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NEW ZEALAND COLEOPTEEA.

PART IV.

Group-CICINDELID^.

Cicindela (p. i).

145 1. C. campbelli, n.s. Sub-depressed, sub-oblong; legs and
antennae bright aeneous, elytra variegate, head and throat cupreous,
and, like the underside, bearing many white bristles.

Head densely, finely, and rugosely sculptured ; labrum tes-
taceous, with rounded angles, its middle part obtusely produced,
with an acute median tooth. Protlwrax transversely impressed
near the base and apex, with a fine dorsal groove, its sculpture
similar to that of the back part of the head. Elytra oblong, widest
behind; each elytron emarginated at the apex, with a sutural spine
not protruding beyond the extremity : the whitish band proceeds
from the shoulder but a short distance, and is then obliquely
prolonged inwardly to the middle, from thence it is continued nearly
to the extremity ; the lateral stripe is distinct from the humeral one,
and is continued right round to the suture, sending forth a narrow
band to unite with the central one, and is also prolonged inwardly
from the outer part of the apex, thus insulating a narrow oblique
space before the middle and a much larger longitudinal one behind :
there are no tubercles cfii their surface, but they have the usual
sutural row of green foveoles and others near the shoulders and
sides.

Allied to C. loerliispida.

Length, 4-5 lines ; breadth, if.

Three individuals were caught at Waikato Heads by Mr. W. D.
Campbell, of Ponsonby, Auckland ; they are terribly mutilated, and
covered with particles of sand and the entrails of some soft-bodied
creatures that had been placed in the collecting-bottle with them.
It has been a difficult matter to determine the coloration.

Gronp-CNEMACANTHID-^.
Mecodema (p. 7)-

1452. M. venator, "••5- Elongate, somewhat convex; glossy
pitchy-black, legs picoo-rufous, tips of palpi dilute in colour.

Head a little constricted behind the eyes, and on that part
rugose-punctate ; the occiput transversely, andits sides longitudinally,
wrinkled. Prothoro.v cordate, liroadly rounded laterally, very much

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and abruptly contracted behind, its posterior angles rectangular,
lateral rims strongly crenate ; disc striated across, most distinctly
near the sides, with a few abbreviated longitudinal striae in front,
median groove expanded at the extremities, basal fossae deep, close
to the angles. Elytra oviform, elongate, with irregular sculpture ;
each elytron having two sutural rows of rather small, not very
regular, punctiform impressions, two more beyond, the outer some-
times confounded with the lateral sculpture, consisting of series
of cavities which often become confluent, so that the small smooth
lateral space is much encroached upon and narrow ; there are a
number of fine aciculate marks on their surface. Underside black,
the head transversely and closely lineated ; flanks of the sternum
more or less rugose-punctate, sides of the abdomen with fewer
punctures.

Allied to M. crenicoUe and M. crenaticolle .

Length, 13 lines ; breadth, 4^.

I have one example only. A second, measuring iii- x 3f, may
be considered a varietal form ; the elytra are marked all over with
linear impressions, causing them to appear closely w^'inkled. Both
were taken by Mr. T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., at the Wangapeka
Valley, Nelson.

Metaglymma (p- 10).

1453- M. seneoniger, t^-s. Elongate, medially narrowed,
moderately convex, bearing some long ferruginous hairs ; glossy,
bronzed-black, antennae and tarsi rufo-piceous, tips of the palpi
reddish.

Head uneven, constricted and rugose-punctate behind the eyes ;
there are two or three deep wrinkles near each eye, a few irregular
ones between these, and several longitudinal grooves on the
epistome ; labrum with rounded aiigles and emarginate in front ;
eyes prominent. ProtJiorax with sub-crenulate lateral rims, not
much rounded, suddenly contracted behind, posterior angles obtusely
rectangular, the anterior blunt ; its surface exhibits a few transverse
striolffi, a fine median furrow, some frontal abbreviated longitudinal
striae having a tendency to become rugose-punctate towards the
angles, several similar marks on the base, and the usual basal
fossae, rather deep, punctated inwardly, a few of the punctures
extending towards the middle. Elytra elongate-oval ; each with
eight rows of punctures, the sutural neither close nor coarse, the
outer coarser, the sculpture more confused posteriorly ; the sides are
rather smooth, having fewer punctures. Underside shining black ;
flanks of the sternum puiictate-rugose, sides of abdomen more re-
motely sculptured ; head densely but finely lineated across. Pos-
tei'ior tibiie nearly smooth.

Comes nearer to M. punctatum than any other species.

Length, 8i lines ; breadth, 2.\.

Mr. T. F. Cheeseman was kind enough to give me one of the two
specimens he found in the Wangapeka Valley, Nelson.

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1454. M. obtusum, n.s. Black, not very glossy, legs piceous ;
the tarsi and three basal articulations of the antennae dark-red, the
remaining joints ferruginous ; palpi rufescent, paler apically ; body
elongate, medially contracted, somewhat convex, with a few scattered
hairs.

Head constricted and punctured behind the eyes, not quite smooth,
with one or more curved impressions near each eye ; the base of
each jaw with a fovea-like depression encroaching on the edge of the
epistome ; eyes prominent. Prothorax about as long as broad, its
margins entire, regularly but not strongly rounded laterally, pos-
terior angles obtuse ; basal fossae deep and narrow, dorsal groove
abbreviated ; the surface has a few fine striolae, most obvious on the
middle ; the front is more or less punctated, as is also the space
between the basal foveae. Elytra rather broadly oval, punctate-
striate, the eighth striae obsolete, the spaces beyond almost smooth,
having only about six punctures on each. Underside black, tro-
chanters rufous; head smooth, prosternum nearly so, mesoternum
punctated.

The form of the thorax is peculiar, not cordate, almost quadrate,
its sides regularly rounded, with a slight notch behind to indicate the
position of the angles, which otherwise might be said to be obtusely
rounded or even obsolete. The outer apex of the intermediate tibiae
not at all produced, posterior smooth. Its nearest ally, so far as
can be determined at present, seems to be M. dyschirioides.

Length, 5^-6 lines ; breadth, if-2.

I have seen four individuals, all taken by Mr. S. W. Fulton on
Mount Maungatua, Otago.

Group-ANCHOMENIDiE.
Anchomenus (p- 20).

1455- A. lucifugUS, "•••>^ Broad, sub-oblong, sub-depressed;
head and thorax shining black, hind-body smoky-black, legs rufo-
piceous ; three first articulations of the antennro piceo-rufous, the
remaining joints, as well as the tarsi and palpi, ferruginous.

Head oviform, slightly constricted behind the eyes, and, except
the frontal foveae, quite smooth ; eyes conspicuous ; mandibles mode-
rately elongate, rufescent ; labrum nearly square, a httle, but widely,
incurved. Prothorax about as long as Ijroad, apex slightly arched,
base truncate, sides strongly and regularly rounded, gradually nar-
rowed behind, posterior angles obtusely rounded ; the median groove
extends beyond the angulated frontal impression, and seems uncom-
monly broad; the depressed space near each hind angle is large, and
from each proceeds a curved impression inside the marginal channel ;
lateral margins explanated and reflexed, disc with many transverse
undulating striae. Scutcllum small. Elytra not greatly exceeding the
thorax in breadth, but twice its length, widest before the middle,
shoulders rounded, sides with reflexed rims and not much curved,
rather abruptly sinuate-angustate behind, apices somewhat produced
and, individually, olDliquely emarginated at the extremity ; each with
eight almost crenate-punctate striae besides the lateral groove ; inter-

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stices a little raised, impunctate. Legs rather stout; anterior tard
simple, their first joint oblong and narrowed behind, the next two
decrease and have rounded hind angles ; fourth cordate ; the three
basal joints of the other pairs grooved at the sides.

The above characters will enable it to be easily recognized ; all
the New Zealand and foreign species I have seen are dissimilar.

3' . Length, 8J lines ; breadth, nearly 3 lines.

I took my specimen from under the bark of a large kauri log near
the Waitakerei Eailway-station.

Obs. — No. 42 is not a Calathus; it must be placed at the head of
the AncJiomenii, so as to become A. deformipes. The front tarsi of
the male are narrow, but of the orthodox pattern : the description of
the feet at p. 19, " Man. N.Z. Col.," applies to the female.

Tropopterus (p- 27).

1456. T. OXygonus, w-s- Convex, ovate-oblong, somewhat
contracted medially ; shining, brownish-black, the sides of the thorax
and elytra and the femora testaceous, antennne and tibiae testaceous-
red, tarsi and palpi fulvescent, mandibles dark-rufous.

Head smooth behind, the inner grooves rather broad and shallow,
the spaces between them and the sharply- defined ocular grooves
broad and rather flat ; labruni rufescent and slightly emarginated ;
eyes large, but not convex. Protliorax sub-quadrate, transversal,
base and apex nearly truncate, anterior angles almost acute but not
protuberant, the sides well rounded, moderately sinuate-angustate
behind, the posterior angles rectangular and just perceptibly project-
ing ; disc impunctate, but with several aciculate marks, dorsal groove
not attaining the apex, basal foveas narrow, almost sulciform. Elytra
broader than thorax and twice its length, humeral angles rounded,
sides regularly but not strongly curved, their margins distinct and
explanate ; each bears eight rather distantly and finely punctured
striie (besides the marginal), but becoming deeper posteriorly; inter-
stices plane, the seventh a little elevated behind and curvedly pro-
longed to the apex.

The first three antennal joints are nude ; the terminal joint of the
labial palpi is almost as acuminate as the maxillary. The sutural
striae of the elytra arc not recurved behind. The insect is less con-
vex and more oblong than No. 61.

5 . Length, 2f lines ; breadth, nearly i J.

Mr. S. W. Fulton sent me one individual which he caught on
Mount Maungatua, Otago.

Group— FERONID^.

Trichosternus (p. 31)-

1457. T. opulentns, n.s. Sub-oblong, moderately convex;
shining ; ti]ji;i\ tarsi, ancl palpi red, femora blackish, antennas
pitchy-red with tlio pubescent joints paler; head black, some-
what rufescent ; thorax black tinged with brilliant green, red,
and yoUow, the aureate tints chiefly confined to the margins and

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fossse ; elytra black tinged with red, marginal channels viridescent,
rims red, miderside glossy-black.

Head v.'ith the common frontal depressions, narrowed behind the
eyes, these latter prominent. Protliorax cordate-quadrate, rounded
laterally, a good deal, and sinuously, narrowed behind, posterior
angles rectangular, not acute, apex widely incurved, base medially
emarginated ; its surface almost smooth, with a distinct dorsal
groove not attaining base nor apex ; large, deep, basal fovese, almost
duplicated near the hind angles. Scutelhim scarcely striate. Elytra
oblong-oval, broader than thorax, slightly sinuated near the apices,
shoulders dentate ; each with seven finely-punctured discoidal striaj ;
interstices convex, impunctate, marginal sculpture irregular behind.
Legs of moderate length ; posterior tihia terminating inwardly in a
stout calcar-like process, the basal joint of the tarsi laterally com-
pressed. Antennce reaching to just beyond the base of the thorax,
their three first articulations nude, third and fourth compressed.

^ . Length, 1 1 lines ; breadth, 3f .

$. Hind angles of thorax not prominent; c/^^7*a broader, less
convex, less narrowed but more obviously sinuated posteriorly, with
plane interstices, the fifth broadest, the striae narrow, the interme-
diate pairs confluent behind. Hind tibics without terminal process,
but spinose ; the basal joint of the tarsus as well as the third and
fourth antennal joints compressed.

A beautiful insect, whose only near ally is T. putns. Its dis-
covery and examination lead to the supposition that No. 1331 will
prove to be the female of T. jJutus.

Found by Mr. T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., in the Wangapeka
Valley, Nelson.

1458- T. waihourensis, n.s. Oblong, moderately convex ;
glossy; antennae, palpi, and legs reddish-black, tips of the" palpi
dilute ; above tinged with red and green, underside black.

Head bi-impressed in front, slightly contracted just behind the
eyes, these latter prominent. Protliorax transverse, quadrate,
rounded laterally, considerably and sinuously narrowed posteriorly,
hind angles rectangular, not projecting, apex moderately incurved,
base emarginated, its surface very finely striated across,'^discoidal
furrow distinct ; basal fossae large, simple, united by a shallow de-
pression. Scutellum black, striate at base. Elytra oblong-oval,
humeral angles prominent, rather abruptly narrowed apically ; each
with a short scutellar and seven dorsal, finely yet distinctly punc-
tated, striae ; interstices somewhat convex, the third with three, the
seventh with four, hispid punctiform impressions ; marginal sculpture
normal.

Larger and broader than T. fultoni ; distinguished from No.
1332 by having protuberant shoulders, -Ac.

<?'. Length, ii4- lines; breadth, 3f.

We are indebted to Mr. Sydney W. Fulton, of Outram, for the
discovery of this species at Waihoura, Bruce Countv, Otago.

1459- T. monticola., n.s. shining, greenish above, black

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beneath, the head and elytral interstices somewhat blackish, legs
and antennae rufo-piceous, palpi rufescent, paler at the extremity ;
oblong, moderately convex.

Head of moderate size, with the usual frontal impressions, more
or less marked with fine irregular strife ; eyes convex. Prothorax
transversely quadrate, base and apex incurved, the sides rounded,
sinuously narrowed behind, posterior angles rectangular, not pro-
jecting ; basal fossae large, united by a depression, median groove
well-marked, terminating in the more or less obvious curved frontal
impression ; disc smooth or nearly so. Scutellum striate at base.
Elytra oblong-oval, humeral angles distinct, moderately sinuated
behind ; their seven punctulated dorsal grooves distinct ; the inter-
vals but little elevated, the third with three, the seventh with several
large hispid punctures ; marginal sculpture similar to that of the
other species.

Differs from T. icaihoityensis in coloration, in the sides of the
thorax being less abruptly and altogether less contracted posteriorly,
and in the elytral striae being finer. It is larger than, and other-
wise different b:on\,F. fultoni, and quite distinct from No. 71 and its
congeners.

Length, lo^ii lines; breadth, 3^.

Found on Mount Maungatua, Taieri, by Messrs. S. W. Fulton
and T. Chalmer, at an elevation of some 3,000ft.

1460. T. aeruginosus, us. Oblong, moderately convex;
black, tinged with bright bluish-green, the latter colour most con-
spicuous on the depressed parts ; legs and antennae pitchy-red,
underside black.

Head rather narrow, frontal impressions not very deep, bearing
many very fine irregular linear marks behind, more rugose in front;
eyes prominent. Prothorax transversal, quadrate, base and apex
arcuated, not at all strongly rounded laterally, sinuously narrowed
behind, posterior angles slightly projecting ; the dorsum bears some
feeble linear impressions, a well-marked median groove, and basal
foveas. Scutellum blackish, its base striated. Elytra sub-oblong,
wider behind than in front, but little curved laterally, moderately
sinuated apically, their shoulders dentate ; each with the usual
scutellar and seven finely -punctured discoidal striae; interstices
nearly plane, the third with three, the seventh with four, hispid
punctures besides the common marginal sculpture ; fifth interstices
widest. Antennae and legs according with the orthodox pattern.

Distinguished from T. monticola and T. u-aihourensis by its colour,
by the sides of the thorax being less curved, but with more pro-
tuberant posterior angles ; the wing-cases are less oviform, with less
distinctly punctated striae and much flatter intervals.

^ . Length, 10^ lines ; breadth, 3! .

My specimen was caught on Mount Maungatua by Mr. Sydney
W. Fulton.

1461. T. asperatUS, "••5- Z?or?// rather narrow, sub-depressed,
aeneous, legs rufo-piceous ; tarsi, antennae, and palpi rufescent.

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Head rugulose anteriorly, finely and irregularly lineated behind ;
eyes prominent. Protliorax moderately convex, quadrate, base and
apex arcuated, its sides moderately well rounded, sinuated towards
the rectangular, but shghtly protuberant, posterior angles ; its basal
fossae large, the dorsal furrow extends from base to apex, it has an
indistinct rounded depression near each anterior angle, and its
whole surface is more or less finely and irregularly striated.
Scntellinn feebly furrowed. Elytra rather long, scarcely broader
than thorax, their sides but little curved, with dentate shoulders
and distinct apical sinuosities; their sculpture is irregular, con-
sisting of punctulated striee, slightly convex interstices covered
with transversal aciculate impressions, the third, fifth, and seventh
with tln-ee or more large punctures, the second, fourth, and sixth
narrower than the others. The thorax somewhat resembles that
of T. monticola in shape, but the hind-body is narrower, and the
elytral sculpture is altogether different from that of any other
known species of the genus.

S • Length, loi- lines; breadth, 3^.

I am indebted to Mr. S. W. Fulton, of Outram, for the only
example I have seen. It was found on Mount Maungatua.

1462. T. chloris, ''••!>•• Elongate-oblong, moderately convex,
glossy, except the blackish head and red limbs; almost wholly green,
parts of the mouth and trochanters rufescent. Underside shining
black.

Head smooth, bi-impressed in front ; eyes prominent. Prothorax
quadrate, not much broader than long, but little rounded laterally,
and only slightly and hardly sinuously narrowed towards the rect-
angular posterior angles ; its surface smooth, with large basal
fossae, an entire dorsal groove, and a few obsolete longitudinal striae
near the base and apex, both of which are incurved. Scutellum
blackish, nearly smooth. Elytra convex, sub-oblong, widest
behind the middle, shoulders dentate, sinuated posteriorly ; each
with seven distinct finely punctured dorsal striae ; interstices
moderately convex, the third with three, the seventh with about
six, large punctures.

This species, so far as regards the thoracic outline, makes a near
approach to T. j^laniuscidus, but the eyes are prominent and the
cheeks not dilated just behind them as in that species. The form
of the hind-body is somewhat like that of T. auchlandicus.

(? . Length, gf lines ; breadth, 3J.

The only exponent of this species was taken by Mr. S. W.
Fulton on Mount Maungatua, Otago.

1463. T. grassator, »•«• Shining aeneous, the more elevated
parts blackish tinged with red ; legs and antennae dark-red ; body
oblong and moderately convex

Head rather narrow, nearly smooth, bi-foveolate in front ;
mandibles wrinkled ; eyes prominent. Protliorax quadrate, with
rounded sides, sinuated but not much narrowed behind, posterior
angles rectangular; basal foveas large, the interval between them

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depressed ; dorsal groove distinct, the curved apical impression
shallow ; there are a few discoidal acicnlate marks. Scutcllmn
striate at base. Elytra oblong, but little curved laterally, strongly
aud sinuously narrowed apically, shoulders protuberant ; punctulate-
striate, interstices a little elevated, the second, fourth, and sixth
narrow, the third and seventh with three or more large punctures,
all slightly uneven.

Intermediate between T. ivaihourcnsis and T. asperatus ; the
thorax, however, more gradually incurved behind than in the
former, and the wing-cases essentially different. From the latter
species it is distinguished by its broader form, broader, more convex,
and differently sculptured elytra, &c.

<? . Length, 10 lines ; breadth, 3f .

My specimen was found at Waihola, Otago, by the same gentle-
man who found T. waUiourcnsis.

1464. T. patruelis, ^^-s- Sub -oblong, moderately convex;
shining, dark bluish-gi-een ; legs and antennae dark-red, tips of the
palpi dilute, inferior surface black.

Head moderately large, forehead bi-impressed ; its front part and
the mandibles rugulose, the other parts with fine, irregular linear
marks ; eyes convex. Prothorax quadrate, not much broader than
long, its sides not greatly curved, and only slightly narrowed behind,
with its rectangular posterior angles not in the least projecting ; the
large basal fovete are united by an obvious depression ; the median
groove is distinct and not abbreviated ; the arched frontal impression
is well marked, and its whole surface is finely and rather closely
reticulated. Scutcllum striate at base. Elytra sub-oblong, widest
behind, humeral angles prominent, feebly sinuated apically ; their
seven dorsal striae are disiinct and finely punctured, interstices
somewhat elevated and becoming uneven posteriorly, the third and
seventh with three or more large hispid punctures.

Related to T. chloris ; rather shorter and more oblong, less
glossy, the thorax of nearly the same shape, but differently sculp-
tured, and depressed near the base.

(J . Length, gi lines ; breadth, 3;^.

Another of the numerous discoveries made on Mount Maungatua
by Mr. Fulton. One male is all I have seen.

1465. T. fusulus, ''-s. Oblong, rather broad and flat, smooth,
shining, black; tlxu el} tral margins and thoracic base reddish; legs
and antennae dark-red, palpi paler.

Head moderately large, uneven in front, bi-impressed ; mandibles
wrinkled ; eyes prominent. Prothorax broad, rather short, its sides
strongly rounded, but rather gradually contracted behind ; posterior
angles rectangular, not protuberant ; basal fovea; moderate, with a
curved impression intervening, discoidal furrow continuous and well
marked, with an impression near each anterior angle, otherwise
smooth. Scutcllum striate at base. Elytra oblong, widest behind-
the middle, sinuously narrowed posteriorly, shoulders dentate-;
each with seven fine, finely-punctated dorsal grooves, the intervals

OF NEW ZEALAND. 825.

between them plane or nearly so, the third and seventh with large
punctures, the marginal sculpture not differing materially from that
of pretiously-described species. Underside glossy black.

This species, owing to its short broad thorax and finely-grooved
wing-cases, with flatfish interstices, presents a striking contrast to
nearly all the described TricJiosternii.

$ . Length, \o\ lines; breadth, 3|-.

This individual was captured on Maungatua by Mr. S. W.
Fulton.

1466. T. CSphaloteS, ^'-s. Yiridescent, shining ; legs piceous ;
tarsi, antennae, and palpi piceo-rufous ; black below.

Head uncommonly large, including the eyes almost as broad as
the thorax but decidedly longer than it, with two frontal fovese, but
otherwise perfectly smooth, and of a glossy green. Prothorax quad-
rate, convex, apex arcuated, base slightly so, its sides not greatly
curved except at the anterior angles, gradually narrowed and just
perceptibly sinuated behind ; posterior angles quite rectangular, not
projecting ; with a distinct dorsal groove terminating in the shallow
curved frontal impression ; basal fossae large, with an intervening
depression, and having a few aciculate marks on the middle.
Scutellum black, scored with sbort grooves. Elytra convex, sub-
oblong, widest behind, narrowed anteriorly, moderately rounded
laterally, sinuously narrowed apically, humeral angles not very
protuberant ; the discoidal furrows, except the sutural, rather deep
and finely punctured, interstices convex, the third and seventh with
three or more large punctures, eighth smooth, bordered by the usual
row of catenulate punctures, having an outer, somewhat interrupted
stria, and a line of elongate impressions close to the rim, which
becomes obsolete behind. Legs normal.

The large head, in conjunction with the almost uniform bronzed-
green colour of the surface, seems to differentiate this species from all
but T. capito, which should have large punctures between the fotirtli
and fifth striae.

? . Length, lo^ lines ; breadth, quite 3f .

A single female is all I have seen. It was taken on the range
near Wellington by Mr. P. Stewart-Sandager.

1467. T. vagans, n.s. Narrow, slightly convex, glossy black;
legs and antennas piceo-rufous, underside black.

Read rather small, not very broad, with shallow frontal fovea? ,
otherwise smooth ; eyes prominent. Prothorax convex, apex in-
curved and ciliated, transversal, strongly rounded laterally and con-
siderably sinuated behind, posterior angles rectangular (though
appearing more prominent than they really are), base medially
arcuated ; basal fossae moderate, united by a shallow^ impression,
discoidal groove narrow but somewhat expanded behind, the surface
with many very fine undulating striae. Scutellum striate at base.
Elytra oblong-oval, regularly rounded laterally, obviously sinuously
narrowed apically, humeral angles dentiform; each with a short
scutellar and eight punctated striae, the two sutural rather fine,

6 — PT. IV.

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interstices plane, except behind, the third with three, fifth with two,
and seventh with at least four punctures. Flanks of mesosternum
punctulated.

The strong and regular curvature of the sides of the thorax from
the anterior angles to wdthin a short distance of the base, and the
short sinuosity just before the hind angles, cause these latter to seem
somewhat protuberant. With the exception of the limbs, &c., the
insect is almost wholly black. The elytral sculpture becomes uneven
posteriorly.

$ . Length, 9 lines ; breadth, 3.

Habitat, Mount Maungatua, Otago. Another result of Mr. S. W.
Fulton's researches.

Holcaspis (p. 37)-

1468. H. mucronata, ^l^s. Oblong, medially narrowed, head
and thorax large in proportion to the hind-body, slightly convex,
glossy black above and below ; tarsi and palpi rufescent ; the four
basal articulations of the antennae piceous, the others ferruginous.

Head oviform, smooth, frontal foveas rather shallow and rugu-
lose ; eyes prominent, their orbits dilated ; mandibles wrinkled
and tinged with red. Prothorax as long as broad, or nearly
so, sub-cordate, a little incurved in front, anterior angles rounded,
from thence the sides are nearly straight, being just perceptibly
curved, but near the base are rather abruptly and sinuously
contracted ; hind angles rectangular, base arcuated ; dorsal fur-
row distinct, abbreviated, and a little widened at the extre-
mities, basal fossae moderately large ; obsoletely impressed near
the front angles, with a row of marginal punctures having
ferruginous bristles proceeding from them. Scutelhtm striate
at base. Elytra sub-oblong, relatively short, with a silky sheen,
narrowed towards the base, sinuated posteriorly, humeral angles
slightly protuberant ; each with seven discoidal, rather irregularly
punctated striae and a series of marginal punctures ; interstices a
little elevated, uneven behind, the third, fifth, and seventh broadest.
Legs robust, the posterior tihicB flexuose and inwardly produced as a
stout spiniform process ; the outer extremity terminates in a spine,
and below the inner one the usual elongate calcar protrudes ; the
femora are strongly dilated, medially dentate, and deeply hollowed
for the reception of the trochanters.

$ . Length, 7-7^ lines ; breadth, 2i.

I found two males on the Waitakerei Range, Auckland.

1469. H. hybrida, n-s. Shining, black; tarsi, palpi, and
pubescent joints of the antennae red ; sub-oblong, moderately con-
vex.

Head moderate, frontal foveae rather shallow ; eyes convex.
Prothorax about as long as broad, anterior angles rounded, sides
slightly and regularly curved, gradually narrowed from the middle,
but more suddenly just before the hind angles, which are obtusely
rectangular ; its disc smooth, the central groove extending from the
basal margin to the apex, basal fossae moderately large and sub-

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sulciform. Scutellum striated at the base. Elytra oblong-oval,
rather abruptly sinuate-angustate behind, humeral angles distinct
but not protruding ; they are striated ; some of the grooves are
irregularly interrupted, so that the sculpture might almost be
termed punctate-striate, interstices nearly plane except behind, the
fourth narrow, third and fifth broadest. Legs stout, hind thighs
dilated, the trochanteral groove terminating angularly but not den-
tate, tibiae bent.

5 . Hind legs less developed, tibiae bent, thorax slightly strigose.

A species allied to H. |JcZ/aa;, but having flexuous tibiae ; the
frontal thoracic impression is obsolete, but there is a rounded de-
pression near each front angle.

(? . Length, 6|- lines ; breadth, 2^.

The pair I possess were taken from below a log at Tuakau (Wai-
kato).

1470. H. praecox, n-s. Sub-parallel, slightly convex ; shin-
ing black, the tarsi and four basal joints of the antennae piceous,
remaining joints ferruginous, palpi rufo-piceous but pa,ler at the
tips.

Head oviform, a little narrower than thorax, with the common
H -shaped frontal impression ; labrum incurved, with a row of punc-
tures near its edge. Prothorax sub-quadrate, a little arcuated in
front, more deeply at the base ; sides broadly rounded and gradually
narrowed posteriorly, with a slight sinuosity close to the rectangular
angles ; discoidal furrow distinct, terminating in fovea-like expan-
sions, frontal curved impression shallow ; basal fossas deep, simple,
and rather large. Scutellum grooved at the base. Elytra oblong-
oval, but little broader than thorax, rather suddenly narrowed
apically ; punctate-striate, the punctation rather fine but the striae
moderately deep, and here and there, yet not often, slightly inter-
rupted, the sculpture becoming uneven behind ; interstices simple.
Underside black, mesosternum finely punctate. Legs robust, pitchy-
black.

Allied to II. pellax, but larger, and otherwise different.

S^ . Length, 7J lines ; breadth, 2f .

Collected near Wellington by Mr. P. Stewart-Sandager, who sent
me one mutilated male.

Pterostichus (pp. 37. 44)-

1471- P. procerulus, n.s. Black, shining, legs nigro-piceous,
tarsi and antennae rufo-piceous ; palpi rufescent, paler at the ex-
tremities.

Head moderate, slightly bifoveate, finely wrinkled near the sides ;
eyes prominent. Prothorax somewhat broader than long, sides
rounded anteriorly, from the middle gradually narrowed towards
the rectangular hhid angles, apex a little incurved, base medially
arcuated ; basal fossae large, simple, median groove well defined, not
attaining the front margin, its surface obsoletely striated across.
Scutellum scored at base. Elytra elongate, oblong-oval, regularly
but moderately curved laterally, with scarcely any apical sinuosity,

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shoulders dentate ; each elytron with eight finely-punctured striae
and the marginal duplicated from behind the posterior femora ; in-
terstices plane, simple. Legs normal.

$ . Thorax rather more sinuated near the hind angles, elytra
widest behind.

No insect of equal size has such fine regularly-impressed striae on
the wing-cases; the scutellar strias are obsolete.

S . Length, gh lines ; breadth, 3.

Another of Mr. Fulton's captures on Mount Maungatua, Otago.
I have but one of each sex, mutilated.

Group— BEMBIDIID^.

Bembidium (p- 55)-

1472. B. nesophilum, ^^■s. Elongate-ovate, somewhat con-
vex ; glossy, the whole surface very finely shagreened ; head and
thorax brilliantly brassy-aeneous ; a large discoidal space on the
wing-cases, furcate in front and lobed towards each hind-leg,
obscure-aeneous, the rest of their surface testaceous ; antenna3, save
the tliree basal articulations, infuscate, the palpi of a similar hue ;
legs pale-yellow, in some examples darker.

Head moderately broad, obsoletely lineated, the frontal foveas
moderately broad and deep. Prothorax cordiform, with distinct
rims, anterior angles scarcely rounded ; the sides broadly rounded
and considerably narrowed behind, base truncate in the middle,
but obliquely curved laterally towards the rectangular angles;
it exhibits an indistinct curved frontal impression, a fine
dorsal groove, and a few fine striae ; the basal foveae, situated
close to the angles, are united by a depression. Elytra elongate-
ovate, widest in front, straight or just visibly incurved near the
middle, and afterwards gradually narrowed ; punctate-striate, the
punctures distinct but disappearing in line with the hind thighs ; the
striae are well marked, do not reach the base, and the intermediate
become shallow behind, the three sutural and the lateral are deeply
impressed at the apices ; interstices but little elevated, the thu'd tri-
punctate. The antennce and palpi bear grey hairs.

^ . The two basal joints of the front tarsi prolonged inwardly.

Belongs to the same group as B. anchonodcnmi, but may be
readily distinguished by the coloration, &c.

<? . Length, 2 lines ; breadth, f .

Discovered by Mr. W. D. Campbell, of Ponsonby, Auckland, on
one of the small islands of the Lower Waikato.

1473. B. tantillum, w-s. Shining, blackish-blue, legs and an-
tennae piceous, palpi blackish ; body elongate-ovate and slightly
convex.

Head nearly smooth, frontal foveae moderately deep. Prothorax
cordiform, bi'oadly rounded laterally, rather abruptly and consider-
ably contracted behind, posterior angles i-ectangular ; its surface
smooth, median line distinct, basal fove;e moderate. Elytra oblong-
oval, their sides regularly but not strongly curved ; punctate-striate,
interstices simple and nearly plane,

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S^ . Two basal articulations of the anterior tarsi produced in-
wardly.

Allied to B. eustictum, differing from it in having the elytral
sculpture finer and their interstices impunctate; the sutural striae
attain the apices, and are there recurved, the marginal being sunk
in a broad groove behind ; an oblique space extending from the
middle of the side to the apex is almost smooth. The head and
thorax are broader, the latter being much less curved laterally.

(? . Length, if lines ; breadth, -f.

Mr. T. F. Cheeseman brought me a specimen from the Wanga-
peka, Nelson.

Group— PERICALID-ffi.
Scopodes (p- 67).

1474- S. levistriatus, n.s. Glabrous, deep glossy-black,
smooth, moderately narrow, widest behind, subdepressed, legs and
antennffi black.

Head obsoletely strigose ; eyes large and prominent. Protliorax
cordate, the sides angulated, but not acutely, before the middle,
from thence obliquely rounded anteriorly, the posterior narrowing
not sinuous ; the lateral rims are narrow but distinct behind the
middle, and, instead of forming the angles, are bent inwardly and
become quite obsolete near the centre of the base ; its surface is
finely and irregularly strigose, the median groove and apical impres-
sion are tolerably well marked, and the base transversely depressed.
Elytra a good deal distended behind, their shoulders narrow and
rounded, and the apices indi\adually obliquely truncated ; their striae
are quite superficial, often quite obsolete, and the three foveas on
each elytron rather small.

The species can be easily identified, being allied to S. IcBvigatus,
but the thorax is narrower, cordiform, and quite perceptibly angu-
lated laterally before the middle, the posterior angles are obsolete,
and the rims narrow and not reflexed.

Length, if lines ; breadth, nearly f.

Habitat, Wangapeka Valley, Nelson. Mr. T. F. Cheeseman
brought me one specimen, minus a leg.

Group— PSELAPHID-ffi.

Startes.

Nov. gen.

Maxillary ^^a/^ji robust, longer than head, basal joint minute,
second elongate and gradually incrassated, third small, fourth elon-
gate, slightly longer than second, ovate. Head produced anteriorly
so as to form a quadrate muzzle, narrowed behind. Antenna distant
from each other, their tubercles not prominent. Protliorax cordi-
form. Elytra considerably narrowed towards the base. Basal
segment of abdomen two-thirds the length of elytra, second shorter,
the others deflexed, all marginated. Antenncs ii -articulate. Claws
single.

The insect for which this genus is formed resembles a Pselaphus,

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but the structure of the palpi and antennal tubercles is on the
Bryaxis pattern ; the former, however, are far too large for that
genus and \Yith an acuminate terminal joint. The genus should
precede Bryaxis.

1475. S. SCUlpturata, «•«• Pubescent, moderately shining,
dark-red, palpi fulvo-rufous, tarsi yellow, convex.

Head sub-ovate ; antennal tubercles not prominent, flat, not
contiguous ; wdth two rather large fovese on the vertex prolonged
forwards and almost confluent in front. Prothorax short, convex,
cordiform, not longer than broad, its base finely margined ; with a
small median fovea close to the base, and a larger one at the middle
of each side, obsoletely punctate. Elytra short, broader but not
much longer than thorax, widest behind, indistinctly punctulated,
clothed with longish yellow hairs ; each with a rather broad sutural
stria deepest at the base, and another similar one beyond, not
extending beyond the middle. Hind-body indistinctly punctured,
clothed with yellowish hairs. Legs moderate, simple ; basal joint of
the tarsi small, second and third elongate, with one claw. AnteiincB
stout and elongate, bearing yellow hairs ; basal articulation not
much longer than second, joints 3-8 gradually decrease in length,
eighth transverse ; ninth transverse, not twice the wddth of its pre-
decessor ; tenth loroader than long, nearly twice as large as the
ninth ; eleventh largest ; ovate.

( 2 ?) Length, | line ; breadth, 1.

One of my recent captures on the Waitakerei Range,

Bryaxis (p- 124).

1476. B. glabrata, ^^-s. Castaneo-rufous, shining, almost
nude, legs paler, palpi and tarsi fulvous ; convex, rather narrow.

Head deflexed in front, antennal tubercles moderate, without any
intervening depression, vertex plane, bi-foveolate. Prothorax a little
longer than broad, dilated medially, base very finely margiuated ;
its surface smooth, with a rounded fovea near each posterior angle,
and an obsolete impression between them. Elytra about one and a
half times longer and broader than thorax, their greatest width
before the middle, without distinct sutural striae or other sculpture,
and bearing only a few very fine, pallid hairs. Hind-body short,
with a few short brassy hairs. Legs slender, middle tibia3 straight,
the hind pair bent and thickened near the extremity. AntenncB
stout and elongate, pubescent ; basal articulation cylindric, stout,
not twice the length of second, the latter oblong and as stout
as first ; joints 3-5 sub-equal, the fifth rather broader but shorter
than third ; sixth broader than the preceding ; seventh and eighth
transverse, the latter obliquely truncate at base ; ninth largest,
longer than broad, broadly rounded on the inside, deeply emarginated
externally ; tenth about half the size of its predecessor, ovate-conical ;
the five terminal joints punctate.

Allied to B. viicans rather than to B. dispar, smaller and
narrower, not obviously pubescent, and differing in antennal struc-
ture, &c.

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

I obtained my specimen at Woodliill, near the Kaipara Eail-
way.

1477. B. nemoralis, n.s. Convex, not narrow, the hind-
body (including wing-cases) sub-quadrate, nearly nude, having only
a few inconspicuous hairs ; shining, dark-red, tarsi fulvous.

Head nearly square behind, antennal tubercles raised but flat-
tened above, the interval depressed, vertex bi-foveolate. Prothorax
rather longer than broad, dilated laterally, very finely marginated
at base, without impressions. Elytra one and a half times longer
than, and nearly twice the breadth of, the thorax, the sides but little
curved ; their sutural stride not very evident, with a few very fine,
longish grey hairs besides some smaller ones near the base, none,
however, easily discernible ; destitute of distinct sculpture. Hind-
hody short, apparently impunctate, clothed with short yellow hairs.
Antenna; stout, bearing j-ellow hairs ; basal joint not greatly
exceeding the second in length, punctate ; second oblong, scarcely as
broad as the first ; joints 3-6 not gi-eatly differing in bulk, third
longest, sixth broadest ; seventh quadrate, distinctly larger than the
preceding one ; eighth transverse, half as broad again as the seventh ;
ninth large, sub-oblong, obliquely truncate at apex ; tenth ovate-
conical, quite as broad and about as long as the ninth ; joints 2-6
smooth, the others distinctly sculptured.

Comes near Nos. 236 and 239.

(? . Length, | line ; breadth, ^.

I found one at Woodhill.

1478. B. punctata, n.s. Convex, moderately shining, dark-
rufous, elytra paler, tarsi yellowish, sparingly clothed with short,
decumbent, brassy hairs.

Head about the size of thorax, moderately coarsely and closely
punctate; eyes prominent, coarsely facetted. Antennce ii-articu-
late, pubescent, two basal joints stout, cylindric ; joints 3-9 decrease
in length, but become broader, the ninth being quite transverse ;
tenth about twice the bulk of ninth ; eleventh largest, ovate, punc-
tate. Prothorax as long as broad, widest at the middle, its sculp-
ture similar to that of the head but more distant near the base, and
with a fovea-like depression at each side. Elytra nearly double the
size of thorax, narrowed towards the shoulders, appai-ently impunc-
tate ; sutural striae not very deep, humeral region a little elevated,
with two indistinct basal impressions. Hind-body deflexed, not
broadly marginated, its sculpture indefinite. Legs long and stout,
posterior tibiae bent near the extremity, and, on the inside, armed
with a calcar-like process.

This is the only species known to me having the head and thorax
distinctly punctured.

Length, f line ; breadth, f .

Habitat, Paparoa, near Howick.

1479- B. calcarata, n.s. Rufous, tarsi and palpi fulvous,

832 COLEOPTERA

moderately shining, rather densely covered with short greyish hairs,
convex.

Head sub-trigonal ; antennal tubercles much flattened and indis-
tinct, the space betv^een them a little elevated and rather coarsely
sculptured, and immediately behind it there is a somewhat triangular
depressed space; vertex punctate and bi-foveolate. Prothorax scarcely
longer than broad, cordiform, very finely punctured, with a median
basal fovea and one on each side. Elytra broader than, and nearly
twice the length of, the thorax, minutely punctured, their sutural
striae well marked. Hind-body finely punctate, its two basal seg-
ments as broad as the elytra. AntenncB modiei-SLte, 1 1 -articulate ; the
two basal joints about equal in length, first the stouter, joints 3-9 of
nearly the same length, third longest, ninth broadest and quite
transverse, tenth broader than long, twice the width of the eighth,
eleventh largest, sub-ovate, apparently appendiculate ; they bear
yellow hairs. Legs stout ; anterior tibicz almost straight ; interme-
diate, along the outer edge, nearly straight to beyond the middle and
arcuated towards the extremity, their inner edge incurved beyond
the middle, and, just before the apex, furnished with a robust calcar ;
posterior flexuose. Maxillary ijcdpi stout, not elongate, terminal
joint rather thick.

It seems questionable whether No. 242 may not prove to be the
female : should this actually prove to be the case, the name, B.
nasuta, must be sunk as a synonym of B. calcarata.

This species is distinguished from all the PselaphidcB known to
-me by the armature of the middle tibiae.

3- . Length, quite f line ; breadth, quite \.

I found two males of this curious little creatm'e at Tuakau,
Waikato.

Sagola (p. 134)-

1480. S. terricola, n.s. Shining, head and thorax dark-red,
elytra and legs rufo-fulvous, hind-body and antennce red.

Head with moderately-rounded hind angles, a deep groove between
the antennal tubercles not extending beyond the middle of the eyes,
a little expanded, but not foveate behind, and two fovese on its back
part ; tubercles distinctly punctured ; it is clothed with elongate,
pale-yellow hairs. Antennae normal, pilose. Prothorax cordiform,
and, like the head, minutely punctated, wath a large depression
behind the middle, a much smaller one between it and each hind
angle, and a large one at each side ; its clothing like that of the
head. Elytra about one and a half times longer than thorax, and
much broader than it behind, finely punctured, each with a broad
sutural stria deepest in front, and a deep elongate basal impression
beyond ; they are sparingly clothed with long yellowish hairs. Hind-
body longer and broader than elytra, finely punctured, covered with
yellow hairs, the first dorsal segment covered with minute, depressed
brassy scales. Legs stout ; front femora with a deep round notch
near the base, the angles acute; tibiae arched externally, the pos-
terior less curved, but slightly bent at the extremity. Larger than
JSfos. 246-249.

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Length, li lines ; breadth, |.

I took two specimens on the Waitakerei Eange.

Group-SCAPHIDID.^.

Baeocera (p. 665).

14S1. B. rufipes, ^^-s. Oviform, convex, nude, glossy, ru-
fescent, generally infuscate-red, sometimes pitchy; legs red, tarsi
yellow ; joints 1-6 of the antennae testaceous, the others infuscate.
- AntenncB elongate, first and second joints stout and about equal,
3-6 slendei", fifth longer than sixth, seventh broader than eighth
and equalling it in length. Maxillary palpi yellow, their terminal
articulation elongate, conical, gradually acuminated. Head smooth.
Prothorax without sculpture, its median lobe concealing, or almost
covering, the scutellum. Elytra nnpunctate, of the same width as
the thorax at the base but a little dilated laterally before the middle,
the suture somewhat elevated posteriorly, the strias quite obsolete
near the base ; the hind edges and pygidium rufo-testaceous.
Last joint of the posterior tarsi longest, the basal not elongated.
Underside smooth, pitchy-red, sparingly clothed with fine hairs.

In Eedtenbacher's Scaj^hisovia scutcllare, which is, I tliink, a
Bccocera, the thoracic lobe does not wholly cover the scutellum ; the
present species is closely allied thereto, but the coloration and form
are different, the contour being interrupted by the dilatation of the
elytra. In B. riifum I fail to detect the scutellum ; this remark also
applies to Scapliisoma apicella and S. actuosa: the two latter might,
perhaps, be more correctly located under Bceocera.

Length, i line ; breadth, quite -J-.

Collected by Messrs. Chalmer and Fulton, Otago.

Group— COL YDIIDiE .

Bitoma (p. 192)-

1482. B. lobata, ^'-5. Elongate-oblong, slightly convex,
opaque, somewhat variegate, chiefly pitchy-brown; the sides of the
thorax, the base and a broad longitudinal space on each elytron,
obscure infuscate-red ; legs and antennae obscure rufo-testaceous,
tarsi fulvescent.

Head moderate, narrowed behind, granulate. Antenncc with the
two basal joints stout, third elongate, joints 3-9 slender, tenth
strongly transverse, eleventh lai'ge, as broad as tenth. Prothorax as
long as broad, uneven, its sculpture nearly similar to that of the
head ; the sides tri-lobed, the anterior largest, the basal minute ;
base rounded. Elytra oblong, with several rows of shallow punc-
tures, interstices narrow and somewhat elevated ; on the second
punctate space appear a slight, elongate, basal elevation and four
small nodules, and there are two or three others (nodules) on the
top of the hind slope ; they bear some short, dark-coloured and
greyish setae, not, however, very easily seen.

Somewhat similar to B. rugosa, but with the sides of the thorax
lobed.

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Length, i J lines ; breadth, f .

I found one at Woodhill, near the Waitakerei Eange.

Note. — It is just possible that the name Bhytinotus, applied to
No. 364, may be objected to as being too near Bytinota ; the name
Edalus is therefore substituted.

Group-LATHRIDIID-ffi .

Lathridius (p- 232).

1483. L. bifoveatus, n.s. Sub-oblong, sub-depressed, shining,
sparingly clothed with minute grey hairs ; head, thorax, base and
margins of elytra, rufo-fuscous ; legs and antennae reddish, club infus-
cate, tarsi fulvous.

Head as broad as thorax, more or less punctate, with two linear
elevations extending from the base of the antennge to the back part
of the eyes ; these latter large, prominent, with distinct facets.
Antcnnce. as long as head and thorax, rather stout, basal joint large
and swollen ; second much smaller, not much longer but stouter than
third ; joints 3-6 moderately elongate and about equal, seventh and
eighth nearly quadrate ; club tri-articulate, pubescent, the middle
joint transverse, the terminal largest. ProtJiorax longer than broad,
marginated laterally, a little contracted before the base ; uneven,
with a deep basal depression appearing to consist of three transverse
foveee, a dorsal channel, and two median fovere ; punctate. Scu-
tellum small. Elytra oblong, nearly twuce the breadth and thrice
the length of the thorax, finely margined, humeral angles broadly
rounded; with two depressions behind the base, each wath eight or
nine punctured striae. Legs moderately long; tihice slightly arcuated
externally ; tarsi slender, shorter than tibiae, basal joint shorter than
second, the apical longer than the preceding two taken together.

May be easily separated from Nos. 409, 410, and 412 by the
absence of elytral costae.

Length, f line ; breadth, f nearly.

Described from one example sent from Taieri by Mr. S. W.
Fulton.

Obs. — White stated his L. antlpodum (No. 409) was closely
allied to Professor Nestwood's L. nodifer, which species seems to
have been removed to a new genus (Coninomus), the characters of
which are unknown to me. It is just possible that my L. sculptu-
ratus may prove to be White's species, and, probably, synonymous
with Coninomus nodifer. My specimen (No. 410) is remarkable for
the dilatation of the hind tibia3, with a deep notch at the inner
extremity.

No. 413 must be removed to Corticaria.

1484. L. castaneus, '^-s. Elongate, oblong, sub-depressed,
moderately glossy, rufo-castaneous ; tibiae, tarsi, and antennae testa-
ceous ; sparsely clothed wath excessively minute yellow hairs.

Head not dilated laterally, sub-oblong, sides nearly straight,
obsoletely bi-carinatc, rather roughly sculptured ; eyes small, not

6F new ZEALAND. 635

prominent. Prothorax oblong, margined laterally, deeply sinuated
or constricted behind the middle ; uneven, with two indistinct dorsal
costge separating the deep transverse depression near the base into
three parts, an elongate median depression, and a fovea near each
side ; its pnnctation similar to that of the head. Scutellum small.
Elytra oblong, not twice the breadth, but thrice the length, of the
thorax ; each with four double rows of punctures, the suture and
alternate interstices moderately acutely elevated, so that each
elytron appears as if tri-costate.

Comes near No. 412, but much smaller and with less elevated
elytral costae. In L. costulatus (No. 412) the outer costa proceeds
from the shoulder but becomes obsolete posteriorly, and in a speci-
men recently found on the Waitakerei Bange the hind-body is
nearly black.

Length, f line ; breadth, J.

One mutilated individual, taken on the Waitakerei Eange.

Rethusus.

Nov. gen.

