

2105 caliginosus, Broun - 1189

2106 posticalis „ - 1189

2107 humeralis „ - 1190

2108 chalmeri „ - 1190

2109 asperellus „ - 1191

2110 cheesemani „ - 1191

2111 decorus „ - 1192

2112 brevicornis, Sharp - 1193

2113 ajinulator, Broun - 1193

2114 tenebricus „ - - 1194
Bracliyolus —

2115 elegans, Broun - - 1194

2116 inajqualis, Sharp - 1195

2117 huttoni „ - 1195

2118 bagooides „ - 1195

2119 punctipennis „ - 1196

2120 longicollis „ - 1196
Heterodiscus —

2120a insolitus, Sliarp - - 1197

2121 horiidus „ - - 1198
Haplolobus —

2122 sffivus, Broun - - 1199

2123 jcthiops „ - - 1199

2124 gregalis „ - - 1200
Inopliloeus —

2125 nodifer, Broun - - 1200

2126 alacer „ - - 1200

Inopliloeus —

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2128 vestitus

1202

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Phrynixus —

2129 simplex, Broim -

1202

2130 costirostris

1203

Erymneus —

2131 ferrugatus, Broun

1203

Cuncopterus^

2132 conicus, Sharp

1204

Dcrmotrichus —

2133 mundulus, Sharp -

1205

Bradypatfe, n. gen., Bro7m -

1200

Chamrepsophis —

2134 aurisetifer, Broun

1207

Dolioceuthus —

2135 dumetosus, Broun

1208

2136 vestitus „ -

1209

Astyplus —

2137 conicus, Broun

1210

Clypeorliynclius —

2138 gracilipes, Sharp -

1211

2139 thoracicus, Broun

1211

2140 brevicornis

1212

2141 impressus

1212

2142 ovipennis

1213

Phemus —

2143 scabralis, Broun -

1214

CYLINDRORHINIDiE .

Anagotus —

2144 helmsi. Sharp

1215

Phaeophanus —

2145 similis, Broun

1216

2146 lituratus „

1216

Heteraomus —

2147 longipes, Broun ■

1218

Phoxoteles, n. gen., Broun -

1218

Eystheus —

2148 ocularius, Broun -

1219

Hygrochus —

2149 verrucosus, Broun

1220

2150 illepidus

1220

Geochus —

2151 similis, Broun

1221

2152 nodosus

1221

Lyperopais —

2153 mirus, Broun

1222

HYLOBIID/E.

Eiratus —

2154 pyriformis, Broun

1223

2155 rugosus

1223

ERIRHINID^.

Dorytomus —

2156 grossus, Broun

1224

Tysius —

2157 purus, Broun

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Eugnomus —
2153 argiitus, Sharp

2159 nobilis, Broun

2160 ajaescens „

2161 cyaneus

2162 tarsalis

2163 lituratus „
Oreocharis — •

2164 vittata, Broun

2165 dealbata „
Hoplocneme —

2166 inffiquale, Broun -

2167 cyanea „
Stephanorhynchus —

2168 nigrosparsus, Broun

2169 insolitus

2170 costifer
Etlieophanus —

2171 pinguis, Broun

BELID.E.

Pachyura —

2172 albocoma, Broun -

SCOLOPTEEID.E.

Icmalius, n. gen., Broun

CRYPT0RHYNCHID.T3.

Nothaldonus, n. gen., Broun
Mesoreda, n. gen., Broun
Acalles — •

2173

veratrus, Broun

2174

maritimus

2175

cryptobius „

2176

ingens

2177

xanthostictus „

2178

adamsi

2179

concinnus

2180

australis

Scelodolichus —

2181

juncobius, Broxm

Tychanus —

2182

bufo, Sharp

2183

dux, Broun

C

risius—

2184

obesulus. Sharp -

2185

picicollis, Broun -

2186

signatus

2187

ornatus „

COSSONID.E.

Pentarthrum —

2188

fulvum, Broun

2189

fultoni

2190

diversum

2191

nubilum

2192

aurantiacum

2193

exilis

2194

puncfcatissimum „

2195

amicnm „

2196

helmsianum

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Pentarthrum— Page

2197 cophalotes. Sharp - 1247

2198 porcatum „ - 1248

2199 confertum „ 1248

2200 constrictum „ - 1249
Rhinanisus —

2201 cbeesemaui, Broun - 1249
Agastegnus —

2202 nitidirostris, Broun - 1250
Microtribus —

2203 pictonensis. Sharp - 1250
Novitas —

2204 dispar, Broun - - 1251
Pbkeophagosoma —

2205 serenum, Broun - - 1251
Eutornus —

2206 cylindricus, Broun - 1252

2207 parvulus „ - 1253

PLATYPID/'E .