Body sub-ovate, slightly convex, roughly sculptured, sparsely
pubescent. Head, including the eyes, as wide as the base of the
thorax, with a quadrate muzzle. Eyes prominent, coarsely facetted,
transversely oviform. Antenncs hnplanted at front angles of the
head, 11 -jointed, longer than head and thorax, basal joint stoutest,
second smaller than first but much thicker than those which follow,
joints 3-8 cylindrical, the eighth not much longer than broad, club
laxly tri-articulate. Prothorax about as long as broad, medially
dilated, constricted near the base. Scutellum rather large, almost
semi-circular. Elytra oblong-oval, about twice the breadth and
thrice the length of the thorax. Legs moderate, femora not clavate ;
tihicB straight, gradually widened towards the extremity ; tarsi stout,
3-jointed, the basal joint elongate and as long as the apical, second
small, barely half the length of the first, its point of insertion about
one-third from the base of that joint, so that the basal articulation
is prolonged beyond the extremity of the second ; claivs well de-
veloped, strongly appendiculate at the base.

Differs from Lathridius and Corticaria, its nearest allies, in the
remarkable tarsal structure, &c.

14S5. R. pictulus, w.s. Shining, black or brownish-black,
the legs and four or five spots in line with the posterior femora
testaceous ; the extremity of the latter, the base and apex of the
tibige, and the tarsal joint infuscate ; antennae brownish, the joints
sometimes varying in colour ; sparingly clothed with elongate, slen-
der, greyish-yellow hairs.

Head rather rough, punctate, dilated just behind the eyes, its
muzzle nearly the same colour as the two basal antennal joints.
Antcnnoi with longish, scattered, fuscous hairs. Prothorax as long
as broad, a good deal dilated laterally just before, and constricted
behind, the middle ; base and apex, but not the sides, marginated ;

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its surface uneven and rough, coarsely punctate, but showing two or
three ill-defined, smooth dorsal spots. Scutellum nearly smooth.
Elytra large, two times broader and three times longer than thorax,
shoulders obtuse, sides a little rounded, laarrower in front than
behind ; not depressed, uneven, their sculpture consisting of punc-
tures, elongate and rounded elevations of an irregular character but
without distinct costse. Legs pubescent.

It may be at once distinguished from the following species by
the presence of yellowish spots between the hind-thighs.

Length, i line ; breadth, f .

Two examples were taken on Mount Maungatua, Otago, by Mr.
S. W. Fulton ; and I think Mr. P. Stewart- Sandager has a third,
which he found near Wellington.

i486. R. lachrymOSUS, «-5. Shining, infuscate-black; legs
and two basal joints of antennae testaceous, the remaining joints
fuscous.

Head punctate, with two ocular foveae. ProtJiorax longer than
broad, narrowed anteriorly, rounded laterally before the middle and
constricted near the base ; uneven, punctured in a similar manner
at the head. Elytra broad, oviform, with elevated shoulders, punc-
tate ; each with three or iour irregular rows of elongate irregularly-
formed elevations, sometimes linear, sometimes rounded ; suture
smooth. The clothing consists of dark elongate hairs along the
sides and short greyish ones elsewhere, but the head and thorax are
nearly nude. Antenna elongate, basal joint robust, second stouter
but shorter than the slender third joint, 4-8 about equal, club loosely
jointed.

Length, i line ; breadth, nearly i.

I found one at Northcote, Waitemata Harbour.

Corticaria (p- 234).

1487. C. fusca, «-s. Sub-ovate, moderately convex, clothed
with numerous fine yellowish hairs, which, on the wdng-cases, are
disposed in rows ; brown, varying from light to dark; legs and antennoe
testaceous.

Head almost as broad as thorax, moderately punctured ; eyes
lar^e. Prothorax about as long as broad, base marginated, narrowed
in front, a little rounded laterally, slightly depressed along the base,
punctate, interstices finely and densely sculptured. Scutellum
distinct. Elytra sub-ovate, not depressed, with fine sutural strioB,
their punctation tolerably close and almost forming rows. Cliih of
the antennae with oviform joints.

Should be placed near Nos. 417 and 418, but in these species the
hind-body is nearly oblong, whereas the present one has quite
oviform elytra.

Length, f line ; breadth, quite \.

One of Mr. S. W. Fulton's captures at Taieri, Otago.

OF NEW ZEALAND. 837

FAMILY— LUCANID^ .
Group — ^ SAL ID iE.

Ceratognathus (p. 252).

14SS. C. macrocerus, ''-s. Oblong, slightly convex, sub-
opaque, blackish, spotted with elongate white scales.

Head finely and distantly punctured ; eyes prominent ; man-
dibles very small. Prothorax transversal, its sides a little explanate,
nearly straight behind, but narrowed towards the protuberant front
angles, base bisinuate, posterior angles rectangular ; the discoidal
sculpture similar to that of the head ; the lateral coarser ; it bears
numerous white scales (depressed), formmg small spots. Scutellum
squamose. Elytra slightly broader than thorax and twice its
length ; each side of the suture gradually elevated towards the
posterior declivity, sub-striate, their whole surface finely punctated,'
the punctures occasionally forming double rows but with punctated
interstices, so that these rows are not very regular ; they bear many
semi-erect, elongate white scales, the spots composed sometimes
of one, sometimes of four scales. Anterior tibicB closely denticulated,
and armed with a median and apical teeth externally ; the other
pairs distantly denticulate and setose. i4nie;witsrelatively very long,
their three terminal articulations as long as head and thorax, hirsute,
linear. Eemarkable for the diminutive mandibles as contrasted with
the large antennse.

$ . Length, 2^ lines ; breadth, ii.

I captured my specimen near Helensville (Kaipara).

1489. C. fusculus, U.S. Sub-opaque, fuscous, covered with
yellowish-grey scales, antennae and tarsi ferruginous ; oblong, slightly
convex.

Head small, closely and coarsely punctated ; mandibles small,
porrected ; eyes not very prominent. Prothorax broader than long,
a good deal curvedly narrowed towards the front, hind angles almost
rectangular ; its surface closely punctured, slightly uneven, and with
a rather broad dorsal furrow. Elytra oblong, each with two or three
ill-defined grooves near the suture, wholly punctate. Underside
closely but not deeply punctured. Front tibice closely denticulated,
armed with two teeth, the middle pair similarly armed, the posterior
denticulated along their outer edge. Antcnncs short, the last three
joints short and stout, pectinate, not at all linear.

? . Length, 3-3!- lines ; breadth, if- if .

The two examples before me were found on a kowhai log at
Taieri, by Mr. Sydney W. Fulton.

Group-D ASCYLLID^ .
Gyphon (p- 319)-

1490. C. rectalis, n.s. Narrow, elongate, sub-parallel, not
convex, blackish, moderately shining, clothed with fine greyish hairs,
legs testaceous, thighs darker, antennse infuscate.

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Head moderately large, nearly as broad as the thorax, finely and
distantly granulated, without sub-ocular line. AntenncB stout, third
joint snaall, much narrower than, and half the length of, the fourth.
Prothorax narrower than elytra, rounded laterally, finely and dis-
tantly granulated. Elytra elongate, four or five times longer than
thorax, almost parallel-sided, not impressed before the middle,
moderately closely punctured.

Narrower and more parallel than C. rectangulus, the granulation
of the head much less distinct, the thorax more remotely and less
evidently sculptured.

Length, i^ lines ; breadth, f .

Otago. Collected by Messrs. Chalmer and Fulton.

1491. C. waikatoensis, n.s. Shining, testaceous ; the suture
and four spots on the elytra (two basal and two apical), and the head
sometimes infuscate; densely clothed with short gi'eyish-yellow hairs;
not narrow.

Head as broad as apex of thorax, moderately finely granulated in
front. Antenna yellowish, the apical half fuscous, their third arti-
culation about one-third the bulk of the fourth. Prothorax about as
broad as elytra at base, remotely and obsoletely granulated, in some
lights appearing punctate. Elytra but little rounded laterally, with-
out distinct depressions, punctate. Underside fuscous, pale or dark,
densely pubescent, more or less punctate.

Allied to No. 586. Sub-ocular line moderately developed, the
intervening space narrow.

Length, i^ lines ; breadth, nearly f .

Taken by myself off Leptospermum at Ngaruawahia, Waikato.

Group-CISSID-ffi.

Cis (p. 346).

1492. C. picturatus, "-s. Elongate-oblong (sub-cylindric),
moderately shining, variegate ; head rufo-fuscous, thorax brighter ;
elytra testaceous, with many irregular pitchy spots, sometimes indis-
tinct, the scutellar region slightly infuscate ; legs red or rufo-fulvous ;
tarsi, palpi, and antennae (save the fuscous club) yellowish.

Head moderately coarsely punctured, bearing golden hair-like
setae ; edges of forehead carinated, leaving a wide median gap ;
eyes prominent, distinctly facetted. Antennce barely as loug as
thorax, basal joint n:iuch swollen, second much smaller, third slender,
longer than fourth, joints 5-7 small, decreasing in length, club large ;
they bear greyish-yellow hairs. Terminal joint of maxillary ;^;a/2;i
thick, scarcely acuminate. Prothorax quite as long as broad, its
apex broadly rounded, the sides somewhat curved, with dark rims,
posterior angles rectangular, not acute ; with an indistinct dorsal
line, moderately closely punctated, but not very coarsely ; clothed
with decumbent yellow setae. Scutellum distinct. Elytra almost as
broad as thorax, parallel-sided ; their punctation partially concealed
by their clothing of short, erect, grey setae. Legs stout, pubescent;

OF NEW ZEALAND. 839

femora stout ; tibicB slightly expanded, and oblique at the extremity ;
tarsi stout ; claivs thickened at base.

A varietal form exists about two-thirds the size of the type.

Near Nos. 630, 633, and 634, but easily recognized by its
coloration.

Length, i^ lines ; breadth, ^.

My specimen was found at Taieri, by Mr. S. W. Fulton.

1493- C. obesulus, ''IS. Convex, short and broad, con-
tracted medially, slightly glossy, infuscate-black ; legs red, tarsi
pale-ferruginous ; palpi and first two joints of the antennae rufo-
testaceous, the other joints gradually become darker ; sparingly
clothed near the sides with short, erect hair-like set®.

Head not distinctly sculptured, a little uneven, the sides of the
forehead obviously carinated. Eyes prominent, distinctly facetted.
AntenncB pubescent, the first two joints stout, the second the smaller
of the tw^o, third slender and elongate, about as long as the follow-
ing three conjointly, fourth longer than broad, fifth shorter than the
preceding one, sixth and seventh transverse, club large, laxly tri-
articulate, tenth (last) joint largest. ProtJiorax large, transversal,
marginated and obtusely rounded laterally, depressed-emarginate
behind the eyes, angles not acute, base finely marginated throughout
and widely, but only slightly, bisinuate ; its surface moderately finely
and distantly punctured, rather more closely and coarsely near the
sides, the intervening spaces excessively finely sculptured. Scutel-
lum minute, triangular. Elytra not twice the length of the thorax,
with distinct lateral rims, considerably curvedly narrowed pos-
teriorly, humeral angles rounded, somewhat depressed along the
suture ; their punctation much closer and coarser than that of the
thorax. Legs robust and hairy ; tibice compressed, the anterior a
little dilated apically, the outer and inner extremities produced so as
to form a cavity for the reception of the basal tarsal joints, but with-
out furrow for the reception of the whole foot ; front tarsi short,
their terminal articulation as long as the other three taken together ;
clmvs well developed.

Obs. — The broadest of the New Zealand species, allied to Bhopalo-
dontus. Nos. 637, 638, 639, and 1400 are rather short and broad
insects nearly related to the present one ; the others are more cylin-
drical.

Group— HELOPID-ffi .

Adelium (p. 386).

1494- A. indagator, n.s. Elongate, sub-parallel, moderately
convex; shining, body bronzed-black, sometimes brownish, legs
(except the knees and extremity of the tibiae) piceous, tarsi fulvous,
antennae infuscate but with the two basal articulations shining-cas-
taneous, palpi variegate ; underside piceous, coxae rufous.

Head moderately punctated on the middle, epistome less so ;
labrum nearly smooth, infuscate. ProtJiorax quadrate, sides ex-
planate, apex trisinuate {id est, with a slight triangular median

846 COLEOPTERA

notch and two wider post-ocular ones) ; base widely, but not deeply,
angularly incurved ; lateral margins distinct, the apical finer ; pos-
terior angles rectangular, resting on the hind-body, the anterior
obtuse ; the sides broadly rounded as far as the middle, behind
slightly narrowed, nearly straight, having only a slight ante-basal
sinuosity ; it is convex and a little uneven, having two distinct, dis-
tant, basal impressions, two elongate frontal ones, the same number
lateral, and a more or less evident dorsal stria ; its punctation
neither close nor coarse and becoming less perceptible on the sides.
Scutellum smooth. Elytra oviform, elongate, slightly wider at the
base than thorax and still wider at the middle, deflexed and nar-
rowed posteriorly, humeral angles a little reflexed ; their sculpture
consists of about twelve rather closely but not coarsely punctured
striae ; of these the four sutural are regular, but the others sometimes
form elongate insulated spaces. Underside almost smooth ; epi-
pleurae punctate. Legs stout, tibiae arcuated, a little dilated and
pubescent towards the extremity.

On a careful examination it will be noticed that the sides of the
thorax, midway between the middle and hind angles, are widely yet
slightly dilated : this, together with the more or less obvious median
furrow, distinguish it from all the other species except A. cJialmeri.

Length, 5^- lines ; breadth, 2|-.

Found by Mr. T. F. Cheeseman, Wangapeka Valley, Nelson.

1495. A. rufilabrum, n.s. Sub-parallel, gradually narrowed
medially, elongate, moderately convex transversely ; bronzed-brown,
not very glossy ; legs pubescent, antenna3 ferruginous.

Head finely and rather distantly punctured, with a well-marked
groove extending frona the inner side of each eye to the almost
equally straight suture of the epistome ; labrum rufescent, closely
but finely punctured. Antenncs robust, with yellow hairs. Pro-
thorax longer than broad, apex sub-truncate, anterior angles
rounded, gradually narrowed from front to base, posterior angles
rectangular, base wddely, but not deeply, angularly incurved ;
lateral and basal margins fine but distinct, the frontal obsolete ; it
is impressed with fine and rather distinct punctures. Scutelhim
smooth behind, very coarsely and densely punctured in front.
Elytra elongate, slightly broader at the base than the thorax,
humeral angles rounded, with reflexed rims, from thence gradually
widened to beyond the hind-thighs and then narrowed apically,
finely marginated ; each has nine finely-punctured strite, the inter-
mediate confluent posteriorly, interstices almost plane and finely
punctulated. Underside piceous, more or less punctate ; coxae rufes-
cent.

The antennoi similar to those of A. amaroidcs ; eyes transverse,
elongate-oval, without apparent frontal emargination. Inter-coxal
suture bilineatcd and strongly cmved in front.

It may be readily identified by its unusually long thorax, having
a very slight outward curvature in line with the front femora, and
the very coarse sculpture along the base of the scutellum. Like
4. alienum, an aberrant form.

OF NEW ZEALAND.

841

Length, 3f lines ; breadth, i^.

I am indebted to Mr. Cheeseman for my specimens, ^vhich he
brought from the Wangapeka Valley.

Group— ULOMIDiH .
Ulomotypus.

Nov. gen.

Body elongate-oblong, transversely convex. Head moderate.
Sutm-e of episto77ie truncate in the middle, oblique laterally,
deeply triangularly emarginated in front. Lahrum prominent,
entire, ciliated. Eyes transversal. Antennm 11 -articulate, robust,
rather short, gradually, but not greatly, incrassated ; first
joint longest, third a little larger than the contiguous ones, joints
7-10 transverse, sub-obconical, eleventh rounded. Maxillary palin
short, their terminal joint securiform. Prothorax quadrate, mar-
ginated, apex sinuated, base bi-sinuated. Scutclluiii transverse.
Elytra oblong, slightly broader than thorax, marginated. Legs
moderate ; femora robust, grooved underneath ; front tibioi elon-
gate-triangular, armed with two robust procesees, the outer edge
sub-crenate ; the two hind pairs angularly produced outwardly at the
extremity, cavernose, bi-spinose inwardly, the posterior arcuated,
with a conspicuous tooth near the base on the inner edge ; ta^si
very short, cylindric, almost nude, the four basal joints of the
anterior conjointly as long as the apical one, penultimate entire ;
first joint of the posterior obconical, not elongated, second and third
transverse ; claios simple. Prosternal process arched ; that of the
mesosternum depressed in front, triangular, concave ; abdominal
process triangular, with raised edges. Trochanters of the inter-
mediate legs quite as distinct as the posterior, ciliated. Metasternum
moderately elongate, its episterna narrow, parallel.

1496. U. IsevigatUS, n.s. Nude, shining, pitchy-black, tarsi and
antennae dark-red, labrum and palpi ferruginous, sub-cylindical.

Head uneven, with two large obtuse inter-ocular elevations
separated by a longitudinal groove, and a sinuous transversal im-
pression behind ; its front part finely punctured, more closely near
the eyes, their orbits deiasely rugose-punctate ; occiput quite
smooth. Prothorax quadrangular, front and basal margins fine
but distinct, the lateral thickened behind ; apex widely and some-
what sinuously incurved, base sinuated beyond the middle ; posterior
angles rectangular, the anterior nearly so ; its surface very finely
and distantly punctured, with two shallow discoidal fove^. Scutellum
smooth, the anterior space densely rugulose. Elytra parallel, their
rims entire, shoulders obtusely rectangular ; each has a very long
scutellar and eight punctured striae, not, however, continued to the
extremity, interstices nearly plane, finely and remotely punctated.
Front tibicz with fulvous cilias at their internal apex, the outer edge
finely crenate, their front face punctate ; middle and hind pairs
coarsely sculptured. Underside more or less reticulate-punctate.
7 — PT. IV.

$4^ COLEOPTERA

Length, 5|- lines ; breadth, 2^.

Described from one individual brought by Mr. Cheeseman from
the Wangapeka Valley, Nelson.

Group— DIAPERID.^ .

Menimus (p. 360).

1497. M. Striatulus, n.s. Oval, moderately convex, almost
nude, having only a few fine greyish hairs ; rufo-castaneous, not very
glossy, legs and antennae ferruginous.

Head finely and distantly punctured, its whole surface very finely
S3ulptured. Prothorax transverse, of exactly the same width as the
elytra at the base, narrowed, yet but little curved, anteriorly ; apex
incurved towards each angle, with dense minute sculpture and some
fine distant punctures. Scutellum broadly triangular, punctate.
Ehjtra gradually curvedly narrowed posteriorly, the lateral margins
as distinct as those of the thorax, but a little incurved in line w^ith
the hind thighs ; each elytron has seven or eight broad shallow striae
free from punctation, interstices finely and distantly punctured, their
whole surface with fine sculpture like that of the thorax. Legs
normal ; tihioi straight, and, like the antennee, clothed with fine
fulvous hairs.

Exactly similar to M. batcsi in outline ; the eyes are equally small,
but the elytral striae are distinctive.

Length, 2 lines; breadth, i.

I took one from a log on the Waitakerei Eange.

1498. M. sinuatUS, '^-s. Oviform, almost oblong-oval, rather
broad and convex, almost nude, somewhat nitid, rufo-piceous, femora
fulvous, tarsi, antennae, and palpi ferruginous, and bearing fine
yellow hairs, its whole surface densely but finely sculptured.

Head rather broad, finely and not closely punctated ; eyes of
moderate size. Prothorax much broader than long, convex ; apex
rather deeply incurved near the sides, so that the anterior angles,
though not acute, seem unusually prominent, the base slightly
narrower than the humeral angles, the sides rounded anteriorly, but
almost straight behind ; it has a few fine punctures, not so easily seen
as those on the head. Sc2iteUum triangular, punctulated. Elytra
a good deal narrowed behind, obsoletely striate, more distinctly
punctured than the head, the punctation irregular. Legs stout ; two
front pairs of tibics moderately arcuated externally ; the posterior
straight inwardly, but, on the outside, a little emarginated beyond
the middle.

Eather broader but less convex than No. 660, the thorax more
transversal, less depressed in front, and with protuberant anterior
angles ; larger than M. crassvs and of different shape ; the thorax
scarcely narrowed till near the front

Length, 2 lines; breadth, i-|.

I found one near Helensville, Kaipara.

OF NEW ZEALAND. 843

Group-MELANDRYID^.

Onysius.

Nov. gen.
Head nearly as broad as thorax, epistome porrect, truncate in
front ; labritm transverse, prominent, with an almost straight edge,
covering the mandibles ; eyes large, reniform, with coarse facets ;
maxillary palpi hirsute, robust, basal joints minute, second elongate-
triangular, third short, obconical, fourth as large as second, elongate-
securiform ; labial short and stout, their terminal joint obtuse,
arched; mentum large, obliquely truncated towards the middle,
which, however, is straight ; mandibles robust, externally curved,
acutely bifid at apex. Antenna inserted before the emargination of
the eyes, extending backwards to the middle of the elytra ; stout,
not at all moniliform, basal joint short, swollen, sub-triangular,
second rather longer but more slender, joints 3-8 about equal,
thickened apically, each longer than second, ninth and tenth also
eleventh somewhat flattened, a little longer and broader than the
preceding, eleventh as large as tenth, oviform. Prothorax quadrate,
apex trisinuate, anterior angles obtusely prominent, yet not reaching
as far forward as the middle portion of the apex ; base medially
incurved; widest and somewhat rounded laterally in front, from
thence nearly straight to the obtuse hind angles, finely marginated
throughout, depressed. Scutellum large, curvilinearly triangular.
Elytra oblong, nearly twice the breadth and four times the length
of the thorax, their sides nearly vertical, posterior slope gradual ;
parallel to beyond the middle, from thence the margins are gradually
explanated, abruptly sinuously narrowed posteriorly, apices simple,
rounded, disc nearly plane but uneven. Legs moderate, femora a
little inflated ; tibice nearly straight, gradually and slightly thickened,
and minutely bi-calcarate at apex ; tarsi elongate, quite as long as
the tibiae, with simple soles, two front pairs pentamerous, narrow,
their joints entire and of equal width, the three basal of the same
length, fourth shorter than third, sunple, fifth longest, posterior
quadri-articulate, decreasing in length, fourth, however, rather longer
than first; claws well developed, simple. Prostermcm short, simple;
cox(2 globose-cylindric, prominent, narrowly separated. Mesosternum
short, with a plane, broad, triangular process slightly projecting
anteriorly and adapted to the slight prosternal notch, coxae a little
further apart than the anterior, moderately raised, rounded. Mcta-
sterniim moderate, episterna broad, narrowed posteriorly, hind coxae
embedded, transverse, more widely separated than the others. Coty-
loid cavities closed. Abdomen with five nearly equal segments;
inter-coxal process broadly triangular, with carinate edges. Eiji-
pleura narrow.

1499. O. anomalus, n.s. Sub-oblong, sub-depressed, nearly
nude, shining, uneven ; head and thorax infuscate-red, the sides
of the latter suffused with pitchy -brown : elytra testaceous, the
scutellar region rufescent, and with two shining, blackish, arrow-
shaped discoidal marks, on other parts indistinctly tinged with green

844 COLEOPTERA

and brown ; femora fuscous ; tibise (except a basal and median infus-
cate bands), tarsi, andantennaj pale-flavous, these last with the three
terminal iDubescent joints and the tips of joints 2-8 brownish, the
basal one blackish, tarsi similarly marked ; labrum yellowish.

Head a little uneven, with a depression between the antennal
orbits, punctate ; epistome and labrum smooth. Prothorax quadran-
gular, somewhat broader than long, finely margined, rather flat,
without projecting angles, v.adest in front, nearly straight behind ;
its surface rather flat and uneven, with two pairs of slight obtuse
basal elevations situated midway between the middle and sides, its
punctation moderately close and irregular. Scutclltim finely punc-
tured. Elytra uneven, netirly plane above, sides straight to beyond
the middle, dilated near hind thighs, suddenly curvedly narrow^ed
behind ; their punctation neither close nor coarse ; each bears a
large compressed ante-apical protuberance, and three more or less
perceptible elevations behind the middle. The body is sparsely
clothed with fine yellowish hairs. Antennae and legs pubescent.
Underside fuscous, punctate, pubescent. Metasternum grooved
behind.

Length, 3I- lines ;. breadth, i-^.

Mr. W. D. Campbell, of Ponsonby, discovered one example on
the Patetcre plateau.

Gtenoplectron (p. 400).

1500. P. vittatum, ?i-S- Lanceolate, narrow ; slightly shining,
pitchy-brown, palpi yellow; the two basal articulations of the
antennas and the apical one of the tarsi infuscate ; the elytra with
two elongate basal vittte fulvous, and an ante-apical fascia pallid.

Head closely reticulately sculptured. Prothorax sub-conical,
somewhat rounded laterally, widely bisinuate at base ; its sculpture
like that of the head but finer, canaliculate, with two small basal
depressions, covered with somewhat deciduous, depressed yellow
hairs. Elytra elongate, attenuated posteriorly, apices acutely
rounded, leaving a sutural gap ; finely reticulated, the lateral and
sutural margins coarsely ciliated, each with three costal, most obvious
behind, the outermost quite lateral and least distinct ; they are
clothed with cinerous pubescence. Legs normal, elongate.

Length, 3 lines ; breadth, f .

I found two, one mutilated, on the Waitakerei Eange.

Allopterus (Pt. m., p. 790)-

1501. A. instafoilis, n.s. Variegate, ground-colour smoky-
brown inclining to black ; the dorsum and base of thorax, the base
and portions of the elytra, rufescent ; palpi pale-flavous, legs pale-
testaceous sometimes marked with brown ; the tarsi and basal
joints of antenna3 infuscate, the remaining articulations of these
latter blackish ; each elytron with a short humeral vitta, widest
behind, a sutural one near the middle, and a very irregularly-formed
fascia behind, yellowish ; a lateral spot just before the hind thigh,
of a reddish colour, may also be noticed.

OF NEW ZEALAND. 845

Head reticulated. Prothorax as long as broad, sub-conical, with
three basal depressions, reticulate, clothed with decumbent yellowish
or variegate hairs. Elytra elongate, gaping behind, apices acutely
rounded, attenuated towards the extremity ; their suture thickened
throughout, slightly uneven, but not distinctly carinated ; the
humeral region longitudinally elevated ; their clothing mostly yel-
lowish and depressed.

A second example (if lines x f) is juuch less distinctly marked,
but evidently belongs to this species.

Length, 2^^ lines ; breadth, nearly i.

I caught two on the Waitakerei Eange, near the residence of
Mr. W. Cantwell.

Group -CE DE ME RID^ .

Selenopalpus (p. 419)-

1502. S. aciphyilse, "-5. Black, a little glossy, legs and
antenna inf uscate ; body elongate, sub-depressed, pubescent.

Head somewhat convex, with two elongate inter-ocular de-
pressions ; the vertex sparingly, the sides and back closely but not
coarsely, punctured, the intervals between the dots densely
sculptured ; eyes rather small, not convex, obliquely truncate in
front ; last joint of the maxillary palpi thick, widely but not deeply
notched. Thorax • quite as broad as long, obtusely distended
laterally in front of the middle, sinuously narrowed behind, basal
margin distinct ; its surface without v\-ell-marked cavities, the
sculpture and clothing not materially differing from those on the
head. Scutellum sub-triangular, concave. Elytra nearly parallel-
sided, humeral angles obtuse, apices slightly gaping and rounded
singly ; the disc obsoletely bi-costate, closely and rather coarsely
rugose-punctate, with greyish hairs.

In some respects like S. cyaneus ; the colour far darker, the
sculpture dense, the emargination of the terminal joint of the
maxillary palpi much wider but not so deep. The posterior femora
are only a little incrassated ; the tibire are arcuated but not
thickened near the base nor produced at the apex. The pygidmm
but little exposed.

<? . Length, 4J lines ; breadth, li.

I have one male onlv, broken, taken off Aciphylla hjallii at
Taieri by Mr. S. W. Fulton.

Sessinia. (p- 420).

1503. S. nemoralis, ''-s. Elongate, but little convex ; shghtly
shining, fusco-testaceous, legs flavous, tarsi and palpi very shghtly
rufescent.

Head moderately punctured, the interspaces finely punctured,
bearing a few fine griseous hairs ; apical joint of maxillary palpi
moderately large, widely emarginated behind towards the apex.
Prothorax as long as broad, its sides rounded in front and narrowed
behind, basal margin distinct ; nea^rly plane above, its whole surface
rather coarsely but not deeply punctated, with the interstices closely

846 COLEOPTERA

reticulated ; it bears some short yellow, depressed hairs. Scntellum
curvilinearly triangular, concave. Elytra slightly but widely in-
curved before, and broadly dilated behind, the middle ; shoulders
rounded, apices rounded, leavmg the suture open behind ; each has
seven feebly impressed striae (infascate), one sutural, two pairs
beyond, the outermost least distinct ; all become obsolete posteriorly;
they are closely yet not deeply punctured, and clothed with yellowish
hairs. Posterior tihice, moderately arcuated.

$ . Larger (6_^ lines x if), more opaque, the elytra sub-j^arallel,
and, beiiig darker in colour than the other sex, with less obvious
striae ; apical joint of palpi entire, securiform ; hind tibige straight.

Quite distinct from S. latiuscula.

$. Length, 5f lines ; breadth, if.

Taken at Taieri, Otago, by Messrs. Fulton and Chalmer.

Dammarobius.

Nov. gen.

Bodij elongate, sub-depressed. Head larger than thorax, nar-
rowed behind ; eyes large, prominent, distinctly facetted, obliquely
truncate in front ; antennae filiform, extending backwards to hind
thighs, inserted before the eyes, basal joint stout, arcuated, as long
as third, second short ; their terminal joint thickened medially and
rather abruptly narrowed apically ; maxillary ixdpi quadri-articu-
late, elongate ; their last joint large, widely furcate and inwardly
concave ; the intermediate joints sub-cylindric, dilated apically, and
densely pubescent. Protliorax sub-cylindrical, dilated laterally be-
fore the middle. Scutellum curvilinearly triangular. Elytra long,
gradually attenuated posteriorly ; humeral angles obtuse ; apices
acutely rounded, leaving a slight sutural gap and exposing the last
ventral segment only. Legs slender ; posterior femora short, a little
inflated, notched at the extremity ; tihice. lamellate at base, flexuose,
bi-calcarate ; tarsi moderate, first joint longer than the following
three conjointly, third short, quadrate, grooved for the reception of
the terminal one ; claws thickened at base and furnished with a
tooth-like process.

Allied to BaculipalpiLS ; the shape of the apical joint of the maxil-
lary palpi resembles the letter V; the labial aie short, with strongly
securiform terminal joints.

1504. D. mollis, ns. Elongate, sub-depressed, slightly shin-
ing, variegated-testaceous ; last joint of maxillary palpi infuscate.

Head rather smooth, finely punctated, wdth a few fine pallid hairs.
Antennae pubescent. Protlu rax longer than broad, uneven, narrowed
behind, its basal margin reflexed ; the sculpture and clothing nearly
similar to those of the head. Elytra broader than thorax, gradually
narrowed towards the apices, obsoletely lineated, covered with short,
decumbent, greyish hairs ; they are moderately closely punctured,
and exhibit a livid hue on some parts. Legs pubescent ; tarsi with
blackish hairs above, the last joint ciliated in front.

(J. Length, 6 lines; breadth, i^.

OF NEW ZEALAND. 847

I cut one, not quite mature, specimen out of a kauri log on the
Waitakerei Range.

Group— MORDELLID.^.

Seamordella.

Nov. gen.
Differs from Morddla. Terminal joint of the maxillary palpi
large, broadly triangular, anterior margin concave, united exactly in
th3 middle to the penultimate. Hind legs short ; their tarsi robust,
with coarse cilite at the extremity of each joint. Pygidium ^Yith a
deep sinuous suture. ScutcUum semicircular.

1505. Z. monacha, n.s. Lanceolate, arched, sub-opaque,
black ; three or four basal articulations of the antennae, and stalk of
the palpi, infuscate ; elytra with whitish spots.

Head finely punctured, densely clothed with short brassy hairs.
Antennas pubescent, joints 5-10 serrate, eleventh ovate. Prothorax
broader at the base than the elytra, strongly rounded and narrowed
towards the front, base medially lobate ; its sculpture consists of
irregularly-formed linear impressions ; it is clothed like the head.
Elytra gradually narrowed posteriorly, apices obtusely rounded,
densely sculptured pretty much in the same way as the thorax ; the
darker portions are covered with cinerous pubescence, whilst pale-
yellow hairs form spots ; these are, on each elytron, one humeral,
two behind it but before the middle, one behind the middle, a broad
sutural line extending as far as, and having a tendency to unite with,
the median spot, and an elongate ante-apical sutural spot. Legs
robust, clothed with pale-yellow hairs. Underside pitchy-black,
sculptured like the upper surface, and clothed with greyish hairs.
Pygidium covered with griseous hairs at the base.

Length, i^ lines ; breadth, |-.

I shook two off birch-trees near the residence of Mr. Hampton,
at Pokeno, Auckland.

Group-BRAGHYDEEID^.
Nicasana (p- 4-7)-

1506. N. COncinna, n.s. Oblong-ovate, medially contracted,
moderately convex, variegate, densely covered with depressed
rounded scales and fine erect setae ; legs testaceous, antenna) ru-

fescent.

Rostrum continuous with, but narrower than, the head, punctate,
with an excessively-fine longitudinal line, covered with grey scales.
Antennce stout, scape shorter than the funicle, gradually iucrassated ;
basal joint of funiculus largest ; second obcouical, not very much
smaller than first ; joints 3-6 nearly moniliform, seventh larger than '
sixth, transverse ; club ovate, distmct. Head plane above. Pro-
thorax transversal, rounded laterally, punctate, covered with white
and greyish scales, but with a broad vitta at each side, composed of
smoky-brown scales. Scutellujn triangular, ptillid. Elytra sub-

848 COLEOPTERA

cordate, of almost the same ^Yiuth as the thorax at the base, humeral
angles obsolete, widest before the middle, and considerably narrowed
behind ; each with seven fine striae ; the other sculpture concealed
by the squamosity, consisting of white, greyish, and fuscous scales ;
those of the darkest colour form a much-curved sub-apical fascia,
and some spots between the hind thighs. All the tihicB flexuose.
Underside pale-brown.

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

An individual of this pretty little weevil was sent from Taieri by
Mr. Sydney W. Fulton, of Outram.

Group-OTIORHYNCHID^.

Trachyphloeus (p- 430).

1507. T. harioluSj «-S. Sub-ovate, a little shining, squamosa,
variegate.

nostrum stout but narrower than head, reddish, almost concave
above ; scrobes cavernose, extending half-way to the eyes. Antenna
robust, scape very stout, setigerous, fuscous; funiculus shining,
ferruginous, pilose, first joint stout, second nearly as long as, but
only half the breadth of, the first, 3-7 transverse, seventh distinctly
broader than sixth, club distinct, pubescent. Prothorax broader
than long, strongly rounded laterally, constricted in front, rufo-cas-
taneous, with irregular punctiform impressions, the spaces between
minutely and remotely punctated. Elytra but little broader than
thorax, but twice its length ; base arcuated, humeral angles oblique ;
punctate-striate, covered with small, flat, chocolate-coloured scales,
and a row of coarse setae on each of the interstices, those near the
suture and shoulders white. Legs stout, brick-red ; tibiae bent.

The scape is thicker than in any other New Zealand species ;
the thorax, ahr.ost bare and glossy, is so sculptured as to appear as
if divided into irregular oviform areas, yet not distinctly granulated.

Length (rost. inch), if lines; breadth, -f.

I have only seen one specimen, which was discovered near
Dunedin by Mr. T. Chalmer.

Group-RHYPAROSOMID-S.

Phrynixus (p- 432).

1508. p. intricatus, 'z-s. Sub-ovate, rufo-piceous, densely
covered with sappy scale-like matter concealing its clothing and
sculpture.

Bostnim as long as thorax, dilated and nearly smooth an-
teriorly, tufted in front of the eyes, and with two smaller crests just
behind the antennal insertion. Antenna moderately elongate, the
scape bearing long bent scales, the two basal joints of the funiculus
equally elongate or nearly so, the others increase in thickness, club
distinct, ovate, red. Prothorax longer than broad, widest near base,
coarsely, but on some parts not closely, punctated, very uneven ;
middle of base concave, with ten more or less obvious scaly eleva-
tions, three at each side, two basal, and two dorsal. Elytra uneven,

OF NEW ZEALAND. 849

scutellar region deprossecl, irregularly and coarsely pmictured, apex
piceoLis, striate ; each with a compi-essed elevation on the top of the
posterior declivity, a similtir one on each shoulder, and other
rounded ones elsewhere, covered with scales ; their surface more or
less studded with small glossy black tubercles. Legs squamose.

The above is applicable to a denuded specimen. It is larger than
P. astutus ; m P. celatus the elytra appear as if coarsely striate;
whilst P. tcrreus is without rostral tubercles.

Length (rost. inch), 3 lines; breadth, if.

Mr. T. Chalmer sent me a specimen from Dunedin.

1509. P. tuberculatus, n.s. O^-ate, covered with scaly
matter, piceous ; legs, antenna}, and tarsi ferruginous.

liostnim as long as thorax, tri-carinate in front, punctate, bi-
cristate behind. Prothorax a little longer than broad, punctate,
squamose-tuberculate. Elytra broader and longer than thorax,
almost punctate-striate, bearing some small black tubercles near the
sides and apex. Legs scaly. Underside distantly punctured.

Allied to the preceding species, but with narrower elytra, so
sculptured as to seem punctate-striate ; near the base the punctures
are large, and the strias begin after the middle.

Length (rost. inch), 2^-3 lines; breadth, i^-i|-.

Collected near Outram by Messrs. Fulton and Chalmer.

1 5 10. P. differens, '^.5. Ovate, pitchy-red, clothed with elon-
gate fulvescent scales ; antennae and tarsi red.

Rostrum quite as long as thorax, arched, but little dilated in
front, punctate, not carinate, without tufts. Prothorax rather longer
than broad, cylindrical, depressed at base, not tuberculate, closely
rugose-punctate. Elytra sub-ovate, broadly rounded laterally, disc
stnate-punctate, apex punctate-striate, the fourth interstice almost
nodose behind ; the squamosity is irregularly distributed, but does
not form tubercular elevations. Legs stout, scaly.

Of nearly the same size as P. vwdicus and P. facetics ; from tlie
latter it differs in having the beak simple and the elytra perfectly
free from squamose tubercles.

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

I found one on the Waitakerei Eange.

1511. P. rufipes, ^i■s. Ovate, piceous, antenna and tarsi red,
clothed with small, elongate, fulvescent scales.

Piostrum as long as thorax, squamose, punctate and slightly
dilated in front, its basal half tuberculate-squamose. AntenncB
shining, second joint of the funicle nearly as long as, but more slen-
der than, first. Prothorax cylindrical, longer than broad, with a
few shallow punctiform impressions, the sides fringed with scales,
the middle almost tuberculate-squamose. Elytra oviform, almost
punctate-striate, quite so behind, the dorsal punctures large, with a
few small black tubercles on the alternate interstices. Legs reddish,
Bcaly.

850 COLEOPTERA

The sculpture of the beak and thorax distinguishes this species
from Nos. 761 and 1221 as well as P. dijf evens.

Length (rost. inch), if lines; breadth, f.

I have one individual only, which was found in the same locality
as P. dijfcrciis.

1512. P. capitalis, n-s. Convex, clothed with small elongate
yellowish scales, piceous ; legs and antennae rufescent.

Rostrum longer than thorax, arched, wider in front than behind,
finely carinate, its basal half densely squamose but not tuberculate.
Antenna moderate. Protliorax quite as broad as long, widest in the
middle, its frontal portion narrow and dejDressed and moderately
punctated ; the disc coarsely punctured and uneven. Elytra sub-
cordate ; scutellar region concave, striate-punctate ; hind-slope
punctate-striate ; the discoidal punctures are large and separated
from each other by a rather narrow interval having a minute granule
on each ; near the sides the granular elevations are more con-
sj)icuous ; the scales form irregular elevations. Legs stout and scaly.

A peculiar form. When the insect has been set out on card-
board, the head, as seen from above, appears very small and no
broader than the snout, with a deep constriction behind the eyes.
Tlie scrobes are quite foveiform, but between them and the eyes
there is a shallow squamose groove ; the presence of the latter may
be detected in other species also, though less evident maless the
beak be denuded. The thorax is uncommonly short, and the elytra
rather broad, so that the general contour is dissimilar to that of any
described species. Notwithstanding these discrepancies, I have little
hesitation in referring it to Phrynixus, though it should, I think, be
placed last on the list.

Length (rost. inch), 2 lines ; breadth, |-.

One of Mr. S. W. Fulton's discoveries near Outram. One only.

Group— HIPPORHINID^.

Phseophanns (Part ill., p. 792).

^5^3- P. graniger, "-s. Sub-ovate, convex, opaque, black,
clothed with small, elongate, sub-depressed fulvous scales.

nostrum as long as thorax, almost longitudinally depressed;
apex nude, punctate. Antennoi sparsely pilose, scape gradually
thickened and not reaching the eye ; funicle shining-piceous, two
basal joints elongate and about equal, 3-7 oviform ; club distinct,
densely pubescent, quadri-articulate. Protliorax as long as broad,
widest before the middle, base truncate, with very feeble ocular
lobes ; its surface rather uneven, not at all coarsely punctured, and
bera-ing a few inconspicuous granules behind. Scutellum distinct,
covered with grey scales. Elytra oviform, convex, broader and
three times longer than thorax, not much broader than the thorax
at the base, sides and apex neai'ly vertical ; each with two sutural
rows of oblong depressions becoming punctiform behind, two irre-
gular costie, the sutural almost tuberculate behind, and a lateral
row of eight or nine nodiform elevations ; there are also many

OF NEW ZEALAND. 85I

distant minute granules, most obvious near the suture ; hind-slope
almost punctate-striate ; apex round. Underside clothed like the
upper ; two basal segments of abdomen large, bearing many trans-
verse, almost granular elevations ; head striated across. Legs scaly ;
femora sub-clavate beyond the middle ; tibiae nearly straight.

Differs from the typical species in being almost without ocular
lobes.

Length (rost. inch), 7 lines; breadth, 2f.

Mount Maungatua, near Dunedin. My specimen was found by
Mr. S. W. Fulton.

Group-CYLINDRORHINID^.

Inophloeus (p- 439)-

1514- I. prselatus, "s. Opaque, nigrescent; tarsi obscure
rufo-piceous ; covered with minute, rounded, depressed grey scales
and decumbent scale-like setse.

Bostrum shorter than thorax, median carina w^ell marked, apex
nude, densely rugose-punctate. Antennae hispid, scape gradually
incrassated and attaining the back part of the eye; funiculus
7-articulate, the two basal joints almost equal, elongate, the others
obconical, club distinct. Prothorax about as long as broad, widest
before the middle, ocular lobes w^ell defined ; uneven, rugose-punc-
tate, with a dorsal groove. Scutcllum small, but distinct. Elytra
broader than thorax, and about three times its length, ovate-oblong,
sides vertical, abruptly dellexed behind, disc slightly convex ; each
elytron with six dorsal rows of large oblong foveae, the third and fifth
interstices gradually elevated posteriorly, the former terminating
suddenly at the summit of the posterior declivity, but not forming a
dentiform projection ; the hind-slope without fovea?, apices simple.
Legs clothed like the body; tibiae ciliated \\ith greyish bristles.
Underside clothed, and, excepting foveao, sculptured like the upper.

Narrower and more oblong than I. inuus, none of the elytra
interstices so much elevated, the third not protuberant, and the
apices not produced.

Length (rost. inch), 7 lines; breadth, 2^.

Described from a single example found at Taieri by Mr. Sydney
W. Fulton, of Outram.

Echinopeptns.

Nov. gen.
Bostrum robust, gradually incrassated apically, as long as
thorax, apex triangularly grooved ; scrobes deep in front, less so on
reaching the eyes. E/jes angulated below, not prominent, moderately
fticetted. Antenna n\odei-a.te ; scape gradually thickened, not quite
attaining the eye ; funiculus 7-articulate, second joint shorter than
first, 3-7 obconical ; c/«6 ovate, 3-jointed. Pro^/io?-aa; rather broader
than long, dilated laterally, base bisinuate, apex truncate, ocular
lobes well developed, convex. Scutelluvi minute or invisible. Elytra
bisinuate, and but little broader at base than thorax, nearly plane

832 COLEOPTERA

above, sides and apex vertical. Legs stout ; tibia flexuose, the
anterior somewhcat produced inwardly at the apex, the posterior
cavernose ; tarsi normal. Metastcrnum short; two basal segments
of abdomen large.

Like Inoplilceus ; the scrobes, however, attain the eyes but the
scape does not ; the latter character separates it from Empaotes.

1515- E. dilatatUS, "-s. Black, rough, covered with obscure
greyish scales ; antenmie and tarsi piceous.

Rostrum as long as thorax, obtusely tri-carinate ; vertex slightly
convex. Prothorax rather broader than long, convex, widest before
the middle, uneven, rugose-granulate. Elytra sub-oblong, a little
broader than thorax, slightly raised towards, and broadly dilated
(projecting behind) at the summit of, the posterior declivity, but
leaving a wide gap at the sutui-e ; apex vertical ; there are several
small rounded eleviitions on the disc and sides ; the surface generally
somewhat uneven, not quite flat, with four or five rows of coarse
distant punctures on each. Legs and lower surface squamose.
Broadest behind.

Length (rost. inch), ^^ lines; breadth, 2 (maximum).

I am indebted to Mr. S. W. Fulton, of Outram, for one example.
It was found near his residence, I believe.

Empseotes (p- 441)-

1516. E. enysi, "-s. Narrow; obscure rufo-silaceous ; an-
tennae and tarsi somewhat ferruginous; covered with greyish-yellow
flattened scales, and whitish scale-like decumbent setce.

Rostrum as long as thorax, robust, broadly tri-carinate. An-
tennce elongate, bearing grey hairs ; second point of funiculus rather
longer than exposed portion of the first, 3-7 elongate-obconical,
club pubescent. Prothorax cylindrical, longer than broad, with a
broad, irregular dorsal depression, but, otherwise, not uneven.
Scutellum metallic, purplish-red. Elytra narrow, a little broader
than thorax at base ; just behind the shoulder there is a small
obtuse tubercle ; there are two large protuberant tubercles on the
top of the hind-slope, and a smaller one on the side of each elytron
near the posterior femora ; sides and apex nearly vertical, the base
a good deal rounded towards the scutellum ; they are moderately
convex, and gradually raised from the front backwards ; each has
six rows of elongate punctiform impressions above. Legs squamose.
Underside densely scaly.

Presents a striking contrast to the typical species. This is due
principally to the large, relatively broad beak, cylindiical thorax,
and narrow elytra, w'ith very prominent apical tubercles and post-
humeral protuberances. In other respects it exhibits few inequali-
ties of surface.

The breadth indicated is exclusive of tubercles.

Length (rost. inch), 5 lines ; breadth, i^.

Named in honour of its discoverer, Mr. J. D. Enys, F.G.S.,
Canterbury. I have seen one individual only, and that not in good
condition, so that fresh specimens may be more brightly coloured.

<5P NEW ZEALAND. 853

Irenimus (p- 443)-

1517. I. pilosellus, lis. Sub-ovate, moderately convex,
piceous ; covered with small, flat, greyish-brovrn scales and pallid
setae ; autennai and tarsi obscure-red.

Rostrinii shorter than thorax, moderately stout, dilated apically,
not obviously carinated, punctate and squamose; the sides and apex
fringed \Yith pale hairs ; scrobcs apical, visible from above, indefi-
nitely prolonged obliquely. Antennce reaching backwards to base of
thorax ; the scajjc to its apex gradually thickened, beariug grey
hairs. Funiculus 7-articulate, the two basal joints nearly equal,
the others decrease in length, obconicai ; club oblong-oval, 3-joiTited.
Eyes free, rather depressed, obliquely oval, moderately facetted.
Prothorax about as long as broad, ^Yithout distinct ocular lobes,
having only a wide, slight incurvature behind the eyes ; base feebly
rounded, the sides broadly ; punctate and squamose, exhibiting
slight inequalities of surface, and a broad oblique impression tov;ards
each front angle. Scutelluvi minute. Elytra elongate-cordate, a
little wider than thorax, and incurved, at the base, shoulders oblique,
narrowed and deflexed behind ; disc but little convex, almost striate-
punctate, the third and fifth interstices moderately elevated at the
top of the hind-slope ; apex griseous and greatly narrowed. Femora
clavate ; tibice flexuose, the anterior mucronate, posterior expanded
and hollowed at apex ; tarsi stout. Underside rather densely clothed
with tine elongate greyish hairs ; two basal segments of abdomen
large, broadly impressed on the middle; apex of prosternum deeply
incurved.

I have not seen any authentic exponent of this genus ; but this
species, though apparently rather narrow, seems to agree structurally
with the diagnosis, so far as I can judge. The elytra, though much
narrower than in an Australian Perperus near the middle, are
certainly broader at the base. Nos. 1231 and 1232 belong to
Irenimus.

Length (rost. inch), 3 lines; breadth, i-^.

Dunedin : Mr. T. Chalmer. One example.

1518- I. bicostatus, ^^-s. Piceous, covered with greyish-brown
scales and short grey setas, legs and antennaB obscure-red, bearing
greyish hairs.

Rostrum shorter than thorax, punctate and scaly. Prothorax
longer than broad, sub-truncate at base, obtusely rounded laterally,
widest before the middle, obliquely impressed in front, longitudinally
at the base, presenting a somewhat rough or uneven appearance, yet
neither tuberculate nor rugose. Scutellum small. Elytra elongate-
cordate, sub-acuminate behind, broader than thorax, and slightly
incurved at base ; dorsum slightly convex, sub-striate-punctate, third
and fifth interstices elevated from the base to the posterior declivity,
where they assume the form of nodose elevations. Underside covered
with lon^ish pallid hairs.

Like I. lyilosellus, larger, and with costiform elytral interstices.
Both are similar in structure.

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Length (rost. incl.), 3| lines; breadth, ii.

One individual, broken. Mr. T. Chalmer, Dunedin.

1519- I. tibialis, ^^-s- Narrow, convex, piceous, clothed with
flat, brownish-grey scales and curved grey setae ; antennae red ;
tibiae and tarsi fusco-rufous.

Bostrum shorter than thorax, medially carinated, its scales
reddish-grey. Prothorax rather broader than long, widest before the
middle, base feebly rounded ; its punctation concealed, convex, but
without superficial irregularities. Scutellum small. Elytra incurved
at base, where they hardly exceed the thorax in width ; humeral
angles oblique, sides sub-parallel, very gradually narrowed and not
abruptly declivous behind ; striate-punctate, third and fifth inter-
stices a little elevated and nDdose on the top of the hind-slope ; the
squamosity variegate, consisting of greyish scales and setae behind,
grey, yellowish-grey, and pitchy ones on the discj but nowhere
forming a spotted appearance. Legs covered with scales and grey
hairs ; the front pairs of tibiae flexuose, the posterior incurved.

Undoubtedly congeneric with the preceding species notwithstand-
inf^ the narrow hind-body, which is very gradually and not much
narrowed behind, so that the apex is quite obtuse. The regular
incurvature of the hind tibia is quite unlike the usual flexuous form.

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

I picked out my specimen from amongst a small collection re-
ceived from Mr. A. G. Harvey, of the Hutt, Wellington.

1520. I. stolidus, w.s. Narrow, moderately convex, fusco-
piceous ; covered with minute yellowish and whitish-grey scales
and setae, those of the latter colour predominating, particularly
behind ; antennae fusco-rufous ; legs more obscurely coloured.

Bostrum about as long as thorax, dilated apically, with a fine
median carina, its punctures squamose. Antennce bearing grey
hairs, reaching to base of thorax, the scape attaining its apex ;
scape gradually incrassated ; first joint of funiculus largest, obtrian-
gular, second and third of nearly similar form, but smaller ; seventh
larger than sixth; club elongate, oblong-oval. Prothorax about as
Ion"' as broad, obtusely rounded laterally, base and apex sub-trun-
cate ; disc convex, its punctation not coarse and concealed by the
clothing. Scutellum small, triangular. Elytra elongate-cordate,
shoulders oblique, not twice the width of thorax, attenuated and
CDinpressed behind ; striate-punctate, the punctures oblong, the
third and fifth interstices, and the suture behind, somewhat elevated.
Legs clothed in the same way as the body ; posterior tibiae cavernosa
at apex. Underside piceous, coxae and base of femora rufescent ;
clothed with rather long yellowish-grey hairs ; apex of x>'>'ostermi,m
curvedly emarginate ; base of ??ictoster?i«7?i with a median fovea-like
depression ; the two basal segments of abdomen large, equal, broadly
hnpressed medially.

A narrower form than I. pilosellus, with fewer scales but more
seta3, and less evident sculpture.

OF NEW ZEALAND. 655

Length (rost. incl.), 2^ lines; breadth, f.

Taieri, Otago : Mr. S. W. Fulton. Four examples.

Tigones.

Nov. gen.

Eostrum shorter than thorax, narrower than the head, slightly
narrowed before the middle, dilated and triangularly grooved near
the apex, more or less finely carinated ; scrobcs deep, apical, visible
from above. AnteimcB modexsitely long ; scape gradually incrassated,
attaining the thorax ; funiculus 7-jointed, basal joint largest but
not very elongate ; second similar in form but smaller, joints 3-7
sub-obconical ; club tri-articulate, oblong-oval. Eyes distant from
thorax, prominent, longitudinally oval, moderately facetted. Pro-
thorax quite as long as broad, truncate or indistinctly bisiuuate at
base, without distinct ocular lobes. Scutclluvi distinct. Elytra
cordate or oblong-cordate, a little broader at base than the thorax,
humeral angles oblique, apices more or less produced. Legs mode-
rately long, robust ; femora clavate ; tibia, flexuose, the anterior
mucronate, the others narrowed beyond the middle, considerably
expanded and cavcrnose at apex, and denticulated along their inner
or front face ; tarsi hispid, their basal joint rather shorter than the
apical and thickened at the extremity, second short, triangular,
penultimate bilobed, claws simple. Anterior coxce prominent, con-
tiguous ; intermediate rounded, separated by the narrow mesosternal
process ; posterior distant. Metasternum short. Abdomen with five
segments, basal largest, inter-coxal process obtuse, second about as
long as the following two, its hind suture straight, the anterior
oblique towards each side. EpipleurcB narrow.

Allied to Ireniimis, but with prominent eyes, &c.

Asaphia is another cognate form, bv;t in that genus the elytra
are nearly twice the width of the thorax at the base, with prominent,
obtusely rectangular, humeral angles ; it is distinguished from
Ircnimus and the Australian Perperus in having prominent eyes.

1521. T. caudata, "-5. Sub-ovate, moderately convex, fusco-
rufous, densely covered with small, depressed, sometimes yellow,
sometimes greyish, scales, intermingled with fine, erect, pale setae ;
antennae red.

Rostrum shorter than thorax, dilated apically, with a fine median
carina, punctate and squamose. Antenna elongate, with greyish
hairs ; scape shorter than funiculus, extending backwards to apex of
thorax ; first joint of the funicle stouter but not much longer than
second, joints 3-7 decrease in length but become slightly broader,
the three last being nearly moniliform. ProtJiorax quite as long as
broad, narrowed in front, rounded at the middle, nearly straight,
yet a httle narrowed,- behind ; its posterior angles, owing to scales
and set£e, appearing to project ; punctate, without inequalities of
surface. Scutcllum distinct. Elytra cordate, broader than thorax
at base, more so near the middle, shoulders oblique, gradually
narrowed, and declivous, posteriorly, apices considerably produced

856 COLEOPTERA

but scarcely divergent ; striate-punctate, but appearing striate, the
suture and alternate interstices slightly elevated behind. Legs
clothed with scales and set£e. Underside clothed like the upper.

The fifth interstices are most elevated and terminate abruptly
half-way do^YU the declivity, but not so as to be tuberculate. In
one small specimen the scales are quite yellow.

Length (rost. inch), 2f lines ; breadtla, quite i.

Six specimens were sent from Dunediu by Mr. T. Chalmer.

1522. T. OSCUianSj n-s- Sub-ovate, moderately convex ;
obscure brownish-red, closely covered with small fiat scales and
erect slender setce, the former varying from yellow to grey, antennas
and tarsi red.

Bostrum shorter than thorax, more or less finely keeled, except
the apex, squamose. Prothorax rather longer than broad, obsoletely
bisinuate at base, widest near the middle ; its punctation concealed.
ScutcUicm distinct. Elytra sub-cordate, shoulders oblique, apices
slightly and rather obtusely produced, striate-punctate, the suture
and alternate interstices a little raised posteriorly.

Intermediate between T. caudata and the following species.
From the former it differs in having a rather longer and narrower
thorax and hind-body, with less, and quite obtusely, produced apices.
The structure of the legs and antennge is precisely similar in both
species. It is somewhat variable in form and coloration.

Length, 2|— 2-| lines (rost. inch) ; breadth, f.

Discovered by Messrs. T. Chalmer and S. W. Fulton, near
Outram, Taieri.

1523- T. certa, '>^-s. Fuscous, covered with small fusco-testa-
ceous scales, and fine erect greyish and fuscous setce ; legs and
antennae ferruginous.

Bostrum longer than head but much shorter than thorax, with a
fine central carina, squamose. Scajjc with greyish hairs ; club
pubescent. Prothorax quite as long as broad, constricted anteriorly,
but little rounded laterally, base sub-truncate ; it is a little uneven
above, with a medially-interrupted ridge on the dorsum; its puncta-
tion is hidden by the scaly covering. Elytra cordate, apices pro-
duced and divergent, a little sinuate at base, shoulders oblique, the
sides but little curved, narrowed and deflected posteriorly ; striate-
punctate, but appearing quite striate ; the suture and the third and
fifth interstices elevated just before the top of the hind-slope, the
fifth ending in a tubercular (small) elevation near the apex ; they are
marked with an indistinct, pale, obliquely-curved fascia behind the
posterior femora.

Broader than T. caudata, more uneven above, the elytra with
divaricate apices. Tibiae denticulate.

Length (rost. inch), 2^ lines; breadth, ij.

Described from one example from Mr. S. W. Fulton, Outram.

1524. T. grisea, n.s. Obscure fusco-rufous, covered v^ith

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small depressed, grey and greyish-yellow scales, and pallid setse ;
legs and antennte ferruginous.

Bostrnm shorter than thorax, punctate and squamose, medially
carinate. ProtJiorax sub-cylindrical, quite perceptibly longer than
broad ; its sides but little curved, the sculpture concealed. Scutel-
luvi sub-triangular. Elytra rather narrow, but broader than thorax,
shoulders oblique, the sides very slightly rounded, gradually
narrowed and sloped behind ; apices divergent, but not acutely
prolonged ; striate-punctate, the suture raised behind ; the third and
fifth interstices less elevated. Legs robust, rather long, particularly
the anterior ; the front tibiss rather strongly produced at the ex-
tremity, and as distinctly denticulated inwardly as the posterior.

Longer than T. oscidans, the elytra more parallel-sided to beyond
the middle, with decidedly longer and ob\'iously denticulated front
tibiae.

Length (rost. inch), 3I lines; breadth, quite i.

Near Outram. One individual found by Mr. S. W. Fulton.

'^5'^5- T. Cervina, ^'-s. Fuscous, clothed with flat brown and
greyish scales, those of the latter colour forming an oblique inter-
rupted fascia on each elytron (behind) ; legs ferruginous, antennae
dark-red ; not very convex.

Bostrum not so long as thorax, with a fine costa along the
middle, squamose. Protliorax longer than broad, sub-cylindric,
somewhat uneven, its punctation concealed by the scales, those of
the paler colour forming a more or less distinct lateral stripe.
Scutellum griseous. Elytra rather long, their sides nearly straight
to beyond the middle, from thence narrowed and deflexed ; apices
divergent and slightly prolonged ; striate-punctate, the suture and
the third and fifth interstices moderately elevated behind.

Most nearly approaches T. grisea in form, but flatter ; the beak is
relatively longer and narrower, the front tibiae are shorter and less
evidently denticulated, aiid the seta} are mostly fuscous. There is a
considerable amount of individual variation, probably due to sex and
abrasion. The most distinctly marked variety has been set out and
chosen as the type.

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

Taieri. Messrs. Fulton and Chalmer.

Obs. — No. 1220 belongs to this genus, and must therefore become
known as Tigones cusjndata.

Group— ERIRHINID-ffi.

Erirhinus (p- 449)-

1526. El. eustictUS, "-s. Sub-ovate, moderately convex, shghtly
glossy, variegate, ground-colour testaceous with irregular blackish
marks, clothed with fine yellowish hairs and whitish hair-like scales.

Eos tr ion arched, slightly dilated apically, moderately slender,
longer than thorax, striate, the intervals sub-carinate, fuscous,
shining. Head pitchy, covered with whitish scales. Antcnnce in-
serted midway between the middle and apex of the snout, bearing

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grey hairs ; scape testaceous, funiculus aud club iufuscate, first joint
largest, thickened towards the extremity, second longer than the
following ones, which decrease in length ; club pubescent. Prothorax
transversal, constricted in front, rounded laterally, moderately closely
aud coarsely punctured, with a blackish dorsal streak, clothed with
fine yellowish hairs and whitish elongate scales. Scutellum small,
piceous. Elytra broader and nearly three times longer than thorax,
striate-punctate, interstices nearly plane and finely punctated, the
middle ones forming a slight oblique elevation on each elytron ; the
space behind the scutellum, a small elongate spot on each side of it,
and a large spot at the side of each, not reaching the suture, and
extending from the middle to the posterior slope, blackish ; the
whitish scales form an almost uninterrupted streak from the base to
the back part of the black patch. Lcrjs robust ; femora notched at
the extremity, and more or less dentate below; tibise flexuose.
Underside fuscous.

5 . Antennal insertion just before the middle ; rostrum longer,
more slender, and more feebly striate.

In one example the dark marks are indistinct, aud the basal
spots have a tendency to unite. It should be placed near E.
acalyptoides and E. glottis.

Length (rost. excl.), i J lines ; breadth, quite +.

Habitat, Taieri, Otago. Collected by Mr. S. W. Fulton.

1527. Ej. VOronic^, '^-s- Variegate, yellowish, shining, the
elytral suture a^lways, the thorax and portions of the elytra some-
times, piceous ; club fuscous ; rather thickly covered with depressed,
brassy, scale-like hairs.

Bostricm longer than thorax, considerably arched, nearly parallel,
striate ; antennal insertion half-w^ay between the middle and apex.
Eyes depressed. Protliorax a little transverse, convex, constricted
in front, its sides rounded, moderately closely and coarsely punc-
tured. Scutellum piceous. Elytra broader than thorax and twice
its length, with rows of not very close punctures ; interstices plane,
finely and remotely punctate, appearing impunctate. Legs stout,
thighs not dentate, tibiae flexuose. Underside distantly punctured,
more sparingly clothed than the upper surface ; breast and basal
segment of abdomen pitchy, the other segments fuscous ; iutercoxal
process rather obtuse, but with a small median angulation.

? . Eostrum more elongate and slender, less distinctly furrowed,
twice the length of thorax ; antennal insertion close to the middle.

The rather close covering of brassy, scale-like hairs distinguishes
this species ; the hairs, however, are apt to become greyish.

Length (rost. excl.), i^if lines; breadth, ^.

Mr. S. W. Fulton took about a dozen specimens off Veronicse on
Mount Maungatua, Otago.

1528. E. thomsoni, "-s. Testaceous; the club, beak, scuteUar
region, and a narrow lateral stripe on each elytron, picco-fuscous,
sometimes rufo-fuscous, the thorax occasionally rufescent ; sparsely
clothed with slender greyish hairs.

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Bostrum longer than thorax, moderately arched, striate ; an-
tennal insertion midway between the middle and apex. Protliorax
transversal, constricted in front, rounded laterally, its punctation
neither very close nor deep. Scutellum distinct. Elytra broader
than, and twice the length of, the thorax ; strongly striate-puuctate,
interstices simple, not distinctly punctate. Underside of the same
colour as the darker portions of the upper. Head minutely and
densely reticulated behind. Eyes distinct. Femora more or less
dentate below.

Of about the same size as E. lunbatus, but with the sides of the
thorax more strongly rounded, and therefore appearing more con-
stricted anteriorly.

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

First received from Mr. G. M. Thomson, F.L.S., of Dunediu, and
subsequently from Messrs. Chalmer and Fulton.

1529. Ej. bicavus, ''-s. Sub-ovate, variegate, the derm glossy-
piceous ; thorax clothed with long but slender greyish hairs, the
elytra with fine fulvescent hairs, coarser brassy ones, and feathery
scales, forming about a dozen whitish tufts ; legs yellow, antennae
fuscous, scape paler in colour than the funicle ; club pitchy.

Bostrum longer than thorax, arched, sub-parallel, v.ith two rows
of punctures and two lateral grooves, the apical portion smooth.
AntenucB implanted midway between the middle and apex, sparsely
clothed with grey hairs, of normal structure ; club stout, not
elongate. Prothorax about as long as broad, constricted in front, the
sides nearly straight behind, punctate, the dorsal line least so, with
two largo frontal cavities. Scutellum small. Elytra broader and
about two times longer than thorax, humeral angles obtusely pro-
minent, apex abruptly deflexed ; striate-puuctate. Legs stout ; base
of femora blackish, not distinctly toothed ; tibiae flexuous.

A well-marked species. The frontal constriction of the thorax is
expanded and deepened inwardly so as to form two obvious transverse
canities. Allied to No. 1257.

S . Length (rost. excl.), i^ lines; breadth, ^.

I found my specimen on the Waitakerei Eange.

1530. E. melastomUS, '^-5. Sub-ovate, a little glossy ; elytra
pale-testaceous, with four small dark spots between the posterior
femora and the basal region somewhat darkened ; thorax darker
than elytra, with two basal spots and a median streak dark-fuscous ;
the beak infuscate, apex usually blackish ; scape of the same hue as
the beak, funiculus piceo-fuscous ; legs testaceous.

Bostrum very slender and elongate, twice the length of thorax,
arched, feebly striate. Antenna inserted at the middle ; basal joint
of funiculus clavate and about as long as the following three con-
jointly, third shorter than second, both cylindrical, joints 4-7 become
shorter and thicker, club large, oblong-oval. Head punctate,
covered with brassy, scale-like hairs ; eyes moderately prominent.
Prothorax broader than long, depressed and constricted in front, sides
rounded ; moderately coarsely punctured, clothed with yellowish-

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grey scale-like hairs. Scutellum small, pitchy. Elytra broader and
two times longer than thorax ; striate-punctate, the pmictures near
the suture approximated, so that the sculpture there appears crenate-
striate, clothed with slender grey hairs and coarser whitish ones,
these latter least obvious on the disc ; the three inner striae of each
are much depressed apically. Legs stout, thighs not dentate below,
tibiae flexuose.

This species has the most slender and elongate beak of any of the
Erirhinii as yet found in Otago.

5 . Length (rost. excl.), ij lines; breadth, i.

Discovered near Outram by Mr. S. W. Fulton. I have seen two
females only and no males.

1531- E. COnfusus, '^-s. Testaceous, thorax and beak usually
darker, scape almost rufo-testaceous, the funicle fuscous ; the thorax
with three elongate pitchy marks ; the elytra with two small apical
spots, four or six smaller ones in line with the hind-thighs, and the
scutellar region, more or less pitchy or infuscate.

Eostrwn longer than thorax, arched, moderately slender, parallel,
almost punctate-striate ; antennal insertion midway between the
middle and apex. Antennce stout, pubescent, first joint of funiculus
large, second and third cylindric, the latter the shorter of the two,
club distinct, ovate. Protlwrax much broader than long, strongly
rounded laterally, constricted in front, bisinuate at base, punctate.
Scutellum piceous. Elytra broader and nearly three times longer
than thorax, striate-punctate, punctures approximated, interstices
finely punctured ; their clothing rather dense, consisting of rather
coarse, depressed, yellowish-grey hairs. Legs stout; anterior femora
notched and obtusely angulated below, the posterior dentate ; tibiss
flexuose.

$ . Eostrum much more slender, rather longer, more feebly
striated, the scrobes beginning before the middle. The thorax is
rather short and strongly curved laterally, and the beak is not at all
dilated apically in either sex.

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

Another of Mr. Fulton's captures at Taieri.

1532. E. xenorhinus, n.s. Sub-ovate, shghtly glossy, testa-
ceous, the thorax with a dorsal streak and two elongate spots near
the base dark-brown ; the elytra with two small apical spots, and
six or eight almost contiguous ones in line with the hind-thighs,
piceous ; scape rufo-testaceous, funiculus darker.

Eostrum rather longer than thorax, stout, parallel, greatly bent,
seemingly pinictate-striate. Antennce rather short, stout, inserted
before the middle, second joint of funiculus not twice the length of
the third ; seventh transverse ; club distinct, ovate. Prothorax
much broader than long, its sides strongly rounded, contracted
anteriorly, rather closely punctured, clothed with yellowish-grey
scale-like hairs. Scutellum small, pitchy. Elytra broader than,
and nearly three times the length of, the thorax, convex, sub-oblong,
strongly striate-punctate, interstices almost impunctate, 4-6 abbre-

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viated and a little elevated behind, clothed with fine and coarse
greyish hairs. Legs stout, front thighs notched, the posterior al-
most dentate below.

The chief peculiarity of this insect consists in the form of the
snout, the apical half being curvedly bent almost at right angles to
the basal.

Length (rost. excl.), i^ lines; breadth, \.

Mr. S. W. Fulton sent me an example from Taieri.

1533- E. durus, 'i-s- Sub-ovate, beak and antennae nearly
rufo-testaceous, thorax testaceous, its apex reddish, with a pitchy
median streak ; elytra testaceous and pitchy-brown, the latter
colour occupying most of the middle of the base, and forming nume-
rous more or less confluent spots, especially behind ; legs yellow.

Rostrum longer than thorax, moderately stout, arcuated, parallel,
rather coarsely sculptured, apparently punctate-striate. Antennce
implanted midway between the middle and apex, stout ; club well
limited. Prothorax broader than long, rather obtusely rounded
laterally, constricted in front, moderately closely punctured, clothed
with yellowish hairs. Scutellum small. Elytra broader, and at least
two times longer, than thorax, sub-oblong, almost punctate-striate,
interstices seemingly unimpressed, clothed with slender depressed
and semi-erect coarser hairs, of a pale-yellow colour, the latter
arranged in rows. Legs stout, femora not dentate, tibiae flexuose.

The rough-looking beak and elytra, the former of nearly the
same colour as the antennae, will lead to its recognition.

(7 . Length (rost. excl.), i^ lines ; breadth, f.

My speciinen w'as taken on Mount Maungatua by Mr. Sydney
W. Fulton.

1534. E. fuscoventris, n.s. Sub-ovate, slightly glossy, beak
obscure-red ; thorax reddish-brown, paler at apex ; elytra with a
large basal spot ; the suture, a lateral stripe, and a large longi-
tudinal space behind the middle of each elytron, dark-brown ;
the rest of their surface, as well as the legs and antennae, testaceous-
yellow, the club a little darker.

Bostrum longer than thorax, arched, slightly dilated apically,
punctate-striate. Antenncs inserted before the middle ; club large,
oblong-oval. Prothorax transversal, a good deal narrowed in
front, its sides well rounded, its punctation tolerably close and
coarse. Scutellum piceous. Elytra broader and about three times
longer than thorax, sub-oblong, their sculpture intermediate between
punctate-striate and striate-puuctate, the intervals plane and finely
punctated. Anterior femora notched and angulated below, the others
dentate. Underside fuscous, rather coarsely punctured ; and, like
the upper surface, clothed with fine greyish hairs.

In general outline, it resembles E. limhatus ; it is, however,
broader, the thorax is more strongly rounded laterally, and the
antennal club is much longer.

Length (rost. excl.), i line; breadth, |.

I have two examples ; they were received from Mr. G M

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Thomson, F.S.S., of Dunediu, and Mr. S. W. Fulton, of Outram.
Both spedmens, I beHeve, are males.

1535- E. fulvus, fi-s. Sub-ovate, sparingly clothed with coarse
golden-coloured and finer pallid hairs ; except a pale, irregular,
oblique streak, and a minute brownish spot on each elytron, wholly
fulvous or pale-castaneous.

Rostrum rather longer than thorax, gradually dilated apically,
a little arched, punctate-striate ; antenna inserted just before the
middle, sparsely pilose ; club large, ovate. Eyes small, flat, with
coarse facets. Prothorax rather broader than long, well-rounded
laterally, very slightly impressed and constricted in front, mode-
rately closely and coarsely punctated. Scutellum small. Elytra
broader than, and quite twice the length of, the thorax, gradually
narrowed posteriorly, almost imperceptibly near the base ; punctate-
striate, or nearly so, interstices simple. Anterior femora unarmed,
the posterior augulated, but not dentate, below ; tibige nearly
straight. Underside testaceous, with moderately large shallow
punctures and greyish hairs; metasternum longitudinally impressed ;
second abdominal segment decidedly larger than third or fourth.
The almost unicolorous derm and bright-yellow hairs are dis-
tinctive.

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

My specimen was found near Wellington by Mr. P. Stewart-
Sandager.

1536. E. stramineipes, n.s. Fuscous; thorax sub-opaque,
f usco-piceous, its apex pallid ; beak paler than elytra, legs straw-
coloured ; antennas, save the infuscate club, yellow ; clothed with
fine pallid hairs.

Bostrum longer than thorax, slightly arcuated, parallel, with two
or three rows of pmictures at each side. Antenncz short, inserted
before the middle, club stout, ovate, obsoletely articulated. Pro-
thorax broader than long, transversely impressed and a little nar-
rowed in front, but little rounded laterally, its punctation neither
close nor coarse, and more distant on the dorsum, the intervals finely
and densely sculptured. Scutellum small, tawny-brown. Elytra
broader and three times longer than thorax, sub-oblong, strongly
striate-punctate, almost punctate-striate behind ; interstices slightly
convex, finely and distantly punctated. Legs stout, anterior femora
simple, the others dentate ; tibite short, bent, third tarsal joint
deeply bilobed, claws short and stout. Allied to Nos. 1241 and 1242,
not differing structurally.

Length (rost. inch), i hne ; breadth, f .

Waitakerei Range, Auckland. One example.

Aneuma (p- 455^-

1537. A. ferruginea, "-s. Fusco-rufous, clothed with fine
greyish hairs, legs fulvous, beak and antennae ferruginous ; sub-
cvatc,

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itostrum not much longer than thorax, a httle arched, stout,
almost quite parallel, shiuiug, puuctate-striate. Antennce inserted
mid^Yay betAveen the middle and apex, stout, club ovate. Prothorax
nearly as long as broad, transversely impressed and constricted
(slightl}') in front, the sides moderately rounded, its punctation
tolerably close and coarse. ScuteUum small. Elytra broader than
and quite twice the length of thorax, sub-oblong, striate-punctate,
interstices nearly flat, and finely and remotely punctated. Femora
robust, the anterior notched and somewhat angulated, the others
dentate; tibiae shghtly bent. Underside similar in colour to the
upper, rather coarsely but not closely punctured, sparsely clothed
with fine yellowish hah's. Metasternum longitudinally impressed.
Third abdominal segment hardly as long as the next two taken
together. The pectoral cavity with acute edges and bounded by the
coxae, which do not quite touch one another.

Obs. — No. 797 is congeneric.

Length (rost. excl.), i line; breadth, quite f.

Otago : Messrs. Fulton and Chahner.

Hypotagea (p. 456).

1538. H. dissona, '^^■s. Sub-ovate, rather elongate, fusco-
testaceous ; the thorax with three (the central longest) blackish
marks ; the elytra with three elongate basal spots having a tendency
to unite, an interrupted flexuous fascia in line with the hind thighs,
a broader sub-apical one, and a continuous lateral stripe, piceous ;
beak infuscale, scape rufo-testaceous, funiculus pitchy-brown.

Bostrum rather slender, arched, parallel, elongate, twice the
length of thorax, punctate-striate. Antennce inserted near the apex,
moderately slender ; first joint of funiculus as large as the following
two ; third cylindric, quite as long as but more slender than fourth :
club large, oblong-oval, opaque, pubescent. Eyes with coarse facets,
slightly convex. Prothorax about as long as broad, narrowed and
impressed anteriorly, rounded laterally, rather closely and coarsely
punctured, and, like the head, bearing a few grey scale-like hairs.
ScuteUum small. Elytra broader and quite two times longer than
thorax, gradually narrowed posteriorly; strongly striate-punctate,
interstices minutely and remotely punctated, plane. Legs moderately
long and stout ; anterior femora simple, the posterior obtusely
angulated below ; tihice' flexuose, the intermediate abruptly bent
inwardly at the extremity, the posterior less so. Underside piceous,
punctate, clothed with gi-ey hairs; metasternum canaliculate; the
two basal segments of the abdomen broadly impressed, the third and
fom-th not much abbreviated, each appreciably shorter than the
second. Claics appendiculate.

Length (rost. inch), i^ lines ; breadth, nearly ^.

Mount Maungatua, Taieri : Mr. Fulton. One example.

Eugnomus (p- 458).

1539- E. luctuoSUS, "-5. Piceo-niger ; tarsi, knees, apex of
snout, and the antennae (save the pitchy club) reddish ; clothed with

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pallid hairs and elongate whitish scales, the latter predominating
near the sides and apex of the wing-cases, but not conspicuous.

Rostruvi as long as thorax, thickened apically, coarsely punctate ;
head plane, closely and coarsely punctated. Prothorax not trans-
versal, sub-conical, rather narrow, not much constricted in front,
very closely and coarsely punctured. Scutelluvi greyish, sub-
triangular. Elytra elongate, not twice the breadth, but quite twice
the length, of the thorax, humeral angles obtusely rectangular, sides
but little curved, gradually narrowed behind ; striate-punctate, the
punctures quadrate and somewhat aj^proximated, interstices almost
plane, finely punctated. Two front pairs of thighs incrassate but
not dentate, the posterior notched, and moderately angulated below ;
tihics slightly bent. Underside closely punctate, sternum densely
covered with soft, elongate, depressed whitish scales and slender
hairs ; abdomen infuscate, with fewer scales, its fifth segmeiit much
curved, and depressed apically. The thorax is more cylindric than
usual, and the hind-body rather parallel-sided.

Length (rost. inch), if lines; breadth, -|.

I caught four or five specimens on the Waitakerei Eange.

Oreocharis.

Nov. gen.

nostrum cy\mdiX\c^\, of variable length ; scrobes sub-apical, very
oblique, convergent below. Antennce implanted near apex; scape
slender, flexuous, gradually thickened towards the extremity ; funi-
culus shorter than scape, 6-articulate ; first joint largest, sub-
triangular ; second rather shorter and much more slender ; 3-6
obconical ; cluh compact, indistinctly articulated, apparently
4-jointed (the two basal and the last one small), as large as funiculus.
Eyes distant from thorax, rounded, moderately prominent, distinctly
facetted. Prothorax conical or sub-cylindrical. Scutellum distinct.
Elytra broader than, and at least twice the length of, thorax ;
humeral angles not acute, sub-parallel or gradually narrowed behind.
Legs elongate ; anterior femora notched at apex, the intermediate
deeply notched and angulated below, the posterior compressed and
very strongly produced ; two front pairs of tibice slightly flexuose,
the other pair considerably bent inwardly, and dilated, near the
middle ; tarsi moderate, penultimate joint deeply bilobed ; claivs
stout, thickened at base. Anterior coxcb prominent, almost con-
tiguous, the middle pair not so far apart as the posterior. Meta-
sternum moderate, convex ; abdomen elongate, basal segment large,
third and fourth short, but not much abbreviated ; fifth consider-
ably rounded apically in the middle and broadly impressed.

Intermediate between Eugnomus and Stephanorhynchus.

No. 1267, although represented in my collection by a specimen
destitute of hind-legs, nmst be removed to this genus and become
known as Oreocharis cyanca.

J540. O.nigriceps, n.s. Castanco-rufous, slightly glossy, last

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joint of tarsi infuscate ; head, beak, and apex of thorax black ;
antennae fuscous, club blackish ; sparsely pilose.

Bostrum not twice the length of thorax, distinctly narrower than
the head, arcuated, thickened apically, punctate, the punctures more
or less confluent longitudinally. Head oblong, vertex plane, rather
coarsely and closely punctated. Prothorax a little broader than
long, narrowed and a little constricted anteriorly, not so closely
sculptured as the head. Scutcllum distinct. Elytra broadest at
base, gradually narrowed posteriorly, less convex than thorax :
striate-punctate, the punctures quadrate and somewhat approximated,
interstices slightly convex, finely punctured, slightly rugose. The
clothing consists of slender hairs nearly of the same colour as the
derm, and, consequently, not readily perceptible. C7;i(:/c?-szc/e reddish-
chestnut, punctate, clothed with yellowish hairs. Posterior femora
strongly dentiform underneath, tibia arcuated inwardly.

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

I am indebted to Mr. S. W. Fulton, of Outram, for two, and to
Mr. T. Chalmer, of Dunedin, for one, examples — all mutilated, how-
ever. They were taken on Mount Maungatua, Otago.

1541 . O. picigularis, ^i-s. Narrow, moderately convex, a little
shining, pale reddish-chestnut, beak reddish with pitchy sides, back
part of head blackish, tarsi and antenn® fulvescent, club infuscate.

Bostr^tm as long as thorax, cylindric, scarcely thickened at apex,
coarsely punctate. Antenna moderate, basal joint of funiculus stout,
club elongate-oblong, as long as the funicle, sub-opaque and pubes-
cent. Head rather broad, coarsely punctured. Prothorax as long
as broad, constricted in front, sub-conical, sculptured like the head.
Scutcllum distinct. Elytra not twice the breadth, but three times
the length, of the thorax, sub-parallel ; striate-punctate, interstices
shghtly convex, so punctated as to appear rugose. Body sparingly
clothed with slender fulvescent, rather inconspicuous hairs. Legs
stout, the middle thighs obviously toothed below, the posterior with
a robust, angulated, compressed spiniform process, tibicd of the latter
considerably arcuated.

A much narrower form than the typical species, more elongate,
the thorax narrower and longer, the head broader, and, consequently,
the eyes farther apart.

Length (rost. inch), if lines ; breadth, i-.

I picked out one specimen from amongst a general collection of
beetles sent by Mr. S. W. Fulton from Mount Maungatua.

1542. O. nigrescens, ''-s. Blackish, tarsi fuscous, clothed
with short, easily seen, cinereous hairs.

Bostrum nearly as long as thorax, slightly thickened at apex,
coarsely punctate. Head broad (as broad as front of thorax), punc-
tate. Prothorax rather longer than broad, conical, just perceptibly
constricted in front, coarsely punctate. Scutellum distinct. Elytra
broader than, and nearly three times the length of, the thorax, sub-
parallel ; striate-punctate, interstices nearly plane, finely punctated
and rugose. Intermediate /(S??20?'a strongly dentate, but iiot so much

866 COLEOPTERA

as the posterior : tibice flexuose, the posterior most so. Antenncs
normal.

Eesembles 0. 2)icigtdaris in form, the clothing, not altogether
owing to the contrast in coloration, more obvious, the snout pro-
portionally shorter, and the thorax longer and less evidently con-
stricted in front.

Length (rost. inch), if lines ; breadth, ^.

One broken specimen, collected by Mr. S. W. Fulton on Mount
Maungatua.

Stephanorhynchus (p. 462).

1543- S. griseipictus, n.s. Variegate, derm black, covered
with fine elongate scales, some white, others yellowish-grey or pale-
brown ; antennae and tarsi infuscate.

Bostrum as long as head, stout ; head ovate-oblong, constricted
behind, vertex convex, punctate, neck transversely wrinkled; eyes
prominent, not very large, rather far apart. Antennce slender, of the
orthodox pattern. Prothorax conical, considerably narrowed and
constricted in front, quite as long as broad, punctate. Scutellum
yellowish. Elytra sub-oblong, greatly exceeding the thorax in
width and length, humeral angles slightly but obtusely prominent,
apices rounded singly, leaving a sutural notch between them ; each
with a very large, compressed tubercle near the suture behind the
middle, an elongate but not much elevated one at the base, two
others near the side, and three or four ill-defined costse. Legs long,
two front pairs of thighs simple, the posterior very strongly angulated,
dentate below ; all tlae tibice arcuated, the hind pair most strongly.

Its nearest ally is S. laiosoni ; this species, however, is decidedly
broader, the eyes are smaller and more remote. In both species the
head and beak are simple. The nQMie Stephanorhynchus ought, in
my opinion, to be restricted to *S'. curvipes, S. brevipcnnis, and S.
tuberosus at present. S. lawsoni and the present are congeneric ;
S. crassus and S. fatims may ultimately form an intermediate genus ;
but, as Dr. Sharp referred his S. laicsoni to this genus, probably
with the concurrence of Mr. Pascoe, our greatest authority on the
Ehyncophora, I also have used the name for my species.

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

Mr. T. Chalmer forwarded a specimen he discovered in the
neighbourhood of Dunedin.

Group-CRYPTORHYNCHID-ffi .

Psepholax (p. 478).

1544. p. mystacinus, "-s. Oviform, convex, clothed chiefly
with elongate, depressed grey scales, a little shining, piceous ;
antennse and tarsi rufescent.

Bostrum rather long, nearly smooth, having only a few fine
punctures, its sides (in froiat) fringed with fulvous hairs; head
coarsely punctate. Prothorax transverse, contracted anteriorly,
base bisinuatc, apex incurved, moderately coarsely punctured, the
squamosity chiefly confined to a broad longitudinal space near each
side. Scutellum small. Elytra with six dorsal striae (on each)

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apparently free from punctures, interstices plane on the dorsum and
but little elevated behind, their punctation concealed by variegate,
principally piceous and greyish, scales. Intermediate tibicB armed
with a distinct median tooth on the outside. Underside clothed
with coarse grey hairs.

Like P. rostralis, but with a longer and narrower snout. In that
species the middle tibiae are widely emarginated from the inner apex
to about one-fourth their length, the emargination terminating
angularly, but not toothed, on the outer edge ; in this species the
hollow is merely apical.

Length (rost. inch), 2-^-3 lines; breadth, li.

Mr. S. W. Fulton found this species near Outram.

Tychanus.

1545- T. quadratllS, n.s. Convex, sub-quadrate, longer than
broad, slightly glossy, infuscate-red, covered with small yellowish
scales and erect variegate setae, those near the apex and sides of the
hind-body blackish ; tarsi and antennae ferruginous.

Bostrum as long as thorax, moderately arched, slightly thickened
and squamose at base, its apex rugose-punctate, from thence to the
base tri-carinate. AntenncB inserted near the apex ; scape slightly
thickened and barely reaching the eye : funiculus more elongate,
first joint largest and clavate at apex, second similarly formed but
more slender, joints 3-6 nearly equal, seventh distinctly larger than
the preceding one ; club large, oblong-oval. Eyes not convex. Pro-
thorax twice as broad as long, feebly bisinuate at base, sides
rounded, as are also the anterior angles, very obtusely and slightly
produced in front ; moderately coarsely and closely punctated, with
a smooth dorsal elevation. Scutellum invisible. Elytra quadrate,
a little broader than thorax at base, moderately convex, abruptly
declivous and obtusely rounded behind ; coarsely striate-punctate,
the punctures large and square, each elytron ■ appearing as if sex-
punctate-striate. Legs squamose : anterior femora grooved below,
with a small tooth on the front edge of the groove only, near the
apex ; tibicB a little bent, uncinate, setose. Pectoral canal deep,
extending into the mesosternum for about half its leiigth. Underside
rufescent, coarsely punctate, covered with reddish scales. Basal
segment of abdomen largest, third and fourth conjointly shorter than
second.

The insect bears some resemblance to T. ferrugatus, but the
form of the thorax is essentially different, the middle part of its apex
being scarcely produced, whilst the extremity of the wing-cases is
simply rounded without forming a protuberant lobe. The form may
be said to be oblong-quadrate, but interrupted medially.
Length, 2 lines; breadth, i^.

I have one individual only, found on Tiritiri Island by Mr. P.
Stewart- Sandager.

Acalles (p. 488).

1546. A. Setifer, "-5. Sub-ovate, convex, not uneven, piceous^
antennae and tarsi yellowish-red, setose.

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Rostrum as long as thorax, a little arched, sub-parallel, its
middle part elevated, smooth and shining, the sides with two grooves
having a carinate interval between them, the base with erect,
yellowish, scale-like setae, the front with depressed hairs. Antenna
medial}}' inserted, shining and nearly nude, funiculus longer than
scape, its first joint stout, elongate-obconical, second smaller and
sub-cylindric, 3-7 about equal, club ovate. Prothorax oviform,
rather longer than broad, constricted bebind the apex, the latter
rufescent, closely and coarsely punctate, clothed wdth erect, yellow,
scale-like setae and a few decumbent hairs. No scutellum. Elytra
broader than thorax, oviform, coarsely striate-punctate, interstices
narrow, bearing rows of setae very similar to those on the thorax.
Legs stout, clothed with greyish set£e ; tarsi moderately broad,
second joint transversal, third expanded and bilobed.

Nos. 1275 and 12S6 make the nearest approach as regards
form : the regular rows of setae on the elytral interstices, together
with the absence of scales and superficial inequalities, will lead to its
recognition.

Length (rost. excL), f line ; breadth, f .

I found my specimen on the Waitakerei Eange.

1547. A. posticalis, '^-s. Sub-ovate, contracted medially,
gradually narrowed towards the front, widest in line with the hind
thighs, convex, not uneven, piceous ; legs and apex of beak obscure-
red, tarsi and antennee testaceous-red ; clothed with depressed,
pitchy and greyish-yellow scales, and similarly-coloured long erect
setae.

Rostrum as long as thorax, moderately arcuated, a little dilated
apically, sparingly punctured, its base squamose. AntenncB im-
planted just behind the middle, nearly nude ; scape short, funiculus
like that of A. setifer. Prothorax rather longer than broad, almost
oviform, gradually narrowed, but scarcely constricted anteriorly ;
punctate ; the pale scales, though scattered, have a tendency to
congregate along the middle. Scutellum invisible. Elytra broader
than thorax, rather short, sub-cordate, abruptly bent down behind ;
striate-punctate, interstices plane and rather broad ; the paler cloth-
ing predominates behind, there are two or three blackish elevations
near the middle of each, but in a denuded specimen their surface is
destitute of distinct inequalities. Legs stout, clothed in the same
w'ay as the body.

This insect in general contour and structure resembles No. 1274,
and, to some extent. No. 1281, but the thorax is narrower aiid more
perceptibly and gradually narrowed anteriorly without any distinct
frontal constriction. In both of these species the hind-body is not
very much longer than the thorax, is much rounded from the base
(where the width equals that of the thorax), and then rather sud-
denly narrowed and deflexed behind.

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

I have seen two only ; they were picked out of a miscellaneous
collection forwarded from Taieri by Mr. S. W. Fulton.

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Group-COSSONID^ .

Pentarthrum (p- 508)-

1548. P. melanosternmnj n.s. Fusiform, moderately con-
vex, slightly glossy, sparingly clothed with minute greyish hairs ;
castaneous, the apex of thorax and portions of the hind-body tinged
with piceous, legs paler, aiatennee rufous, club fulvescent, beak red.

Prothorax ovate-triangular, constricted in front, its punctation
moderate. Scutcllum blackish, shining. Elytra sub-cylindrical, a
little bi-arcuate at base, striate-punctate, interstices with a row of
small punctures. Legs stout, femora dilated medially and deeply
notched at the extremity, tibiae strongly uncinate, tarsi narrow, third
joint but little broader than the preceding one. Underside glossy,
moderately punctured, with excessively short greyish hairs proceed-
ing from the punctures ; prostermim and three last segments of the
abdomen reddish, the rest of the breast piceous ; lower surface of
the rostrum carinated, head smooth, the metasternum wdth longi-
tudinal linear impressions, basal segment of abdomen feebly im-
pressed.

<? . Bostrum broad, parallel, its front part rather finely, the re-
mainder moderately coarsely punctated ; antennae inserted medially
(scarcely before the middle), stout, second joint of funiculus slightly
longer than third, club ovate, rather short.

? . Bostrum cylindric, shining, moderately finely punctured
almost in rows; antennai implanted a little behind the middle.

A form near P. zcalandicum, smaller, relatively broader, rather
flatter ; the eyes of the male quite as prominent, the neck smooth ;
thorax shorter, more constricted in front, its punctation rather
coarser, causing it to appear less nitid.

In the female the snout is shorter and broader than that of the
same sex of No. 903.

Length (rost. inch), i| lines; breadth, f.

Otago. Collected by Messrs. Fulton and Chalmer.

1549- P. macrocephalum, n.s. Sub-cylindrical, convex,
shining, sparsely clothed with minute greyish hairs ; piceous, legs
and antennae red, club paler.

Bostrum short, broad, parallel, broadly impressed on the middle,
its punctation neither close nor coarse. AntenncB implanted at the
middle, short and stout, bearing a few greyish hairs, second joint of
funiculus just perceptibly longer than third ; club short, of rather
rounded outline. Head large, quite as broad as apex of thorax,
without the least constriction ; the occiput, or neck, nearly free from
punctation. Eyes moderately prominent. Prothorax not much
longer than broad, considerably dilated near the base, from thence
much, yet not abruptly, narrowed towards the smooth apex, where
there is a slight constriction ; it is moderately punctured. Scutelhim
small, transverse. Elytra cylindrical, base sub-truncate, almost
punctate-striate, quite striate behind, interstices with a row of small
punctures. Legs robust, front tibial hooks not elongate, third tarsal
joint a little expanded,

870 . COLEOPTERA

On comparing this species with the male of No. 903 it will be
seen that the anteianse are much shorter, and the club decidedly
rounder ; the rostrum is about one-third shorter and broader ; the
head is much longer, broader, and destitute of constriction, so that
there is no distinct neck; the thorax is so much dilated laterally
near the base as to be broader than any part of the hind-body ; the
posterior margin of the elytra, though not projecting beyond the
general outline, is much more distinct ; the hind-body, therefore,
seems less narrowed apically.

$ . Length (rost. inch), if lines ; breadth, f .

One example only, from Taieri. Found by Mr. S. W. Fulton.

Eucossonus.

Nov. gen.

Body moderately elongate, sub-depressed, setigerous. Rostrum
stout, shorter than thorax, somewhat arched, widened in front.
Scrobes deep, expanded towards, and attaining, the eyes. Antemics
elongate, inserted before the middle ; sca2:)e flexuous, incrassated
apically, reaching backwards beyond the eyes; funicuhis as long as
Bcape, 5-articulate, two basal joints of nearly equal length, narrow at
base, joints 3-5 decrease in length ; club oblong-oval, articulate.
Eyes convex, distinctly facetted, distant from thorax. Head much
narrowed towards the eyes, its back part or neck smooth. Prothorax
longer than broad, well rounded behind the middle, narrowed and
considerably constricted anteriorly so thqi the apex seems much
swollen; disc broadly canaliculate. ScuteUum moderate. Elytra
elongate, not twice tlae length of and but little broader than the
widest part of thorax, parallel, base bisinuate. Legs rather long ;
femora simple ; tibi(B nearly straight, obviously uncinate ; tarsi stout,
second basal joint moderate, third broad, its lobes strongly developed,
fourth equalling the preceding three in length ; claws simple. Ileta-
sternum moderately elongate ; abdomen as long as it, its second seg-
ment shorter than first, the latter broadly impressed behind.
Coxce distant.

Allied to Sericotrogus, differing from it in the unimpressed pro-
sternum, more widely separated and more deeply-embedded coxae,
the anterior particularly, and in the structure of the antennae
and tarsi, &c.

1550. E. COniptUS, 'i-s. Sub-depressed, moderately elongate,
ferrugineous, sub-opaque, antennae and tarsi red, snout dark-red ;
clothed with yellow scale-like hairs.

nostrum shorter than thorax, the portion before the antennal
insertion broader than the back part, apex nearly nude, but with
slender hairs on the side, much finer than those behind, moderately
coarsely but not deeply punctate. Neck nearly smooth. Prothorax
nearly twice as long as broad, base slightly bi-sinuate, sides well
rounded, considerable narrowed towards the swollen apex ; dorsum
broadly canaliculate or impressed, with coarse shallow punctures.
Elytra broader than base of thorax but hardly wider than its middle

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part, narrowed posteriorly ; each elytron with three distinct rows of
elongate setae or coarse hairs, with smaller ones distributed over the
surface ; their sculpture consists of rows of rather shallow punctures,
and tlie intervals between every two rows appear somewhat elevated.
AntenncB with a few slender greyish hairs ; scape bent, thickened at
apex ; basal joint of funiculus stoutest, incrassated apically, scarcely
exceeding second in length, third rather longer than fourth, fifth
shorter tlian fourth, almost quadrate ; club oblong-oval, pubescent.
Underside blackish, with moderately coarse, shallow punctures,
bearing a few fine short seta? ; metasternuni longitudinally lineated.