Platypus —

2208 lobatus, Brozon - - 1253

2209 gracilis „ - - 1254

ANTHRIBIDiE,

Anthribus —

2210 tuberosus. Sharp - - 1254

2211 cucullatus „ - - 1255

2212 inornatus „ - - 1255

2213 concolor „ - - 1256

2214 obtusus „ - - 1250
Eugonissus —

2215 pictipes, Broun - - 1257
Dysnocryptus —

2216 plagiatus, Broun - - 1258

2217 testaceus „ - - 1259

2218 pallidus „ - - 1259

2219 maculifer „ - - 1260

2220 nigricans „ - - 1260
Anthribus —

2221 minor, Broun - - 1260

2222 fungicola „ - - 1261

2223 thoracicus „ - - 1261

2224 sandageri „ - - 1262

2225 brunneus „ - - 1262

2226 tessellatus „ - - 1263

2227 curvatus „ - - 1263

2228 decens „ - - 12G4

2229 fiuitimus „ - - 1264

2230 anxius „ - - 1265

2231 la3tabilis „ - - 1265

2232 deterius „ - - 1266

2233 impar „ - - 1266
Arecopais, n. gen., Bronn - 1267
Proscoporhinus —

2234 signatus, Broun - - 1268

2235 viridescens „ - - 1269

2236 albifrons, Shari^ - - 1269
Xenanthribus —

2237 hirsutus, Broun - - 1270

Xll

LIST OP SPECIES OF NEW ZEALAND COLEOPTERA.

CERAMBYCIDiE.

Didymocantha —

Page

2238 robusta, Sharp -

- 1271

2239 quadriguttata, Broun

- 1272

2240 jucuuda

- 1272

2241 binotata

- 1273

2242 vittata

- 1273

iEmona —

2243 humilis, Neiuman

- 1274

2244 villosa, SharjJ

- 1275

999 hirta, Fabricms -

- 1275

2245 inpcqualis, Sharp -

- 1275

1000 simplicollis, Broun

- 1276

2246 mutica

- 1276

2247 plicicollis

- 1276

2248 debilis

- 1277

Ophryops —

2249 dispar, Sharp

- 1277

2250 nigropictus, Broun

- 1278

2251 testaceus „

- 1278

2252 lentigiuosus

- 1279

Pseudosemnus —

2253 amabilis, Broun -

- 1280

Xuthodes —

2254 lepidus, Broun

- 1280

Cacodrotus —

2255 bifasciatus, Broun

- 1281

Zorion —

2256 castum, Broun

- 1281

Gnomodes —

2257 piceus, Broun

- 1282

Gastrosarus —

2258 urbanus. Broun -

- 1283

2259 lautus

- 1283

22G0 picticornis „

- 1284

Navomorpha —

2261 sticticum, Broun -

- 1284

Anencyrus — •

2262 discedens, Sharp -

- 1285

Ceralomus —

2263 morosus, Sharp

- 1287

LAMIID.'E.

Xylotoles —

2264 huttoni, Sharp - - 1287

2265 gandens, Broun - - 1288

2266 germanus, Sharp - - 1289

2267 fasciatus „ - - 1289
Stenellipsis —

2263 cuneata, Sharp - - 1289

Somatidia —

2269 grandis, Brottn - - 1290

y270 helmsi, Sliarp - - 1290

2271 spinicolle, Broun - 1291

2272 costifer „ - - 1291

2273 variegata „ - - 1292

2274 simplex „ - - 1292

2275 siguata „ - - 1293
Tctrorea —

2276 longipcnnis, Sharp - 1293

2277 sellata „ - 1294
1440 discedens „ - 1294

Mesolamia —

2278 marmorata, Sharp

2279 aerata, Broun
Hybolasius —

2280 deplanatus, Sharp

2281 castaneus, Broun

2282 finitimus

2283 albihirtus

2284 gnarus „

2285 femoralis „

2286 tboracicus „

2287 rufescens

i Poecilippe —

2288 medialis, Sharpy -

2289 femoralis „

CRYPT0CEPHALID.5? .

Scaphodius —
1444 compactus, Sharp

eumolpid;e.
Eucolaspis —

2290 ocbracea, Broun -

2291 colorata

2292 montana

Atricbatus, n. gen., Sharp ■
Pilacolaspis —

2293 wakefieldi, Sharp -

CHRYSOMELID^E.