? . Eostrum sub-parallel, shining-red, punctate ; antcnnce in-
serted mediall}-.

Length (rost. inch), i% lines; breadth, a.

I found this fine specimen on the Waitakerei Eange.

Obs. — No. 934 must be referred to this genus, so as to become
known as Eucossonus setiger (Sharp).

Group-CERAMBYCIDiE.
Epheus.

Nov. gen.

Elongate, depressed. Head exserted, contracted behind, its
muzzle quadrate, antennal tubercles strongly obliquely elevated.
AntenncB filiform, slender, longer than body, densely pubescent, and
sparsely ciliated below ; basal joint stout, elongate, clavate at apex,
second very small, third rather shorter than first or fourth, joints
4-1 1 about equal. Prothorax longer than broad, deeply constricted
in front, the sides strongly spined; disc bi-spinose. ScutcUum cuv-
vihnearly triangular. Elytra elongate, broader than thorax at base,
very widely incurved laterally ; apices rounded, exposing the pygidium.
Legs long and slender; tarsi linear, elongate, basal articulation
nearly twice the length of the second, third cleft to the base, their
soles brush-like. Anterior cox<^ prominent, sub-contiguous, inter-
mediate more distant. Metasternum moderate, convex, canaliculate.
Abdomen sub-parallel, narrow, on a lower plane than the sternum,
its last segment uncovered. Eyes large and prominent, coarsely
facetted, reniform, their greatest bulk in front.

Allied to Leptachrous.

155 1. E. COStifer, n.s. Ferruginous, tarsi and palpi fulvous;
the margin of each elytron to beyond the middle, and a lateral post-
median spot, fulvescent.

Head longitudinally grooved, forehead nude, rufous, and rugose ;
labrum and epistome smooth ; the hind part coarsely rugose-punctate
and clothed with yellow hairs. AntenncB elongate, their last three
joints extending beyond the body, densely covered' with very short
yellow hairs. Prothorax longer than broad, considerably constricted
in front, each side armed with a very strong, acute spine ; disc un-
even, wuth two erect median spines of nearly equal thickness
throughout ; behind these spines is a bare, coarsely-wrinkled space,
but the rest of the surface is more finely sculptured and covered with

872 COLEOPTERA

bright-yellow hairs. Scutcllum pubescent. Elytra, except near the
base, with exceedingly short inconspicuous hairs ; broadest at the
shoulders, from behind these gradually incurved to within a short
distance of the apices, not attenuated posteriorly ; apices rounded
singly, uncovering the last dorsal segment ; disc plane, densely
rugose-jDunctate, each with three dorsal costse, and a fourth, obsolete
at the shoulders, recurved at the extremity so as to be continuous
with the raised 'suture. Legs elongate, slender; femora with de-
pressed greyish, the tibiae and tarsi with fulvous, hairs. Underside
castaneous, clothed with short griseous hairs ; head and prosternum
red, transversely wrinkled.

Length, gf lines ; breadth, if.

I captured my sj)ecmien at Tuakau, Waikato.

Group— LAMIID^ .

Hybolasius (p- 609).

1552. H. apicalis, n.s. Elongate-oblong, sub-depressed,
slightly nitid ; fusco-piceous, elytral tubercles and apices of a
chestnut colour ; base of femora and all but the basal joint of the
antennas a little rufescent.

Head granulated. Prothorax broader than long, with an
obtuse tubercle on each side behind the middle, transversely
impressed near base and apex, disc with three obtuse elevations,
granulated. Elytra moderately punctated to the extremity,
densely clothed with cinereous hairs, with two smooth, com-
pressed, basal tubercles, their apices a little prolonged aird uot
contiguous. Antenna elongate, bearing fine long hairs, their basal
joint elongate-pyriform, second very short, third and fourth very
long, the others decreasing in bulk. Legs clothed with grey hairs,
thighs inflated.

Allied to No. 1075, smaller; elytral tubercles nude, but well
developed ; on each elytron there is an indistinctly raised longi-
tudinal space more glossy, and with rather fewer punctures on it
than the other parts of the surface. Their pubescence has a tendency
to form two or three lateral spots of the same colour as the apices,
and they bear some elongate grey hairs near the sides and apex.

Length, 2|- lines ; breadth, f.

Described from one sample found by Mr. W. D. Campbell,
Bay of Islands.

1553- H.piceus, 'Z-s. Narrow, sub-depressed, obscure-piceous;
antenna?, legs, and elytral discs more or less rufescent, clothed with
fine ash-coloured pubescence, rather inconspicuous ; the legs,
antennas, and apices of elytra bearing elongate grey hairs, the palpi
fulvescent.

Head densely granulated. Protliorax small, densely granu-
lated, obtusely tuberculate laterally, its disc indistinctly tri-
tuberculate, base and apex reddish. Elytra elongate, apices a little
produced, acutely rounded, and not contiguous ; their surface nearly
plane, broadly depressed before the middle, punctated, basal

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tubercles large, but ratber obtuse and not tufted. Antennc^ slender,
tbird and fourtb articulations long.

Tbis species sbould be placed near tbe preceding one,

Leugtb, 2|- lines ; breadtli, f .

One sample in my own collection. Waitakerei Eange.

Group— EROTYLID^ .
Gryptodacne (p. 640).

1554- 0. vittata, n.s. Sub-oblong, convex, shining, rich dark-
brown ; the sides of the thorax and half the width of each elytron,
except a largo lateral spot near the middle, fusco-ferruginous ; legs
ferruginous, antennae red ; sparsely-clothed with minute, semi-erect,
coarse yellowish hairs.

Head trigonal, with a few moderately-coarse punctures at each
side, its middle part quite smooth. AntenncB as long as head and
thorax, bearing fine yellow hairs, formed as in C. syiitketica. Pro-
thorax sub-quadrate, the sides very slightly curved, posterior angles
rectangular, base bisinuate, emarginated and depressed behind the
eyes, transversely impressed at the base, moderately distantly punc-
tured, the middle smooth. Scutcllum smooth. Elytra with rectangular
shoulders, from thence gradually narrowed posteriorly, with nume-
rous rows of fine punctures. Legs stout ; iibics straight, gradually
dilated towards the extremity. Underside pitchy-brown, the sides
and apex rufescent ; the sides and prosternum with confluent punc-
tures ; i^roccss of prosternum quite truncate behind, with raised
margins ; vietasterniim with a few large punctures on the sides, its
middle part minutely punctated ; abdomen finely punctured, with
rather long, straight, yellowish hairs.

Differs from G. synthetica in coloration ; the middle of the head
and thorax smooth, and the anterior tibiae not curved externally as
in that species.

Length, 2^ lines ; breadth, f.

Wellington : Mr. P. Stewart- Sandager.

Group -GRYPTOCEPHALIDiE.

Bryobates.

Nov. gen.
Body sub-conical, moderately convex. Head large, immersed
nearly to the eyes. Eyes large, not prominent, wdth distinct facets,
truncate inwardly. Palpi short, stout ; the terminal joint of the
maxillary minute, conical. Antennce inserted on the forehead rather
behind the front part of the eyes, filiform but robust, not so long
as the body ; basal articulation elongate and somewhat pyriform ;
second shortest, yet not much abbreviated ; joint 3-10 about equal,
the intermediate rather longer than the others, eleventh oviform.
Protliorax transverse, quadrangular, very slightly curvedly narrowed
behind, base rounded, posterior angles nearly obsolete, anterior
depressed, margiuated. ScuteUum'bYOQ,&\y triangular. Elytrawider
than thorax at base, gradually but very considerably distended behind,

9 PT. IV.

874 COLEOPTERA

apices obtusely obliquely rounded towards the gaping suture, expos-
ing the three ventral segments. Legs long and robust ; femora
arched above, straight below ; anterior tihics straight, gradually
dilated apically, apparently unarmed, the others somewhat flexuous ;
tarsi moderate, basal joint largest, sub-oblong, second triangular,
third strongly bi-lobed, fourth equal to first in length ; claios well
developed, thickened at base, with dense, coarse, brush-like soles.
Prostermim short, not produced, anterior coxae very prominent, dis-
tinctly, but not at all widely, separated. Mesosternum deeply
hollowed in front ; middle coxse slightly raised, as far apart as
the posterior, the interval depressed. Metasternum rather short ;
coxas elongate and distant. Ahdomen narrower than the wing-cases,
with five segments ; the intermediate short, with straight sutures ;
the last rounded, on a lower plane than the breast.
I am unable to point out any nearly-allied form.

^555- B. COniformis, «-S. Shining, nude, dark-blue ; legs ful-
vous ; tarsi blackish ; basal joint of antennae fulvous ; the other
joints similarly coloured at the base, but blackish beyond, pubescent.

Head longer than, and nearly as broad as, the thorax ; suture of
epistome oblique, a little uneven, its vertex with a few wrinkles and
punctures. Frothorax broader than long, margined, apex truncate,
base obtusely rounded, its sides nearly parallel yet visibly curvedly
narrowed posteriorly, hind angles obsolete ; its surface somewhat
uneven, rather coarsely but not densely punctured, the dorsum with
fewer punctures, the interstices very minutely punctated. Scutelhmi
large, viridescent, finely reticulately sculptured. Elytra not closely
applied to the thorax, finely marginated, bisinuate at base, humeral
angles blunt, they are broader than the thorax at the base and twice
its breadth behind, their sides and apices abruptly deflexed, apices
very broadly rounded, almost obliquely truncated, towards the open
suture ; their sculpture similar to, but finer than, that of the thorax.
Underside black, sparingly clothed with greyish hairs. A.hdomen
distantly punctated and appearing slightly rugose.

Length, if lines ; breadth, i^.

Discovered by Mr. Sydney W. Fulton, of Outram, and Mr. T.
Chalmer, of Dunedin, on moss. Mount Maungatua. I have oue
pair only.

Group— EUMOLPID-ffi.

Aphilon (p. 629).

"^SS^- A. monstrosa, '2-s. Convex, hemispherical, nude, shining,
black ; legs and antennaa f asco-testaceous.

Head slightly uneven, minutely shagreened, with a few minute
punctures, but appearing smooth. Prothorax transverse, narrowed
but not much curved towards the front ; apex incurved, its whole
surface minutely sculptured, finely but distinctly punctured, the sides
and base nearly smooth, Scutellum minute, scarcely perceptible.
Elytra with several irregular rows of distinct punctures, some smaller
ones on the intervals, and closely sculptured in the same way as the
thorax. Legs stout, tibiae arcuated, tarsi pubescent, basal joint sub-

OF NEW ZEALAND. 875

oblong, v.-ith rounded hind-angles, very large, second transverse, of
moderate size. Antennce with, robust basal joint, second a little stouter
and shorter thaia third, joints 3-6 rather slender and about equal,
seventh and eighth broader than the preceding ones, ninth and tenth
still larger, these four longer than broad, eleventh largest.

There is no probability of this being mistaken for the two pre-
viously-described ones of equal size f^l. pretiosa und punctata) ; the
thorax is less transversal, and the enormously-developed basal joint
of all the tarsi is quite exceptional.

Length, if lines ; breadth, i^.

I found two specimens on the Waitakerei Eange.

1557- A. SObrina, n.s. Black, shining; legs and antennae
pale-brown.

Head finely punctated, labrum reddish. Prothorax transversal,
very finely and distantly punctured, the sides and base nearly
smooth. Scutellum quite distinct, triangular, reddish. Elytra sub-
striate, each with about ten rows of punctures, the sutural not reach-
ing the middle ; the striaa are not quite regular, but the punctures
follow their course.

Intermediate between A. monstrosa and A. punctatum : the distinct
scutellum and moderately-developed tarsi distinguish it from the
former, whilst the elytral sculpture and longer thorax differentiate
it from the latter.

Length, if lines; breadth, i^.

I obtained my specimen on the Waitakerei.

Group— GNEMACANTHIDiS .

Mecodema (p 7)-

1557-^- M. litoreum, n.s. Elongate, moderately convex,
shining, black, legs and antennae dark rufo-piceous, tips of palpi
rufescent ; body bearing many long ferruginous bristles.'

Head with numerous fine punctures between the eyes, slightly
transversely wrinkled, irregularly rugose in front ; la^brum obtusely
rounded ; eyes prominent. Prothorax cordiform, sides obtusely
rounded, considerably yet not very abruptly narrowed behind,
posterior angles blunt, the anterior a little rounded; base and apex
ciliated, the former deeply, the latter more feebly arcuate-emarginate ;
marginal channels with a row of hispid punctures, dorsal groove
well marked and terminating in the curved frontal impression, the
disc with some transverse rugte least evident on each side of the
middle,' basal fossffi large and close to the angles, base somewhat
depressed. Elytra elongate-oval, each wing-case with eight finely-
punctured striae (besides the lateral sculpture, consisting of large
punctiform impressions becoming rugose posteriorly) ; the first,
third, fifth, seventh, and ninth interstices broader than the others,
the third, fifth, and seventh with from two to six large punctiform
impressions, the posterior sculpture confused and rugose. Legs
elongate ; anterior tibiae with shallow punctures along their inner
face, the outer extremity prolonged ; intermediate with many spini-

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form bristles, denticulated on the liind edge, roughly sculptured
externally, outer extremity angulated ; posterior without denticles,
less coarsely impressed, not angularly produced. Underside pitchy-
black, with a few punctures along the sides, most obvious on the
episterna ; the last abdominal segment densely but finely strigose.

Should be located next to M. alternans. The coarse interstitial
punctures on the wing-cases are quite at variance with those assigned
by the late Count de Castelnau to that species.

Length, 11 lines; breadth, 3^.

Described from one example found by Mr. S. W. Fulton, on the
sandhills, Taieri Beach, Otago.

Metaglymma (p- n)-

1558. M. rufipes, i^-^- Convex, sub-oblong, reddish - black,
glossy ; legs, antennas, and palpi red.

Head rather small, the frontal suture deep and bent forward in
line with inner edge of mandibles, sometimes with an interocular
depression ; eyes prominent ; labrura broadly rounded ; mandibles
striate inwardly above and punctate outwardly. Prothorax about
as long as broad, its sides well rounded, a little sinuated towards the
obtuse posterior angles ; its lateral margins but slightly (if at all)
expanded, quite obsolete before reaching the basal fovese, the chan-
nels with hispid punctures ; median furrow not attaining the apex,
most distinct behind, basal fossse large and close to the angles.
Elytra broader than thorax, ovate-oblong ; each with eight strongly
punctured striae in addition to the external sculpture, which is sepa-
rated from them by a broad smooth interval ; the sutural striae
reach the apices, the rest of the posterior sculpture is irregular.
The outer angle of all the tlbice more or less prolonged, the two hind
pairs denticulated and bearing fulvous bristles.

Nearly allied to M. vionilifer : the thorax with blunt hind angles,
the sides not expanded, not striate, its general contour more ovate-
cordate, being gradually narrow^ed behind instead of being abruptly
contracted at the base. Elytral interstices scored with numerous
transverse lines. The body more brightly coloured.

Length, 8^ lines ; breadth, 2i.

Found near Outram, Otago, by Mr. S. W. Fulton.

Group-ANCHOMENID^ .
Anchomenus (p. 20).

1559. A. oreobius, "-s- Sub-depressed, not elongate, dark
piceo-fuscous, the suture and lateral rims of elytra and hind angles
of thorax somewhat rufescent, legs and coxae testaceous-brown,
antennce and palpi fusco-rufous, not very glossy.

Head convex, mandibles and labrum reddish, the latter widely
but not deeply emarginate. Proiliorax quadrate, transverse, rounded
anteriorly, moderately sinuously narrowed behind, posterior angles
not acute ; basal fossae large, having a broad curved impression pro-
ceeding from each but not attaining the front, median groove fine
but distinct, the surface with fine transverse striolae. Elytra oviform,

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A good deal sinuated posteriorly, apices obtuse, humeral angles
rounded and rather narrow ; finely striate, the grooves hardly per-
ceptibly punctured ; interstices plane, third more or less evidently
tripunctate ; side rims sharply defined. Underside pitchy-brown.
Legs moderate, the intermediate and posterior tarsi grooved above.

Differs from A. otagoensis by its relatively broader form, by its
trauversal thorax, less obviously punctured elytral striae, &c. ; from
A. sandagcri by its differently shaped thorax, shorter head, more
feeble elytral grooves, &c. The latter species, judging from Dr.
Sharp's diagnosis, is allied to No. 1328.

3- . Length, 4 lines ; breadth, if.

One taken on the summit of Mount Maungatua, Taieri, by Mr.
S. W. Fulton.

Group-FERONIIDiS.
Trichostemus (p- 30-

1560. T. altemus, ''•>?• Black, shining, elytra somewhat
viridescent laterally ; legs and antennte piceous ; tips of the palpi
rufescent.

Head moderately broad ; eyes prominent, their orbits suddenly
narrowed behind. Prothorax transversely quadrate, medially in-
curved apically, widely, but not so deeply, at the base ; its sides
moderately curved, a good deal sinuously narrowed, and, for a short
distance only, quite straight behind, posterior angles rectangular ;
dorsum smooth and convex, the median groove and basal fossae well
developed. Scutcllum striate at base. Elytra oviform, shoulders
slightly dentate ; punctate-striate, the third, fifth, and seventh
interstices considerably broader than the others, the fifth and
seventh tripunctate, lateral and apical sculpture normal.

The thorax is much more sinuously and not so gradually narrowed
behind as in Nos. 72 and 1333 ; the elytral sculpture is rather
irregular, is dissimilar to that of all the other known species, with
convex interstices.

3 . Length, 8^ lines; breadth, 3.

One was found by Messrs. Cheeseman and Urquhart on the
mountains near Lake Tekapo, at an elevation of about 6,000ft.

1561. T. Urquharti, n.s. Shining, black, the striae and sides
of elytra greenish ; legs rufo-piceous ; palpi pitchy-red, paler at the
extremity.

Head of moderate size, with the usual sculpture and prominent
eyes. Prothorax transversely quadrate, a good deal, and rather
abruptly, sinuously narrowed behind, straight just at the hind angles,
these slightly projecting, base and apex ciliateand arcuate-emarginate;
the dorsal groove and basal fossae well marked ; the former ends in
the curved frontal impression, which becomes more distinct near the
anterior angles. Scutellum striate at base. Elytra oblong-oval,
humeral angles prominent, distinctly punctate-striate, interstices
slightly convex, the third, fifth, and seventh a little broader than

8/8 COLEOPTERA

the others, the third with three, the seventh \vith four or five large
punctures; h\teral sculpture normal.

Vv'hen compared v.ith T. teniukensis and T. sylvius it will be seen
that the marginal channels of the thorax are^not expanded pos-
teriorly, that its sides are more deeply and suddenly incurved behind,
and that the elytra are more decidedly oblong. The deep well-
defined furrows of the wing-cases, together with their distinct and
regular punctation, are quite distinctive. The female is rather longer
and the hind-body relatively narrower than in the other sex.

<y . Length, g^ lines ; breadth, 3^.

I possess one pair collected by Messrs. T. F. Cheesemau and
A. T. Urquhart on the mountains in the vicinity of Lake Tekapo ;
elevation 2,500ft. to 6,500ft.

Obs. — The same gentlemen brought to me from the Otira Gorge
a perfect male specimen of Trichosternus enysi. In it the posterior
thoracic angles appear slightly more prominent than in the much-
mutilated type ; the middle thighs are not only much swollen or
subdentate below, as if notched near the extremity, but the tibiae of
the same pair are somewhat laterally compressed and expanded, and
rather pointed at the apex. In the female the punctation of the
elytral stria3 is finer, and the interstitial punctures seem almost
obliterated. The marginal channels of the thorax are widened
behind, and the basal fossae being curved outwardly give a some-
what flattened aspect to these parts.

1562. T. CnrvipeSj w.s. Oblong, moderately convex, shining,
black tinged with green, the latter colour most apparent on the
depressed parts ; legs pitchy-red, the tarsi and palpi paler, the latter
v/ith rufe scent tips.

Head with irregular wrinkles on its vertex, and coarser longitudinal
ones between the frontal foveas ; eyes prominent, the post-ocular
parts not distended.. Prothorax large (nearly 3 X 2-| lines), broader
than long, widest at the middle, a good deal rounded anteriorly,
not greatly narrowed behind, wdth a moderate sinuosity just before
the slightly projecting angles ; apex ciliated, arcuate-emarginate ;
base widely but not deeply incurved at the middle ; disc moderately
convex, median furrow deep throughout, lateral rims fine in front,
widened and flattened behind ; marginal channels expanded pos-
teriorly ; basal fossae rather narrow ; with some fine rugae, those in
front longitudinal. ScuteUinn smooth behind. Elytra oblong-oval,
shoulders prominent, punctate-striate, the punctures fine ; interstices
a little convex, third, fifth, and seventh broadest, the seventh with
five or six large punctures. Legs robust ; femora incrassate, but not
dentiform underneath; posterior tibiae considerably curved out-
wardly. Underside black, the head and sides more or less impressed
with fine irregular lines.

This is the only described Trichosternus wdth distinctly bent hind
tibiae.

^ . Length, g|- lines; breadth, 3^.

One broken specimen was picked out of a miscellaneous collec-
tion sent from Taieri by Mr. S. W. Fulton.

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Holcaspis a^- 37)-

1563. H. impiger, '>i-s. Elongate-oblong, medially narrowed,
slightly convex, glossy, black, legs and antennce nigro-piceous, tips
of palpi castaneous.

Head with some fine punctures near the eyes, sometimes extend-
ing across the occiput. ProUwrax quadrate, scarcely broader than
long, base and apex more or less incurved in the middle, sides mode-
rately rounded, a little narrowed but not much sinuated behind,
posterior angles slightly projecting ; the dorsal groove expanded near
the apex, w4aere it ends in a more or less obvious depression, basal
fossae elongate, with a second smaller one beyond, the disc with fine
rug£e. Scutellum striate. Elytra ovate-oblong, shoulders dentate ;
each elytron with eight irregular, punctated striae, the two sutural
generally catenulated, the fourth interstice broadest, the punctiform
impressions beyond the eighth stria large, the whole sculpture
irregular posteriorly.

In the. female, and indeed in the other sex occasionally, several of
the interstices assume a chain-like appearance ; even in individuals
of either sex the sculpture seen on one elytron does not exactly re-
semble that on the other.

Legs stout, hind tibise — especially of the male — distinctly curved.
Underside black, head more or less punctate, the episterna rugose-
punctate.

The elytral sculpture bears some resemblance to that seen on H.
catenulata, but the form of the thorax is essentially different.

Length, 5-|-6 lines; breadth, if-2.

I have seen two pairs : one found by Mr. T. Chalmer on Flag-
staff Mountain, near Dunedin ; the other by Mr. S. W. Fulton at
the trig, station, Mount Maungatua.

Ha,ptoderus (p- 41)-

1564. H. Calathoides, ''-s. Oblong, not broad, convex,
shining ; legs and three basal articulations of antennae rufo-piceous,
remaining joints of these latter, the tarsi and palpi, nearly ferru-
ginous, the rest of the body black.

Head moderately large, constricted behind the eyes, frontal im-
pressions indistinct ; mandibles rufescent and somewhat strigose
above ; labrum truncate ; eyes rather prominent, their orbits a little
inflated behind. Prothorax scarcely broader .than long, quite as
narrow in front as at the base, its sides very obtusely rounded, not
perceptibly sinuated beliind, posterior angles acutely rounded, lateral
margins distinct and reflexed but depressed posteriorly ; dorsum
with feeble striolee, median groove distinct but a little abbreviated,
basal fossae elongate, narrow, the space between them and the
angles depressed, with mere traces of a second elongate impression
near each angle. Elytra oblong-oval, convex, slightly wider than
thorax at the base, the latter feebly bisinuate, humeral angles not
dentiform, narrovs-ed and declivous but not sinuated apically ; each
with a short scutellar and eight well-marked, impunctate stride, of
which the intermediate pairs become confluent behind ; interstices

g80 COLEOPTERA

nearly plane, simple ; marginal punctures large. Legs stout ; middle
tihicB. evidently sulcate externally, posterior less so ; three basal
joints of anterior tarsi in the male dilated, with sponge-like and cili-
ated soles, the basal articulation subtriangular, the others cordi-
form, the joints of the others grooved above. Underside shining
black, coxae and trochanters rufescent, not punctated, but scored
with many fine, irregular, linear impressions.

$ . All the tarsi striate.

Larger than H. viaorimis, the form of the thorax totally differ-
ent, more nearly resembling that of the European Calathus cisteloides,
but more quadrate.

Length, 5 lines ; breadth, if.

I found a male at Whangarata, near Tuakau, and a female just
outside the kahikatea bush near Ngaruawahia, Waikato.

Obs. — This is one of the genera instituted by the late Baron
de Chaudoir, and treated by Lacordaire as one of the fifty-nine
synonyma of Feronia. The scutellum being without basal striae
separates it from Holcaspis : the terminal joints of the palpi are
narrowed apically, and the labial briefly truncated ; the maxillary,
though not pointed, are not truncate.

Group-ANISOD ACT YLID^ .

Lecanomerus (p. 46)-

1565. Ij. stenopus, "-s. Ovate-oblong, rather narrow, convex,
shining ; head and tliroat black, elytra greenish-black, their apical
margins rufescent ; legs, palpi, and two basal joints of antennoB fulvo-
testaceous, remaining articulations fuscous.

Head smooth, frontal foveas represented by oblique furrows ex-
tending from the eyes to the suture of the epistome. Prothorax
transversely quadrate, not short, regularly convex, finely marginated,
hind angles much rounded, obsolete ; dorsal line feebly impressed,
basal foveae indistinct. Elytra ovate-oblong, not broad, striate,
interstices slightly convex ; they are not strongly sinuated apicaJly.

Not at all like L. latimanus ; distinguished from L. ohesulns and
L. fidiginosus by its more oblong or narrower contour, by the shape
of the thorax, which is regularly rounded laterally, with its posterior
angles more curved towards the base, and by the almost total
absence of thoracic fovea3 and punctation. The anterior tarsi are
narrower than in any other New Zealand species.

$ . Length, 2^ lines ; breadth, i.

One, Howick, Paparoa District, near Auckland.

Group-BEMBIDIIDiE.

Bembidium (p- 55)-

1566. B. tekapoense, n-s. Shining nigro-aeneous, tibice and
palpi piceous ; the extremities of these latter, and the tarsi, pitchy-
red.

Head moderate, greenish, frontal foveas large and elongate ; eyes
moderately prominent. Prothorax cordate, rather small, well rounded
laterally, gradually narrowed until near the base, where its sides are

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straight, without projecting angles ; side rims distinct, median groove
moderate, the surface finely shagreened across, the base longitu-
dinally. Elytra ovate, pmictate-striate, the two sutural strife re-
curved at the apices, interstices nearly plane, the third with three
hispid punctures.

Of about the same size as B. clialceipes ; the thorax rather
smaller and not so much rounded at the sides, the elytral disc flatter,
with deeper and more sharply defined grooves, most of which reach
the apices, the outermost on each obsolete, their punctation finer.
It is distinct from No. log, being more convex, differently sculptured,
&c. Its proper position is undoubtedly next to No. ii6. ^

$ . Length, 2^ lines ; breadth, ^.

I selected one specimen from a heterogeneous lot of insects taken
on the mountains near Lake Tekapo by Messrs. Cheeseman and
Urquhart, January, 1883.

1567. B. attenuatujn, "-s. Ovate, moderately convex, attenu-
ated posteriorly ; body dark-blue, shining, head greenish, legs pitchy
tinged with blue.

Head moderately small, smooth, frontal fossse largo ; eyes not
very pi'ominent. Prothorax cordiform, its sides rounded, sinuously
narrowed to the base, hind angles not projecting; depressed and
longitudinally shagreened at base, dorsum nearly smooth, median
groove and curved frontal impression distinct. Elytra obovate, con-
siderably narrowed behind ; punctate-striate, the sutural striffi nearly
impunctate and recurved at apex, the fourth hardly extends beyond
the hind thighs, those beyond still more abbreviated and less deeply
impressed ; interstices almost fiat, third tripunctate.

Another ally of B. clialceipes ; smaller, the hind-body obovate
and much more narrowed apically ; the eyes prominent ; the thorax
rather smaller, less sinuated behind, its lateral rims following the
curvature quite to the base instead of forming short straight sides
just before it ; the abbreviated scutellar striaa only reach the base,
and those nearest the sides become obsolete.

J . Length, if lines ; breadth, f.

A single indi^ddual from the same source as the preceding one
{B. tekapoensc).

Cillenum (p- 59)-

1568. C. chalmeri, n-s. Convex, elliptically-oblong, shining;
head and abdomen dark bronzed-brown ; the limbs and the remainder
of the body testaceous.

Read almost smooth, frontal furrows and ocular setigerous
punctures moderately large ; eyes moderately prominent ; mandibles
not greatly curved ; the colour is dark on the vertex, becoming much
paler in front. Penultimate joint of maxillary _2JaZ2;j hispid. Antenna
stout, having sub-moniliform joints. Prothorax cordate-ovate, convex,
gradually narrowed towards the rectangular, but not projecting,
posterior angles ; with a feebly impressed dorsal groove, curved
frontal and transverse basal impressions, the latter obsoletely striated,
the hind foveas small. Elytra sub-ovate, broadest behind the curved

882 COLEOPTERA

shoulders, their apices individually rounded; lateral rims distinct,
ending just before the apices ; their stride, seemingly impunctate, are
tolerably \Yell marked on the disc, but become less evident at the
sides and apex ; third interstices more or less obviously tripunctate ;
theii' whole surface covered with a multitude of minute brassy
impressions. Legs robust ; the two basal articulations of the anterior
tarsi of the male strongly expanded and somewhat produced inwardly,
particularly the second ; the first armed outwardly with two or three
spiniform denticles, the third also a little produced. Underside
testaceous, the apes of terminal segment of alDdomen infuscate, the
resji^dark smoky-brown.

Smaller than G. albescens ; the elytral apices not at all truncate,
and the rims less explanate and less abruptly marked off at the
extremity.

Length, if-2 lines ; breadth, |— |.

Named in honour of its discoverer, Mr. Thomas Chalmers, who
pointed it out on the sandspit at Port Chalmers.

Group— PERIOALID^.
Scopodes (p. 67).

1569- S. bryophilus, n-s. Cupreous, shining, legs and basal
joints of antennffi greenisli-black ; moderately elongate.

Head with fine longitudinal striolte behind, and two frontal
(interocular) punctures ; labrum much rounded, bluish ; eyes pro-
minent; the whole surface more or less metallic-green. Prothorax
rather longer than broad, cordiforni, broadest before the middle,
where it is rounded but not angulated, from thence it is narrowed,
and again dilated and obtusely angulated at the base ; the lateral
rims distinct, bent inwards after forming the posterior angles, but
before reaching the true base ; disc with transverse striola3, almost
smooth behind, with a very distinct median groove. Elytra mode-
rately long, apices obliquely truncated ; their sculpture consists of
tolerably distinct, impunctate striae, the foveas are small but con-
spicuous, and, like the margins, tinged with green, their surface, as
well as that of the thorax, being of a reddish-coppery hue.

The whole surface of the body being densely and minutely
sculptured causes the insect to seem less glossy than it would be
otherwise.

The general outline is similar to that of S. versicolor, but the
expanded hind angles of the thorax at once differentiate it from that
species.

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

A specimen of this pretty beetle was detected by Mr. S. W. Fulton
on Mount Maungatua, amongst Sphagnum moss.

1570- S. COgnatuSj n.s. Concolorous, black, not very glossy;
rather broad, slightly convex.

Head with longitudinal strigae ; eyes large and prominent. Pro-
thorax transversal, cordate, widest before the middle, where it is
angulated, from that point gradually narrowed behind ; lateral

OF NEW ZEALAND. 883

margins distinct, bent inwards at the base without forming distinct
angles there ; its surface finely strigose, the dorsal groove and frontal
impression w'ell marked. Elytra oblong, rather broad, narrow^ed
towards the shoulders, apices subtruncate ; they are not deeply
striate, and their foveas are small. Underside shining-black, wdth
many minute grey hairs.

Nearly allied to S. ediuardsi, but shorter and comparatively
broader ; the thorax notably broader, its sides more obviously augu-
lated, and, consequently, more narrowed posteriorly ; the hind-body
is decidedly broader, less evidently striate,' the foveas are not nearly
so conspicuous, and the apices are more truncate, not so oblique..

Length, if lines ; breadth, f .

Habitat, Mount Mauugatua. Collected by Mr. S. W. Fulton.

1571- S. anteimalis, 'i-s. Black, shining, (except the rufes-
cent tips of the palpi and mandibles, and the second and third joints
of the antennae) concolorous.

Head longitudinally strigose, eyes large and prominent. Pro-
thorax about as long as broad, widest just before the middle, not
distinctly angulated there, narrowed behind, lateral margins bent
inw^ards at the base ; its surface transversely strigose, and par-
ticularly at the sides and front, finely and densely punctate-rugose.
Elytra moderately broad, narrowed basaliy ; apices obliquely
truncate ; rather feebly striate, foveas small.

A form just intermediate between S. edicardsi and the preceding
species, S. cognatus ; distinguished from the former by being shorter
and rela^tively broader, without its silky gloss, &c. ; from the latter
by the less prominent antero-lateral margins of the thorax and more
oblique elytral apices.

Length, if-if lines; breadth, f.

Three examples were brought from the mountainous region of
Lake Tekapo by Messrs. Cheeseman and Urquhart.

Group-HYDROBIID^.

Berosus.

Hist, dcs Ins. CoUop., Tom. i., p. 458.

1572. B. mergUS, «-s. Sub-oblong, convex, shining; head and
thorax aeneous (metallic), the latter broadly marginated at the sides
and front vath testaceous; elytra dingy-testaceous; legs, antennas,
and palpi pale-yellow^ ; the extremity of the palpi, antennal club,
base of femora, and the underside blackish.

Head moderately closely and deeply punctured ; eyes prominent.
Prothorax transverse, broadly rounded in front, sides parallel,
anterior angles rounded, posterior rectangular, base bisinuate ; its
surface not so closely punctated as the head. Scutellum elongate-
triangular, punctate, margins smooth. Elytra sub-oblong, convex,
narrovv'ed tow^ards the shoulders, apices simple ; humeral region
somewhat elevated, each elytron bears ten rows of closely-placed
punctures sometimes assuming the form of stria, the second ter-
minating at the middle ; interstices broad, nearly plane, the fourth,

884 COLEOPTERA

sixth, and eighth distinctly punctulated. Legs simple, bearing greyish
hairs.

$ . Length, 2 lines ; breadth, i .

Mr. S. W. Fulton caught two examples in a pool on Mount
Maungatua, Taieri, Otago.

Group-PSELAPHIDiE.

Sagola (p- 134)-

1573- S. castanea, n.s. Elongate, sub-depressed, shining,
rufo-castaneous, head and thorax dark-red, legs and antennae
rufescent, tarsi and palpi fulvous.

Head large, trigonal, its posterior angles so produced as to be as
broad as the middle of the thorax, the back part separated, as it
were, from the thorax by a deep incision, with a deep central cavity
and two small occipital foveas; it bears fine yellowish hairs. Ayitenna
hirsute, longer than head and thorax, of nearly equal thickness
throughout ; basal articulation stout, cylindric ; joints 2-5 rather
longer than broad, oviform, second and fourth nearly equal in bulk,
third much smaller than the contiguous ones ; 6-10 become shorter,
the tenth being quite transversal and larger than ninth, eleventh
ovate, larger than the preceding one. Prothorax cordate, shining ;
with a large depression behind the middle ; two small punctiform
f ove£e behind it (one near each of its hind angles) , and a large cavity
at each side extending from the base to the middle ; it is smooth
otherwise, and is clothed with some fime hairs. Elytra broader than
thorax, widest behind ; sutural striae deep and entire, intra-humeral
depressions elongate (when viewed sideways they are seen to consist
of a basal puncture and two or more larger confluent ones beyond) ;
their surface is apparently impunctate, and bears numerous yellow
hairs. Hind-body rather longer than elytra, its second and third
dorsal segments broader than they, each larger than the first, all
three marginated, the others gradually depressed, the basal portion
of the first densely covered with very minute, scale-like hairs. Legs
of normal structure, tarsi moderately elongate.

The form of the head makes a near approach to that of S. genaU,
but the angles are not so acute as in that species, which is also a
good deal smaller and very much lighter in colour.

Length, nearly i|- lines ; breadth, f .

Mr. S. W. Fulton sent me a specimen which he found at West
Taieri bush.

1574- S. excavata, ii-s. Castaneo-rufous, legs and antennas
fulvo-rufous, tarsi and palpi fulvous, clothed with yellow hairs.

Head moderate, its widest part in line with (but including) the
eyes, rounded behind ; with the common median depression, two
minute foveas behind, its surface appearing as if minutely punctated.
Antennce stout, second and fourth joints sub-globular, third small,
the others gradually become transversal, eleventh rounded. Pro-
thorax considerably dilated laterally at the middle, its length and
breadth about equal ; with the usual post-median depression, two

OF NEW ZEALAND. 885

small basal foveae, and a large cavity at each side behind, its sculp-
ture like that of the head. Elytra broader than thorax, oblong,
sutural strise deep, the intra-humeral impressions extend half-way
from the base with half a dozen j)unctures in each. Hincl-hochj as
long and as broad as elytra ; its three basal segments parallel and
marginated, the apical ones shorter and deflexed ; the base of the
first covered with minute brassy scales and short depressed hairs
beyond ; the second deeply excavated nearly from one side to the
other, with a basal protuberance directed towards, but not touching,
a small median raised space on its hind margin ; third segment quite
as large as second, convex ; the clothing and punctation similar to
those of the elytra. Legs moderately slender, the four anterior
tibiae straight inwardly and curved externally ; the posterior
slightly bent at the extremity.

The extraordinary second dorsal segment of the abdomen is quite
without precedent.

Length, nearly i^ lines ; breadth, nearly f .

I found one under bark in the Paparoa district, south of Auck-
land.

'^SIS- B. SUlcator, n.s. Elongate, shining, elytra and legs
fulvous, head, thorax, and antennae red, hind-body castaneo-rufous,
palpi yellow.

Head smooth, rather flat, rounded behind, with a deep obvious
groove extending from between the antennal tubercles to the occiput,
and without other distinct impressions. Prothorax cordiform,
slightly broader than head, with large post-median and lateral
cavities, and two minute basal foveae. Elytra short, but little longer
than thorax, much narrowed towards the base, with distinct sutural
and intra-humeral furrows, these latter rather short and entire.
Hind-body elongate, its third segment broader than elytra, the three
basal of about equal length, all large, the others shorter and
attenuated, but not much deflexed ; clothed like the elytra with
conspicuous yellow hairs. Legs and antennae of normal structure,
but with the posterior tibiae bent near the extremity.

This is the only species in which the frontal cavity extends from
the antennal tubercles to the back part of the head. The body is
rather elongate, and is contracted between the head and tliorax,
the thorax and elytra, and again, but less evidently, at the first
dorsal segment of the abdomen.

Length, i^ lines ; breadth, J.

I found my specimen at Woodhill, on the Kaipara Eailway, near
Helensville.

1576. S. OSCUlans, n.s. Shining, chestnut-red ; the elytra,
limbs, and trophi paler, head and thorax nearly nude, the rest of the
body hirsute.

Head short, almost as broad as thorax, obtusely dilated behind
the eyes, but not angulated behind nor rounded laterally ; its median
cavity deep and extending as far as the back part of the eyes ; hind
foveae small and narrow. Antennce thick. The maxillary palpi

886 COLEOPTERA

stout, their terminal joint nearly globular. Protliorax cordiforni, a
good deal narrowed anteriorly, with the usual impressioias. Elytra
larger than thorax, considerably noaTO wed towards the base ; sutural
striae rather broad and deep ; the intra-humeral short, with two or
three large punctures. Ilind-hody nearly twice the length of elytra,
bearing rather long, but not coarse, yellow hairs ; its basal segment
simple — id est, destitute of minute scales. Legs rather slender;
all the tibiae straight inwardly, and but little arched externally ;
tarsi short.

The short tarsi, in conjunction with the form of the head and the
absence of minute scales on the first dorsal segment of the abdomen,
are characters that prevent the location of this species close to any
other ; it should, however, follow those (such as S. genale) in which
the posterior angles of the head are protuberant, so as to be treated
as an intermediate form.

Length, i-| lines ; breadth, f .

One example in my own collection. Woodhill.

1577- B. foveale, ''-5. Shining; head and thorax red, abdo-
men chestnut-red, antennae fulvo-rufous, elytra and legs less
rufescent, palpi yellow ; clothed with yellow hairs.

Head moderate, rounded behind, convex ; the frontal cavity short
and narrow, terminating between the eyes ; basal fovese rather long
and large and placed near each other ; its surface with shallow
punctures,, antennal tubercles coarsely punctated. Antennce, stout,
second and third joints small and sub-globular ; second obviously
smaller than fourth ; joints 5-10 quite transverse and differing but
little from one another; eleventh larger than the preceding one.
Prothorax convex, as long as broad, its middle part wudest, post-
median fovea moderate, the basal small, lateral cavities large.
Elytra oblong, widened behind the middle ; sutural and intra-humeral
furrows moderate. Hind-body rather short, broad, apical segments
defiexed ; all the basal segment covered with inconspicuous scales.
Legs stout ; femora inflated : all the tibiae straight inwardly, and
not much curved outwardly ; tarsi moderate, not elongate.

S. terricola and S. excavata are the only species having distinctly
punctated antennal tubercles ; in S. elevata and S. brevitarsis the
punctation can be seen, but not easily : that, therefore, together
with the short groove on the head, will cause this species to be
easily identified.

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

I found one on the Waitakerei Eange.

1578- S. elevata, ii-s. Shining; head, thorax, and antennse
dark-red, elytra fulvo-rufous, hind-body chestnut-red, legs and palpi
fulvous ; its pubescence yellow.

Head somewhat convex, short and broad, rounded behind ; its
median groove deep, elongate-triangular, with raised hind margins ;
there are no other impressions. AntenncB stout, not obviously in-
crassated apically, third joint small, eleventh scarcely longer than
tenth, but with a distinct terminal appendage visible below the

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pubescence. Prothorax broader than long, cordate, with the usual
depressions. Elytra oblong, a little narrowed at the base, longer and
broader than thorax, their sutural striae deep and entire, the intra-
humeral with a semi-detached basal pi'.ncture. Hind-hody longer and
broader than elytra, deflexed and attenuated apically, first segment
shorter than second, its base with numerous minute scale-like hairs.
Legs stout, the four anterior tibiae straight along their inner edge,
the outer curved, posterior perceptibly bent at the extremity ; tarsi
elongate.

The distinctive peculiarity of this species consists in the thickened
and somewhat elevated hind borders of the cavity on the head. Its
nearest ally is S. tcrricola, but in it the whole middle part of the
head is much more convex ; it is also narrower, and has two occipital
foveas, besides which it is altogether larger.

Length, i^ lines ; breadth, f .

I found two examples at Woodhill, near Helensville.

1579- S. brevitarsis, i^-s. Elongate, shining, chestnut-red,
legs fulvous, tarsi and palpi yellow ; clothed with yellow hairs.

Head moderately broad, its posterior angles not much rounded,
yet not prominent, but little convex ; its central cavity deep, not
reaching the neck, with two minute occipital foveae. AntenncB stout,
their terminal joints scarcely longer than broad. Prothorax sub-
cordate, widest at the middle, much narrowed (not abruptly) in front ;
its post-median cavity large, so that the minute basal fovese seem to
form a portion of it ; lateral cavities large. Elytra oblong, longer
and broader than thorax, narrowed at the shoulders ; sutural furrows
well marked, intra-humeral deep and elongate, with four or ,five
punctures in each. Hind-hody much longer than and quite as broad
as elytra ; third segment largest, nearly twice the length of the first,
the latter clothed with short yellow hairs, the apical segments
conjointly obtriaugular. Legs of moderate length ; none of the tibise
distinctly bent, but all more or less arcuated externally ; tarsi
short.

In S. genale and S. denticolle the tarsi are comparatively short,
but this species is differentiated from both by well-marked charac-
ters.

Length, i^ lines ; breadth, quite \.

Described from one example found in Paparoa, south of Auckland,
by myself.

1580. S. bipunctata, n.s. Fulvescent, head, antennae, and
thorax rufo-fulvbus, elytra, legs, and palpi flavous, abdomen dark-
yellow, pubescence yellow.

Head broad, rounded behind, frontal fossa short, deep, and broad,
basal foveas small. Antennae elongate, third joint quite as long as,
but narrower than, second ; second and fourth equal, oviform; fifth very
little shorter ; joints 6-9 sub-globular ; eighth and ninth transverse ;
tenth transverse, a little larger than ninth ; eleventh conical, about
twice the length of its predecessor. Prothorax cordate, with the com-
mon impressions, about as broad as the head. Elytra short, but little

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longer than thorax, considerably narrowed towards the base ; sutural
grooves distinct, those between them and the shoulders composed of
two well-marked punctures, the hinder elongated. Hind-body much
longer than elytra, gradually depressed posteriorly, hirsute. Legs
moderately slender, tibiae but little curved, tarsi moderately
short.

In S. sulcator and S. osculans the wing-cases are similarly
narrowed towards the front, but these two are distinguishable in
other ways ; the latter, however, makes the nearest approach to the
present species so far as regards the intra-humeral impressions. In
all the other species the elytra are oblong, narrowed before the
middle only, or else more or less obtusely rounded at the sides.

Length, i-|- lines ; breadth, nearly f .

Unique. Found near Whangarei Harbour.

1581. S. dnplicata, ^^-s. Shining, head and thorax pitchy-red,
antenuce red, elytra and legs of a paler hue, reddish, abdomen rufo-
castaneous.

Head small, considerably narrower behind, frontal sulcus large,
basal fovese obsolete or quite absent. Antennce thick aiid elongate,
basal joint rather short and stout, second and third sub-globular, the
latter nearly equalling the former ; fourth longer than broad, oviform ;
joints 5-g sub-quadrate ; tenth transverse, eleventh conical. Palpi
elongate and rather slender. Prothorax a good deal, but obtusely,
dilated at the middle, so as to appear much narrowed in front and
behind, with the usual sculpture. Elytra larger than thorax, sub-
oblong, slightly narrowed towards the shoulders ; sutural striae of
equal depth and breadth throughout, intra-humeral depressions
with a separate basal puncture ; between the two grooves on
each elytron there is an abbreviated punctated stria with raised
margins. Hind-body larger than elytra ; basal segment with minute
depressed scales, its apex fringed with finer hairs than those on the
others ; posterior segments deflexecl. Legs moderate ; tibiaB a little
arcuated on the outside, none bent ; tarsi not elongate.

The head is narrower behind than in any other species (its hind
angles quite obsolete), the back part being but little broader than the
neck. The punctated stria between the sutural groove and the
intra-humeral depression is quite exceptional.

Length, i^ lines ; breadth, nearly f .

One example. Parua, near Whangarei Harbour.

1582. S. tenuis, "-s. Slender, shining, testaceous, with grey-
ish pubescence, legs and palpi yellow.

Head small, a little dilated but rounded behind, frontal cavity
shoi-t, hind foveas rather elongate, antennal tubercles small and but
little elevated; not convex. Antenuce elongate, third and fifth arti-
culations smaller tlian the contiguous ones, ninth and tenth trans-
verse and larger than the preceding ones. Prothorax ovate-cordate,
impressed in the orthodox fashion. Elytra hardly longer but
broader than thorax, narrowed towards the front, sutural stride not
very deep, the intra-humeral elongate. Hind-body longer but not

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perceptibly broader tliau elytra, bearing rather short, greyish hairs.
Legs slender, simple ; tarsi moderately short.

An easily-recognized species, having the occipital fovese nearly as
conspicuous as the frontal depression, the thorax rather oviform, the
eyes not prominent, and the pubescence rather fine and greyish. In
almost all the other species the hairs are comparatively coarse and
obvious.

Length, 7^ lines ; breadth, \.

One individual in my own collection. Tairua.

1583- S. COnvexa, «-s. Shining, head, thorax, and antennae
deep-red, elytra fulvo-rufous, hind-body infuscate-red, legs fulvous,
tarsi, palpi, and pubescence yellow.

Head of moderate size, rather convex, slightly narrowed behind
the eyes, these latter prominent, the space between the eyes and
point of insertion of the antennae rather longer and narrower than
usual ; the margins of the deep frontal cavity on the same plane (or
very nearly so) as the antennal tubercles ; occipital fovea3 small, not
easily seen from above, being situated on the declivous baxk part.
Antenna robust. Terminal joint of maxillary palpus rather oviform.
Prothorax cordate, convex, with the usual sculpture. Elytra rather
longer and decidedly broader than thorax, a little narrowed in front,
with the normal impressions. Hind-bodt/ a little broader and not
much longer than elytra, its apical segments abruptly deflexed, the
basal segment bearing minute brassy scales. Legs long and stout ;
the intermediate tibise bent near the extremity, the others slightly
arcuated outwardly ; tarsi elongate.

The ratlaer small convex head, with its deep frontal cavity and
half-concealed basal lovese, short abdomen, and slightly fiexuous
middle tibiae, do not correspond with the characters of any one
species described as yet, though -S'. elevata is perhaps its nearest
congener.

Lengths, i^ lines ; breadth, f .

Described from the single specimen I found at Tuakau, Waikato.

Group-SILPHID^.

Microsilpha.

Nov. gen.
Body oblong, somewhat convex, pilose. Head large enough to
close front of thorax. Prothorax almost transverse-quadrate, finely
marginated but not explanated laterally, adapted to, but not over-
lapping, the base of elytra. Scutellum small. Elytra oblong,
apices obtusely truncate, exposing the small apical segment of the
abdomen. Antennce 11 -articulate, shorter than head and thorax;
two basal joints stout, oviform, second the smaller ; third much
more slender, nearly as long as second ; fourth joint hardly longer
than broad, obconical; joints 5 and 6 equal, transversal, broader than
fourth ; seventh and eighth broader than the preceding, transverse,
the latter about twice the breadth of the sixth ; club tri-articulate, its
basal joints transverse, the terminal somewhat rounded, large, with

10 — PT. IV.

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a deep but narrow indentation beyond the middle. Maxillary j^a/^^'i
four-jointed, first joint longest, somewhat cylindrical ; second sub-
cylindric, its apex oblique ; third very small, quite cylindric ; fourth
minute, aciculate : labial very much shorter, their two last joints similar
to those of the maxillary. Mandibles bifid at apex. Eyes rather
small, not prominent, free. Legs moderate ; femora simple ; tibiae
gradually expanded towards the extremity, acutely denticulated
externally, apical spurs not elongate ; tarsi five-jointed, the fifth
equalling the preceding four in length, the three basal joints of the
anterior dilated in the male. Front coxcb contiguous, not large ;
posterior large, transversal, not quite touching each other, their
inner portion broad, the outer gradually accuminated. Trochanters
large. Mesosternal ])rocess acutely triangular, meeting the pointed
metasternum. Metasternum large. Abdomen very short, on a lower
plane than the breast, so that the hind legs when retracted are on
a level with the metasternum ; with five segments, the apical small.

1584. M. litorea, '^-s. Oblong, moderately convex, sparsely
clothed with greyish-yellow hairs ; shining, head and thorax black,
wing-cases smoky-brown with some paler spots, legs variegate-
castaneous, tarsi yellow, antennae variegate- fuscous.

Head distinctly punctate. Prothorax similarly sculptured, but
with a smooth linear space on the dorsum, and one or two spots with
fewer punctures ; rather broader than long, sloping outwards
gradually, not in the least flattened near the sides ; front angles
depressed, not acute ; sides a little curved, with fine rims ; base
feebly bisinuate, vnth. rounded posterior angles. Scutellum smooth.
Elytra a little broader than, and twice the length of, the thorax,
oblong, nearly quite truncate apically, leaving the small pygidium
uncovered ; they bear some very indistinct cost^e, and their puncta-
tion is not disposed in regular rows. Anterior tibia expanded
apically, armed along the outer edge with five or six denticles or
spine-like teeth ; the others similarly armed, but with about eight
on each, all pilose. Antemue bearing greyish hairs, some of the
joints more or less rufescent. Underside pitchy-black, punctate,
with some reticulate marks and greyish hairs.

Length, i^-ij lines ; breadth, f.

One female and a mutilated male were captured on the sandspit
at Port Chalmers by Mr. T. Chalmer.

Group-SILPHIDiE.
Choleva (p- 151)-

1585- C. granifer, n.s. Oviform, attenuated posteriorly;
clothed with slender, elongate, decumbent fulvescent hairs ;
shghtly shining ; head red, thorax blackish, elytra brown, legs
and antenna) fusco-rufous.

Head trigonal, indistinctly sculptured. Antennoi thickened
apically, basal joint yellowish, second shorter than third, joints
3-5 elongate, sixth and seventh longer than broad, eighth shorter
than but as broad as seventh, ninth and tenth sub-quadrate.

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Prothorax transverse, rounded towards the front, hind angles a
httle prolonged backwards ; the disc with minute granular sculpture,
but the sides appearing punctate. Elytra with a distinct sutural
stria on each, inipunctate, transversely lineated, the edge of each
impression minutely denticulated. Legs moderate, posterior tibial
spurs elongate and slender ; middle tarsi simple, the anterior
moderately dilated.

Allied to Choleva higubris (Sharp), but with totally different
sculpture.

Obs. — Nos. 276, 277, and 278 belong to CJioleva.

^ . Length, if lines ; breadth, f .

My specimen came from Dunediu, near which town it was
captured by Mr. Thomas Chalmer.

Group-SCAPHIDID^.

Baeocera (p. 665).

1586. B. fulvicolle, n.s. Convex,, broad, oviform, nude,
shining; head, thorax, and legs fulvous, apices paler, pygidium
rufescent, antennae more or less testaceous but becoming darker
towards the extremity.

Head smooth, narrowed in front ; eyes somewhat flattened.
AntenncB bearing elongate coarse hairs, apical joints finely pubes-
cent ; the two basal joints stout, 2-6 elongate and slender, seventh
stouter than the preceding ones, eighth slender, joints g-ii broad.
Prothorax impunctate, its median lobe concealing the scutellum.
Elytra smooth, the sutural striae distinct behind but becoming
obsolete in front. Tihim furnished with fine hairs, their apical
spurs minute ; basal articulation of posterior tarsi not elongated.

The colour at once distinguishes this species.

Length, |- line ; breadth, f.

Found by Mr. P. Sandager on Tiritiri Island.

1587. B. armata, n-s. Oviform, convex, glabrous, shining,
rufo-testaceous ; tarsi, palpi, and two basal joints of antennae yellow,
the other joints fuscous.

Head narrowed anteriorly; eyes not prominent. Antcnnm
elongate, hirsute, joints 3-6 slender, third shorter than fourth,
eighth more slender than the contiguous ones but stouter than
sixth. Prothorax impunctate, its basal lobe not much produced.
Sciitellum invisible. Elytra with fine sutural striae reaching from
base to apex, apices very obtusely rounded, nearly truncated towards
the suture, yellowish behind. Legs slender ; tibioi with fine hairs,
the intermediate with short greyish ones, terminal spurs (especially
of the middle pair) long and robust ; posterior tarsi slender and
elongate, basal joint nearly as long as the following tw^o.

Kemarkable on account of the armature of the tibice, the spurs
being longer and stouter than in any other New Zealand species : B.
apiccUa makes the nearest approach to it in this respect. It is
broader than B. rufa, but mere measurements do not convey an
exact idea of actual form.

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Length, ^ line ; breadth, i.
Woodhill (Kaipara Eailway).

Group— HISTERID-ffi.

Epierus (p- 163).

158S. E. abrogatuS;, n.s. Sub-rotundate, convex; shming,
rufo-piceous, legs and antennee dark-red.

Head distinctly punctured. ProtJiorax transverse, narrowed
anteriorly, base oblique towards each side, indistinctly marginated ;
its sculpture like that of the head but rather closer and coarser at
the middle of the base. Elytra punctated, each elytron with seven
more or less evident, curved stri®, all becoming obsolete posteriorly,
the sutural not reaching the base, the outermost abbreviated, visible
at the middle only. Pygidium finely punctured, quite imperceptibly
at the base. TihicB curved externally and expanded towards the
extremity, the tw^o front pairs closely denticulated, the posterior
with fewer and more minute denticles. Under-surface sculptured
like the upper, but much more finely on the middle of the
metasternum.

Allied to E. sylvanus, but with distinctly punctured mng-cases.
No. 297 is an Epienis.

Length, i^ lines ; breadth, f .

I found two at Helensville (Kaipara), on logs.

1589. E. planiceps, n-s. Convex, sub-rotundate ; shining,
rufo-piceous, legs dark-red, antennae and tarsi fulvescent.

Head broadly but slightly concave, not perceptibly punctured.
Prothorax almost impunctate, but with one or two rows of punc-
tures along the base. Elytra impunctate, each with six dorsal striae,
the sutural straight and finest, all obliterated behind. Pygidium
smooth. Tibia expanded apically, the anterior arcuated externally,
all more or less minutely denticulated.

Eesembles E. abrogatus in form.

Length, i line ; breadth, |.

My specimen was taken off a log on the Waitakerei Range.

1590. E. crenulatus, n-s. Oblong-oval, convex ; shining, rufo-
piceous, legs rufescent, tarsi and antennae fulvescent.

Head not distinctly punctured. Prothorax transverse, finely
marginated, very finely punctated, most evidently near the base.
Elytra obsoletely punctured, each with five fine arcuated striae, the
fifth marginal, the sutural very indistinct. Pygidium almost im-
punctate. TibicB widened towards the extremity, anterior curved
externally, all more or less minutely and sparsely denticulated.
Underside smooth ; hind margin of mesosternum finely crenu-
lated.

Most nearly resembles E. puriis, but in that species the liind-
body is more attenuated posteriorly.

Length, f line ; breadth, ^.

I found eight examples at Woodhill and on the Waitakerei
Bange.

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1591. E. simplex, w-s. Convex, oblong-oval; shining, rufO'
piceous inclining to black, legs dark-reel, antennce and tarsi ful-
vescent.

Head very finely punctated. Prothorax distinctly marginated
laterally, finely and evenly puiictured. Elytra very finely, almost
obsoletely, punctated, each with six fine curved striae, the sutural
more or less indistinct. Pygidmm not distinctly sculptured. Front
tibicB finely denticulated. Underside finely punctured, the posterior
edge of the mesosternum indistinctly crenulated.

This and the following species are the most oblong I have seen
in New Zealand.

Length, |- line ; breadth, f .

Otago : Ten specimens from Mr. T. Chalmer and two from Mr.
S, W. Fulton. Arboreous in habit.

1592. E. rusticus, n-s- Oblong-oval, moderately convex;
shining, rufo-piceous, legs rufescent, tarsi and antennas fulvescent.

Head finely punctured. Prothorax transverse, finely mar-
ginated, distinctly punctured, the punctatiou becoming more
obvious towards the base. Elytra distinctly punctated, each
elytron with six well-marked strite not attaining the apex,
the sutural straight, the others curved ; in addition to these
there is an indistinct, abbreviated humeral stria. Anterior tihice
denticulated. Under-surface punctured like the upper, the front
edge of the mesosternum crenulated.

Most nearly allied to E. lounctuUpennis ; the most oblong form
described as yet from New Zealand.

Sometimes the insect is dark fusco-rufous, with a suffused pitchy
spot near the middle of the hind-body.

Length, f line ; breadth, f .

Taken under tarata bark, West Taieri bush, by Mr. S. W,
Fulton.

Group— TROGOSITID-ffi.

Grynoma (p- i8i).

1593- G. viridescens, n.s. Oblong, somewhat convex ; legs,
antennas, and thorax testaceous or yellowish-brown ; elytra viri-
descent, the depressed parts more or less infuscate ; irregularly
clothed with semi-erect, slender white sette.

Head rufo-fuscous, densely punctate, small, nearly nude. An-
teroice short, two basal articulations large, third longer than broad,
joints 4-6 sub-quadrate, seventh and eighth very transversal ; club
oblong, ninth and tenth joints strongly transverse, eleventh rounded.
Prothorax transverse, narrowed in front, anterior angles not promi-
nent ; sides explanate, lateral margins obsoletely crenulate, paler
and more coarsely punctured than the disc. Elytra shining, side
margins crenate, the green portion uneven and rather more elevated
than the rest of their surface, the punctation moderately coarse but
not very close.

About half the size of the previously-recorded species, the thorax

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more narrowed anteriorly, side margins crennlate, the antennae
shorter and with a much broader ckib.

Length, ii hnes ; breadth, |.

Found by Mr. T. Chalmer near Dunedin.

Group-S YNCHITID^ .

Ablafons (p- 183).

1594' A. nodosUS, n-s. Oblong, not elongate, convex, varie-
gate, legs and antennge infuscate-red.

Head rufescent, granulated. Antennce, short, the ninth articula-
tion but little larger than eighth. Prothorax much rounded in front,
deeply emarginate behind the eyes, its surface with numerous
granules and some irregular depressions and elevations ; its sides
explanate, with four lobes, the anterior largest with acute front
angles, second narrowed towards the extremity, third narrow, fourth
minute, forming the posterior angle ; disc infuscate-red, sides some-
what testaceous, clothed with yellow setae. Elytra oblong, parallel-
sided, suddenly deflexed and narrowed behind ; apices a little pro-
longed, with a distinct sutural notch; base arcuated medially,
oblique towards each shoulder ; broadly concave above ; their real
sculpture consists of rows of punctures, and, on each elytron, seven
more or less obvious nodules ; their surface, however, is so densely
covered with variegate setas, chiefly of a yellow hue, and other sub-
stances, that the punctation and smaller inequalities are obliterated ;
the predominating colour is a yellowish-grey, but there is a very
evident blackish transverse line just below the summit of the
posterior declivity, and there are some dark patches on the disc and
sides. Legs stout, clothed with fine hairs and setse.

In perfect specimens there are usually four fine lines of yellowish
setae on the hind-body, two elongate curved basal elevations, two or
three large nodules in an oblique row near the middle of each
elytron, and three or four on the top of the hind slope but with a
broad sutural space between the congeries.

It very much resembles A. hrcvis, but the apices of the elytra
are more produced and dehiscent.

Length, i^ lines ; breadth, i.

Mr. T. Chalmer found one at Hooper's Inlet, and two or three
others near Dunedin.

Ulonotus (p. 186).

1595- U. punctatUS, ''-s. Oblong, sub-depressed, sub-opaque,
nearly nude, pitchy-black, legs obscure-fuscous, the three basal
joints of the tarsi fusco-testaccous, antenna (save the two basal
articulations) reddish-brown, explanate sides of thorax covered with
grey matter.

ileacZ granulate. Antenna v;\i\\ tv^^o basal joints piceous ; second
not so stout as but longer than exposed portion of first ; thu'd
slender, elongate ; joints 4-8 about equal, moniliform ; ninth rather
small, being twice the bulk of eighth, but only about one-half of
tenth; eleventh larger than the preceding, rounded. Prothorav

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transversal, sides explauated and trilobed ; anterior lobe large, acute
in front, the indentation behind it about one-half its size, the next
lobe small, the basal minute, forming the posterior angle ; disc
destitute of distinct depressions, granulate. Elytra oblong, with
rows of closely-placed punctures, appearing as if transversely
rugose ; they bear (on each) about six tubercles behind the middle,
those near the hind declivity most conspicuous. Legs stout.

Smaller and relatively broader than U. asper, the wing-cases
differently sculptured. It is rendered distinct by the unusual
reduction of the ninth antennal joint, so that the structure of the
club is just intermediate between that of the more orthodox Ulonotii
and the genus Ahlahus. Should other forms be discovered possessing
antennae of similar structure, it may become expedient to alter the
generic diagnosis of Ulonotus, so as to admit such species and also
all those now belonging to Ablahus.

Length, i line ; breadth, f .

One. Woodhill.

Bitoma (p- 192).

1596. B. SCita, 'i-s. Body elongate, moderately convex, sub-
opaque, variegate ; head and thorax obscure rufo-fuscous, legs pale-
brown, antennae and front of head rufescent ; tarsi, thoracic lobes,
and most of the wing-cases testaceous ; the sides, apex, and a broad
sutural space not reaching the base and furcate in front, brownish
(elytra), on the interstices some small pale elevations, there being
five on the third, and others near the sides.

Head coarsely granulate, broadly bi-impressed longitudinally.
Prothorax granulated, with some rather deep and broad impressions ;
its sides explanate, with a deep median indentation, the anterior lobe
largest, the other with uneven edges, so as to appear as if formed of
three or four denticles. Elytra with eight or nine rows of quadrate
punctures, clothed with fine pale setse. Legs stout, tibia3 ciliated
with fuscous setffi similar to those bordering the elytra.

Allied to B. lobata, larger, broader, much more brightly
coloured, &c.

Length, if lines ; breadth, ^.

One in my own collection. Whangarata, near Tuakau.

1597- B. guttata, 5Z.S. Elongate-oblong, moderately convex ;
elytra shining, piceous, with (on each) two elongate, raised, basal
and other ill-defined spots brick-red ; legs and antenna obscure
fusco-rufous, head and thorax with two large, raised greyish spots
on each, formed of scale-like matter.

Head granulated. Prothorax bilobed, the lobes of equal length,
the posterior widely emarginate ; its surface granulate, with de-
pressions similar to those seen in B. rugosa, B. lobata, and B. scita.
Elytra with several rows of punctures, interstices almost smooth,
clothed wdth fine yellowish setse or short hairs. Legs setigerous,
stout.

Its affinities are with B. rugosa and the other two species referred
to above : from the first it differs in having the thorax lobate, &c.,
whilst the rugose appearance of the elytral sculpture and almost

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entire absence of tubercular elevations, except near the apex,
separate it from B. lohata and B. scita, independently of the glossy
and nearly nude aspect of the hind-body.

B. rugosa, besides other disparities, may be distinguished from
its three congeners by the presence of several irregular cavities on
the elytra.

Length, i\ lines ; breadth, nearly ^.

Mr. T. Chalmer detected a specimen near Dunedin.

^ Group- PYCNOMERID^.

Pycnomerus (p. 208).

1598. P. carinellus, n.s. Elongate, sub-parallel, moderately
shining, bearing exceedingly minute greyish hairs, pitchy-black ;
legs and antennae pitchy-red.

Head with two deep frontal expressions, each separated from the
side by an elevated space ; it is coarsely (comparatively) punctated ;
eyes coarsely facetted. AntenncB 11 -articulate, the eleventh joint
but little smaller than tenth, densely pubescent and appearing
punctate. Protliorax convex, slightly narrowed towards the base,
closely and coarsely punctured all over and without other distinct
sculpture. Elytra elongate-oblong-oval, base a little arcuate-emar-
ginate, sides but little curved, strongly punctate-striate, apex
rufescent ; the interstices narrow and convex, second, third, and
fifth insulated.

The thorax and elytra less contracted towards their bases than
in P. ellipticus, the elytral suture plane instead of convex, the third
interstices elevated in front and united at the base by a short carina,
the scutellar region consequently seeming more depressed.

Length, i|- lines; breadth, f.

I found one example at Woodhill (Kaipara Eailway).

1599- P. C^CUSj 'i-s. Sub-parallel, elongate, moderately con-
vex, shining, dark-red, sparingly clothed with some minute greyish
hairs.

Head punctate, the frontal cavities prolonged to its back part,
lateral margins raised ; eyes obsolete. Antenna stout, the eleventh
joint as broad as tenth, punctate and pubescent ; though the suture
can be detected, the two joints seem entire. Protliorax longer than
broad, slightly narrowed behind, indistinctly bi-hnpressed longi-
tudinally, its punctation moderately fine and open, with fewer
punctures on the middle, its base depressed. Elytra elongate-oval,
base obliquely truncated towards the suture, not distinctly emar-
ginated, humeral angles a little porrected ; striate, the punctiform
impressions in the furrows elongate ; interstices rather broad, finely
and distantly punctured, the first and third united at the base, the
second and fourth insulated.

A highly-interesting form, owing to the absence of eyes : at any
rate those organs cannot be detected by means of an ordinary lens.

The thorax has fewer punctures on its surface than any other
New Zealand species ; the punctures of the elytral strice are un-

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commonly elongate and less obviously separated than is usual, and
the first and third interstices are rather broad.

Length, i|- lines; breadth, quite f.

Mr. T. Chalmer transmitted a specimen from Dunedin.

1600. P. hirtus, ?'-s. Shining, pitchy-black, legs and antennse
piceo-rufous, pubescent, moderately elongate, not very narrow, sub-
parallel.

Head closely punctured, frontal cavities rounded, not elongate,
the margins a little elevated at the point of insertion of antennse
only ; eyes with coarse facets. Antenna: pubescent, the tenth and
eleventh articulations (conjointly) globular, the eleventh not distinctly
separated from the tenth, but punctate and densely pubescent.
Prothorax oblong, not perceptibly narrowed behind, closely punctured,
the disc with a large distinct impression almost divided into two by
a smooth longitudinal costa. Elytra elongate, not parallel, sub-
ovate, base v.ddely arcuated, humeral angles slightly prominent,
punctate-striate, the punctures elongate and, owing to the presence
of sappy or scale-like matter, not appearing to be distinctly separated
from one another ; interstices quite as broad as the grooves, im-
punctate, the third a little elevated and united at the base by means
of a transverse (not curved) carina ; the fourth and sixth almost touch
the base.

The yellow hairs on the head and thorax can be easily seen
without the aid of the microscope ; in that way the insect can be
distinguished from all but the following species (P. lateralis). The
smooth interval between the suture and first stria is narrowed near
the base, the second bends outwards, the third does not quite touch
the suture, it being acutely bent inwardly to meet its fellow on the
other elytron.

Length, ih lines; breadth, quite f.

One example. T found it at Whangarata.

1601. P. lateralis, ^^s. Sub-parallel, shining, ferruginous,
pubescent.

Head punctate, bifoveate in front, side margins raised over the
first antennal joint ; eyes coarsely granulated. Antenna: normal,
the tenth and eleventh joints globuliform, the latter sculptured and
densely pubescent. Prothorax oblong, slightly narrowed near the
base, with two longitudinal impressions on the middle, wholly
punctate. Elytra elongate, somewhat ovate, base obliquely truncated
towards the suture, punctate-striate, their sculpture similar to that
of P. hirtus, with the exception of the seventh interstices, which are
decidedly more elevated and more sharply defined.

When compared with P. hirtus, its nearest ally, the difference
in coloration first strikes the eye ; the clothing in both is similar.
The thorax is shorter and less obviously impressed, the seventh
elytral interstices are quite different, and the insect is smaller,

Length, nearly i^ lines ; breadth, f .

I found my specimen at Tuakau.

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Group— LATHRIDIID^.

Lathridins (p- 232).

1602. L. priopterus, n.s. Convex, sub-ovate, shining; head
and thorax hlack, sub-opaque ; elytra glossy, piceous, the base and
side-rims ruf escent ; legs and antennse pitchy-red, but with the basal
joint and club of these latter pitchy ; tarsi testaceous, their third
joint infuscate.

Head with two broad longitudinal elevations, comparatively
coarsely punctate, the intervals finely and densely sculptured ; eyes
large and prominent. AntenncB of the orthodox pattern. Prothorax
quadrate, marginated ; with a moderately broad median sulcus
almost divided into two by a transverse elevation behind the middle,
two frontal foveas, and two larger ones near the base ; the basal
margin nearly smooth, the rest of the surface densely and finely
sculptured and with numerous moderately-coarse punctures. Elytra
rather convex, most elevated near the hind declivity, ovate, lateral
margins well developed but becoming obsolete at the shoulders;
wdth two post-basal, broad depressions, punctate-striate ; interstices
convex, first, second, and fourth carinate at base, third and fifth
elevated behind but not nodiform, seventh sharply raised, flexuous,
indistinct before attaining the hind legs, with a basal thickening
inside of the shoulder. Legs slender, anterior tibiae arcuated ex-
ternally, the others straight ; basal articulation of the tarsi quite
half the length of the second. Underside sparsely clothed with
minute grey hairs; head considerably hollowed; process of pro-
sternum elevated from base to apex ; metasternum large, smooth,
and glossy, with a deep channel terminating near the intermediate
coxae in a fovea-lilce expansion.

On a careful examination of the sides of the elytra five or six
dentiform projections will be seen, producing a sa\v-like edge near
the shoulder. These do not occur in any other species.

Length, ^ line ; breadth, %.

I found one in the Paparoa district, south of Auckland.

1603. L. puncticeps, n.s. Oblong-oval, but httle convex,
slightly shining ; rufo-castaneous, tibige and antennae (except the
basal joint of the latter) fulvescent.

Head quadrate, nearly plane, not very distinctly impressed
longitudinally, moderately coarsely punctured, interstices narrow
and densely sculptured ; eyes of moderate size, with coarse facets.
Antenna slender, third joint rather short, seventh and eighth not
much longer than broad. Prothorax quadrate, a little longer than
broad, side margins distinct but not smooth, marginal channels
broad and nearly quite smooth, transversely impressed near the
base, where it is nearly impuuctate, the rest of the surface closely
and coarsely punctured (comparatively) with densely- sculptured
interstices. Elytra oblong-ovate, but little convex, lateral rims
distinct, hardly perceptibly serrate ; punctate-striate, interstices
moderately convex, very finely sculptured, none obviously carinated.
Underside pitchy-brown, not glossy, apparently nude ; head con-

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cave behind ; the metasternum canahculate, not much longer than
basal segment of abdomen, punctate, with a fovea-like depression
behind each of the middle cox», having several rugosities radiating
therefrom ; first segment of abdomen with numerous elongate
punctures.

Except L. bifoveatus and L. priopterus this is the only species
yet found in New Zealand without any distinct median contraction
of the thorax, and from both these species the present one is quite
different.

Length, f line ; breadth, quite ^.

I am indebted to Mr. S. W. Fulton for my specimen ; he found
it at West Taieri bush.

Corticaria (p- 234).

1604. C. pacata, i^-s. Variegate; head, thorax, and a large
portion of the elytra pitchy-brown ; a raised spot on each shoulder,
with an angular lunate prolongation extending to the middle of each
elytron, and a broad sub-apical fascia, as well as the antennoe, fusco-
testaceous ; thighs fuscous, tibia3 paler; body convex, sub-ovate,
shining, covered with rather long, whitish hairs.

Head coarsely punctured; eyes moderate, with distinct facets.
AntcnncB with some long, slender grey hairs. Protlwrax as long as
broad, its sides rounded, narrower in front than behind, coarsely
punctate, with a curved depression before the base. Elytra obovate,
narrowed towards the shoulders, irregularly and coarsely punctated,
interstices smooth.

The maculation is distinctive.

Length, f line ; breadth, f .

One. "Whangarata, near Tuakau.

1605. C. erythrocephalaj "••5- Ovate,j"convex, ^ shining,
bearing semi-erect greyish hairs ; head red, thorax fuscous but
slightly rufescent, elytra (except a small humeral spot) pitchy-
brown ; antennae and tarsi testaceous, the club of the former and
extremity of the latter, as also the tibias, more or less infuscate.

Head somewhat produced in front and there smooth, the rest of
the surface with comparatively coarse, distant punctures ; eyes
large. Antennce with fuscous hairs, terminal joint much longer than
tenth. Prothorax broader than long, narrowed anteriorly, slightly
impressed before the base, its punctation similar to that of the head
but closer, interstices smooth, the space behind the basal carina
densely but finely reticulate. Elytra ovate, very convex, their
punctures slightly smaller and more remote than those on the
thorax, and becoming less numerous behind. Tihice straight.

The red somewhat anteriorly - produced head, in conjunction
with other characters, will enable the species to be recognized.

Length, f line ; breadth, f .

One example, taken at Helensville.

1606. G. platyptera, n.s. Shining, infuscate-black, thorax
reddish on some parts ; a raised spot on each shoulder and a large

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irregularly-formed sub-apical spot on each elytron fusco-testaceous,
the basal colour dilute ; legs and antennae fuscous, tarsi testaceous ;
clothed with elongate greyish hairs.

Head closely punctated ; eyes large, Prothorax with two foveae
on the middle about equidistant from each other and the base and
apex, and a large impression on each side, its sculpture like that of
the head ; clothed with yellowish hairs. Elytra sub-oblong, rather
broad, not very convex, each with a large raised space between the
suture and the shoulder ; their punctation not nearly so close as
that of the thorax. Legs stout, tibiae straight.

The raised basal spots on the wing-cases are without precedent :
C. fasciata, perhaps, makes the nearest approach to this species in
that respect.

Length, f line ; breadth, f .
• One from Mr. S. W. Fulton, Taieri.

Group— DERMESTID^ .
Trogoderma (p- 240).

1607. T. granulata, ''-s- Oblong-oval, convex, slightly
shining, black, sparingly clothed with grey and dark hairs, the
former forming three fascite on the elytra ; tibiae sometimes infus-
cate, tarsi paler.

Head closely punctate-granulose. Prothorax narrowed ante-
riorly, basal lobe prominent, its punctation distinct and close.
Scutcllum smooth. Elytra with fine cinereous hairs on the spaces
between the fasciae, their basal portion punctate-granulose, the
sculpture becoming finer and punctiform behind. Underside black,
punctate.

Closely allied to T. signatum, but distinguished therefrom by the
differences in sculpture.

Length, iy-i| lines; breadth, |.

Taken off the inflorescence of a Leptospermum on the Waitakerei
Eange.

Group-BYRRHIDiE .

Morychus (p- ^44' •

1608. M. villoSUS, "-s. Convex, broad, oviforrn, a little shining;
covered with moderately slender, elongate, yellowish hairs, some of
which are erect ; pitchy-brown, head viridescent, legs reddish, tarsi
yellow, antennos rufo-testaceous.

Head closely but not coarsely punctured ; labrum moderately
carinated at base. AntenncB pubescent, basal joint robust and
cylindric, second conical, joints 3-6 slender, third elongate, seventh
joint not twice the breadth of sixth, 8-10 transverse, tenth nearly
twice as broad as seventh, eleventh large, rounded apically.
Terminal articulation of the maxillary paZpi broad, depressed, and
pubescent. Prothorax transverse, its sides nearly straight, angles
rectangular, the anterior deflexcd ; its surface destitute of distinct
punctation. Scutellum invisible. Elytra without distinct sculpture.

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TibicB pubescent, curved and grooved along the outer edge (anterior),
spined at apex, and minutely denticulate near the extremity ; tarsi,
in repose, applied to outer edge of tibi», third joint furnished with a
large membraneous appendage. Underside more or less punctate,
clothed -with yellowish-grey hairs ; sternum pitchy, abdomen reddish,
its basal segment smooth where the tibiae rest, the second with a
smooth spot behind the base of the femur.

Like M. setarius ; but in that species the hairs are coarse and
erect, and when carefully denuded of sappy matter it will be seen
that the head and thorax are finely but distinctly punctured, the
latter more closely than the former, wdailst the elytra have more
distant shallow punctures.

Length, i J lines ; breadth, -J.

Mr. T. Chalmer found two examples near Dunedin.

i6og. M. mixtus, n.s. Oviform, convex, shining, bearing ex-
cessively minute (hardly perceptible) grey hairs; black, legs piceo-
rufous, tarsi and antennae somewhat castaneous.

Head with distant punctures, more approximated near the sides.
AntenncB gradually incrassated, two basal joints stout, second sub-
conical, third slender and elongate, seventh rather larger than sixth,
8-IO transverse, eleventh largest, rounded at the extremity. Pro-
thorax much broader than long, with rectangular angles, marked with
fine shallow punctures. Scutcllum invisible. Elytra without dis-
tinct sculpture. Legs pubescent, tibiae arched externally, the anterior
impressed along their outer edge, third tarsal joint appendiculate.
Underside rather glossy, pitchy-black, more or less punctate, the
punctures on the breast coarser and further apart than those on the
abdomen, the hairs more densely distributed on the ventral seg-
ments.

M. orhicularis and M. insuetus are very homogeneous. The
present species is, however, smaller, the thorax is more distinctly
punctured than that of M. insuetus, and the form is narrower than
M. orbicularis. These three species, as well as 3£. setarius and M.
villosus, agree structurally, all being without a distinct scutellum,
and having the front tibias grooved along the outer edge, not un-
pressed on the inner face as in M. coruscans.

Length, i^ hues ; breadth, i.

Two were taken on Mount Maungatua, Otago, by Mr. S. W.
Fulton .

Group— TELEPHORID.^..

Aclytia (p. 326).

1 610. A. l^vigata, 'z-s- Shining, black, legs a little infuscate,
sparingly clothed with elongate, slender cinereous hairs, coarser ones
on the legs and antennae ; elongate, parallel.

Head not very perceptibly sculptured, the punctures exceedingly
minute and remote. Antenna stout, almost reaching the hind
thighs, sub-serrate, third joint slightly longer than second, but
shorter than the following one ; joints 4-10 about equal, eleventh
elongate. Prothorax transverse, wholly marginated ; the lateral

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rims much thickened near the middle, distinctly punctated, and
more elevated than the other portions ; a notch at each side
causes the posterior angles to appear dentiform ; its sculpture like
that of the head. i?Z7/^?*a moderately punctured. Legs stout. Claivs
testaceous.

? . Antenna stout, yet more slender than those of the other sex,
attaining the middle femora only ; the body rather longer and
broader (2 x f ) .

Although the form and sculpture of the head and thorax are
similar to those of No. 592, the elytra are totally different. No. 1 196
has a roughened head, and No. 594 is more slender, differently
coloured, &c.

3" . Length, if lines ; breadth, |-.

Four examples. Tuakau and Waitakerei Range.

Group— MEL YRID^.

Dasytes (p- 328).

161 1. D. cheesemani, ii'-s. Elongate, narrow, shining, bluish-
green ; arLtennse and legs piceous ; the two basal joints of the former,
the knees, and tarsi infuscate ; covered with short greyish-yellow
hairs.

Head broadly but not distinctly bi-impressed, appearing bi-
foveate in some lights, rather distantly punctured, the whole surface
densely and finely reticulate. Antenncn sub-serrate, joints 3-10 about
equal. Prothorax as long as broad, not much broader than head,
narrowed anteriorly, laterally distended behind the :iiiddle, posterior
angles rounded, depressed along the base, its sculpture like that of
the head. Scutellum densely sculptured. Elytra broadest behind,
shoulders slightly elevated, their sculpture shallow but similar to
that of the thorax. Legs occasionally dark metallic-green ; posterior
tarsi quite as long as tibiae ; claws thickened at base, but not
furnished with membranous laminas.

2 . Thorax broader, elytra wider behind.

Underside of nearly the same colour as the upper surface,
moderately finely sculptured and clothed ; metasternum deeply
canaliculate behind.

Distinguished by its somewhat metallic colour.

Length, if lines; breadth, -I.

Brought from the mountainous region of Lake Tekapo by Messrs.
Cheeseman and Urquhart.

1612. D. opaculus, w-s. Elongate, sub - opaque, obscure
bluish-black, clothed with very short greyish hairs ; legs and antcnuEe
more or less infuscate ; head and thorax so sculptured as to appear
as if covered with minute depressed scales, and having a few distant
punctures ; elytra finely punctate-rugose.

Head nearly as broad as thorax, indistinctly impressed. Pro-
thorax about as long as broad, dilated laterally, hind angles rounded,
constricted in front ; slightly, if at all, impressed near the base.
Elytra widest behind, shoulders slightly elevated. Legs elongate

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and slender ; tarsi castaneous, the liind-pair as long as the tibiae.
Underside obsciu'e-blackish, its sculpture like that of the thorax,
bearing fine, lougish grey hairs ; - metasternuni broadly grooved
behind ; apex of fifth abdominal segment sinuate, sixth broadly
impressed at the base.

t? . Length, 2^ lines ; breadth, |.

I have seen three examples only ; they were found by Mr. S. W.
Fulton on Mount Maungatua, Otago.

Group— ANOBIID-ffl.
Macranobium.

Nov. gen.
Palpi rather slender, terminal joint of the maxillary sub-securi-
form, broadly rounded inwardly and almost acute at the extremity.
AntcnncB elongate, nearly thrice as long as thorax, 11 -articulate,
basal joint arcuated and as long as tenth ; second small ; third
triangular ; joints 4-10 serrate inwardly, increasing in length ;
eleventh elongate. Head broad, immersed up to the eyes ; lahrum
transverse, ciliated ; mandibles greatly exposed, acute at apex, with a
distinct tooth on the inside near the extremity ; eyes prominent,
large, rounded, not coarsely facetted. Prothorax transverse, not
produced medially in front, laterally dilated in front, constricted in
the middle, posterior angles rectangular. Scutellum small. Elytra
cylindrical, apices obliquely truncated towards the suture, thus
exposing the apical segment of the abdomen. Legs moderate; tarsi
shorter than tibite, the two basal joints of nearly equal length, each
as long as third and fourth conjointly, fifth not longer than second
but stouter, claws small. Prostermim very short, concave, with a
carina between the coxa). JMesosternum short, concave. Metaster-
nuni moderately elongate, canaliculate, on a higher plane than the
abdomen. Coxce prominent, the two front pairs about equally,
distinctly, yet not widely separated.

? . Antenncs shorter, twice the length of thorax ; tarsi shorter,
second articulation smaller than first, but nearly as long as third
and fourth; j^'^'othorax with, the anterior angles less dilated laterally.

Allied to Trypopitys.

1613. M. trnncatum, n.s. Cylindrical, convex, clothed with
short decumbent yellow hairs, sub-opaque, obscure reddish-brown,
tarsi and antennae infuscate-red.

Head inflexed, densely sculptured. Antennce pubescent (all the
joints). Prothorax quite as broad in front as behind, wide enough
to cover the eyes, apex obtusely rounded, contracted medially, base
sub-truncate ; with a triangular elevation on the disc somewhat
prolonged towards the base, and a less evident elevation near each
side before the base, its sculpture fine but dense. Elytra a little
wider than thorax, humeral angles obliquely rounded ; they bear
many rows of small, shallow^ punctures, the spaces between which
are closely and finely sculptured ; in line with and behind the
posterior femora are several irregularly-formed raised lines difficult

904 COLEOPTBRA

to deliueate, anci outside these, near the apices, the punctation is
quite as obvious as on the sides. Underside infuscate-red, its cloth-
ing Hke that of the upper surface.

Length, 3^-3-^ lines ; breadth, i-i^tj.

One male and two females were cut out of the trunk of a dead
Coprosma rotundifoUa at West Taieri bush, by Mr. S. W. Fulton.

Group-OISSID^.

Cis (p. 346)-

1614. C. fultoni, «-s. Cylindrical, slightly shining, thorax
dark, sometimes piceous, elytra obscure brownish-red, legs rufo-
testaceous, tarsi and antennas yellow, club pitchy.

iJcac? punctate, dark ; eyes coarsely facetted. ^;z^e«n(S pubescent,
two basal joints stout, third slender and as long as the following two,
fourth rather longer than broad, joirLts 5-7 small and occasionally
rufescent, eighth to tenth nearly equal. Prothorax rather longer
than broad, curved and narrowed towards the front, posterior angles
rounded ; moderately coarsely punctured, interstices smooth ; it
bears rows of fine, erect yellow hairs. Elytra as broad as thorax,
parallel, rugosely and more coarsely punctured than thorax, inter-
stices smooth and narrow. Legs hairy ; tibicB strongly expanded
apically, the anterior with five or six minute denticles on the outer
edge of the dilated part, the other tw^o pairs rounded and coarsely
ciliated at the extremity ; tarsi narrow, fourth articulation equalling
the preceding three, claws thickened at base. Underside pitchy-
brown ; sternum finely sculptured ; abdomen finely and densely
sculptured, and bearing distinct yellow hairs.

The coarse punctation, &c., distinguish it from all our previously
described species.

Length, f line ; breadth, f .

Cut out of fungi at West Taieri bush, by Mr. S. W. Fulton, of
Outram.

1615. C. piciceps, w.s. Cylindrical, a little glossy, casta-
neous, head piceous, legs rufo-testaceous, tarsi and antennsB
yellowish, club rather darker ; clothed with minute erect yellow
setae.

Head finely and not closely punctated, interstices finely sculp-
tured ; clypeus bidentate. Prothorax longer than broad, narrowed
in front, anterior angles rounded, moderately finely but not closely
punctured, the intervening spaces densely and minutely sculptured,
median line smooth. Elytra as broad as thorax, their punctation a
little coarser, sometimes forming rows, but without distinct striae.
Legs with yellow hairs, front tibiae produced at the outer extremity,
without denticles, and but little expanded, the others slightly dilated
and rounded, ciliate at apex.

A form nearly relatect to the preceding one.

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

Taken by Mr. S. W. Fulton at West Taieri budi, Otago.

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Group-OTIORHYNCHID^.

Trachyphloeus (p- 430)-

1616. T. cecyropioides, "-s. Ovate-oblong, convex, slightly
shining, obscure-ferruginous, clothed with dull-coloured depressed
scales and greyish-yellow seta3.

jRosiJrzf??^ with many small granular elevations. AntenncB stout ;
scape covered with scale-like matter and coarse greyish setge ; the
funicle with greyish hairs, red. Prothorax rather broader than long,
constricted in front, widest before the middle, the sides not much
rounded but narrowed behind ; its punctation neither close nor
coarse, and the intervals with minute granules. Elytra distinctly
broader than thorax at the base, their sides scarcely curved, narrowed
posteriorly ; striate-punctate, interstices convex, with, apparently,
very minute granules. Legs setigerous.

Somewhat similar to No. 754, larger ; the seta3 as coarse, much
coarser than those of No. 755.

Length (rost. inch), if lines ; breadth, nearly f .

Discovered near Port Chalmers by Mr. T. Chalmer.

Group-RH YPAROSOMID^ .

Cecyropa (p- 437)-

1617. C. Setigera, ^^-5. Oviform, broad; fuscous, tibiae and
tarsi paler, antennae ferruginous ; densely covered with minute,
depressed, greyish scales and numerous semi-erect, short coarse
setse.

Bostrum normal, with a median depression. Antennce. stout, scape
squamose and bearing many grey hairs ; funiculus hairy, second
joint more slender than first, nearly as long as the following two,
third longer than fourth, fourth and seventh transverse, the seventh
considerably broader than sixth ; club ovate, pubescent. Prothorax
transversal, strongly rounded laterally, constricted in front ; its
sculpture concealed by the squamosity. Elytra cordiform, finely
striate-punctate, interstices broad and a little elevated. Legs
squamose, and, like the sides of the body, clothed with hair-like
setae.

Of the usual form ; the sides behind the shoulders less expanded
than in Nos. 769 and 770, the hind-body more abruptly deflexed but
less narrowed posteriorly ; the setae are obvious, and are dispose_d in
rows on the wing-cases.

Length, 2^ lines ; breadth, i^.

Found at Port Chalmers by Mr. T. Chalmer.

Group-CYLINDRORHINID.^.

Inophloeus (p- 439)-

161S. I. sulcifer, "-s. Sub-opaque, greyish-black, sparingly
clothed with fine, elongate, griseous scales, the whole surface
densely covered with minute flattered granules, so as to appear as
if covered with scales of the same colour as the derm.

II — PT. IV.

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Bostrum shorter than thorax, its median carina smooth and
shining. AntenncB pilose ; the two basal joints of the funiculus of
equal length ; club elongate-oval, densely pubescent. Prothorax
about as long as broad, widest before the middle, the sides gradually
narrowed behind ; somewhat uneven, with a more or less evident
longitudinal sulcus. Scutelhim minute. Elytra broader than
thorax, nearly tv^ice its length, humeral angles rounded, sides very
little curved, narrowed posteriorly ; striate-punctate (six discoidal
rows on each), interstices slightly convex, the sutural quite plane,
the third gradually elevated and terminating in protuberances on the
summit of the posterior declivity, apices projecting. Tibice densely
pilose towards the extremity. Underside clothed and sculptured
like the upper ; basal segment of abdomen broadly impressed be-
hind.

Differs from I. imucs in possessing a rather shorter rostrum, a
thoracic groove, shorter hind-body of more oblong outline, less
attenuated and prolonged apically, and without distinctly raised
alternate interstices. In the female the hind protuberances are
nearly absent, and the apices are scarcely perceptibly produced.

Length, 6i-7 lines (rost. inch) ; breadth, 2|-.

Taken on the mountainous region of Lake Tekapo by Messrs.
Cheeseman and Urquhart.

Group- HYLOBIID^ .

Eiratus (p- 447)-

1619. E. omatus, ii-s. Ovate-oblong, sub-depressed, opaque,
fusco-piceous, tarsi and antennae (save the club) rufous, sparsely
clothed with bright-yellow hairs.

Bostrum as long as thorax, punctate. Antenncd with a few fine
hairs ; scape gradually incrassated, densely and finely lineated ;
funiculus longer than club ; the latter oval and densely pubescent.
Prothorax longer than broad, abruptly contracted in front, the sides
straight behind ; somewhat uneven, rather coarsely but not closely
punctate. Elytra bisinuate at base, broader than thorax, twice its
length, the sides but little curved, narrowed behind ; each with six
discoidal rows of punctures ; interstices smooth, all more or less
obviously but interruptedly carinated, there being two or three
elongate and some smaller elevations on each, those on the third,
fifth, and seventh most conspicuous. Legs stout, with greyish hairs ;
the penultimate joint of the tarsi densely ciliated with elongate
white hairs. Underside pitchy, coarsely punctate, basal segment
of abdomen broadly impressed, apical segments paler.

Most nearly related to E. costifer. The anterior contraction of
the thorax, the interrupted elytx'al costge, and consj)icuous clothing
render the species distinct. I think it likely that quite perfect ex-
amples of all the other species will exhibit the same dense fringe on
the second-last joint of the tarsi.

Length (rost. inch), i^ lines; breadth, -J.

I found one pair on the Waitakerei Eange.

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Group-ERIRHINID.^.

Cyttalia.

1620. C. dispar, ii-s. Body slightly shining, covered with
greyish scale-like hairs, head and thorax piceous, elytra and legs
obscure infuscate-red, tarsi and antennas paler, club rufo-fuscous.

Rostrum rather longer than thorax, slightly arched, reddish, but
pitchy at apex, with three more or less obvious costae, the intervals
punctate. Antennce, slender and elongate ; scape flexuous, slender,
thickened at the end, attaining the back part of the eye, with fine,
greyish hairs ; funiculus bearing coarse, black hairs, equalling the
scape in length, basal joint nearly as long as the following two, 2-7
decrease in length ; club elongate, articulate, pubescent. Head
closely punctate, narrowed and rather abruptly constricted in front.
Eyes prominent, distinctly facetted. Protliorax longer than broad,
constricted in front, moderately punctured. Scutellum distinct.
Elytra twice the breadth aiad thrice the length of thorax, rather
wider behind the middle than elsewhere, narrowed and declivous
behind, transversely impressed behind the base, striate-punctate,
interstices broad and finely sculptured. Legs elongate ; front
thighs inflated and slightly dentate underneath, the others com-
pressed, angulated, and dentate ; tibiae flexuose.

In form like the Australian G. griseipila, but with a sudden con-
striction just behind the eyes ; these latter, consequently, appear
more prominent. The antennne are much more slender and elongate,
the legs also are more slender, and the elytral sculpture is finer.

Length (rost. inch), 2^ lines ; breadth, i|-.

Found by Mr. S. W. Fulton at West Taieri bush, Otago.

Oreocharis.

162 1. O. bicristata, ^^-5. Elongate, sub-opaque, castaneo-
rufous, club infuscate, sparsely clothed with yellow hairs.

Rostrum rather longer than thorax, slightly arched, a little
thickened at apex so as to appear a little contracted where the
antennae are implanted, more closely punctured behind than in
front, indistinctly tri-carinate on the middle. Antennce insevtQdi near
the apex ; scape slender and flexuous ; funiculus hairy ; basal joint
largest, second and third longer than broad, joints 4-6 almost monili-
form. Protliorax narrowed and constricted in front, moderately
coarsely punctured, the intervals narrow. Scutellum rather elongate,
covered with yellow pubescence. Elytra nearly twice as broad at
base as the thorax and about four times longer than it, gradually
narrowed posteriorly, striate-punctate, interstices broad and rugulose,
the second with a small blackish crest near the top of the hind slope.
Legs stout, anterior femora with a small denticle underneath, the
others compressed and angulated and strongly dentate ; tibi»
flexuose.