Allocharis —

2294 marginata, Sharp

2295 morosa, Brottn

2296 limbata
Caccomolpus —

2297 globosus, Sharpy -

2298 plagiatus, Broun -

2299 pullatus

2300 maculatus „
Apbilon —

2301 prajstans, Broun -

2302 convexum „

2303 latulum

HALTICID.^.

Tracbytetra, n. gen., Sharp
Pleuraltica „

GALEIIUCID53.

Luperus —

2304 olearete, Broun

2305 rugicollis

2306 brevicollis „

2307 sulcifer
2808 rectipes

2309 calcaratus „

2310 princeps „

2311 monticola „

2312 fuscatus

2313 sordidus

2314 truncatus „

1295
1296

1297
1297
1298
1298
1298
1299
1299
1300

1301
1301

1302

1303
1303
1304
1304

1305

1306
1307
1307

1308
1308
1309
1309

1309
1310
1310

1311
1312

1312
1313
1318
1313
1314
1314
1314
1314
1314
1316
1316

LIST OF SPECIES OF NEW ZEALAND COLEOPTERA.

Luperus —

2315 uigricoruis, Sharp ■

2316 Ecnescens

2317 puncticollis „
Allastena —

2318 nitida, Broun

2319 quadrata „

CNEMACANTHID^ .

Metaglymma —

2323 rugipenne, Broun

2324 tlioracicum

VBRO'SllDJE.

Trichosteriius —

2325 smithii, Broun

2326 hampdencnsis „

2327 haplopus
Pfcerostichus —

2328 disparalis, Broun -

2329 suteri

2330 sinuellus „ -

2331 sculptipes

2332 edax „ -

ANISODACTYLID.E.

Zabronothus —

2333 striatulus, Broun -
2431 rufipes

HYDHOPOEID.i:.

Bidessus —

2334 impressus, Sharp -

2335 plicatus „

2336 huttoni
Autiporus —

2337 uncifer, Sharp

DYTISCID.E.

HomcEodytes —

2338 scutellaris, Sharp -
141 hookeri

Rhantus —

2339 plantaris, Sliarp -

2340 pulverulosus, Steph.
Laucetes —

2341 lanceolatus, Sharp

HYDEOPHILID^,

Rygmodus —

2342 limbatus, Broun -
Stygnohydrus —

2343 nitidus, Broun
Adolopus —

2344 montanus, Broun -

X'SE L APHID JE.

Tyrus —

2345 crassipes, Broun -
Bryaxis—

2346 platynota, Broun •

Page 1

EROTYLID.E.

- 1316

Cryptodacne —

Page

- 1317

2320 pubescens, Broun -

- 1319

- 1317

COCCINELLID^.

- 1318

Coccinclla —

- 1319

2321 coriacea, Broun -

- 1319

PART VI.

SCYDM^NID.E.

ScydmD?nus —

- 1321

2347 elongellus, Brotm -

- 1338

- 1322

Phagauopliana —

2348 ovipenne, Broun -

- 1339

SILPIIID^.

- 1322

Inocatops —

- 1323

2349 nigrescens, L')-02iu-

- 1339

- 1323

Choleva —

2350 relata, Broun

- 1339

- 1324

- 1324

TROGOSITID.E.

- 1325

Grynoma —

- 1325

2351 varians, Broun

- 1340

- 1326

2352 rugosa

COLYDIID.E.

Notoulus —

- 1341

- 1327

2353 facetus, Broun

- 1341

- 1328

Coxelus —

2354 oculator, Broun -

- 1342

2355 picicornis

- 1342

2356 graniceps

- 1343

- 1329

- 1329

- 1329

Epistranus —

2357 optabilis, Broun -

- 1343

Lithostygnus —

- 1330

2358 minor, Broun

CUCUJID^.

Thortus—

- 1344

- 1331

2359 ovalis, Broun

- 1345

- 1332

1 CRYPTOPHAGID^.

- 1333

- 1333

j Cryptophagus —

2360 discoideus, Broun -

1 Q'^r.l /i; = fivi,^fno

- 1345
1 Q in

1335

1335
1336
1336

1337
1338

Salltius, n. gen. for No. 399,
Broun

LATHRIDIID.4i.

Diarthrocera —

2362 formicffiphila, Broun

BYREHIDJ3.

Morychus —

2363 nigralis, Broun

2364 Iffitus

COPRID-E.