Like 0. incigularis but larger, and distinguished from the other
species by the two elytral crests.

Length (rost. inch), 2|- lines ; breadth, |.

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Mr. S. W. Fultou sent me a specimen which he captm-ed on a
Vero7iica buxifoUa, on Mount Maungatua, Taieri.

Praolepra (p. 454)-

1622. P. fultoni, ^'-S- Oviform, convex, sub-opaque, pale
brown ; legs, beak, and antennae fusco-testaceous ; covered with
gi'eyish, elongate, depressed scales and coarse erect setae.

Bostrum cyhndrical, arched wdth more or less distinct grooves and
punctures. Antennoi furnished with fine grey hairs, rather stouc ;
scape thickened apically ; basal joint of funiculus largest, second and
third longer than broad and nearly equal, joints 4-7 sub-moniliform,
fifth and seventh transverse ; club oblong-oval, articulate, pubescent.
Prothorax transverse, rounded laterally, constricted in front, base
sub-truncate ; distinctly but not closely punctated, the scales dis-
posed transversely. Scutellum small. Elytra sub-oblong, striate-
punctate, interstices simple. Legs stout; femora with elongate, flat,
grey scales, clavate and more or less dentate below ; tibiae with fine
grey setae, a little flexuous, slightly mucronate at the extremity.
Underside fuscous, not distinctly punctated, clothed with whitish
hair-like scales.

This species, like P. squaviosa, has the apex of the prosternum
obliquely emarginated to within a short distance of the coxse ; the
two obtuse protuberances on the summit of the hind slope of the
elytra are not so prominent ; the thorax is shorter ; the rostrum is
stouter, shorter, and not at all attenuated apically ; the head is
immersed up to the eyes ; the antennae are shorter and more robust ;
and the hind-body is shorter and more gradually narrowed from the
base. Sometimes the wung-cases are variegated with indistinct, dark,
irregular marks.

Length (rost. incL), i-| lines; breadth, nearly f.

Taken off creepers. West Taieri bush, Otago, by Mr. S. W.
Fulton .

Gronp-SCOLOPTERID^.

Scolopterus ip- 472).

1623. S. abnormis, n-s. Shining, beak and thorax rufo-

Eiceous, elytra and legs obscure-ferruginous ; antennae rufo-piceous,
ut becoming darker towards the extremity.

Bostrum smooth along the middle, elsewhere more or less
punctured and irregularly carinated ; the margins of the scrobes
sharply defined and elevated. Eyes rather small, somewhat rounded,
moderately prominent. Head broader than snout, punctate. Pro-
thorax quite as long as broad, narrowed and very slightly constricted
apically, punctate-rugose, more finely and closely in front. Scutellum
oblong. Elytra with rows of small punctures, humeral angles oblique
and obtusely prominent, not spiniform ; posterior protuberances not
much elevated and bearing short, black hairs, the intermediate
space impunctate but finely strigose. Legs stout, anterior femora
clavate, the others compressed and angulatcd underneath, the hind
pair dentiform ; tibiae slightly flexuous.

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The form of the hind-body most nearly resembles that of S.
jyenicillatus but is much less convex, the shoulders are laterally
dilated and oblique instead of being dentiform, and the posterior
elevations are a good deal less conspicuous. The chief peculiarity
consists in the unusually broad head ; it is nearly twice the width of
the beak, but the eyes are not nearly so prominent as in Ancistroptcms,
so that the species may be considered a connecting-link between the
two genera.

Length (rost. inch), 3f lines ; breadth, i^.

One of Mr. T. F. Cheeseman's captures at Otira Gorge.

Group— CRYPTORHYNGHIDiE.

Psepholax (p- 47S).

1624. p. mediocris, «-s. Convex, oblong-oval, sub-opaque,
clothed with depressed greyish scales ; fuscous, somewhat rufesceut ;
legs, beak, and antennae dark-red.

Bostrum moderate, somewhat contracted behind, shining, mode-
rately punctated. Prothorax transverse, much nari'owed and con-
stricted anteriorly, punctate. Elytra punctate -striate, interstices
broad, their sculpture concealed by the squamosity. Legs stout,
anterior and posterior tibiae simple ; the intermediate expanded
towards the middle, where there is a large tooth-like protuberance,
the space between it and the outer apical angle appearing as if
deeply notched ; the extremity oblique.

Most like P. mystacinus, differing from it in the structure of the
middle tibiae, which most nearly corresponds with those of Nos. 846,
847, 848, 84,9 and 851 ; in Nos. 852, 853, 854, and 1544 the median
tooth does not project beyond the line of the outer apical angle.

Length (rost. inch), 2^ lines; breadth, 1^.

Mount Maungatua, Otago. Taken on Veronica huxifolia by Mr.
S. W. Fulton.

Oreda (p- 4S6).

1625. O. Orthorhina, »••?• Narrow, sub-parallel, opaque, pice-
ous, legs and antennae pitchy-red, densely covered with greyish-
yellow scales and erect fuscous setae.

Bostrum as long as thorax, narrow, parallel or nearly so, rugose-
punctate, bearing a few yellow hairs. Prothorax closely punctate,
contracted in front, base bisinuate. Scutellum indistinct. Elytra
striate-punctate, interstices moderate, punctated. Legs squamose,
middle and hind tibiiE dentate near the knees and apices. Underside
somewhat shining, not coarsely punctured ; two basal segments of
abdomen largest, the first arcuated behind. Eaised margins of
pectoral canal not dentiform in front as in 0. notata and 0. murina.

This species, on account of the elongate, parallel-sided beak,
especially of the female, can only be mistaken for No. 865, but in
0. setigera the snout is densely squamose, except near the end ; it is
also shorter, broader, and more oviform, and has the thorax more
abruptly contracted in front.

Length (rost. excl.), 2f lines; breadth, i^.

Found near Dunedin by Mr. T. Chalmer,

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Group— COSSONID-ffi .

Pentarthrum (p. 508).

1626. P. angustum, n.s. Narrow, almost parallel, widest
behind middle of thorax, sub-depressed, but little shining, dark-red ;
apex of thorax, head between the eyes, and extremity of hind-body
darkest ; tarsi and antennal club pale-red ; sparingly clothed with
slender, inconspicuous greyish hairs, those on the elytra much
shorter than those on the thorax ; legs more distinctly clothed.

Bostrum shorter than thorax, a little (but widely) contracted
behind the middle, indistinctly striate, punctate ; the whole surface
finely but densely sculptured, and therefore appearing rather rough.
Antenna implanted before the middle, scape minutely sculptured ;
second joint of funiculus longer than third ; club ovate. Head
rather rough between the eyes, its sculpture seeming to be rugose
and elevated, slightly dilated laterally behind the eyes ; these latter
moderate ; neck not smooth. Prothorax longer than broad, widest
near the base, narrowed and constricted anteriorly, posterior angles
rounded ; disc nearly flat, middle of apex nearly smooth, moderately
punctured, fewer punctures on the dorsum than elsewhere, some-
times with a smooth median line ; interstices densely and minutely
sculptured. Scutellum small. Elytra nearly twdce the length of
thorax, not quite so broad, almost parallel, slightly convex, apices
not explanate, not deeply (almost crenate) punctate-striate, inter-
stices finely rugose. Legs moderately long, densely sculptured, tibiae
not much dilated, their hooks stout ; penultimate joint of tarsi
bilobed.

5 . A trifle more depressed, rather longer (if lines), rostrum a
little dilated where the antennse are inserted (middle), narrower
behind, moderately punctured ; densely, finely sculptured ; longer
than in the same sex of P. zcalandiaim ; neck not smooth.

Of the same colour as No. go8, narrower, less convex, &c.

<? . Length, if lines; breadth, f.

One pair. The female taken off a Veronica huxifolia on Mount
Mauugatua, by Mr. S. W. Fulton ; the male found near Dunedin,
by Mr. T. Chalmer.

1627. P. proximum, ^^-s. Eed, head darkest, tarsi and an-
tennal club fulvo-rufous ; thorax with a few fine yellow hairs, elytra
with inconspicuous, slender, greyish-yellow hairs ; slightly glossy,
moderately convex.

Bostrum stout, parallel, somewhat depressed, sub-canaliculate,
rugose-punctate, the punctation coarser on the head, neck with a
few punctures ; eyes prominent. Antennce mediately inserted,
second joint of funiculus slightly longer than third ; chtb ovate,
with fine yellow pubescence. Prothorax ovate-triangular, con-
stricted in front, hind angles obliquely rounded, moderately punc-
tured. Scutellum smooth. Elytra OuB broad as thorax, not explanate
behind, base slightly bi-arcuate ; punctate-striate, interstices a little
convex, distantly and finely punctured. Lecjs normal, femora
densely and finely sculptured, tibia> punctate.

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Allied to p. brevirostre ; larger, more glossy, differently coloured,
beak rather larger, thorax broader and constricted close to the apex,
its punctation nearly similar, elytral striae not so deep, &c.

^ . Length, if lines ; breadth, f .

Tuakau (Waikato).

1628. P. spadiceum, ^^-5. Fusiform, slightly convex, but
little shining, dark castaneo-fuscous, legs, beak, and antennae red ;
clothed with fine yellow hairs.

nostrum cylindrical, moderately punctured ; neck broad, with
excessively fine sculpture and a few punctures. AntemicB inserted just
behind the middle ; second joint of the funicle a little longer than
third; club ovate. Proi/ioraj; gradually narrowed towards the front,
constricted at apex, posterior angles obliquely rounded; moderately
punctated, the sides more closely than the middle. Scutellum
smooth. Elytra quite as broad as the widest part of the thorax,
base feebly arcuated, apices not distended ; almost crenate-striate,
interstices rugose. Legs moderate, femora finely and densely sculp-
tured, tibiae punctate.

Owing to its form (a good deal narrowed towards the front) this
species resembles No. 143 1 more than any of the other New
Zealand Pentartlira, but can be readily separated from it by its
prominent eyes, larger and broader thorax, longer and quite cylin-
drical beak, &c.

? . Length, if lines; breadth, f.

Found near Dunedin, by Mr. T. Chalmer.

1629. P. servulum, "-s. Convex, fusiform, gradually nar-
rowed forwards, shining; rufo-piceous, legs pitchy-red, tarsi and
antennae ferruginous ; very sparsely (not very perceptibly) clothed
with minute greyish hairs.

Rostrum cylindric, moderately finely punctate ; occiput with a
few punctures ; eyes moderate. Antcnnoi implanted just behind the
middle; second joint of funiculus longer than third; club oviform.
ProtJiorax sub-conical, posterior angles oblique, leaving an evident
gap between them and the elytra, widest near the base, gradually
narrowed anteriorly, constricted at apex, neither closely nor coarsely
punctured. Scutellum smooth. Elytra cylindrical, base feebly
arcuated, apical margins thickened ; distinctly punctate-striate,
interstices with a row of minute dots. Legs stout, punctate,
sparingly clothed.

P. rufum and allies are more coarsely sculptured ; No. 1298 has
the thorax rather narrower behind, so that the median notch is less
obvious ; the snout is stouter than that of P. zealandicum.
? . Length, i-j-if lines ; breadth, f .

Taieri, Otago. Two examples from Mr. S. W. Fulton.

Agastegnus (p- S05).

1630. A. COloratUS, «-s. Depressed, elongate, not very nar-
row, moderately shining; beak, thorax, legs, and antennae rufescent,
liead and club piceous ; elytra fusco-testaceous, with large, ill-

912 COLEOPTERA

defined dark spaces on the sides and back part of the disc ; head
and thorax bearing fine felongate golden hairs, those on the wing-
cases more slender, paler, and less easily seen.

Bostnmi nearly as long as thorax, slightly narrowed behind, ex-
cessively finely sculptured, the anterior punctation much finer and
more distant than that on the head ; occiput (or neck) nearly
smooth. AntenncB springing from just before the middle, long and
stout ; club densely pubescent. ProtJiorax abruptly contracted and
constricted in front, rounded laterally ; apex nearly smooth, the
the rest of its surface sculptured in the same way as the head {id
est, punctation neither close nor coarse), the dorsum longitudinally
impressed, with a more or less evident smooth linear space dividing
the impression into two. ScuteUum glossy. Elytra broader than
thorax, base sub-truncate, shoulders almost rectangular but not
acute, sides nearly parallel to beyond the hind thighs, from thence
much narrowed apically ; plane above, almost crenate-punctate-
striate, interstices appearing rugulose. Legs long and robust, finely
and closely sculptured, the anterior tibiae fringed inwardly and api-
cally with yellow hairs.

The largest species of the genus found as yet. Easily identified
by the coloration.

^ . Length, ii lines ; breadth, nearly f .

I found it at Tuakau (Waikato) .

Proconus (p- 807).

1631. p. crassipes, '^-s. Shining, pale-castaneous ; head and
irregular marks on elytra darker, beak reddish, antennae and tarsi
fulvescent ; depressed, sparsely clothed with minute, semi-erect,
greyish hairs.

'Rostrum longer than broad, narrowed behind ; with an indistinct
longitudinal impression furcate in front ; more finely punctured than
head, back part of the latter nearly smooth. Antennce inserted
medially, bearing fine yellow hairs ; scape shorter than funiculus,
incrassate ; second joint of the funicle a little longer than thu'd,
joints 3-5 transverse ; club stout, ovate, iDubescent. ProtJiorax
widest behind, posterior angles rounded, sides a good deal curved,
narrowed anteriorly, constricted at apex ; moderately finely and
distantly punctm-ed ; dorsum rather fiat, but not impressed.
Scutellum smooth. Elytra as broad as thorax, parallel, narrowed
apically ; not deeply punctate-striate, interstices simple, none raised
behind. Legs robust ; penultimate tarsal joint not bilobed, apical
joint about as long as the preceding three, and much thickened
apically ; claws small but stout.

Smaller than the typical species (No. 921), and differently
coloured.

Length, li lines ; breadth, J.

Helensville (Kaipara Railway).

Group— LAMIID-ffi.

Xylotoles (p- 592).

1632. X. sandageri, ns. Sub-cylindrical, glossy, head and

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thorax more or less bronzed-green, elytra purplish-brown, legs and
antennae rufescent ; the tibias and tips of most of the antennal joints
infuscate ; nearly nude.

Head smooth, bearing a few fine grey hairs ; eyes ciliated. Pro-
thorax scarcely longer than broad, nearly cylindric, slightly and
obtusely dilated laterally ; feebly impressed transversely near base
and apex ; it bears a few minute, almost isolated, grey hairs on the
disc, and an inconspicuous patch on each side. Elytra moderately
narrowed, but not prolonged nor dehiscent apically ; sutural strige
not attaining the base ; with two small patches of fine whitish
pubescence on the shoulders, the rest of their surface impunctate,
and sparingly clothed with isolated whitish hairs, which, however,
become somewhat congregated behind, but without forming distinct
spots. Legs and antennte with longer hairs. Underside brownish,
clothed like the upper surface, but having small grey spots on the
sides of the abdomen.

Intermediate in form between X. griscus and X. latiis. Easily
known by the absence of perceptible punctation.

Length, 3^3f lines ; breadth, i|-.

Found by Mr. P. Stewart-Sandager in the flower-stems of
Phormium, on Tiritiri Island.

1633. X, maculoSUS, n.s. Body greyish-bronzed-brown,
moderately shining, base of femora testaceous, antennae and legs
variegate (rufescent and spotted with brown) ; evenly covered with
fine yellowish-grey pubescence ; inner margin of eyes and apex of
scutellum fringed with tawny-yellow hairs, similar hairs form three
spots on each elytron in an oblique row from the middle thigh and
two (in an opposite direction) behind the posterior femur.

Head longitudinally concave. Prothorax longer than broad,
slightly constricted near base and apex, with a short transverse im-
pression before the base and one on each side near the middle.
Elytra little broader than thorax, humeral angles rectangular,
gradually narrowed as far as the hind thighs, but from thence a
good deal attenuated, apices acutely rounded ; the pmactation
scarcely extends to the middle.

Somewhat similar to X. griseus, but differently marked, with
shorter hind-body much more attenuated and dehiscent posteriorly ;
much broader than X. nudus, with more prominent shoulders. Pro-
bably most nearly related to X. subjnnguis.

Length, 3^ lines ; breadth, i .

My specimen was taken by Mr. T. Chalmer, near Dunedin.

Group— FERONIID^.
Tricliosternus (p- 31).

1634. T. erythropus, ii-s. Oblong, shghtly convex, glossy
seneous-black, mandibles and antennae pitchy-red, tips of palpi rufo-
testaceous, legs and coxaj rufous.

Head rather broad ; eyes prominent, their orbits somewhat in-
flated. Prothorax transversely quadrate, sides well rounded and

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sinuously narrowed behind, posterior angles rectangular, apex in-
curved, base emarginate ; moderately convex, with feebly-marked
aciculate impressions, dorsal groove not abbreviated, basal fossae
large and deep, lateral rims scarcely reflexed. Scutellum lineated
at base. Elytra oblong, broader than thorax, shoulders dentate,
widest in line with posterior femora, their sides curved, deeply
sinuated posteriorly; punctate-striate ; interstices slightly raised,
the third and fiftla tri-punctate, seventh with about six large
punctures. Legs stout, thighs swollen. Underside shining, pitchy-
black.

In all the knowni Trichosterni the intermediate and, to a less
extent, the posterior tibiae are ciliated with outstanding spiniform
bristles, but in this species the latter are depressed and flexible.
The form most nearly resembles the female T. fitlton'i ; the thoracic
angles are not quite so prominent, the elytra are broader, more
rounded, and decidedly more sinuous posteriorly, their striae are
well marked, but the punctures are small. The body is more
brightly coloured, and the limbs are quite red.
5 . Length, 8f lines ; breadth, 3J.

Habitat, Eock and Pillar Mountains, Strath-Taieri : Mr. S. W.
Fulton.

1635. T. meritus, ^'-5. Oblong, moderately convex, shining,
coppery (red), black, tarsi piceous, tips of palpi rufescent.

Head slightly rugose in front ; eyes prominent. Prothorax
moderately convex, quadrate, transverse, anterior angles rounded,
sides not much curved, narrowed but only slightly sinuated pos-
teriorly, hind angles rectangular, not projecting, lateral margins
slightly reflexed and thickened behind ; basal foveae large and deep,
median groove distinct, its surface nearly smooth. Scutellum unim-
pressed. Elytra oblong, humeral angles prominent, sides mode-
rately rounded, sinuated apically ; punctate-striate, the punctation
small but distinct ; interstices a little convex, the third with three,
the seventh with five or six large punctures. Legs normal. Under-
side pitchy-black, bearing some fine, irregular, linear impressions.

Allied to T. waiJiorensis, but with a quite different thorax ; the
space between the basal fossse is depressed.

<? . Length, loj lines ; breadth, 3f .

Found near Invercargill by Mr. T. Chalmer.

1636. T. angulatus, "-s. Oblong, moderately convex, glossy
coppery-black, tips of palpi rufescent, legs and antennae pitchy-
black.

Head rather large, somewhat rugose in front ; eyes large and
prominent, their orbits swollen. Prothorax transversely quadrate,
convex, well rounded laterally, with a short posterior ' sinuation,
hind angles prominent, quite protuberant, base and apex incurved
and ciliated, rims slightly elevated ; basal impressions large, the
front somewhat impressed, disc finely striated across, dorsal furrow
distinct. Scutelluvc striate. Elytra oblong, rounded laterally,
shoulders dentate, sinuated apically ; punctate-striate, the punctures

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small but distinct ; interstices slightly convex, the third tri-punctate,
seventh multi-punctate. Legs robust. Underside pitchy-black, with
fine linear marks.

The conspicuous thoracic angles distinguish this species.

^ . Length, g^ lines ; breadth, 3^.

Invercargill. Discovered by Mr. T. Chalmer.

1637. T. COnvexus, n.s. Oblong, convex, shining, cup;reo-
niger, legs and antenme rufo-piceous.

Head nearly smooth ; eyes prominent, orbits inflated. Prothorax
quadrate, transversal, apex incurved, base widely emarginated, sides
moderately rounded, with a short sinuosity behind, causing the
angles to appear prominent ; disc rather convex, the basal portion
between the foss£e somewhat flattened, with a curved frontal im-
pression, dorsal stria distinct. ScuteUum striate. FAytra oblong,
but little rounded, shoulders dentate, apical sinuations distinct ;
sub-punctate-striate, striae deep ; interstices moderately convex, the
third with three, the seventh with several large punctures, feebly
impressed transversely. Underside pitchy-black.

The thorax is more convex thaii in any species as yet described
from Otago. T. angulalus makes the nearest approach to it in that
respect, but the angles difter. The punctures in the elytral furrows
are hardly discernible.

^ . Length, gf lines ; breadth, 3^.

Another of Mr. Chalmer's captures near Invercargill.

1638. T. agriotis, "-5. Elongate-oblong, convex, shining-black,
tarsi and antennse piceous, apices of palpi rufescent.

Head nearly smooth, not broad ; eyes conspicuous, their orbits
inflated. Prothorax quadrate, yet rather broader than long, mode-
rately convex, its sides moderately rounded from the anterior angles
to near the base, from thence sinuously narrowed to the rectangular,
hardly protuberant, angles, apex incurved, base emarginated ; basal
fossse large, leaving only a small raised space between them and the
sides, median furrow abbreviated in front, slightly curvedly impressed
near the apex. ScuteUum striate at base. Elytra convex, shoulders
dentate, apical sinuosities moderate ; punctate-striate, the puncta-
tion fine ; interstices convex, the third with two or three, the fifth
with one (perhaps none in some examples), the seventh with several
large punctures, these impressed, interstices rather broader than the
others. Legs stout. Underside black.

Allied to the preceding species (T. vicritus), yet abundantly
distinct ; the hind-body is more convex, and the plain black colour
is relieved by faint tinges only of a coppery colour on the depressed
parts of the thorax.

(^ . Length, io|- lines ; breadth, 3f .

Invercargill. We are indebted to Mr. T. Chalmer for this
species also.

i63g. T. erraticus, n.s. Convex, oblong, shining, seneo-niger,

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legs rufo-piceous, antennae pitchy, tarsi and palpi pitchy-red, tips of
the latter castaneous.

Head almost smooth, rather large ; eyes prominent, orbits in-
flated. ProtJiorax transversely quadrate, widest at the middle, sides
well romided and sinuously narrowed behind, apex deeply incurved,
base emarginated, posterior angles scarcely protuberant, lateral
margins slightly refiexed, side channels expanded behind ; disc con-
vex, with traces of transverse lines, a curved frontal impression,
moderate discoidal groove, and the common large basal fossae, the
space between these latter depressed. Scutellum striate at base.
Elyt7xc convex, humeral angles prominent, oblong, moderately curved
laterally, not strongly siuuated posteriorly ; punctate-striate, punc-
tures small ; interstices slightly convex, the third and seventh with
punctiform impressions. Legs robust.

Larger and more convex than T. fultoni, the thorax more deeply
arcuated in front and more rounded laterally ; the elytral interstices
have many shallow transversal impressions.

^ . Length, ip| lines ; breadth, 3|-.

Taieri. Sir. S. W. Fulton sent me a specimen some time ago as
No. 56.

1640. T. ripariuSj '>^-S- Oblong, convex, shining, head black,
thorax nigro-cupreous, elytra black tinged with red, legs rufo-piceous,
tarsi and antenna pitchy-red, palpi paler.

Head moderately large ; eyes convex, their orbits inflated but
rapidly narrowed behind. Prothorax transversely quadrate, apex
widely but not very deeply arcuated, base arcuate-emarginate,
anterior angles rounded, the lateral curvature not very strong,
moderately sinuously narrowed behind, posterior angles rectangular,
not projecting ; it is convex, but depressed along the base, basal
foss^ large, the space beyond them flattened, discoidal stria deepest
behind, with an indistinct curved frontal impression and many
obsolete linear marks on the dorsum. Scutellum striate at base.
Elytra convex, oblong, humeral angles protuberant, sides moderately
curved, widest behind the middle, sinuated apically ; punctate-
striate, the punctation fine, interstices convex, quite regular until
approaching the apices, the third with four, the seventh with five
rather deep but not very large punctures. Legs simple. Underside
pitchy-black.

Owing to the convexity of the front part of the thorax and middle
of the elytra the insect, when examined sideways, appears to be
medially depressed. It is of somewhat compact form, not unlike
that of T. difformipes, but otherwise it is quite different.
$ . Length, 10 lines ; breadth, 3I-.

Taken by Mr. S. W. Fulton, of Outram, under rocks in the bed
of the Lee Stream, Taieri.

1641. T. CUrtuluSj n-s. Oblong, moderately convex, glossy-
black, legs and antennue piceous, tarsi and palpi piceo-rufous, apices
of the last mentioned paler.

Head moderately large ; eyes convex, with swollen orbits abruptly

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narrowed behind. Prothorax transverse, quadrate, moderately-
convex, apex slightly incurved, base emarginated, the lateral
curvature regular and not very strong till near the base, where the
sides are sinuously narrowed, the hind angles appearing somewhat
protuberant ; the disc is very even, the basal cavities moderately
elongate but not very broad, so that there are no very evident
depressions between or beyond them ; dorsal groove distinct ; the
surface presents no well-marked impressions except the fovea-like
expansions at the ends of the usual frontal mark. Scutcllum striate
at base. Elytra quite oblong, rounded laterally, convex, widest
behind the middle, shoulders dentate ; punctate-striate, the punc-
tures small but distinct ; interstices a little raised, very regular,
third tri-punctate, seventh sex-punctate. Legs simple. Underside
black.

A rather broad insect, not exactly like any other known species.
When compared with the female of T. fultoni the differences in the
length and breadth of the hind-body become very obvious ; it is,
moreover, more convex, the posterior sinuation of the thorax is
much shorter, so that the angle seems to be turned outwards to a
greater extent, the elytral interstices are more elevated, and the
colour is pure black.

$ . Length, 8|- lines ; breadth, 3^.

Found on the Eock and Pillar Mountains, Strath-Taieri, by Mr.
S. W. Fulton.

1642. T. SUSpicax, ii-s. Oblong, convex, glossy-black, legs
and antennse rufo-piceous, tarsi and palpi piceo-rufous.

Head smooth, eyes prominent, with large orbits. Prothorax
transversely quadrate, apex slightly incurved, base widely, but
not deeply, arcuate-emarginate, widest before tbe middle, sides
moderately and regularly rounded, gradually narrowed posteriorly,
hind angles not in the least turned outwards ; disc convex, its
median furrow distinct, basal fossse large, with two more or less
obvious intervening impressions, the frontal curved impression
moderate. Scutelhun striate at base. Elytra convex, shoulders
dentate, quite oblong, very little rounded laterally, widest after the
middle ; punctate-striate, the punctures small but distinct ; inter-
stices slightly elevated, third and seventh with large punctures, the
former with three, the latter with four only. Legs simple. Under-
side rufo-piceous.

The general contour resembles that of the preceding species (T.
curtulus) rather than any other, but the hind-body is slightly longer
and less rounded, though the apical sinuosities are similar. The
sides of the thorax from the middle backwards are very gradually
narrowed, without the least sinuation (so that the angles are barely
rectangular) : in that respect it most nearly approaches T. temukensis,
but in it the posterior angles are protuberant, and its hind-body is
widest before the middle, with the alternate interstices reduced in
width.

? . Length, 8 lines ; breadth, 3^.

From the same source as the last (T. curtulus).

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1643. T. amplicollis, n.s. Oblong, moderately convex,
nigro-viridis, head black, legs and autennfe rufo-piceous, tarsi and
palpi pitchy-red.

Head rather large but not broad, rugose in front, with some
feeble linear marks on the occiput ; eyes convex, their orbits much
narrowed behind. Prothorax quadrate, yet a little transverse,
widely incurved at apex, base not deeply emarginated, its sides very
little rounded, gradually narrowed till near the base, where there is
a short sinuation, posterior angles projecting but not acute ; disc
moderately convex, its groove distinct, basal fossee large but not
very broad, without any very evident intervening depression, very
slightly impressed in front, where it has many fine irregular longi-
tudinal marks more obvious than the transverse ones on the dorsum.
Scutellicm striate at base. Elytra oblong, moderately rounded
laterally, rather deeply sinuated apically, shoulders dentiform ;
punctate-striate, punctation fine ; interstices slightly convex, the
third with four, the seventh with six large punctures. Underside
pitchy-black. Legs stout.

The shape of the thorax approximates to T. chloris, T. patruelis,
and T. ylaniusculus only, but it is more convex, and the posterior
angles are dissimilar. The elytra are blackish-green, and the
depressed parts of the thorax are more cupreous.

^. Length, g lines; breadth, 3^.

Taieri : Mr. S. W. Fulton.

Group— BEMBIDIID^ .

Anillus.

1644. A. pallidus, n.s. Sub-depressed, shining, pale-tes-
taceous, bearing many minute setse and short, erect greyish hairs.

Head moderately large but not broad, widely but not deeply bi-
sulcate ; mandibles stout, acute at extremity ; no eyes visible.
Antennce quite the length of head and thorax, stout, the two basal
articulations longest, joints 3-10 nearly equal, moniliform, eleventh
ovate, not so long as the preceding two ; terminal joint of ^jaZpi
minute, the penultimate as large as the second anteuual joint.
Prothorax cordiform, finely margiuated, apex truncate, base arcuate-
emarginate, widest before the middle, gradually narrowed posteriorly,
hind angles obtuse, with a fine median stria and small oblique basal
foveae. Elytra sub-oblong, broader than thorax, finely marginated,
shoulders rounded, apices sub-truncate, their sides a little curved,
suture well marked ; discoidal portions rather plane, their sides
abruptly declivous, so as to appear somewhat carinate, with a
fuscous streak near each side. Legs stout, yet elongate ; anterior
tibiae much bent outwardly near the extremity, with a corresponding
inner incurvature armed at its upper part with a robust calcar-like
process ; four basal joints of tarsus about equal, about as long as
broad, fifth longest.

Length, f line ; breadth, ^.

One of Mr. S. W. Fulton's discoveries on the Taieri seabeach.
The characters of the genus are given by Lacordaire, Hist, dcs Ins.
Coleop., Tom. i., p. 380.

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Bryaxis (p- 124).

1645. B. sylvicola, n-s. Convex, shining, dark-red, tarsi ful-

vescent, nearly glabrous.

Head nearly as large as thorax, smooth, indistinctly quadri-foveo-
late ; eyes not prominent. Antenncs stout, longer than head and
thorax, pubescent, two basal joints cylindric, first longest ; third
about as long as second, but narrowed at base ; fourth smallest,
about as long as broad, moniliform ; fifth larger than the preceding
one ; sixth transverse, almost cup-shaped, its point of articulation a
little to one side ; joints 7 and 8 smaller than sixth, transversal ;
ninth large, truncate at base, its outer apex prolonged so as to em-
brace the basal portion of the tenth ; tenth large, ovate, yet much
smaller than ninth ; the five terminal articulations punctate. Pro-
thorax small, smooth ; widest near the middle. Elytra about twice
the size of thorax, sutural stmge well marked ; rounded laterally.
Hind-body deflexed, the two basal segments nearly equal, apparently
impunctate, but bearing a few short yellow hairs. Legs simple.
Underside fusco - rufous ; metasternum flattened on the middle;
anterior coxcc armed with protuberant spines.

Allied to B. micans, B. clavatus, and B. dispar, but differing there-
from in the structure of the autennge, &c.

$ . Incog.

^ . Length, f line ; breadth, f .

I found two in the Paparoa bush, near Howick.

Euplectus (p. 139)-

1646. E. crassipes, n-s. Pubescent, castaneo-rufous ; legs and
palpi fulvescent ; moderately convex and shining.

Head smaller than thorax, rounded laterally, with two foveas pro-
longed forwards, the inter-antennal space obtusely raised, eyes
small. Antennce. pubescent, as long as head and thorax ; two basal
articulations stout, cylindric ; third smaller than second, yet longer
than broad ; fourth and fifth about equal, quite as long as broad ;
joints 6, 8, and g nearly equal, transverse, moniliform ; seventh
larger than the contiguous ones, rather longer than broad ; tenth
larger than ninth, transverse ; eleventh thrice as large as tenth,
ovate. Prothorax longer than broad ; oviform, with a large (some-
what triangular) fovea on the middle, near the base, connected with
the fovea at each side ; no distinct dorsal channel. Elytra oblong,
widest near the middle ; clothed with depressed greyish hairs, each
with a sutural stria and intra-humeral impression. Hind-body as
long as elytra, narrower, pubescent, not distinctly sculptured. Legs
robust ; femora thick, much arched above; tibiae and tarsi short and
stout.

It should be placed near E. longulus, but the legs are thicker
than those of any of our species.

(J . Length, f line ; breadth, |-.

I found this little fellow near Howick (Auckland).

1647. E. patruelis, n.s. Rufous, slightly glossy, legs and

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anteunsB fulvous, tarsi and palpi yellow, clothed with greyish-yellow
hairs.

Head punctate, the inter-ocular foveaa extending forwards to the
forehead ; eyes distinct. Antenna!, about as long as head and thorax,
their two basal joints stout ; second rounded ; third rather larger than
fourth ; joints 4-8 nearly equal, moniliforni ; eighth slightly smaller
than seventh ; ninth and tenth transverse, twice the bulk of the pre-
ceding ; eleventh ovate, large. Frothorax oviform, quite as long as
broad, punctate, with three basal fovese joined together by an im-
pression ; the discoidal sulcus broad and deep, but not attaining the
apex ; the lateral foveas prolonged. Elytra oblong, paler than
thorax ; sutural and basal impressions distinct. Hvid-body ap-
parently impunctate.

Like E. ovithorax, but longer, the legs and elytra longer, the
punctation of the head and thorax more obvious, without any raised
inter-antennal space, and with slight difterences in the structure of
the antennas.

Length, quite f line ; breadth, quite ^.

Hab. — Paparoa (Howick).

1648. E. monticola, n.s. Eufescent, shining, sparsely pubes-
cent, legs fulvescent.

This species closely resembles E. patruelis, but the eyes are
smaller ; the head and thorax are more finely sculptured, and the
impression on the liead is continuous and deeper, so that the fovese
are not well marked off from it.

Length, | line ; breadth, 1.

Taken by myself on the Waitakerei Eange.

1649. E. ovithorax, n.s. Eufous, slightly glossy, legs and
antennae rufo-fulvous, tarsi and palpi yellow, clothed with fine
greyish-yellow hairs.

Head narrower than thorax ; punctate, with two well-marked
inter-ocular fovese and a much larger frontal depression, the parts
around the foveas and between the antennse appearing as if obtusely
elevated ; eyes moderate. Antennce nearly as long as head and
thorax ; the two basal articulations about equally large ; third very
little larger than fourth ; joints 4-7 nearly similar ; eighth rather
smaller than seventh ; the next two twice as large as eighth, and
strongly transverse ; eleventh large. Prothorax quite as long as
broad, oviform ; its discoidal punctation shallow, with three basal
fovese connected by a transverse line, the central one having a defi-
nite sulcus proceeding from it, but not reaching the apex. Elytra
oblong, narrowed towards the shoulders ; sutural stria; wide and
deep, the base with two elongate depressions, their sculpture obsolete.
Hind-body pubescent. Legs simple.

The punctation of the head and thorax, the latter rather long
and oval, will serve as distinguishing characters. E. aspcr perhaps
comes nearest to it.

Length, f line ; breadth, quite J.

Taken at Woodhill, near Kaipara Eailway.

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1650. E. obnisus, n.s. Convex, shining, castaneo-rufous, tarsi

fulvous, sparingly clothed with greyish-yellow hairs.

Head shorter than but nearly as broad as thorax, punctate, the
inter-ocular foveas continuous with a depression occupying most of
the surface, the occipital portion appearing like an abbreviated tri-
angular projection ; eyes distinct. Antenna} almost as long as head
and thorax, their two basal joints about equal in length ; the second
more slender and bead-like than first ; third rather longer than
fourth ; joints 4-8 not very appreciably different, quadrate ; ninth
and tenth strongly transverse and a good deal larger than the pre-
ceding; eleventh large. Protliorax oviform, its length and breadth
about equal, with shallow obsolete punctation ; the median channel
deep from base to apex, the three ante-basal foveas united. Elytra
oblong-quadrate, their sutural stri^ and intra-humeral impressions
well marked, but without other obvious sculpture. Legs stout,
tibiae arcuated externally. Hind-hody as broad as the wing-cases,
pubescent, not perceptibly punctured.

More convex than No. 259 (E. sculpturatus), broader, the depres-
sion on the head nearly similar but sculptured, the sides of the head
not straight and obtusely elevated as in that species, and the inter-
antennal portion plane.

Length, f line ; breadth, J.

Found on the Waitakerei Eange.

1651. E. vacuus, 'z^-s- Sub-depressed, not very glossy, elytra
and abdomen rather densely covered with short, depressed, greyish-
yellow hairs, of a chestnut-red colour, elytra, legs, and antennae
paler, palpi and tarsi fulvous.

Head trigonal, not so broad as thorax, with two large, isolated
foveas on the vertex, frontal tubercles small, no part much elevated ;
eyes rather small. Antennce nearly the length of head and thorax,
the two basal joints stout ; second longer than broad ; third as long
as broad ; joints 4-8 about equal, transversely quadi-ate ; the follow-
ing two transverse, nearly twice the bulk of the eighth ; eleventh
large. Prothorax transversal, rounded laterally, the foveas near the
posterior angles large and deep, and joined together by an angulated
depression which does not form a well-marked central fovea ; dorsal
sulcus short, like an elongated fovea ; its surface with a closer but
shallower punctation than the head. Elytra oblong, large, sutural
strise broad, the basal impressions not distinctly prolonged back-
wards. Abdomen as long as the wing-cases, and, like them, without
evident sculpture.

I believe this species to be unique so far as the structure of the
antennas is concerned, no other that I know having the intermediate
articulations so transversal ; the large lateral fovege cause the sides
in front of the thorax to appear swollen, after the fashion common
in the genus Sagola.

Length, f line ; breadth, nearly 1.

Detected at Paparoa (Howick).

1652. E. incomptus, n.s. Shining, sparsely clothed with fine,

12 — PT. IV.

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chiefly decumbent, greyish hairs, rufous, legs and antennas fulvous,
tarsi and palpi yellow.

Head rather short .and broad, the inter-ocular fovcEe large, the
channels proceeding from them rather shallow, the front of forehead
slightly raised ; eyes small yet distinct. AntenncB shorter than head
and thorax ; second joint not much longer than broad, stout ; joints
3-8 very much alike ; third slightly longer than broad ; eighth quite
transverse ; ninth not twice the size of eighth, transverse ; tenth of
similar form but nearly double the breadth of ninth ; eleventh rather
short but large and acuminate. Frotliorax scarcely wider than head,
about as long as bi-oad, its sides curved, the external foveas con-
spicuous, the middle one like a triangular impression, all three
united. Elytra broader and much longer than thorax, sutural
grooves broad, basal impressions wide but not continued posteriorly.
Hind-body as large as elytra. Legs moderate, tibiae arched exter-
nally, tarsi short and thick.

It is difficult to indicate the species near which this should be
located. The short, broad head may be termed distinctive ; the
middle joints of the antennae are rather short, like those of E. vacuus ;
and there are indistinct, shallow punctures on the head, thorax, and
wing-covers.

Length, f line ; breadth, ^.

I found two examples many years ago at Tairua.

1653. E. mirificus, '^-s. Sub-depressed, moderately shining,
castaneo-rufous, legs and antennae fulvescent ; pubescent.

Head about as large as thorax, sub-quadrate ; with a longitudinal
depression near each side united on the vertex by a transversal one,
the forehead nearly plane and punctate ; the margins from the
antennae backwards obtusely and unevenly elevated ; the occipital
portion obliquely narrowed, truncated in front, and projecting over
depressed part ; eyes very small. Antenna as long as head and
thorax, basal joint red, stout, cylindric ; second much shorter ;
third a good deal longer but more slender than second ; 4-7 nearly
equal to one another, quadrate ; eighth much smaller than the
contiguous ones ; ninth and tenth transverse, the latter nearly twice
the size of the former; eleventh large. Protliorax cordiform, about
as long as broad, with three basal impressions united by a trans-
versal one, dorsal sulcus abbreviated, the punctate sculpture indis-
tinct ; it bears some fine yellow hairs like those on the head. Elytra
quadrate, narrowed in front, covered with short and longish greyish
hairs ; sutural striae and intra-humeral impressions moderate, not
distinctly punctured. Hmd-body longer and almost as broad as
elytra, the three visible basal segments equal, pubescent. Legs
moderately stout, tibiae arcuated outwardly, the anterior seemingly
grooved on their front face.

The form and sculpture of the head distinguish this curious
creature. The front tibia appears to be hollowed out as if for the
reception of the tarsus, just like some of the Byrrhidce.

Length, f line ; breadth, 1.

I took this beetle from the underside of a log near Howick.

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1654. E. U-impressus, w-s. Shining, pubescent, without dis-
tinct punctation, chestnut-red, legs and antenna fulvous.

Head smooth, as large as thorax, sub-quadrate, rather plane, its
impressions forming a reversed U, the margin of the forehead
slightly raised ; eyes not prominent. AntenncB as long as head and
thorax, the two basal articulations stout ; second shorter than first,
and somewhat rounded ; third longer than broad ; joints 4-8 nearly
equal ; ninth and tenth transverse, tenth nearly twice the breadth
of ninth ; eleventh large. Prothorax not longer than broad, widest
near the middle, sub-cordate, with a curved ante-basal impression
uniting the three fovese, the space behind with three punctures.
Elytra quadrate, base incurved, laterally narrowed in front, striae
and basal impressions well marked. Hind-body normal.

More like E. hrevitarsis than any other. It is remarkable for
the deep, uninterrupted, U-shaped channel on the head; in this
respect it is similar to E. crassipes.

Length, f line ; breadth, 1.

Discovered at Woodhill (Kaipara Eailway).

1655. E. cereus, n-s. Sub-depressed, pale-yellow, clothed with

yellow hairs, shining.

Head rather longer than broad, the inter-ocular foveae con-
tinuous with a moderate depression occupying most of the surface,
inter-antennal space sub-carinate ; eyes small. AntenncB about as
long as head and thorax, first joint stouter than second ; third nearly
as long as but more slender than second ; fourth and sixth equal,
nearly quadrate but rounded; fifth and seventh equal, each longer than
broad, larger than those nearest to them ; eighth smallest ; ninth
scarcely double the size of the preceding one ; tenth transverse,
larger than ninth ; eleventh large. Prothorax hardly larger than
head, much narrowed posteriorly, with three ante-basal foveae joined
together in the usual manner, the raised space behind with three large
punctures. Elytra sub-quadrate, nearly twice the width of thorax,
much narrowed towards the shoulders, base arcuate-emarginate,
sutural sulci broad, intra-humeral impressions large, elongate-
triangular. Hind-body nearly as broad as the wing-cases. Legs
moderately elongate, tibiae slightly curved externally, the inter-
mediate with a short, thick calcar near its inner extremity ; tarsi
stout, their two basal joints furnished with elongate, spiniform hairs
at the end.

It is not without hesitation that I place this species with the
other Euplecti, on account of the structure of the maxillary palpi ;
these latter accord better with the description of Dalma.

Length, i line ; breadth, f .

Two were taken by myself on the Waitakerei Eange.

Obs. — In all the foregoing species the three basal segments
usually seen from above are strongly marginated laterally and on
the same plane ; the fourth, equally large, is more or less deflexed,
and the two apical ones are not distinctly separated above. In a
dissected specimen I found a supplementary basal segment, anterior
to that referred to in descriptions as the first dorsal segment. In

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another, examined from below, this additional segment is as large
as the others, with its middle part projecting between the posterior
cox£e. In E. monticola, E. cereics, and E. incoviptics the extra basal
dorsal plate is uncovered by the elytra, and bears numerous, ex-
cessively minute, brassy scales. In a specimen of E. tuberigerus
(see Part iii., p. 760, ante) found recently near Howick, the ad-
ditional basal segment is wholly exposed above, so that in it
seems as if the fourth, and not the third, visible dorsal plate is
protuberant at its middle portion. These facts appear to prove con-
clusively that the true first segment is retractile.

Group— SCYDM-SlNID-ffi .
Scydmaenus (p- 144)-

1656. S. princeps, w.s. Convex, very elongate, medially
narrowed, sparsely clothed with sub-erect yellow hairs ; shining,
piceo-rufous, legs and antennae paler, tarsi and palpi fulvous.

Head smaller than thorax, oviform ; eyes small, antero-lateral.
AnteniKB as long as head and thorax, pilose, their joints elongate ;
eighth smallest ; ninth and tenth twice as large as eighth ; eleventh
rather larger than tenth. Prothorax longer than broad, widest before
the middle, rounded in front, much narrowed posteriorly, with four
basal punctures. Elytra elongate-oval, with two indistinct basal
impressions, apices rounded. Pygidium sub-conical, marginated,
pubescent. Legs long, femora clavate near the extremity, tibiae
nearly straight, basal joint of anterior tarsi very slightly thickened.

Corresponds with the description of S. edwardsi, but the pygidium
is not nude, the base of the thorax bears four evident punctures, and
an obsolete punctation may be noticed on the wing-cases.

Length, ij lines ; breadth, f .

Discovered by Mr. S. W. Fulton, at Taieri, Otago.

1657. S. galerus, n.s. Elongate, widest behind the middle
femora, convex ; shining, infuscate-red, tarsi and palpi fulvous,
pubescent.

Head narrower than thorax, its front part nearly vertical, bearing
sub-erect yellow hairs directed backwards ; eyes small, not promi-
nent. AntenncR inserted in a depression just before the eyes, as long
as head and thorax ; five basal articulations cylindrical, second
rather longer than the exposed part of the first ; joints 6-10 monili-
form, gradually enlarged ; eleventh larger than tenth. Prothorax
Bub-cordate, longer than broad, widest near the middle, much
narrowed behind, posterior angles rectangular, with two basal
punctiform impressions, and a large fovea at each side. Elytra far
larger than thorax, considerably narrowed towards the shoulders,
depressed at the base, sparingly clothed with pale-yellow hairs
much finer than those on the head and thorax. Pygidium but little
exposed. Legs elongate, femora inflated near the end, tibiae straight,
the inside of the two front pairs ciliated. Palpi with elongate second
joint, third elongate and gradually dilated, fourth small but distinct.

Differs from S. princeps in size, form, and coloration ; from

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S. IcBtans in much broader, more convex, in the hind-body being
widest after the middle and less attenuated apically, in the pygidium
being much less exposed, and in the more robust antennae, &c.

Length, quite i line ; breadth, quite -J.

I found this species near Helensville, Kaipara Harbour.

Obs. — The name Adrastia must be sunk as a synonym of
Scydmanus, and No. 1158 must stand as Scijdmanus Ic&tans.

Phaganophana.

1658. p. oreas, n.s. Convex, pubescent, shining, dark fusco-
rufous, piceous behind, tarsi and palpi fulvous.

Head nearly as broad as thorax, bearing scattered yellow hairs ;
eyes small, not prominent. Antfinnce as long as head and thorax;
the two basal joints cylindric, first much larger than second ; the
next four (barring the third) moniliform; joints 7-10 gradually
dilated ; eleventh largest. ProtJwrax not so broad as it is long, its
greatest width near the middle, with two distinct basal punctiform
impressions, and a large fovea near each posterior angle. Elytra
large, oviform, the middle widest, with two evident basal depres-
sions, humeral region longitudinally elevated, the dorsum with two
oblique impressions extending from before the middle backwards,
causing the posterior sutural space to appear raised. Pygidium
covered. Legs moderately long, tibiae more or less arched out-
wardly.

In no other described species are the shoulders so much elevated ;
the oblique elytral depressions and convex suture are noteworthy.

Length, nearly i|- lines; breadth, nearly f.

Sent from the hilly country at Taieri by Mr. S. W. Fulton.

1659. P. lanosa, n-s- Shining, clothed with long yellow hairs ;
head and thorax rufo-piceous, elytra infuscate-red, legs and antennae
fulvo-rufous, tarsi and palpi yellow ; convex.