Saplaobius —

2365 curvipes, Broun -

XIV

LIST OF SPECIES OF NEW ZEALAND COLEOPTEEA.

EDCNEMID^.

Talerax —

2366 micans, Broun

ELATEBID^.

Betarmon —

2367 flavipilus, Broun -

DASCYLLID^.

Amplectopus —
2363 latulus, Broun

2369 fuscus

MELYEID^.

Dasytes —

2370 littoralis, Broun -

2371 fethiops

CLEEID^.

Phymatophsea —

2372 opacula, Broun

1350

1350

1351
1351

1351
1352

1352

PTrN'ID^ .

Ptinus —

2373 littoralis, Broun -

■ 1353

ANOBIID^.

Sphindoteles—

2374 ruficornis, Broun -

- 1353

2375 dorsalis

- 1354

2432 nigricornis „

- 1354

2433 rufescens

- 1355

OPATEID^.

Mesopatrum —

2376 granulosum, Broun

- 1355

Aporolobus —
2388 pallidus, Broun
Geochus —

1365

MELAilDETID^ .

AUopterus —

2377 cavelli, Broun - - 1356
Onysius —

2378 pulcher, Browt - - 1357

SCRAPTUD^ .

Scraptogetus —

2379 antlaracinus, Broun - 1358

CEYPTOMEEID^.

Cryptomera —

2380 nigra, Broun - - 1359

2389 plagiatus, Broun •

- 1365

2390 puncticoUis „

- 1367

EHYPAEOSOMID^.

Erymneus —

2391 irregularis, Broun

- 1367

Styphlotelus —

2392 foveatus, Broun -

- 1368

2393 fascicularis „

- 1369

Clypeorhynchus —

2394 cordipennis, Broun

- 1370

2395 cristatus

- 1370

Bantiades —

2396 fuscatus, Broun -

- 1371

OTIOEHYNCHID^ .

Nicseana —

2381 cervina, Broun

- 1360

Tigones —

2382 cavelli, Broun

- 1361

2383 obscura „

- 1361

Catoptes —

2384 latipennis, Broun -

- 1362

2385 furvus „ -

- 1362

Brachyolus —

2386 viridescens, Broun

- 1363

2387 posticalis

- 1364

EEIEHINID^.

Erirhinus —

2397 anxius, Broun ■ - 1372

2398 fuscipes „ - - 1373
Alloprocas —

2399 rufus, Broun - - 1374

2400 niger „ - - 1374
Celetotelus —

2401 fulvus, Broim - - 1375
Euprocas —

2402 scitulus, Broun - - 1375
Hypotagea —

2403 tibialis, Broun - - 1376
Eugnomus —

2404 aspersus, Broun - - 1376

2405 squamifer „ - - 1377

2406 mauras „ - - 1377
Megacolabus —

2407 sculpturatus, Broun - 1378

BELID^,

Pacliyura —
2403 stictica, Broun - - 1379

CRYPTOEHYNCHID^ .

Tychanopais —

j 2409 pictulus, Broun - - 1380

Getacalles —

2410 rostralis, Broun - - 1380

} 2411 minor „ - - 1381

I 2412 humeratus „ - - 1381

Psepholax —

2413 brevicomis, Broun - 1382
Pseudoreda, n. gen. for No.

855, Broun - - 13S3

Homoreda —

2414 punctata, Broun - - 1383
Hadracalles —

2415 fuliginosus, Broun - 1384
Acalles —

2410 mimus, Broun - - 1385

2417 lepirhinus „ - - 1385

2418 sympedioides, Broun - 1386

LIST OF SPECIES OF NEW ZEALAND COLEOPTEEA.

COSSONID.E.

Eucossonus — Page

2419 elegans, Broun - - 1386

2420 gracilis „ - - 1387
Agastegnus —

2421 distinctus, Broun - - 1388

LAMIIDS.

Xylotoles —

2422 phormiobius, Broun 1388, 1497

2423 prolongatus „ - 1389
Hybolasius —

2424 dubius, Brozm - - 1389

CEYPTOCEPHALID.E .

Aruomus —
2425 curtipes, Broun -

Amomus —
2426 marginalis, Broun

GALEEUCIDa2.

Phyllotreta—

2427 graminicola, Broun

2428 littoralis

2429 vittigera

Inopelonia, n. gen. for Nos.
1118, 1119, Broun -

COCCIXELLID.E.

Verouicobius —
1890 I 2430 hirtus, Broun

PART VII.

FEEOSIID.E.

Tricbosternus —

2434 crassalis, Brotin -
Pterosticlius —

2435 arduus, Broun -

2436 Ecitipennis

2437 delator „ -

2438 rugifrons, Sharp -

POGOKIDM.

Sympiestus —

2439 oculator, Broun -
Odpterus —

2440 puncticeps, Broun

BEMBIDIID^.

Tachys —

2441 oreobius, Broun -

2442 cavelli

HYDEOPHILID^.

Saphydrus —

2443 mouticola, Brotin -
Eygmodus —

2444 alienus, Brotin
Tormus —

2445 nitidus, Broun
Psephoboragus —

2446 signatus, Brotun -

2447 liueatus
Adolopus —

2448 convesus, Broun -

ALEOCHAEID.i:.

Falagria —

2449 subopaca, Broun -

TACHYPOEID.E.

Couurus —

2450 brevicomis, Broun

2451 niticoUis „

1395

1395
1396
1397
1397

1398
1398

1399
1400

- 1401

- 1401

- 1402

- 1403

- 1404

- 1404

- 1405

1405
1406

SANTHOLINID-i:.

Xantbolinus —

2452 csecus, Broun

STAPHYLINID-E.

Quedius —

2453 agatbis, Brotin

P^DEEID^.

Hyperomma —

2454 dispersum, Fativcl

2455 mandibulars, Broun

2456 duplicatum „

OXYTELID^.

Coprostygnus —

2457 optandus, Broun -

HOMALID.-E .

Homalium —

2458 tenellum, Broun -

PSELAPHID.E .

Tyrus —

2459 spinipes, Broun -
Euglyptus —

2460 elegans, Broun
Microtyrus —

2461 punctatus, Broun
Pselapbus —

2462 cavelli, Broun -

2463 sulcicollis
Bryasis —

2464 conspicua, Broun

2465 costata
232 platyartbra
236 muudulus
243 fulvitarsis

Sagola —

2466 macronyx, Broun -

2467 mimica

XVI

LIST OF SPECIES OF NEW ZEALAND COLEOPTEEA.

Sagola —

Page

2468 robusta, Broun

- 1420

2469 laminata

- 1421

2470 immota

- 1422

2471 flavipes

- 1422

2472 elongata

- 1423

2473 gracilis

- 1424

Exeirarthra—

2474 pallida, Broun

- 1424

Euplectus —

2475 Isevifi-ons, Broun -

- 1425

2476 spinifcr

- 1426

2477 niunroi

- 1426

2478 obscurus

- 1427

2479 coxalis

- 1428

2480 inscitus

- 1428

2481 iracunclus

- 1429

2482 cauclatus

- 1429

2483 claviger

- 1430

Placodium —

2484 zeaarthrum, Broun

- 1431

SCYDM.ENID.r-.

Phagauophana—

2485 russata, Broun -

- 1432

2486 monilifer

- 1432

2487 angulata

- 1433

SILPHIDiE.

Choleva —

2488 phyllobia, Broun -

- 1433

2489 monticola

- 1434

2490 liunuonse

- 1434

Allocatops —

2491 ovalis, Broun

- 1435

TRICHOPTERYGID.E.

Trichopteryx—

2492 inconspicua, Matthews

- 1436

Ptenidium —

2493 lawsoni, Matthews

- 1437

2494 posticalc, Brozm -

- 1437

2495 proprium

- 1438

2496 cavelli

- 1438

Actidium —

2497 lineare, Mattheios -

- 1439

Actinopteryx —

2498 austi-alis, Mattheios

- 1440

COLYDIID.E.

Coxelus —

2499 regularis, Broun -

- 1440

Heterargus —

2500 serricoUis, Broun -

- 1441

Vitiacus —

2501 costicollis, Broun -

- 1442

Syncalus —

2502 munroi, Broun

- 1442

PYCNOMEEID^.

Pycnomerus —

2503 angulatus, Broun -

- 1443

2504 frontalis „ -

- 1443

Pycnomerus —

Page

2505 elongellus, Broun

- 1444

2506 longipos

- 1444

CRYPTOPHAGID.E.

Cryptophagus—
2507 tumidus, Broun -

- 1445

2508 obscurus

- 1446

2509 anthracinus „

- 1446

LATHRIDIID.E.

Lathridius —

2510 caviceps, Broun -
Holoparamecus —

2511 castaneus, Broun -

- 1447

- 1448

BYEEHID.E.

Curimus —

2512 squamifer, Broun -
Limnichus —

- 1448

2513 nigripes, Broun

- 1449

MELOLONTHID.E.