Head smaller than thorax, but not narrow; eyes moderate.
Antenna} as long as head and thorax, the exposed portion of the
first not longer than the second ; joints 2-4 longer than broad,
equal, their angles rounded ; the following three equal, shorter
than the preceding, moniliform ; 8-10 larger than seventh, trans-
verse ; eleventh longer than tenth. Prothorax slightly longer than
broad, its greatest width before the middle, with two small basal
foveae and a large depression at each side. Elytra larger than
thorax, rather short and broad, oviform ; with two basal depressions
and a large shallow one at the suture before the middle, and with
the usual humeral plicas. Pygidium uncovered. Legs long, inter-
mediate tibiae somewhat sinuate, the others nearly straight.

Of about the same size as P. calva, but with a shorter thorax,
the hind-body much broader and more strongly rounded, the legs
more slender (particularly the posterior), the structure of the
antennaB different, and the palpi more slender.

Length, f line ; breadth, f .

Paparoa (near Howick).

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1660. P. angUStata, n.s. Elongate, slightly convex, densely
covered with goiden-yellow hairs ; head and thorax pitchy-red,
elytra rufo-castaneous, legs paler, antennae red, tarsi yellow.

Head rather long and narrow, yet nearly as broad as thorax,
almost plane above ; eyes not prominent. Antenna stout, nearly as
long as head and thorax, second joint longer than the exposed
portion of the first ; 3-7 decrease in length, seventh smallest ; 8-10
large, transverse ; eleventh largest. Prothorax longer than broad,
widest before the middle, but not much broader there than else-
where ; with four small basal foveae, the one nearest each side placed
just at the angle of the large, oblique, lateral depression. Elytra
elongate-oval, their middle part widest, basal depressions small but
deep, humeral plicas distinct, each elytron with an impression along
the suture, deepest in hne with the middle legs. Pygidium slightly
exposed. Legs long and stout, tibiae arcuated externally.

. When compared with P. calva it will be seen that the head and
thorax are narrower and the hind-body broader, but less convex ;
the whole insect, in fact, is less convex. The hind-body is longer
and narrower than that of P. lanosa. These are its nearest con-
geners.

Length, f line ; breadth, ^.

Also found by myself near Howick.

Group-SYNCHITIDJE.

Ulonotus (p- 183).

1661. U. isostictus, ^i-s- Elongate-oblong, moderately con-
vex, infuscate-red, each elytron with a large blackish space, not
reaching the suture behind, rather densely clothed with short,
yellowish setae, tarsi and antenna ferruginous.

Head piceous, rugose-granulate, vertex broadly impressed, an-
tennal elevations distinct ; eyes prominent, moderately facetted.
AntenncB short, pubescent ; ninth joint transverse, but little larger
than eighth ; tenth large, transverse ; eleventh almost as broad as
but longer than the preceding one, orbicular. Prothorax transverse,
disc transversely convex, its sculpture nearly similar to that of the
head, unevenly elevated, with a distinct, triangular, basal impres-
sion ; its sides explanate, with a large frontal lobe extending to the
middle, a much smaller one behind, and with a Yexy deep notch
between it and the hind angle, which does not extend so far out as
the bottom of the middle indentation. Ehjtra oblong, not crenate ;
with two longitudinally-elevated basal spots, the humeral elevations
not distinctly continued obliquely towards the suture in the form of
nodules, three obvious nodules on each side of the posterior declivity
having two rows of large punctures intervening, the rest of their
surface more or less rugosely sculptured. Legs setigerous ; tarsi
pilose, claws thickened at base ; terminal joint of maxillary palpi
not securiform, but truncate at apex.

The thoracic lobes and coloration are distinctive.

Length, i^ lines ; breadth, f.

Paparoa, near Howick,

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Coxelus (p- 195)-

1662. C. grOSSanus, n-s. Oblong, convex, fuscous, with
reddish marks, the sides and apex of thorax rufescent, tarsi and
antennae red, sparsely clothed with short, yellowish hairs.

Head apparently covered with flattened tubercles ; eyes small,
not prominent. Antenna short, pubescent. Prothorax transverse,
deeply emarginated behind the eyes, sides a good deal dilated, well
rounded, with a distinct sinuation behind, posterior angles slightly
projecting, base bisinuate ; disc depressed on the middle, the sides
of the depression a little and unevenly elevated, its sculpture nearly
similar to that of the head, without obvious punctures. Elytra
oblong, convex, parallel, as broad as widest part of thorax ; each
with a short scutellar and two interrupted costae, the inner more
prominent behind, the rest of their surface occupied by small
tubercular elevations almost arranged in rows. Legs stout ; tibiae
setose, intermediate arched externally.

The sides of thorax, especially near the front, are more strongly
dilated or explanated, and more distinctly sinuously narrowed be-
hind, than in any other species.

Length, i^ lines ; breadth, i.

Dunedin : Mr. T. Chahner. "

Group— PyCNOMERID.ffi.

Pycnomerus (p- 208).

1663. p. arboreus, «-s. Elongate, not parallel, slightly
convex, nigro-piceous, scantily clothed with minute, greyish hairs,
legs and antennae dark-red.

Head coarsely punctate, deeply bi-foveate in front, the frontal
and lateral margins raised and thickened, eyes prominent and
coarsely facetted. Antenna ii -articulate, the terminal joint
distinct but narrower than tenth. Prothorax longer than broad,
gradually narrowed posteriorly, coarsely punctured, without dorsal
impressions. Elytra broader than thorax, their sides a little curved,
base slightly arcuate ; strongly punctate-striate, interstices narrow
and convex, the fifth and seventh confluent behind the middle, sixth
abbreviated, scarcely attaining the middle femora, the third some-
what elevated in front.

Allied to but differing from P. elUpticus in having curtailed sixth
elytral interstices.

Length, if lines ; breadth, f .

Near Howick.

Group— ELMID^ .
Hydora (p- 672).

1664. H. nitidaj n-s. Elongate, sub-depressed, shining,
bronzed-black, covered with fine, ash-coloured hairs, the two basal
joints of antennae and the claws castaneous.

Head and thorax finely punctured, Elytra striate-punctate, in-
terstices narrow.

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Like H. picea (No. 1173) ; more glossy, the two fovea-like depres-
sions on base of thorax less obvious, the elytra not depressed before
the middle, more strongly punctured, and with narrower, slightly-
raised intervals.

Length, li lines ; breadth, ^.

Taieri : Mr. S. W. Fulton. (Sent as No. 124.)

1665. H. obsoleta, n.s. Shining, black, claws castaneous;
covered with very short, cinereous (sometimes greenish) hairs.

Head indistinctly bi-impressed, finely punctate. Prothorax finely
and distantly punctated, with more minute punctures between the
larger ones, slightly uneven, but with only two well-marked depres-
sions, near the base. Elytra rather deeply impressed before the
middle, with some rows of fine punctures on their anterior portion
and but little more than mere indications of striae behind.

Larger than the typical form (No. 1173), elytra more evidently
depressed before the middle, but without any distinct punctation
beyond that point.

Length, 2 lines ; breadth, f .

Taieri: Mr. S. W. Fulton.

Group-LUCANID^.

Ceratognathus (p- 252).

1666. C. gibbosus, lis. Oblong, convex, black, densely
clothed with white and pale greyish-brown, depressed, roundish
scales ; legs and antennae pitchy-red.

Head elongate, much narrowed anteriorly, middle of vertex
nearly smooth, most closely punctured at the sides ; mandibles not
broad, without distincc protuberances ; eyes small, scarcely convex,
distant from thorax, truncate behind. AntenncB elongate, basal arti-
culation long and curved ; second rather longer than broad ; joints
3-5 elongate, about equal ; sixth and seventh a little angulated :
club moderate, the leaflets separate. Prothorax widest behind the
middle, narrowed towards the front, base deeply sinuated, apex
deeply emarginated, anterior angles prominent yet remote from the
eyes ; coarsely and closely punctured, the disc with two crests, the
sides somewhat flattened. Elytra short, sub-parallel, sutural region
much elevated, shoulders raised ; their punctation coarse, concealed
in some places by blackish scales. Underside with scales and
greyish hairs. Legs squamose and hairy ; tibiae finely crenulated,
the anterior with one median tooth.

The small, depressed, posteriorly-truncated eyes, narrow conical
head, and gibbose elytral suture are characteristic.

? . Length, 4I lines ; breadth, 2^.
_ I am indebted to Mr. Crisp, of Parua, Whaugarei Harbour, for
this curious form.

Obs. — Lacordaire treats Mitophyllus as but another name for
Ceratognathus : had it been otherwise I would have placed this species
and C. macrocerus in that genus.

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Group-MELOLONTHIDiE.

Odontria (p- 265).

1667. O. Sandageri, n.s. Ovate, convex ; head shining, rufo-
fuscous, thorax rufo-castaneous, elytra obscure-testaceous ; legs and
antennae yellowish; tarsi and trophi rufescent.

Head coarsely but not very closely punctured, bearing some
elongate hairs on the vertex ; clypeus sub-truncate in front, its
margins elevated; eyes large and prominent. Prothorax very trans-
verse, finely punctated, clothed with short, depressed, yellow hairs,
the sides ciliated with erect, elongate ones. Scutellum coarsely
punctate. Elytra (each) with nine rows of small punctures, inter-
stices very finely and closely punctured ; they are clothed with very
short, pallid hairs, but bear many longer ones on the sides. Under-
side rufo-testaceous ; sternum with long hairs, much more finely
punctured than the abdomen.

(J . Antennse, fourth joint angularly produced and spiniform near
its base and nearly equalling the first in length ; joints 5-8 finely
pubescent, nearly equal. Anterior tibiae tri-dentate.

5 . Antennae, fourth joint slightly produced near the base, fifth
one-third shorter than sixth. Size, 7x4 lines.

The antennal structure, coloration, and clothing differentiate it
from C. cinnamonea.

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

Mokohinau Island. Discovered amongst fern-roots by Mr. P.
Sandager, whose name it bears.

Group— HELOPID-ffi .

Adelium (p. 386).

1668. A. hanseni, n.s. Oblong-oval, convex, not much
shining, black, two basal joints of antennae rufo-piceous, next two
blackish, these latter and the following obscure rufous joints pubes-
cent, tarsi piceous.

Head with fine, distant, shallow punctures. Prothorax trans-
verse, the middle widest, narrowed anteriorly, sinuated behind,
lateral margins thickened posteriorly, apex deeply ai'cuate-emar-
ginate, base widely but only slightly hollowed, posterior angles some-
what prominent, resting on the shoulders, the anterior rounded ; a
little uneven, with a feeble dorsal groove, its punctation shallow,
appearing rugose. Scutellum short and broad, smooth. Elytra
oblong-oval, broader than thorax, side rims distinct and deflexed ;
each elytron with nine striae ; interstices slightly convex, third, fifth,
and seventh rather broader than the others, finely sculptured.
Tibia nearly straight. Underside finely reticulate-punctate.

In form somewhat similar to A. bullatum, less glossy, hind-body
not cordiform and with simple striae.
5 . Length, y^ lines ; breadth, ^^.

We are indebted to Mr. Hansen, of Preservation Inlet, for this
species.

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1669. A. nigritulum, n.s. Oblong, convex, piceo-niger^

antennae and tarsi piceous, claws rufous.

Head rugose-punctate. ProtJwrax transverse, its middle part
widest, considerably narrowed anteriorly, sinuated behind, front
angles obtusely rounded, posterior sub-acute, slightly projecting,
apex deeply arcuate-emarginate, base slightly but widely incurved ;
median groove shallow, with two basal and two lateral impressions,
reticulate-punctate. Scutellum broadly triangular. Elytra sub-
oblong, broadest near the middle (in the female behind that part) ;
their two sutural striae nearly regular, the rest of their sculpture
consists of striae and punctures. Abdomen f\.iiely reticulate-punctate ;
prosternum with linear sculpture ; epipleuras punctate.

<? . Anterior tibm arcuate externally, incrassate near apex, the
intermediate more strongly arched, posterior nearly straight, all
more or less pubescent near the inner extremity.

$ . Tibice slightly arched, simple, pubescent. Form broader ;
sculpture finer. (7 hues x 3x-)

Larger and broader than my specimen of A. bullatum, measuring
6 X 2^, more oblong, less uneven, structure of tibiffi dissimilar.

<? . Lejigth, 6^ lines ; breadth, 2f .

Taken by Mr. S. W. Fulton on Mount Maungatua, Otago.

Group-ANTHICIDiE .

Anthicus (p. 411^-

1670. A. minor, ^^-s. Head quadrate, convex, hind angles
rounded, nearly impunctate, with some fine, pale hairs ; eyes small,
distinctly facetted. Antenna rufo-fuscous, but with the three basal
joints paler. Prothorax cordiform, very much contracted behind,
sides foveate, its punctation fine and distant ; rufo-castaneous.
Elytra sub-oblong, apices individually rounded, finely punctate ;
not so dark as the head, but castaneous at the shoulders. Underside
sparsely pubescent ; sternum castaneous. Abdomen blackish.

Eesembles the European A. floralis in form, smaller, diiferently
sculptured, and with more slender legs.
Length, i^ lines; breadth, f.
Habitat near Howick, Auckland.

Group-OTIORHYNCHID^.

Trachyphloeus (p- 430)-

1 67 1. T. ru^foSUS, n.s. Convex, sub-ovate, thickly covered
with fuscous scale- like matter intermingled with pale setiform scales,
those on the thorax placed transversely, but en the elytra in rows
on the interstices ; scape rufo-fuscous, setose ; funiculus and club
shining brick-red ; legs infuscate-rcd.

Prothorax sub-transverse, narrowed anteriorly, sides obtusely
rounded ; coarsely wrinkled transversely. Elytra almost cordiform,
base bisinuate ; with rows of coarse punctures, interstices not dis-
tinctly raised. Legs bearing coarse, grey sctEC.

Like T. irrituo, but larger, the thorax not obviously angulated

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before the middle, and its sculpture consists entirely of coarse,
transversal rugosities.

Length (rost. inch), li lines; breadth, f.

Mokohinau Island : Mr. P. Sandager.

Group-BRACHYDERIDiE.

Geoclius (p. 445)-

1672. G. ruguloSUS, n.s. Sub-opaque, fuscous, sometimes
rufescent, tarsi ferruginous, antennae rufo-testaceous, club piceous,
bearing yellowish, depressed and erect, scale-like setae.

Bostrum contracted behind, dilated in front, opaque, pitchy,
rough, setigerous ; eyes depressed, coarsely facetted. Prothorax
coarsely punctate. Elytra almost striate-punctate, the intervals
between the punctures transversely elevated. Underside piceous.

Similar to G. j^olitus in form, but with a blackish club, rugose
elytra, and the abdomen scarcely punctate.

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

Mokohinau Island : Mr. Sandager.

Nicaeana (p. 427)-

1673. N. cinerea, n.s. Piceous, densely covered with small,
depressed, greyish and brassy scales and erect hairs ; punctation of
beak and thorax concealed by the squamosity.

AntenncB infuscate-red. Elytra almost striate-punctate, the
suture raised posteriorly. Underside punctate, clothed with grey
hairs.

Differs from N. modesta in coloration, but like it in form and
structure.

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

Mount Maungatua, btago : Mr. S. W. Fulton.

Group-RHYPAROSOMID^.

Erymneus (p. 435)-

1674. E. longulus, ns. Elongate ; anterior tarsi obscure
pitchy-red ; body piceous, clothed with small, reddish-brown, de-
pressed scales, and coarse, mostly testaceous, setiform scales on the
elevated portions.

Bostrum as long as thorax, arcuate, widest in front, tricarinate
before, bicarinate behind, the middle, with four median and one
ocular crests ; mandibles prominent, bifid at apex ; vertex convex.
AntenncB inserted just before the middle, hispid ; two basal joints of
funiculus equal, the following three small and equal ; sixth larger
than fifth, seventh still larger ; club short, sub-orbicular. Prothorax
rather longer than broad, with coarse distant punctures and three
longitudinal elevations, sides uneven, middle of base depressed.
Elytra sub-oviform, scutellar region depressed, base arcuate, almost
striate-punctate, studded with some minute black tubercles, with
three more or less obvious humeral elevations on each elytron, and

932 COLEOPTERA

other squamose, sub-tubercular elevations, these latter most con-
spicuous behind. Legs squamose, and with curved setae.

Larger and less uneven than E. scabiosus and E. castaneus ; the
punctation on the hind part of the elytra small, the dorsal punctures
not very distinct.

Length (rost. excL), 2f lines ; breadth, i^.

Detected near Howick, under logs.

1675. E. COenosUS, n.s. Elongate ; covered with griseous
sappy matter, piceous, bearing small reddish-brown scales, the legs
with curved setae, front tarsi obscure pitchy-red.

Rostruvi stout, arched, longer than thorax, punctate but not
distinctly carinate in front, with two abbreviated carinas on the
middle. Antennae implanted just before the middle ; second joint
of the funiculus rather longer but more slender than first ; seventh
obconical, larger than sixth ; club short, ovate. Prothorax oblong,
widest before the middle, rugose, with three longitudinal elevations.
Elytra oblong-oval, scutellar region concave, coarsely striate-punc-
tate, the summit of the posterior declivity dilated laterally ; they
are tuberculate, and bear several squamose elevations. TihicB
flexuose, rather strongly produced at the extremity.

The sculpture of the rostrum, and the rather strongly mucro-
nated tibiae, are distinctive features.

Length (rost. excl.), 2J lines; breadth, i.

Found by Mr. P. Sandager on the Eaukau Eange, Wellington.

Group-CYLINDRORHINIDiE.

Inophloeus (p. 439)-

1676. I. costifer, '^-s. Piceous, covered with small, flat,
grey and pitchy scales, and greyish-yellow, setae ; scape setigerous,
opaque, fuscous ; tarsi and funiculus ferruginous, hispid,

Bostnim with a distinct median carina. Antenncz elongate, two
basal joints of funiculus elongate, equal, 3-7 decrease in length,
club elongate. Prothorax broadest before the iniddle, broadly im-
pressed near each side, its punctation sometimes slightly rugose.
Scutellum minute. Elytra rather plane above, abruptly deflexed
and narrowed behind, shoulders oblique ; each with two more or
less evident costas on the dorsum terminating in protuberances be-
hind, the posterior portion of suture elevated, apices slightly pro-
duced ; they bear rows of punctures. Legs elongate, clothed with
scales and setae. Underside squamose and setose, blackish.

Very much smaller and broader than the typical species.

Length (rost. incl.j, 2^ lines, breadth, i^.

Woodhill, Kaipara Eailway.

Empseotes (p. 441)-

1677. E. seoiUUS, '?-s. Piceo-fuscous, covered with small
brownish-grey scales and erect slender setae, with a broad greyish
fascia on the top of the posterior declivity, antennae and tarsi fer-
ruginous.

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Rostruyn short, uni-carinate. Pwthorax hardly longer than
broad, a little constricted and depressed in front, so that the margins
appear slightly elevated ; its sculpture rugose, not very uneven.
Elytra sub-cordate, striate-punctate.

Differs from E. crispatus in having a much shorter rostrum, with
broader scrobes having a very small squamosa space near the eyes,
the elytra are less uneven, and the third and fifth interstices are
destitute of posterior protuberances.

Length (rost. inch), 2|-3^ lines ; breadth, i-if .

Waitakerei Eange.

Group-HYLOBIID-^.

Dryopais.

Nov. gen.

Rostrum longer than thorax, arcuate, moderately stout, gradually
dilated apically ; scrobes beginning near apex, profound there,
shallower near the lower part of the eye. Scape clavate at apex,
just touching the eye ; funiculus 7-articulate, two basal joints almost
equally elongate, 3-7 gradually dilated ; club well marked off,
elongate-ovate. Eyes transversely ovate, free, not convex. Pro-
notum sub-quadrate, narrowed in front, very slightly incurved behind
the eyes, base feebly bisiuuate. Scutellum small. Elytra sub-
oblong, base bisinuate and broader than thorax, narrowed pos-
teriorly. Femora clavate ; tibice flexuose, their apical spurs small,
posterior corbels moderately open ; tarsi pilose, third joint deeply
bi-lobed, terminal elongate, claws free. Prosternum arcuate-emar-
ginate ; metasternum moderate ; basal segment of abdomen largest,
third and fourth short, with deep sutures.

Differs from Hylobius {H. abietus for example) in the eyes not
being truncate in front, in possessing smaller tibial spurs, unarmed
femora; small third and fourth, but deeply divided, abdominal
segments ; the soles of the tarsi not densely brush-like, &c.

1678. D. variabilis, «-S- Elongate, sub -ovate, convex;
clothed with depressed, elongate scales, sometimes yellowish or
greyish, in one example greeiaish ; colour variable, fuscous, apex of
thorax and a broad space at the side of each elytron rufescent,
antennae reddish, club piceous, legs rufous or testaceous.

Rostrum indistinctly tricarinate or bisulcate, punctate, scales
disposed transversely. Antennce pilose ; scape flexuous; second
joint of funiculus more slender than first, seventh distinctly larger
than sixth, club opaque and densely pubescent. Prothorax about as
long as broad, often slightly dilated before the middle, more or less
evidently sulcate on the dorsum, closely punctate. Elytra striate-
punctate, interstices more or less elevated. Underside piceous, the
punctures of the pro- and meso-sterna with round scales ; abdomen
hairy, its basal segment broadly impressed.

Length (rost. excL), i| lines ; breadth, f.

Widely distributed, but not common, in the Middle Island.

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Otago : Mr. S. W. Fulton. Tekapo, Canterbury : Messrs. Cheese-
man and Urquhart.

Eiratus (p- 447)-

1679. E. SUavis, w.s. Sub-oblong, sub-depressed, infuscate-
red, opaque, sparsely clothed with yellow hairs, those on the
elytra short and confined to the interstices, tarsi and antennae
red, club blackish.

Bostrum as long as thorax, sub-parallel. Antenncs pilose ; scape
short, gradually thickened ; basal joint of funiculus large, second
slender, longer than broad, 3-5 decrease in length, sixth and seventh
transverse, seventh nearly twice the size of the sixth ; club
large, ovate, about as large as joints 3-7 conjointly. Prothorax
longer than broad, constricted in front, its punctation close and
coarse but not deep. Scutellum small. Elytra ohlong, broader than
thorax, striate-punctate, third, fifth, and seventh interstices more
elevated than the others, the sutural only attain the apices.

Narrow^er than E. parvulus, its nearest ally, the thorax especially
narrower, and with differently-sculptured elytra. The ground colour
seems to be variable : I have a specimen of an obscure-pitchy hue.

Length (rost. inch), i-| lines; breadth, f.

Waitakerei Eange.

Group-ERIRHINID^.

Aneuma (p. 455)-

1680. A. COmpta, n.s. Ovate, convex, fuscous, mostly
covered with pale-yellow hair-like scales, but with a broad blackish
fascia behind the posterior femora, legs and antennae and all but the
apex of the beak testaceous-yellow.

Rostrum longer than thorax, sub-parallel, feebly bicarinate.
Antenncs inserted between the middle and apex ; basal joint of
funiculus much stouter but not longer than second, club oblong-
oval. Prothorax rather broader than long, contracted in front,
moderately punctate, its clothing quite yellow. Elytra obovate,
with six slight basal elevations, apparently closely striate-punctate.
Anterior femora minutely dentate, the others deeply notched near
the extremity and dentate below, tibiae a little bent. Underside
smoky, covered with straw-coloured, hair-like scales.

Seems to resemble A. fulvipes, but the elytral interstices are not
convex.

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

Waitakerei Eange, near Auckland.

Group-CRYPTORHYNCHID^.

Acalles (p- 488).

168 1. A. terrricola, n-s. Oviform, broad, convex, densely
covered with greyish and obscure-testaceous depressed, and longer
erect, scales, the latter on the elevated parts and sides ; antenuEe
ferruginous, beak rufo-piceous, tarsi rufous.

OF NEW ZEALAND. 935

Rostrum as long as thorax, broad, slightly narrowod behind.
AntenncB moderately short ; second joint of funiculns rather longer
but more slender than first ; club oblong-oval. Prothorax contracted
in front, coarsely punctured. Scutdlum invisible. Elytra cordate,
as wide as thorax at base, broadest in line with the middle thighs,
abruptly deflexed posteriorly ; with rows of coarse, distant punctures ;
the sutural region appears depressed, and each side of the depression
is a little elevated and ends in elongate crests ; there are also some
smaller tufts near the sides. Legs stout and squamose. Pectoral
canal limited by the raised border of the mesosternum. Mcta-
stermcm very short. Basal segment of abdomen very large, third
and fourth very short. Femora grooved belov*'.

Much shorter and broader than A. triangulatus, which, however,
makes the nearest approach to it.

Length (rost. excL), if lines; breadth, f.

Taken from amongst decaying vegetable matter on the ground,
near Ho wick.

Tychanus (p. 498)-

1682. T. ventralis, 'i-s. Convex, narrowed anteriorly, densely
clothed with greyish-brown scales and coarse, erect setae ; fuscous,
tarsi and antennae ferruginous.

Bostrum as long as thorax, excepting its apex, densely squamose,
punctate. Antennce implanted before the middle, the two basal
articulations of funiculus equal, the following gradually thickened
to the width of the base of the club, which is ovate. Prothorax
suddenly narrowed anteriorly ; its punctation concealed by its
covering. Scutellum distinct, often quite grey. Elytra broader
than thorax at base, a little dilated behind the posterior femora, then
abruptly bent down and narrowed, apices not distinctly callose,
convex ; striate-punctate, and bearing many irregular elevations.
Legs scaly, thighs deeply grooved and moderately dentate below.
Underside piceous ; basal segment of abdomen large, its suture
strongly bisinuated ; second very transversal, suddenly bent down
to the same plane as the apical one, the latter depressed.

Its nearest ally in point of form is T.ferrugatus, but the narrower
part of the thorax is as long as its basal portion ; the elytral
asperities assume the form of irregular elevations rather than
distinct tubercles ; the tarsi are short and thick, so that the penulti-
mate joint, though bi-lobed, is scarcely twice the breadth of the
second ; the depressed rounded scales on the hind-body are occa-
sionally rufescent.

Length (rost. excl.), if lines ; breadth, i.

Mokohinau Island : Mr. P. Sandager.

Sympedius (p. 499)-

1683. S. lepidus, ^i-s- Compact, convex; piceous, densely
covered with depressed and semi-erect, grey and greyish-yellow
scales, the latter colour predominating on the throat ; antennae and
tarsi obscure-ferruginous.

Bostrum as long as thorax, more or less punctate in front,

936 COLEOPTERA

squamose behind. Antennce, inserted before the middle, short and
stout, pilose ; the- two basal joints of funiculus about equal, neither
elongate, club ovate. Prothorax abruptly contracted and depressed
in front, coarsely punctate. Scutelkim distinct. Elytra slightly
broader than thorax, narrowed and declivous behind ; each with
three interrupted costee, interstices apparently striate-punctate.
Legs squamose.

In form like S. testudo, but smaller.

Length (rost. excL), i^ lines ; breadth, f.

"Waitakerei Kange, near Auckland.

Group-CNEMACANTHID-ffi.

Oopterus (p. 54)-

1684. O. fulvipes, ^i-s. Subovate, not broad, moderately
convex ; shining, pitchy-black ; elytral margins and suture rufescent ;
legs fulvous, sometimes testaceous, palpi fulvous, antennse rufous.

Head rather narrow, frontal furrows elongate. Antennce stout,
the two basal joints nude. Thorax as long as broad, margin-
ated, widest just before the middle, rounded laterally towards
the front, somewhat sinuously narrowed behind ; posterior
angles rectangular, scarcely prominent ; discoidal groove shal-
low; basal fossae large, and, when viewed sideways, apparently
divided, they are indistinctly punctate, the intervening space bears
some distinct punctures, and there is a carina outside each fovea.
Scutellmn triangular. Elytra quite oval, much larger than thorax,
slightly sinuated posteriorly, side rims broad but much reduced
apically ; feebly striate, the striae quite obsoletely punctated, sutural
groove well niarked and recurved at apex, where it is bordered by a
fine carina, third interstices slightly tri-punctate.

(J . Two basal articulations of anterior tarsi a little produced
at inner apex, first largest ; armed with elongate spiniform hairs.

5 . Tarsi stout, basal joint of front pair elongate-oblong, clothed
like those of the other sex.

In form resembles the figure given by Lacordaire of 0. clivi-
noides, but with the anterior angles of the thorax more rounded
and the sides less sinuously narrowed behind.

Length, 2^ lines ; breadth, i-J.

Midhirst, base^of Mount Egmont. One pair.

1685. O. SObrinus, n.s. Shining, pitchy-black, lateral margins
and suture of the elytra reddish, femora testaceous, tibiae, tarsi,
palpi, and antennas rufescent ; body oblong-oval, moderately convex.

Head moderate, the ocular furrows sharply defined, the inner
broad and shallow ; middle of forehead foveate. Prothorax rather
longer than broad, widest at the middle, rather slightly and gra-
dually rounded laterally and but little narrowed behind, posterior
angles rectangular and not at all projecting nor acute ; mesial sulcus
fine ; basal foveas large, obsoletely divided, the carina beyond each
not well marked, the base a little depressed and impunctate, but
there are two punctiform impressions near the middle of the disc.

OF NEW ZEALAND. 937

Scutellum transversely triangular. Elytra about double the breadth
of the thorax, oblong-oval, moderately finely sulcate, the striae not
very perceptibly (if at all) punctured ; third interstices bi-punctate,
no visible median punctures.

Allied to the preceding species, but rather larger and more oblong,
the sides of the thorax and wing-cases less curved, elytral striae more
obvious, thorax differently sculptured. The female of No. 1145
(0. patuhis) makes a near approach to this species in form and size,
but the thorax, as regards shape, most nearly resembles that of
No. 1339.

$ . Length, 2f lines; breadth, li.

Taranaki, near Mount Egmont.

Group-ANCHOMENID^.
Anchomenus (p. 20).

1686. A. adamsi, n.s. Body rather elongate, somewhat
convex, not very glossy, pitchy-black, legs fusco-rufous ; tarsi, palpi,
and antennae ferruginous.

Head oviform. Prothorax moderately small, apex widely
emarginate, base almost truncate, a good deal rounded laterally,
almost angulated just before the middle, considerably sinuously
narrowed behind, posterior angles rectangular, the sides just before
the angles nearly or quite straight ; disc convex, bearing feebly-
impressed undulating striae, dorsal groove well marked, basal
depressions prolonged forwards, lateral margins explanate and
reflexed. Elytra oviform, strongly obliquely sinuated apically ;
deeply sulcate, impunctate, interstices broad. Tarsi grooved above,
those of the male not much dilated.

Very much like A. parabilis, but the base of the thorax is not
obliquely truncated towards the angles, and the elytral strias are
simple.

Length, 6 lines ; breadth, 2^.

Taranaki, base of Mount Egmont, elevation under i, 000ft.
Named after Mr. 1. Adams, B.A., who first found it. I found another
on the Waitakerei Eange, Auckland, at about the same elevation.

Obs. — No. 42 is congeneric.

Group— FERONIIDiE.

Trichostemus (p- 31)-

1687. T. virens, 'z-s- Oblong, moderately convex, shining
green, legs and antennse rufo-piceous, tips of palpi paler.

Prothorax transversely quadrate, apex widely, base medially
incurved ; sides well rounded, moderately narrowed behind, posterior
angles rectangular, not projecting. Elytra distinctly striate, the
punctation of the striae small but distinct ; interstices a little convex,
the third with three, the seventh with five or six punctures.

When compared with T. fultoni it will be seen that, although the
form and sculpture are nearly similar, it is rather more convex and
of a more uniform green colour above, and that the legs are less
13 — PT. rv.

.93'0 COLEOPTERA

robust, whilst the wing-cases have smaller interstitial punctures and
the interstices are less uneven. In the female the elytra are shorter
and broader, with deeper striae and more elevated intervals.

(J. Length, g lines ; breadth, 3^.

Oamaru, Otago. Collected by Mr. T. Chalmer.

Holcaspis (p. 37)-

1688. H. mordax, n.s. Black, shining, legs and antennae rufo-
piceous, tips of palpi paler.

Head constricted behind, causing a distinct post-ocular linear
impression, frontal foveae well marked, labrum truncate. Prothorax
moderately rounded laterally, gradually and moderately contracted
posteriorly, hind angles rectangular ; dorsal groove broad and deep,
and expanded near the extremities, basal fossae elongate and narrow,
and sub-punctate ; apex incurved, base medially emarginate. Elytra
oblong, very slightly rounded, distinctly punctate-striate, interstices
slightly raised, third with one sub-apical puncture. Flanks of pro-
sternum, episterna, and sides of abdomen more or less rugose-punc-
tate, middle of mesosternum punctured. Legs stout, posterior femora
not toothed.

Like No. 1149, especially as regards the contour and sculpture of
the thorax, but with deeper and more strongly punctated elytral
strise and narrower interstices, less distinctly dentiform humeral
angles, and with the labrum simple, instead of being emarginated as
in that species.

Length, 5^ lines ; breadth, if.

Base of Mount Egmont.

Group— DYTISCID-^.

Exocelina.

Nov. gen.

Prosternum gradually raised from the sides towards the middle,
which is obtusely prominent in front, its process projecting, nearly
plane, and fitting into the triangular excavation just before the
middle coxae. EpipleurcB broad at the base, but becoming linear in
line with posterior coxae. Metasternum as in Bhantus. Femora like
those of Hrjdroporus ; tihice gradually expanded apically, the front
obliquely rounded at the extremity, and there furnished with several
short spines; tarsi distinctly 5-articulate, the three basal much
expanded and strongly transverse, fourth not so broad as third and
contracted at its base, fifth elongate ; claws equal, moderate ; those
of the middle pair nearly similar to the front ones in structure, but
not so broad ; swimming legs slender, their tibiae armed inwardly at
the apex with two spines, their tarsi compressed, without outstand-
ing ciliae. Terminal joint of maxillary palpi fusiform. AnteniKZ
ii-jointed, setaceous, their joints simple and sub-equal.

The bodyia, superficially, like Celina, being oblong and mucronate
at the extremity, the apices of the elytra are acute, but not prolonged.
The anterior tarsi of the male, above, resemble those of the DytiscidcB,
but the swimming legs have not the usual conspicuous ciliae.

OF NEW ZEALAND. 939

1689. E. advena, n-s. Oblong, nearly parallel, slightly con-
vex, nude, but little shining ; the head, most of the sides of the
thorax, and the scutellum reddish, elytra smoky-brown, legs, palpi,
and antennae fulvescent ; densely and minutely sculptured, and
with many short, irregular, linear impressions ; underside rufo-
castaneous.

Head short and broad, with two shallow inter-ocular impres-
sions. Thorax very transverse, its sides finely margined, very
slightly curved, and narrowed anteriorly, the base a little sinuous,
its middle portion very slightly prominent, so that the large scutellum
is wholly exposed ; the sculpture of the front part more punctiform
than on the disc. Scutellum broadly triangular. Elytra with acute
apices ; each wing-case with a median row of very small punctures,
and some others beyond.

^ . Three basal joints of front tarsi strongly expanded, quite
transverse, third not distinctly emarginate at apex, fourth narrowed
at the base.

Length, 2^2f lines; breadth, i-i^.

Found in brackish water on Mokohinau Island by Mr. P. Stewart-
Sandager.

Group-HYDROPHILID-ffl .

Adolopus.

1690. A. vicinus, n.s. Shining, black, margins and legs rufes-
cent, tarsi, antennae, and palpi fulvous.

Head finely punctured. Thorax transverse, its sculpture like that
of the head. Elytra striate-punctate, the series of punctures obso-
lete on the dorsum, but rather coarse near the sides and apices, the
sutural strias deep behind, but disappearing near the middle. Under-
side opaque, blackish, all but the shining middle part of the meta-
sternum finely sculptured and pubescent.

Eesembles A. altulus (No. 158) ; differs in outline, being narrower
and, therefore, more oblong ; the thorax not so much curvedly
narrowed towards the front ; the elytral margins not explanate
behind.

Length, i^ lines ; breadth, f .

Discovered at the Thames by Mr. I. Adams, B.A.

1 69 1. A. rugipennis, n.s. Shining, nude, pale-castaneous,
legs, antennae, and palpi yellowish, club infuscate.

Head finely punctured, interstices minutely sculptured. Thorax
very transverse, finely marginated laterally, strongly and rather
curvedly narrowed towards the front ; very finely and rather dis-
tantly punctated. Scutellum tvl^ngiila^v, minutely punctured. Elytra
short, lateral margins distinct except near the apices ; striate-punc-
tate, the sculpture of the discoidal portion, however, much less
developed, and consisting almost entirely of fine punctures and
wrinkles, the space on each side of the scutellum obhquely depressed.
TibicB smooth, spinose externally.

940

COLEOPTERA

More rotundate than A. altulus ; may be at once identified by
the finely rugose elytra.

Length, i^ lines ; breadth, nearly f.
Howick. Found on the ground.

Obs. — The characters of Adolojnis (Sharp : Trans. Ent. Soc,
1884, Part IV., p. 478) are as follow: Corpus parvum, rotundato-
ovale, superne convexum. Antennae g-articulatae, clava elongata,
laxe articulata ; palpi niaxillares breves, articulis tribus ultimis
longitudine subaequalibus, articulo pseudo-basali crassiore, mentum
transversim quadratum, anterius late depressum. Prosternum in
medio longitudinaliter carinatum. Coxae intermediae distantes,
metasterno inter eas longius productum, cum processu triangulari
mesosterni sutura recta conjunctum, processu hoc ad latera mar-
ginato. Femora posteriora subtus glabra; abdomen densissime
subtilissime punctato-pubescens, segmento basali in medio carinato.
Tarsi posteriores parum elongati et parum crassi, articulo basali
brevi, secundo parum elongato sed quam praecedente evidenter
longiore.

No. 150 should become Saphydnis oblongus. The genus was
published at p. 467 of the Trans. Ent. Soc. 1884, Part iv.

Exydrus.

Nov. gen.

Agrees in most respects with Dr. Sharp's genus Hydrostygnus
(Trans. Ent. Soc, Part iv., p. 475), but differentiated by the
following characters : Lahrum small, obliquely excised on the left
side of the apex. Ej) is tome truncate in front. Eyes more pro-
minent and distinctly facetted. Middle of metasternum not pro-
minent and not more coarsely sculptured than elsewhere. Posterior
femora finely punctate and covered with obvious yellow hairs.

The genus is instituted for Nos. 153 and 154, which become
Exydrus flavicornis and E. gibbosus.

Cercyodes.

Nov. gen.

Antenna elongate, g-jointed ; basal joint long, cylindric ; second
nearly as stout as first, about half its length ; third as long as
second but much more slender ; joints 4-6 decrease in length ; club
compact, very large, tri-articulate. Maxillary palpi not elongate,
basal joint small, second moderately stout, the terminal longer than
third, narrowed towards and truncate at the extremity. Legs short
and stout, posterior femora nude ; anterior tibiae rounded and fringed
with short spines at the apex and there furnished with short straight
spurs, their lower and inner face excavated for the tarsi ; tarsi short,
posterior somewhat compressed, very sparsely pilose, basal joint very
short, 2-4 equal, fifth longest.

Allied to Cercyon, anterior coxce less prominent ; prosternum
without a distinct process, merely gradually raised to the level of
the carinate middle portion ; cpiplenra narrow, and on the same
plane as the breast ; middle of metasternum a little elevated, nearly

OF NEW ZEALAND. 94I

impunctate, shining, not much contracted behind, not limited by
any linear impression, but by the closely sculptured and minutely
pubescent lateral portions ; basal segment of abdomen carinate.

1692. C. Isevigatus, "s. Sub-ovate, only moderately convex,
nude above, minutely and densely sculptured, with a few scattered,
inconspicuous punctures ; slightly glossy, piceous, elytra often red-
dish, legs dark-rufous, tarsi, palpi, and antennas testaceous, club
darker.

Head broader than long, nearly plane ; epistome truncate in
front ; eyes not prominent. Thorax transverse, base and apex
somewhat bisinuate, sides nearly straight and finely margined,
narrowed towards the front. Scutcllum small, triangular. Elytra
slightly broader than thorax at the base, moderately narrowed
posteriorly, side rims fine, still finer near the apices, without striae
or distinct punctures. TihicB stout, densely and finely sculptured,
and bearing short, distant spines. Underside pitchy, its depressed
parts finely and densely sculptured ; thighs shining ; hind coxae
covered with minute brassy setae.

Length, i line ; breadth, quite ^.

Found amongst sea-weeds on Mokohinau Island, by Mr. P.
Stewart-Sandager.

Group -ALEOCHARIDiE.

Calodera (p- 93)-

1693. C. algophila, n-s. Narrow and elongate, densely
clothed with long, slender, yellow hairs ; head and thorax usually
opaque, the former pitchy-brown, the latter paler ; elytra infuscate-
red ; abdomen variegated-castaneous, fifth segment darkest ; legs
and antennae fulvous ; palpi infuscate.

Head elongate, oviform, its punctation rather coarse and close
but not deep ; forehead rufescent and nearly smooth ; eyes mo-
derate ; maxillary palpi pilose, penultimate joint rather thick, the
last minute. AntenncB elongate, the two basal joints equally elon-
gate ; third longer than the following ones, obconical ; 8-10 trans-
verse. Thorax scarcely larger than head, sub-oblong, slightly
narrowed behind ; its punctation close but tine. Elytra less than
twice the width of thorax, not much longer than broad, apices
obliquely truncate, their sculpture rather close and shallow. Hind-
body long, gradually dilated posteriorly, the apex of each (except
the last) with numerous broad short grooves separated by carinate
intervals. Legs slender ; tibias linear, bearing conspicuous yellow
hairs; hind claws elongate. Underside moderately glossy, cas-
taneous, sternum pitchy, finely sculptured and densely pubescent.

Nos. 171, 172, 173, 174, and 175 belong to this genus, of which
the name Dasynotus proves to be a synonym. This is the only
species without thoracic depressions.

Length, i^if lines ; breadth, f .

I am indebted to Mr. P. Stewart-Sandager for this species. It
lives amongst sea-weeds on Mokohinau Island.

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Group-XANTHOLINID-ffi.

Cafius (p. loi).

1694. C caviceps, n.s. Black, bearing some long, erect,
fuscous hairs ; elytra sub-opaque, and, like the hind- body, densely
clothed with depressed ash-coloured hairs.

Head large, quadrate, front of forehead obliquely emarginated ;
broadly concave from the front to the middle, this cavity bifoveolate ;
vertex very densely and minutely granulated, its sides and hind
angles, and to a less extent the back part also, with many round
depressions having in each a puncture with raised margins ; man-
dibles robust, not much arched, pitchy-red. Terminal joint of
maxillary palpi usually red. Antennce (except the three shining,
rufo-piceous, basal joints) opaque and densely pubescent. Thorax
rather longer than broad, rounded and broadest near the front,
widely sinuously narrowed backwards ; with a row of moderately
large punctures not reaching base nor apex down each side of the
middle, a smaller series on each side, and another short row near
the front angle. Scutellum and elytra densely sculptured, the
apices of these latter obliquely rounded towards the suture ; they
are longer than broad. Hind -bod >j narrower than the elytra, finely
and densely sculptured. Legs moderate, tibiae setose externally,
the four basal joints of the front tarsi dilated and pilose. Underside
blackish, densely covered with small cinereous hairs ; fourth, fifth,
and sixth abdominal segments bipunctate.
(? . Length, 6^ lines ; breadth, if.

? . Head much smaller, quadrate, nearly plane, with two
inter-ocular fovese, its punctation similar to that of the male.
.(5f lines X i.)

Found by Mr. P. Stewart-Sandager amongst algse on Mokohinau
Island.

Obs. — Lacordaire considers Cafius to be the same as Othius.
Nos. 201 and 202 belong to this genus.

Group-HOMALID.^.

Homalium (p- 115)-

1695. H. litoreum, ^i-s. Fuscous; palpi and legs, the last
and the greater portion of the penultimate dorsal segments, a large
basal space on each elytron, and the first two joints of the antennae
fulvous or chestnut-red ; the other antennal joints black ; clothed
with short, semi-erect, yellowish hairs ; two round spots on the
second dorsal segment formed of minute brassy setae, and the first
similarly ciliated ; moderately glossy.

Head feebly, longitudinally, bi-impressed in front, its middle part
nearly smooth, the sides finely and closely sculptured, but with only
a few fine punctures ; the ocelli simple, yellow ; eyes large and
prominent. Afitennce elongsite, basal joint as long as third, stout;
second quite half as long as first ; third elongate, slender at base ;
fourth and fifth equal ; joints 4-10 pubescent, decreasing in length
but becoming broader, the point of articulation of each slender;

OF NEW ZEALAND. 943

eleventh sub-ovate. Prothorax transverse, finely marginated, sidea
rounded in front but nearly straight behind, base a little sinuous,
hind angles obtusely rectangular ; disc convex, with a few fine punc-
tures, which become more numerous near the sides ; its whole surface,
like the scutellum, more or less closely and finely sculptured.
Elytra rather longer than broad, wider than thorax, obtusely
rounded behind, with fine sutural striae, their punctation fine but
not close. Hind-body finely sculptured, impunctate. Tibics linear,
with fine yellow bristles ; claws thickened at base. Underside
(barring the two reddish ventral segments) dark-brown, densely and
finely sculptured ; metasternum sparingly punctured ; clothed with
short yellow hairs ; basal segment carinate on the middle, last seg-
ment deeply and broadly grooved, the edges of the groove carinate.

(^ . Length, if lines; breadth, quite i-.

Habitat, Mokohinau, amongst sea-weeds. Mr. Sandager.

Obs. — Nos. 219, 220, and 221 belong to Isclmoderus.

Group— PSELAPHID^ .

Pselaphus (p- 122).

1696. p. cseCUS, n.$. Slender, much narrowed anteriorly, a
little convex ; shining, red, legs and antennae rufo-fulvous, tarsi and
palpi yellow ; clothed with very fine brassy hairs.

Head very elongate, scarcely rounded laterally, comparatively
coarsely punctured, nearly plane in front, the occiput convex, with a
shallow, smooth impression proceeding from between the tubercles
to the vertex. Eyes exceedingly minute, hardly distinguishable.
Palpi very slender, second joint long, a little thickened at base,
more so at the extremity ; third small ; fourth thickened at the base,
but becoming very slender, its club stout. AntenncB shorter than the
palpi, moderately stout, basal articulation cylindric ; second almost
as stout, but one-third shorter ; joints 3-7 nearly equal ; eighth and
ninth sub-oblong ; tenth somewhat transverse ; eleventh large.
Thorax elongate-oval, obsoletely punctate. Elytra not greatly
exceeding the thorax in length, very much narrowed towards the
shoulders, impunctate, sutural striae distinct and very much expanded
and deepened at the base, apices widely incurved, with a small but
deep sutural notch. Hind-body not punctured. Legs elongate, tibiaa
a little expanded and curved towards the extremity. Me taster 7ium
deeply concave, its apex ciliated ; basal segment broadly impressed.

The abortive eyes and peculiarly elongate, coarsely-punctured
head are quite distinctive.

Length, f line ; breadth, nearly ^.

Found amongst vegetable matter on the ground, near Howick.

1697. P. delicatUS, n-s. Sanguineous, tarsi and palpi yellow,
antennae red, but becoming paler towards the extremity ; shining,
clothed with longish, slender, yellow hairs.

Head elongate, oviform, punctate, the inter-antennal chaimel
continuous, with two inter-ocular foveae ; eyes small but prominent,
composed apparently of three large facets. Paljn long aiid slender,

944 COLEOPTERA

their fourth jomt considerably curved, the club distinctly cleft at
apex. Antenna moderate, joints 3-7 longer than broad, nearly
equal ; eighth slightly shorter than seventh ; ninth larger than
eighth, longer than broad ; tenth as broad as it is long ; eleventh
elongate, oval. Prothorax rather longer than broad, dilated medially,
not obviously punctated, its base finely marginated, the spaces out-
side the scutellum densely and finely strigose. Elytra much con-
tracted towards the front, bifoveate at base, sutural striae well
marked, without discoidal grooves, but with lines of long depressed
hairs ; apices slightly sinuate. Hind-body large, smooth. Legs long,
tibiae a little dilated apically, rather densely pubescent, the posterior
arcuated, and, on the inner face, conspicuously hairy.

More robust than P. ccecus, its head shorter, yet decidedly more
elongate than in any other New Zealand species ; the eyes, also, are
not of the orthodox form.

Length, f line ; breadth, quite ^.

Near Howick.