Odontria —

2514 smithii, Broun -

- 1450

2515 piciceps „
2510 occiputale
2517 marmorata

- 1450

- 1451

- 1451

2518 fusca „ -

- 1452

2519 glabrata

- 1452

ELATEIUD.E.

Oxylasma —

2520 vittiger, Broion - - 1452
Cryptohypnus —

2521 attenuatus, Broun - 1453

2522 deterius „ - 1454
Loniemus^

2523 fuscipes, Broun - - 1454

DASCYLLID.E.

Alopida —

2524 sinuata, Broun - - 1455
Veronatus —

2525 nubilus, Broun - - 1455
Amplectopus — •

2526 pallicoruis, Brotni - 1456

OPATRID.E.

Periatrum —

2527 tumipes, Broun - - 1456
Syrphetodes —

2528 cordipennis, Broun - 1457

2529 dorsalis „ - 1458

2530 punctatus „ - 1458

SALPINGID^.

Salpingus —

2531 fossulatus, Broun - - 1459

CEDEMEEID^.

Sessinia —

2532 longicornis, Broun - 1459

LIST OP SPECIES OP NEW ZEALAND COLEOPTERA.

XVll

OTIOEHYNCHID^.

NicEeana — Page

2533 tarsalis, Bronvi - - 1460
Lyperobates —

2534 asper, Broun - - 14G2
Notiopatre —

2535 sternalis, Broun - - 1462
Pselocharis —

2536 vestita, Broun - - 1463
Catoptes —

2537 vastator, Broun - - 1463
Inophlceus — •

2538 suturalis, Broun - - 1464
Geochus —

2539 squamosus, Broun - 1465

2540 tibialis „ - 1465

2541 marginatus „ - 1466

2542 frontalis „ - 1466

2543 nignpes „ - 1467

RHTPAKOSOMID.E .

Phrynixus —

2544 humeralis, Broun - 1467

2545 brevipennis „ - 146S

2546 cedius „ - 1468
Erymneus —

2547 crassipes, Broun - - 1469

2548 firmus „ - - 1470
Litliocia —

2549 fimbriata, Broun - - 1471
Dacnophylla —

2550 setosa, Broun - - 1472
Bantiades —

2551 valgus, Broun - - 1472
Chamaipsephis —

2552 flavipes, Broun - - 1473

2553 thoracicus „ - - 1474

2554 obscurus „ - - 1475
Phroniia —

2555 nodosa, Broun - - 1476
Sosgenes —

2556 carinatus, Broun - - 1477
Raohidiscus —

2557 granicoUis, Broun - 1478
Phyllodytes —

2558 foveatus, Broun - - 1479
Nestrius —

2559 serripes, Broun - - 1480
Plotnus —

2560 ovithorax, Broun - - 1481
Phemus —

2561 rufipes, Broun - - 1482

ERIRHINID^.

Stilbopsis —

2562 politus, Broun - - 1483
Aganeuma —

2563 ru^ula, Broun - - 1484

CRYPTOEHYNCHID.E.

Acalles —

Page

2564 dolosus, Broun -

- 1484

2565 comptus

- 1486

2566 facilis „ -

- 1486

2567 quietus

- 1487

2568 alpestris „ -

- 1488

2569 picatus

- 1488

2570 aulacus

- 1489

2571 allostetlius „ -

- 1490

2572 incultus „ -

- 1490

Scelodolichus —

2573 hilaris, Broun

- 1491

Crisius —

2574 fasciculatus, Broun

- 1492

Getacalles—

2575 inpequalis, Broun -

- 1493

COSSONID^-E.

Idus —

2576 CEecus, Broun

- 1494

Allaorus —

2577 urquharti, Broun -

- 1495

2578 pedatus

- 1496

2579 sternalis

- 1496

2580 ovatus

- 1497

LAMIIDJE.

Somatidia—

2581 convexa, Bj-oun

- 1498

2582 latula

- 1499

2583 lasvior

- 1499

2584 tenebrica

- 1500

2585 albicoma „

- 1500

1050 fuscata (var.) „

- 1501

EUMOLPIDtE.

Aphilon —

2586 scutellare, Broun -

- 1501

GALERUCID^.

Luperus —

2587 mollis, Broun

- 1502

COCCINELLID/^.

Holopsis —

2588 pictulus, Broim -

- 1503

2589 rotundatus „

- 1503

OTIORHYNCHID^.

Catoptes — •

2591 scutellaris. Sharp -

2592 longulus „ -

1503
1504

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