1698. P. fuscopilus, ns. Fulvous; elytra, antennae, and tarsi
yellow ; clothed with fine yellow hairs, the posterior portion of the
elytra, however, bearing numerous coarser, fuscous hairs.

In form and sculpture very similar to P.j^ilistriatus, the single dis-
coidal stria of each elytron fine and curved ; legs moderately short,
tibiae nearly straight ; metasternum convex, slightly impressed behind,
its apex pubescent.

Length, i line ; breadth, f .

Taken near Howick.

Bryaxis (p- 124).

1699. B. fraudulenta, w-s. Rufous; elytra, legs, and antennae
paler, tarsi and palpi yellow ; sparsely clothed with very fine, short,
pallid hairs ; convex, shining, impunctate.

Head with a broad, shallow, frontal impression, but no foveaa
apparently on the vertex. Antennce elongate, basal joint cylindric,
not so long as the next two taken together ; third as long as second,
narrowed basally ; fourth as long as broad, bead-like ; fifth slightly
shorter than second, and nearly as stout ; joints 6-8 sub-transverse ;
ninth largest, almost obconical, a little cut away on one side, the
apex of that side obtusely prominent ; tenth conical, smaller than
the preceding one. Legs long, posterior tibiae abruptly bent inwards
at the extremity. Front coxcb finely spinose ; metasternum linearly
impressed on the middle ; basal segment of ahdomen large, the second
with two small tubercles, the following three very short.

Eesembles B. dispar to deception; the structure of the antennae
is, however, really different, the ninth articulation being very much
shorter and broader, the terminal is smaller, and neither of these is
concave underneath. There are no long hairs on the body, such as
may be seen in that species ; there are no evident foveae on the
vertex, and the hind tibiae are different.

$ . Length, ^ line ; breadth, nearly |.

Found near Howick. 5 incog.

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Euplectus (p- 139)-

1700. E. eminens, ^'-s. Convex, slightly shining, densely
clothed with unequal, yellow hairs ; red ; head, thorax, and hind-
body dark, elytra and legs paler, tarsi yellow.

Head more or less punctured, with a broad inter-antennal im-
pression nearly extending as far back as the eyes ; these latter
prominent and coarsely facetted. Antenna short, joints 3-10
strongly transverse ; the sixth distinctly shorter than the contiguous
ones ; ninth larger than tenth, these two a good deal larger than the
preceding ; eleventh largest, acuminate. Prothorax about as long
as broad, oviform, narrower in front than behind, punctate, im-
pressed along the base ; with an abbreviated, narrow, sharply-
impressed dorsal groove having very fine, raised edges ;_ before the
base there is a depression which is almost divided into two and
indistinctly prolonged forwards, this depressed part nearly smooth ;
there is also a fovea at each side. Elytra a little longer than broad,
not very evidently punctated ; sutural stri» very broad near the
base, with a slight elevation between them and the intra-humeral
impressions ; they are a good deal broader than the thorax, and
longer than the hind-body. Hind-body impunctate, the four dorsal
basal segments about equal, marginated, the fourth deflcxcd and
densely ciliated ; the first exposed segment bifoveate, but appear-
ing like one basal depression. Legs stout, the two front pairs
remarkably so ; anterior tibiae expanded near the middle but
attenuated apically, the intermediate rather short, twice the breadth
of the posterior, the middle of the apex deeply notched.

The legs are even more robust than those of E. crassipes ; the
peculiar conformation of the middle tibiae is enough to distinguish
this from any other species.

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

Captured near Ho wick.

1701- E. auripilus, n.s. Sub-opaque, dark-red, legs and
antennae fulvous, tarsi yellow ; moderately convex, densely clothed
with yellow hairs.

Head broadest behind, coarsely and closely punctured, slightly
but broadly impressed between the antennae. Eyes small, convex.
Antenna of moderate length, second joint about half the length of
.the first and nearly as stout ; joints 3-8 moniliform, sub-equal ;
ninth and tenth transverse, each nearly twice the bulk of the
preceding ones ; eleventh large, sub-conical, pointed. Thorax
broader than the head, its length and breadth about the same,
rounded laterally, its punctation like that of the head ; with a
dorsal depression and a fovea near each side, all rather broad and
shallow. Elytra larger than thorax, somewhat narrowed towards
the base; each with three broad discoidal grooves, the external
scarcely reaching the base ; interstices minutely punctured. Hind-
body as wide as but rather longer than the elytra ; its four dorsal
segments equal, marginated, fourth deflexed, the apical somewhat
pointed. Legs moderately slender, tibiae arcuated outwardly.

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Numerous minor disparities of structure and sculpture differen-
tiate this little species from those which have strongly-punctured
head and thorax. *

Length, f hne ; breadth, 1.

Found near Ho wick.

Group— SILPHID-ffi .

Choleva (p- 151)-

1702. C. fulvitarsis, i^-s. Oviform, attenuated posteriorly,
convex, nearly opaque, not perceptibly punctate, elytra finely and
densely lineated, clothed with fine ash-coloured pubescence ; smoky-
brown, the tarsi, palpi, and the two basal and eleventh joints of the
antennae fulvous, third joint of these last fuscous, the others
blackish.

Antenna short yet longer than the head and thorax, considerably
thickened apically, the first three joints nearly equally elongate and
almost cylindrical, seventh about half the length of the contiguous
ones, ninth rather larger than tenth, tenth quadrate. Thorax
curvedly narrowed towards the front, base slightly sinuated, pos-
terior angles not projecting much backwards. Elytra with distinct
sutural strise, but becoming obsolete towards the base. Legs stout,
middle tibiae much arcuated, spurs of the posterior elongate ; three
basal joints of anterior tarsi dilated, the first two most strongly.

Smaller than C. luguhris and C. graniceps,hnt undoubtedly allied
thereto.

Obs. — Nos. 276, 277, and 278 belong to Choleva.

$. Length, i^ lines; breadth, f.

Found on the ground, amongst decaying leaves, near Howick.

Mesocolon (p. i53)-

1703. M. varius, t^-s- Variegate, thorax and most part of
the middle of elytra fuscous, the rest of the body, including the
lower surface, rufo-castaneous, legs and three basal joints of the
antennae fulvescent, the others more or less fuscous ; body oval,
convex, a little glossy.

Head with rather coarse, shallow, distant punctures. AntenncB
very elongate and slender, joints 1-7 of nearly the same length,
seventh thicker than the others, eighth longer than broad but one-
third shorter than its predecessor. Thorax short, much rounded
towards the front, its base sub-truncate, angles not prominent ; its
sculpture concealed by decumbent, branching, fuscous hairs.
Sczitelliwi triaiigular, smooth. Elytra gradually narrowed from base
to apex ; with well-marked sutural striae ; their sculpture consists of
transverse strigosities, the intervals between which are still more
finely and densely sculptured ; a considerable portion of their cloth-
ing is composed of bright-yellow hairs. Legs hispid, two hind pairs
of tibiae a little curved, the apical spurs distinct but notvery long ;
three basal joints of anterior tarsi dilated. Underside finely and
sparsely pubescent, finely reticulately sculptured, and with some
shallow punctures near the sides. Mesosternum carinate in front,

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the middle of the carina more elevated ; with a very narrow, sharply-
defined carina between the middle coxae ; metastermim transversely
convex.

The perfectly oval form and long slender antennas are quite in
accord with Nos. 279, 280, 281, and 282.

<^. Length, i|- lines; breadth, f.

Found near Howick, amongst dead leaves, &c.

Group-COLYDIID^.

Notoulus (p. 183).

1704. N. sparsus, »-S- Oblong, moderately convex, clothed
with greyish and yellow setae ; variegate infuscate-red, with a large
blackish space on each elytron, tarsi and antennae red.

Head granulated. Prothorax transverse, its side explanate ;
frontal lobe large, with a median sinuation, the next small, the basal
forming the angle ; the disc a little uneven, granulate. Elytra
punctate, each with three dorsal rows of fine setae, and, on the
intervals between these, three or four greyish nodules, besides the
usual elongate basal elevations and smaller tubercles dispersed over
the surface, but most apparent on the sides ; they bear also many
erect fuscous setae. Legs with slender brassy setae.

This species may be confounded with No. 326 (N. ornatus) ; it is,
however, larger and more oblong, less convex, and the nodules on
the wing-cases, particularly those near the apical declivity, are
much less prominent ; the elytral punctures, moreover, are not
easily detected sometimes.

Length, if lines ; breadth, f .

Stratford, base of Mount Egmont.

1705. N. libentus, n.s. Ferruginous, the head and a large
angular spot on each elytron blackish, tarsi and antennae red ;
clothed with fine, short, fulvous setae.

Eelated to N. sjmrsus, but differentiated therefrom by being
wholly clothed with bright yellowish setae, by the absence of lines of
setae on the elytra, by tlie less evident nodules, and by the lateral
margins being more distinctly crenulated, &c.

A variety exists which is more obscurely coloured, but is other-
wise almost similar.

Length, if lines ; breadth, f (nearly).

Waitakerei Eange, near Auckland.

Ulonotus (p. 186).

1706. U. cams, ns- Oblong, variegate, dark reddish-brown,
the depressed parts of hind-body blackish, clothed with fulvous
setiform scales, tarsi and antennae rufous, the basal joint of the
latter piceous, tibiae with fuscous marks.

Head not distinctly granulated, antennal orbits prominent.
AntenncB moderate, exposed portion of basal joints as long as second,
the latter sub-quadrate ; third elongate ; joints 4-8 decrease in
length ; club large. Prothorax transversely convex, imlevel, mor§

94^ COLEOPTERA

or less granulate, with four dorsal, two lateral, and a triangular
basal elevations ; sides explanate, trilobed, anterior lobe large, the
basal small and forming the posterior angle. Elytra oblong, the
sides not crenate ; each with three elongate basal and eight or ten
I'ounded elevations, besides some smaller ones on the sides ; there is
a row of punctures along the suture, and numerous small blackish
tubercles are dispersed over the surface.

About as large as U. antarcticus, but abundantly distinct.

Obs. — The elevations on the thorax and the arrangement of the
elytral nodules are pretty much alike in all the described species : the
U. viridipictus of Wollaston may serve as the type.

Length, 2f lines ; breadth, i^.

I am indebted to Mr. T. Chalmer, of Dunedin, for a specimen of
this fine insect. He found it at Purakanui, some fifteen miles north
of his residence.

1707. U. fuscatus, n.s. Oblong, pitchy-brown, clothed with
greyish and pale-brown hairs and setiform scales, tarsi and antennae
red.

Read apparently granulate. FrotJiorax uneven, sides explanate,
frontal lobe large, median small, the hind angles formed by the
third. Elytra oblong, with the common superficial inequalities of
surface.

The form and sculpture resemble those of the preceding species,
but the anteunal club is more elongate and the thorax less uneven.

Length, 2f lines; breadth, i^ (nearly).

Mount Egmont.

1708. XJ. rufescens, ^'-5. Piceous, the raised parts obscure-
rufous, antennae and legs red, sparsely covered with pallid scale-like
setae ; claws blackish.

Head distinctly granulate. Thorax transversely convex, disc
rather narrow, uneven, granulated ; sides explanate, frontal lobe
large, post-median small, basal forming the angle. Elytra oblong,
sutural region plane ; the sculpture indefinite, so that it may appear
either punctate or tuberculate ; beyond that space there are irregular
rows of rounded elevations, none, however, very prominent.

Like U. viridipictus, but with less definite sculpture, with a deep
indentation between the first and second thoracic lobes.

Length, 2 lines ; breadth, |-.

Purakanui, Otago : Mr. T. Chalmer.

1709. U. cinereus, ^'-s. Oblong, obscure-piceous ; legs and
antennae reddish, club blackish; clothed with rather slender pale
setae, causing the insect to have an ashy-coloured appearance.

Head somewhat prolongated anteriorly ; second joint of antennae
abruptly truncate at apex. Prothorax unlevel, without conspicuous
tubercles, more or less granulated ; anterior lobe large and promi-
nent, separated from the next one by a wide and deep indentation ;
hind angles rectangular. Elytra with two elongate basal and about

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eight rounded elevations on eacii, in addition to smaller inequalities
of surface ; the depressed parts seem quite smooth, no distinct punc-
tures nor granules can be easily detected.

Length, i-| lines ; breadth, f .

Mount Egmont.

1710- U. integratUS, n.s. Oblong, rufo-fuscous, with ill-
defined darker spots, tarsi and antennae red, club pitchy but red at
apex ; clothed with yellowish scales and fine setae.

Head rough, granulate. Thorax transverse, convex, uneven,
granulate ; sides explanate, well rounded, with a wide but only very
slight median sinuation ; beyond that there is an oblique and also
slight incurvature towards the posterior angle. Elytra a little un-
level, the usual nodules perceptible but not prominent, forming an
indistinct, interrupted, longitudinal elevation on each side of the
suture ; they bear rows of punctures.

In common with U. discedcns, U. aherrans, and U. laiosoni, the
explanate sides of the thorax, not being deeply notched, exhibit no
true lobes, but from all these this species differs in sculpture and
clothing.

A small example (i|-Xf) I have been unable to separate speci-
fically.

Length, 2^ lines ; breadth, i (nearly).

Purakanui, Otago. Another of Mr. Chalmer's captures.

Coxelus (p- 195)-

171 1. C. chalmeri, n.s. Variegate, fusco-piceous ; sides of
thorax, legs, and antennae obscure-red, club darker ; clothed with
moderately-fine yellow setae, those on the eyes and legs finer than
the others, quite hair-like.

Head neither closely nor coarsely granulated. Antennc^ hairy,
basal articulation but little exposed ; second largest, thickened api-
cally ; third not so stout as second, but much longer than the fol-
lowing ones. Thorax transverse, its sides curved in front, nearly
straight, and gradually narrowed posteriorly; with two median dorsal
depressions (longitudinal), the basal the smaller, and two before the
base; the whole surface more or less perceptibly granulated. Elytra
without distinct depressions, bearing rows of short elevations so as
to appear rugose, the suture raised, the base with a longitudinal ele-
vation on either side of the scutellum indistinctly prolonged back-
wards till it reaches a setigerous nodule in line with the hind thigh ;
there are three other nodules near the side, two of which are in line
with a small basal fold or elevation.

C. helmsi, I imagine, is very much like this species, but it is, like
all the others, clothed with coarse scale-like setae ; from C. si77iilis
this species differs in elytral sculpture.

Length, if lines; breadth,^.

Purakanui, on the coast north of Dunedin.

Dedicated to its discoverer, Mr. T. Chalmer.

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Epistranrs (p. 202).

1 71 2. E. parvus, »-s. Convex, sub-oblong, broad, medially
contracted, rufo-piceous ; legs and antennae red ; tarsi fulvous, bear-
ing short, erect, pallid hairs.

Head granulated ; eyes minute. AntenncB normal. Prothorax
nearly as long as broad, considerably narrowed behind, tuberculate.
Elytra not t^Yice the length of thorax, humeral angles rounded, bear-
ing regular rows of tubercles, those nearest the middle having,
seemingly, a puncture at the base of each. Tibiae arcuated exter-
nally, and finely ciliated.

Smaller than E. humeralis and E. valens ; most nearly resembling
the latter in sculpture.

Obs. — All the members of this genus are very rare ; they exist
amongst decaying vegetable matter, and, when found, their true
sculpture is concealed by a thick coating of greyish sappy matter.

Length, f line ; breadth, nearly ^.

Taken near Howick.

Lithostygnus.

Nov. gen.

Body elongate, transversely convex. Head porrected, oblong, its
sides deeply excavated for the reception of the antennae ; eyes small
but distinct ; labrum prominent ; mentum truncate. Antennce in-
serted near the front angles of the epistome ; short, ii-jointed, the
two basal joints stout, 3-9 sub-equal, club bi-articulate. Thorax
cordate. Coxae moderately prominent and distant. Meso- and meta-
sterna nearly equal, not abbreviated, impressed. Abdomen with five
sub-equal segments, their suture deep and broad. Epi-pleurce broad,
horizontal, narrowed apically. Legs moderate, tibiae grooved near
the extremity ; tarsi 3-jointed, pubescent below, their two basal
joints equal, and, conjointly, shorter than the third ; claws small.

An interesting little creature forms the type. It is undoubtedly
allied to the European Langelandia, but differs from it in having
distinct eyes ; Chorasus, a New Zealand genus, has 4-jointed tarsi.

1713- L. COStalus, 'i-s. Elongate, somewhat convex, covered
with a scale-like, sappy deposit ; fuscous, tarsi and antennae fulvous.

Head half the width of thorax, bearing two carinae, which pro-
ceed from the eyes and nearly converge in front. Antenna rather
short, basal joint largest, about as long as broad, reddish ; second of
similar form, but at least one-third smaller ; third rather shorter
than fourth, slender ; fourth and fifth nearly equal, longer than the
contiguous ones ; sixth and seventh equal, slightly shorter and
broader than the preceding two ; eighth and ninth a little broader
than seventh, narrowed basally ; tenth somewhat cujt-shaped, thrice
the bulk of the ninth ; eleventh as broad as but one-half longer
than tenth, apparently obtusely notched at the extremity. Pro-
thorax transversal, rounded laterally towards the front and much
narrowed behind, posterior angles rectangular, the anterior distant
from the eyes, base medially incurved, middle of apex truncate,

OF NEW ZEALAND. 95 1

sides explanate ; disc convex, uneven, with two abbreviated frontal
costae (oblique). Sc2itellum in.\isihle. £'Z^!!ra connate, scarcely wider
than thorax, slightly curved laterally, deflexed behind ; each has
two sinuous costae, the outer hardly reaching the base and forming
the external border of the dorsum, the sides, however, are expanded
beyond ; the intervals are impressed with rows of coarse, shallow
impressions. Tibics finely ciliated, the posterior slender at base,
expanded beyond, and again contracted apically ; tarsi elongate.

Length, f line ; breadth, nearly f .

I found three specimens near Howick, on the ground, amongst
decaying vegetable matter ; and I have another which was found by
Mr. P. Stewart- Sandager on Mokohinau Island.

Group-PYCNOMERIDiE.

Pycnomerus (p- 208).

1714- P. COgnatuS, '^-s. Elongate, not parallel, nude, shining,
rufo-piceous, legs and antennae red.

Head moderately elongate, punctate, the frontal impressions and
lateral plicae extending to the occiput. Antennce, 11 -articulate, joints
4-9 transversal, tenth large ; eleventh small, appearing like a pubes-
cent appendage. Eyes not distinguishable. Thorax oblong, truncate
in front, anterior angles sub-depressed and not prominent ; sides
margined, a little narrowed posteriorly, with a short, oblique space
in front ; base rounded and finely pubescent ; disc moderately bi-
impressed longitudinally, lateral channels narrow but distinct and
prolonged inwardly along the base, with rather large distant punc-
tures, less numerous on the middle than elsewhere, and with a row
of smaller punctures on the hind margin. Scutellum invisible, or
nearly so. Elytra broader than thorax, their sides a little rounded,
a good deal narrowed near the apices, humeral angles acute and pro-
jecting, base incurved ; deeply striate, the punctures in the striae
distant and shallow, and therefore not easily detected, interstices
convex, finely punctated, the third bent inwards at the base to unite
with the suture ; second, fourth, and sixth not reaching the base. Legs
moderate, the tibiae hardly perceptibly produced at the outer ex-
tremity, and with minute apical spurs. Underside opaque, coarsely
punctate ; metasternum broadly impressed ; coxae rather distant.

P. CCBCUS is its nearest congener, but in it the thorax is less un-
level and more finely punctured, the humeral angles are less promi-
nent, and the punctures in the elytral striae, though rather distant,
are quite easily seen.

Length, i^ lines ; breadth, f .

Found amongst vegetable matter on the ground near Howick.

Pycnomerodes.

Nov. gen.

Allied to Pycnojiierus, but differing by the following charac-
ters : —

Head rounded, its thick lateral margins prolonged backwards so

952 COLEOPTERA

as to divide the eyes into two portions. Coxce more approximated.
Metasternum triangular in front. Epipleicrcs unusually broad.

1715. P. peregrinus, w-s- Convex, elongate-oblong, parallel,
clothed with longish upright, yellow hairs ; sub-opaque, fusco-
piceous, legs and antennee dark-red.

Head short, truncate in front, widened backwards, with two
moderate frontal depressions, antennal orbits a little elevated ; its
front part punctate, the occiput granulated. Antennce stout, pilose,
1 1 -articulate, the club distinctly two-jointed ; their basal joint barely
visible from above, second longer than third ; joints 4-9 transverse,
tenth joint shorter than, but nearly twice the breadth of, the eleventh.
Prothorax oblong, sides a little curved, sub-crenate, thickly mar-
ginated ; apex truncate, but with prominent anterior angles ; base bi-
sinuate, posterior angles rectangular ; its surface closely granulated
in front and near the sides, somewhat rugose and longitudinally im-
pressed on the middle ; each side with a deep channel, expanded
near the hind angle, and from thence abruptly bent and extending
inwards along the base as a deep narrow groove ; just at the centre
of the basal margin there is a fovea ; when viewed sideways the
basal margin will be seen to be on a lower plane than the part just
before it. Scutellum small. Elytra with sub-crenate margins,
striate-punctate, the punctures square, the interstices punctate, and,
when looked at from behind, appearing quite rugose ; shoulders
rectangular, base much incurved at the middle. Legs stout, the
external apex of the tibiae angularly produced, bi-spinose at inner
apex ; tarsi with three equal basal joints, which, taken together, are
as long as the terminal ; claws distinct. Underside closely and
rugosely punctured, bearing short golden hairs.

This highly-interesting insect presents an appearance quite foreign
to the more orthodox Pyowmeridcs.

Length, if lines ; breadth, f .

Cut out of a log near Howick.

Group-LATHRIDID-ffi.

Corticaria (p- 234).

1716. C. semirufa, n.s. Sub-ovate, convex, shining, spar-
ingly covered with fine greyish hairs ; head, thorax, and basal half
of elytra red, the last palest, posterior half of these last blackish ;
legs and antennae pale-fuscous, the two basal joints of the latter and
the tarsi testaceous.

Head with a few rather large punctures ; eyes large and
prominent. Antennce pubescent, their two basal articulations stout,
3-8 slender ; the eightli much shorter than seventh, oviform ; the
three terminal nearly equal, large, oval. Prothorax with moderately
coarse, distant punctures, transversely depressed behind the middle
in front of the base wnth two fine caringe, and behind these very
finely strigose ; its length and breadth about the same. Scutellum
curvilinearly triangular, bipunctate. Elytra much larger than
thorax, marginated, widest at the middle, shoulders somewhat

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elevated, each with an obsolete costa, theh whole surface punctate.
Tibia straight, claws appendiculate at base. Underside rufo-fuscous,
sparsely pubescent, punctate, the metasternum most obviously.

The peculiar coloration renders its identification quite easy.

Length, f line ; breadth, nearly J.

Found near Howick, amongst decaying leaves, &c.

1717- C. gilvipes, 'i-s. Shining, blackish, head reddish-brown,
legs and antennse yellow, club fuscous ; clothed with fine greyish
hairs.

Head distinctly but not closely punctated, the interstices finely
sculptured ; eyes large and convex. Antennm of moderate length,
the first two joints stout ; 3-8 slender and differing but little from
one another ; tenth round, rather shorter than ninth ; eleventh
largest. Thorax about as long as broad, a little depressed before
the base, the base marginated, its sculpture similar to that of the
head. Elytra broader than thorax, much longer than broad, mar-
gined, shoulders shghtly raised ; their punctation almost arranged
in rows, with smooth intervals.

Similar to C. erythrocephala, but in that species the spaces
between the punctures on the head and thorax are perfectly smooth,
the elytra are more convex, with long upstanding hairs, and the
antennas are more elongate, and the joints, therefore, differ in shape.

Length, f line ; breadth, J.

Habitat, near Howick.

Group— DERMESTID^.
Trogoderma (p- 240).

1718. T. punctata, ?i-s. Convex, oblong-oval, sub-opaque,
black, clothed with fine ash-coloured hairs, legs and antennae piceo-
fuscous, but with joints 2-5 of these latter, and the tarsi, fusco-
testaceous.

Head rather coarsely and closely punctured ; antennae short,
bearing black pubescence ; joints 6-10 transverse, each articulated at
the middle ; eleventh oblong, its extremity rounded. Prothorax
much narrowed anteriorly, its sides almost straight, the lateral
margins distinct and sub-crenulate, basal lobe prominent ; its
sculpture similar to that of the head. Scutellum triangular, finely
strigose. Elytra clothed with black and cinereous hairs, the basal
punctation like that of the head but becoming finer and more
distant behind. Under-surfacc black, sculptured like the upper,
clothed with pale yellowish hairs. Tarsi and tibiae moderately
slender, claws yellow.

5 . Tarsi testaceous, joints 7-10 of the antennae transverse,
eleventh rounded.

Length, if lines ; breadth, f.

Taken off Leptospermum near Howick.

1719. T. SUffusa, "-s. Sub-opaque, blackish, most of the
elytra castaneous, legs and joints 2-6 of the antennge testaceous, the

14 PT. IV.

954 COLEOPTERA

basal and four terminal joints, and maxillary palpi, pitchy-brown ;
clothed with yellowish and greyish hairs, the former conspicuous,
the elytra with some black hairs.

Head densely and coarsely punctated. Anteyincs with black hairs,
joints 8-1 o transversal, eleventh rounded, the seventh, however, not
very much smaller than the eighth, but differently formed. Thorax
considerably contracted towards the front, sides not distinctly
marginated and a little rounded, the base moderately prolonged over
the scutellum ; its punctation moderately close and coarse, but
much finer and more remote before the basal lobe. Elytra sculp-
tured like the thorax, the punctures finer and more distant behind.

Like T. mcssta (No. 428), the punctation finer, and the colora-
tion and pubescence dissimilar.

Length, i|- lines ; breadth, f .

Habitat, near Howick.

Group— COPRID-ffi .

Saphobius (p- ^55)-

1720. S- squamulosus, n.s. Sub-quadrate, clothed with
elongate, hair-like, fulvous scales ; sub-opaque, piceous, legs and
tarsi dark-red, antennae and palpi fulvescent.

Head with the frontal protuberances rather small ; eyes small.
Thorax strongly transverse, its sides but little curved and not per-
ceptibly angulated near the front. Elytra feebly striate. Pygidium
somewhat inflexed. Underside black.

The squamosity is easily rubbed off, and is ordinarily mingled
with sappy matter ; these quite conceal the sculpture of the head
and thorax, which consists of oviform linear impressions with a
small puncture in the centre of each.

Length, if lines ; breadth, ^.

Taken amongst decaying leaves on the ground near Howick.

Group-APHODIID-ffi.

Aphodius (p- 257).

1721. A. fortipeSj '^-5. Parallel, narrow, moderately convex,
shining, pitchy-black, margins of head and thorax and the legs red ;
tarsi, antennae, and palpi fulvous.

Head minutely and distantly punctured. Thorax transversely
quadrate, scvilptured like the head, and having, in addition, a few
large, scattered punctures between the middle and the base. Scu-
tellum elongate. Elytra strongly punctate-striate, interstices broad
and very finely punctured, humeral angles dentiform. Legs stout,
tibiae expanded apically, the three external teeth of the anterior
acute and curved, the inner spur of the other two pairs as long as
the two basal joints of the tarsi. Underside finely and remotely
punctured, the apical ventral segment more closely, the base of all
the segments with a row of coarse, shallow punctures.

Differs from A. communis in having the head much more finely

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punctated, the coarser punctures on the thorax less numerous and
confined to a broad space behind the middle ; the punctures in the
elytral striae are smaller, so that the strias are not crenate-punctate,
as in that species.

Length, i^ lines ; breadth, h.

Taranaki, near Mount Egmont.

Group-MELOLONTHID-ffi.

Scythrodes.

Nov. gen.

Body broadly oviform, moderately convex, nude. Sead short,
the forehead limited by a rather deep but fine, slightly sinuous line,
its front edge truncate and a little carinated ; eyes not convex ;
labrum deeply emargiuate. Palpi short. ^4;i^e?i?i(S short, -S-jointed ;
basal articulation largest, one-half of it visible above, cylindric ;
second shorter than the next two, not so stout as the first ; third
and fourth obconical and about equal in length ; fourth broader
than third ; fifth strongly transverse ; club tri-articulate, its leaflets
rather short, the terminal [joint broadly concave on its outer face.
Metasternum short. Parapleura horizontal, broad, narrowed pos-
teriorly yet not linear at the apices. Abdomen with five distinctly
separated segments of equal length. Legs as in Odontria.

In facies the type very much resembles some of the Oriental
and African TenebrionidaB, a broad Pimelia for example, but with
the base of the thorax equalling the elytra in width. The charac-
ters ally it to Odontria, though it has a totally different aspect.

1722. S. squalidus, n.s. Black, but little shining, bald,
broadly oval, moderately convex.

Head with a few coarse punctures, the frontal portion slightly
roughened with fine, ill-defined, rugose sculpture. Prothorax trans-
verse, apex widely emarginated, front angles prominent, attaining the
front of the eyes ; sides finely margined, slightly curved, narrowed
towards the front ; base a little sinuated, posterior angles obtusely
rectangular ; its punctation like that of the head, its middle and a
space near each side with fewer punctures ; there is an impressed
line in front. Scutellum triangular, depressed. Elytra with
rather thick reflexed rims ; each with nine broad striae, interstices
somewhat convex, punctate, their whole surface appearing slightly
rugose ; suture elevated. Underside black, slightly glossy ; the
sternum, femora, labrum, and abdominal segments bear a few
straight fuscous bristles. Legs stout, anterior tibiae obtusely tri-
dentate. Middle of mesosternum densely sculptured.

Male incog.

$ . Length, 8-| lines; breadth, 5J.

I am indebted to Mr. G. M. Thomson, of Dunedin, for my
specimen, which he found on Mount Tyndall, at an elevation of
6,000ft.

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Xylostygnus.

^01'. geii.

Body sub-ovate, convex, bearing excessively minute setae. Head
short, the forehead marked off by a mediallj'^-angulated linear im-
pression ; clypeus sub-truncate in front, with slightly raised edges ;
labrum somewhat deliexed, semicircularly excised ; eyes not promi-
nent. Palin short. Antennce hispid, short, 9-jointed ; club tri-
articulate. Thorax transverse, its sides finely marginated, base
widely sinuated towards the sides, apex broadly emarginated, an-
terior angles acutely projecting. Metasternum short. EpijjleurcB
moderate. Abdomen with six segments, the four basal equal, fifth
very short, the apical exposed behind. Legs stout ; anterior tibiae
expanded, not very evidently tri-dentate, the others with a spinose
median elevation ; tarsi rather short, their claws simple.

The g-jointed antennae, nearly bald surface, differently-formed
tibiae, mucli shorter palpi, and more distinctly separated front coxaa
distinguish this genus from Odontria.

1723. X. picenSj n.s. Black, sub-opaque, sides of body sparsely
ciliated with brownish hairs, the surface with minute greyish setae ;
legs pitchy-red, tarsi and antennae infuscate-red, the club paler.

Head nude, moderately closely and coarsely punctured. AntennoR
short, basal joint longest ; second as long as broad, thicker than the
following ones ; third and fourth nearly equal, obconical, longer
than broad ; fifth and sixth short ; 7-9 forming the club, not much
produced. Thorax broader than long, a little rounded laterally, its
sculpture similar to that of the head. Scutellum pubescent and
rugose-punctate at base, but smooth behiiid. Elytra indistinctly
marginated, very obtusely rounded behind ; not obviously striate,
but with a sutural groove on each deepest behind, but becoming
nearly obsolete at the base, the punctures not so close as those of
the thorax, and not disposed in regular rows. Pygidium a little
exposed, shining, wdth a few large punctures. Underside shining,
pitchy-black, sparsely clothed with pale, reddish-brown, hair-like
bristles. Sternum coarsely and rugosely punctate ; middle of meta-
sternum smooth, but impressed on the middle. Femora with rows
of punctures, tibi^ with spiniform bristles and hairs.

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

First found in fragments on a small sandstone island in Whanga-
rei Harbour, and afterwards on Tiritiri by Mr. Sandager.

Group— EL ATE RID .

Protela.ter (p. 304)-

1724. p. vitticollis, "-s. Elongate, narrow, clothed with pale
hairs, sub-opaque ; testaceous ; the thorax with two dorsal vittae, the
elytra with two basal streaks, and two round spots behind posterior
femora, pitchy-brown ; tarsi infuscate, the anterior darkest ; two
basal joints of antennce testaceous, the remainder blackish ; body
coarsely and closely punctate.

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AntenncE elongate, a little serrate, second and third joints, together,
slightly shorter than fourth ; third smaller than second ; fourth
cylindric, being but little thickened apically, elongate. Thorax sub-
cylindrical, elongate, posterior angles long and divergent. Elytra
elongate, attenuated posteriorly, apices acutely rounded and spini-
form ; punctate-striate, interstices convex and punctulated distinctly
near the base only, the alternate ones broader and more elevated
than the others. ? .

$■ . Variety : Hind-body darker, with broader basal vittae and
the sides and a large part of the dorsum pitchy-brown ; antennae
more robust.

Most nearly allied to P. elongaUts, the punctation coarser, elytral
striae more evident, with more elevated intervals, apices more spini-
form, and with longer antenna, &c. The underside is testaceous,
with the middle of the sternum blackish.

Length, 3^-3! lines; breadth, f.

Mount Egmont, Taranaki.

1725. P. atriceps, "-s. Opaque, pitchy-black, antennae (save
the fuscous basal joint) blackish, legs fuscous, knees and tarsi
obscure-testaceous ; front angles of thorax, two oblique median, and
a sub-apical, spots on each elytron testaceous, and a spot near the
side of the scutellum castaneous ; clothed with fine pale hairs.

At first sight this might seem to be a variety of No. 547 (P.
guttatus) ; the head, however, is quite black, not at all shining, is
more closely, deeply, and rugosely punctured, and the edges of the
forehead are rather more elevated ; the thorax is less coarsely but
more densely punctured ; the interstices between the deep, punctate
striae of the elytra are decidedly more costiform and rougher, even
to the apices ; the sculpture is more like that seen in P. opacus, but
the head and thorax are still more closely and deeply punctated than
in that species, and the pubescence is somewhat coarser.

Length, 3 lines ; breadth, f.

Waitakerei Range, Auckland.

Oxylasma (p- 679).

1726. O. basalis, n-s. Elongate, sub-depressed, narrowed
towards the extremities, slightly glossy, castaneous, base of elytra
testaceous.

AntenncB elongate, sub-filiform, second joint rather shorter than
third, and, conjointly, barely the length of the fourth. Smaller
than 0. tectum, the thorax not at all rugose as in that species, its
lateral margins less developed, anterior angles more depressed and
less prominent, its punctation finer but closer, and its yellow
villosity more conspicuous (longer and coarser) ; the elytral inter-
stices are much more elevated, but not rugose ; and the middle of the
forehead, instead of being obtusely rounded, is almost angulated.
The underside is more finely sculptured and clothed.

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

Mount Egmont. Five examples.

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Group-DASCYLLIDiE.

Mesocyphon (p. 316).

1727. M. monticola, ^^-s. Sub-depressed, rather narrow,
clothed with pale-yellow hairs ; head and thorax opaque, pitchy-
brown ; elytra somewhat shining, variegate, testaceous and blackish,
the suture sometimes rufesceut ; legs and second joint of antennae
testaceous, the other joints and the palpi more or less fuscous.

Head as large as thorax, densely and distinctly granulated;
eyes prominent. Antennce with the second articulation one-half the
length of the third. Thorax transverse, finely margined laterally,
base sinuous, sides a little curved ; its sculpture like that of the
head. Scutelhim granulated. Elytra slightly depressed before the
middle, finely punctured. Underside infuscate, finely sculptured
and clothed ; the genal space granulated.

The opaque and densely-granulated head and thorax distinguish
this species. Most part of the elytra is dusky, but the base and
four abbreviated streaks near it, two short streaks at the apices
close to the suture, and some irregular discoidal marks, are testa-
ceous.

Length, 2 lines; breadth, f.

Found on Mount Egmont at an elevation of about 3,500ft.

1728. M. granulata, w.s. Body finely granulated ; variegate,
obscure-ferruginous ; head and thoracic disc, and irregular marks on
elytra, dark-brown ; the legs and all but the four terminal joints of
the antennae testaceous, these latter and the palpi blackish ; sub-
opaque, covered with distinct gi-eyish hairs.

Head moderate. Thorax small, strongly transverse, its sides
straight. Elytra impressed near the middle, distinctly granulated
near the base, the granules becoming finer behind, so that near
the apices they seem to be replaced by punctures.

The head and thorax are more glossy and more finely granulated
than in M. monticola. A glance at the basal portion of the wing-
cases will enable it to be identified. Underside variegated-fuscous,
finely sculptured and pubescent ; genal space punctate.

Length, 2 lines ; breadth, ^.

Taken on Mount Egmont, about 3,000ft. up.

Cyphon (p- 318)-

1729. C. signatUS, ^^-s. Ferruginous, most of the base of the
elytra, sometimes the suture, and two large, almost contiguous
apical spots pitchy-brown, the basal half of the thorax usually
darker than the frontal ; tarsi and antennse fulvescent ; densely
clothed with short, depressed, brassy hairs ; under-surface rufo-
castaneous, covered with fine greyish hairs; oblong-oval, slightly
convex ; head, thorax, and scutellum finely and closely granulate,
elytra obliquely depressed before the middle, closely and distinctly
punctate.

Head broad, the genal space sculptured but without a sub-ocular
line. Thorax small, transverse, narrower than elytra, its sides

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959

marginated and nearly straight, front angles rectangular and sub-
acute, the posterior rectangular, base sinuate. AntenncB stout,
second joint as stout as but shorter than first, oviform, third almost
as long as fourth but much more slender.

Its most natural position is near G. parviceps.

Length, i-| lines ; breadth, -|.

Mount Egmont, five examples.

1730. C. aethiops, n.s. Convex, rather broad, unimpressed,
covered with fine, inconspicuous, cinereous hairs ; body shining,
wholly black, joints 2-6 of the antennee testaceous, the other joints,
palpi, tarsi, and knees brown.

Head broad, no sub-ocular line, genal space sculptured, bearing
very minute distant granules. AntenncB stout, third articulation
nearly as long as but more slender than fourth. Thorax short, as
broad as elytra at base, margins fine, hind angles rectangular,
anterior obtuse, base sinuate, its sculpture like that of the head.
Elytra widest behind, moderately punctured.

This species resembles G. rectangiUus, but in it the granules are
easily seen, whereas in this species the granules, when examined
under the miscroscope with a half-inch lens, appear like acute
prominences scarcely thicker than hairs.

Length, i|- lines ; breadth, quite f.

Mount Egmont, 3,200ft. Tolerably common.

1 731- C trivialiSj n.s. Convex, neither broad nor narrow,
covered with fine, pale-yellow hairs, slightly shining, fuscous, the
sides of elytra generally more or less testaceous ; antennae, palpi, and
legs testaceous.

Head broad, with very minute distant granules, genal space
sculptured, without any distinct carina. Antennce stout, third joint
nearly equalling the fourth in length but more slender. Thorax
short, nearly as broad as elytra at base, its angles rectangular,
sculptured like the head. Elytra widest behind, indistinctly im-
pressed near the base, moderately punctured. Underside fuscous,
with fine, pale-yellow hairs.

The proper place for this little species is, I think, near C,
oscillans.

Length, |- line ; breadth, nearly ^.

Mount Egmont. Several examples.

Group-MELANDRYID^.

Ctenoplectron (p- 400)-

1732. C. coloratum, i^-s. Lanceolate, finely and densely
reticulated, shining ; thorax and elytra fusco-niger, head and legs
obscure-red, underside piceous ; the palpi, a sub-apical fascia, and an
elongate vitta on each elytron yellow ; the posterior edge of the
vitta, and most part of the elytral margins, rufous.

Head rather small, bearing some fine punctures and minute
greyish hairs. Antennce long, blackish. Thorax considerably con-

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tracted in front, sides finely marginated, not straight nor regularly
curved, but somewhat sinuated ; rather uneven above, dorsal
impression broad. Scutellum sub-quadrate. Elytra clothed with
depressed, inconspicuous, greyish hairs, the suture not coarsely
ciliated ; each with three well-defined costse behind, between each
of which there are two striae ; these are separated from each other
by raised interstices, but all become obsolete beyond the middle, so
that the basal portion is nearly plane.

The coloration of the upper surface is somew'hat similar to that
of C. vittatum, but there the resemblance ends.

Length, 5^ lines ; breadth, if.

This, the fiiiest specimen of the genus, was found at Preservation
Inlet, Otago, by Mr. Hansen.

1733- C. dignum, n.s. Sub-opaque, black, legs and antennae
fuscous, the sub-apical fascia and elongate basal vitta of each elytron
testaceous ; the decumbent hairs corresponding in colour with the
parts of the derm on which they occur, but those on the posterior
portion of the elytra are slightly brassy.

ProtJiorax broadly sulcate down the middle, and with an
indistinct impression nearer the sides. Elytra distinctly bicostate
behind, but with an abbreviated and less evident elevation beyond ;
these costae are separated by wide intervals, the middle of each of
these latter is more or less convex, becoming near the middle of the
disc almost as much raised as the costae themselves, but all are quite
imperceptible on approaching the base.

In appearance like C. vittatum, but in that species the pubescence
of the head and thorax is quite yellow, the interstices between the
costae are not elevated, and the elytral suture and margins are more
obviously fringed. The sculpture of the derm is pretty much alike
in all the species.

Length, 3^ lines ; breadth, i.

Mount Egmont.

Chalcodrya (p. 402).

1734- C. mollis, '^'S- Elongate, sub-parallel, scarcely convex'
variegate.

Head roundish, convex, rather closely and deeply punctured ;
obscure-red, clothed with bright-yellow hairs; eyes not very pro-
minent. Antenna short, testaceous, but with the tips of the joints
fuscous ; third articulation not greatly exceeding the fourth ; 4-8
sub-equal ; ninth nearly twice the length of the eighth, obconical ;
tenth almost quadrate, hardly longer than eighth ; eleventh largest.
Thorax finely marginated, transverse, its apex truncate, base
rounded, sides almost straight, posterior angles much curved ; the
disc a little unlevel, rugosely punctate, the broad median impression
and two other spots almost smooth ; rufo - castaneous, bearing
golden hairs. Scutellum transversal. Elytra pale greyish-testa-
ceous, particularly on the basal region, but with most of the rest of
the surface dusky in hue ; densely covered with very fine greyish

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hairs; they are rather finely striate-punetate, the interstices are
broad and finely wrinkled transversely, some exhibit a few punctures,
but none are uneven ; apices individually rounded. Legs elongate,
testaceous, the tarsi of the same colours as the antennae.

The typical species is larger ; this has the base and hind angles
of the thorax more rounded, its front angles also are more obtuse
and are only very slightly prominent, whilst the elytral sculpture
and the pubescence of the body are wholly different.

Obs. — I found one of G. variegata at Tairua quite lately, and
three on Mount Egmont.

Length, 5 lines ; breadth, if.

My specimen was sent from Otago by Mr. T. Chalmer.

Group— CEDEMERID^.
Theiyphassa (p. 422).

1735- T. limbata, ^^-s- Elongate, depressed, clothed with fine
greyish hairs, shining, most of the dorsum fuscous, the sides, limbs,
and sternum pale-testaceous, abdomen somewhat infuscate.

Head finely punctured. Thorax a little unlevel, widest near the
front, moderately finely and closely punctured, less soon the middle.
Scutelliim densely sculptured, grooved longitudinally. Elytra broader
than thorax, widest behind, apices individually rounded ; densely
and finely punctated, each with three obsolete costae. Underside
finely sculptured and pubescent.

When compared with T. diaphana the difference in colour will
Tdb appareiat. The terminal joint of the maxillary palpi is rather
longer and harrov/er, and the semi-circular notch is smaller. The
inter-ocular punctation is not so close. Sometimes the head and
thorax are grooved down the middle.

<y . Length, 5x-6J lines ; breadth, i^-if.

Found on the underside of logs on the steel-sand of the beach at
Manukau Heads, and also, under similar conditions, near New
Plymouth.

Group- RHYPAROSOMID-ffi.

Gecyropa (p. 437)-

1736. C. macularia, «-s. Sub-oblong, medially contracted,
convex, punctate, opaque, fuscous ; bearing numerous fine grey setse,
most part of the dorsum with minute, dusky-brown, the sides and
legs with greyish, scales ; legs and antennae obscure-red.

Bostruvi rather long, scape covered with grey scales and fine
bristles ; funiculus sparsely pilose, its two basal joints nearly
equal, the others transverse ; club well limited. Thorax transverse,
much rounded laterally, a little constricted in front. Elytra sub-
ovate, broadest just behind the oblique shoulders ; finely striate-
punetate, the striae feebly impressed, interstices broad. Legs
normal.

Should be located next to C. hrevipenne ; the sides of the thorax,
however, are more strongly curved, and scarcely narrower than the

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widest part of the hind-body. The grey scales form spots on the
back, sometimes three on the thorax, two at the base of the elytra,
and many others on the disc.

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

Found on the underside of a log on the sea-beach near New Ply-
mouth, Taranaki.

Group-CYLINDRORHINID-ffi.

Inophloeus (p. 439)-

1737- I. egregius, ^^-s. Piceous, antennae and tarsi obscure-
rufous, densely covered with minute, flat, greyish-red scales and
paler decumbent, scale-like setae.

Bostrum quite as long as thorax, rather narrow, and expanded
near the apex only, not perceptibly carinate, rather closely but finely
punctured. Scape reaching the back part of the eye, squamose ;
funiculus elongate, its joints gradually decreasing in length, first
twice as long as third. Thorax a good deal narrowed behind,
widest before the middle ; a little unlevel, its punctation con-
cealed by the squamosity. Scutelluvi distinct, griseous. Elytra
sub-oblong, shoulders oblique, sides not parallel, vertical and
narrow behind, apices obtuse ; there are two horizontal protube-
rances on the summit of the posterior declivity, and three less con-
spicuous elevations just behind, on a lower plane, and darker in
colour ; striate-punctate, somewhat uneven, but without well-defined
costae. Tibice flexuose.

Clothed like Empceotos crispatus, but, with the exception of the
absence of the usual carinae on the beak, a veritable Inophloeiis.
The rostrum is longer than common.

Length (rost. inch), 4^ lines ; breadth, if.

Mount Egmont, elevation 3,500ft.

Lyperobius (p- 444)-

1738. L. CUpiendus, '^-s. Sub -ovate, convex, sub -opaque,
black, the depressed parts covered with greyish scale-like matter.
Underside more or less punctate, and bearing some fine pallid
scales.

Differs from L. carinatus as follows : —

Rostrum more coarsely and rugosely sculptured, with irregular
furrows formed by confluent punctures. TJiorax with a median and
two lateral, broad, shallow impressions, caused by coarse confluent
punctures, the spaces between these depressed parts with fewer
punctures, all, however, larger than those seen on L. carviatus.
Elytra shorter ; including the lateral margin and suture, each has
nine costae, the sutural reaches the apex, the second is angularly
united to the ninth, and the third to the eighth, the fourth and sixth
are shorter and confluent, the fifth is insulated and does not attain
the base ; the second, fourth, and sixth are narrower than the others ;
all are more or less finely and distantly punctated ; the intervals
between the costae are densely covered, so that their sculpture is
concealed, but it seems to consist of shallow pits or cavities sepa-

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rated by narrow interstices. The antennae bear dark, in place of
yellow, hairs.

Length (rost. excL), 7 lines; breadth, 3f.

Mr. G. M. Thomson, F.L.S., of Dunedin, was kind enough to
send me a specimen which he picked up off the ground on Mount
Tyndall, at an elevation of 6,500ft.

Group— ERIRHINID^.

Simachus.

Nov. gen.

Body oviform. Rostrum cylindrical ; scrobes attaining the eyes
and beginning near the apex in the male sex. Funicuhis 6-articulate.
Thorax sub-truncate at base and apex, without ocular lobes. Eyes
moderate, rounded. Legs robust, femora unarmed, tibige a little
bent. Tarsi stout, third joint cleft almost to its base and pubescent
underneath ; claws short and stout and strongly appendiculate.
Front coxce prominent and contiguous. Metasternum rather short.
Abdomen with the two basal segments nearly equal, third and fourth
short.

The type bears some resemblance to Erirhinus limbatus, but
differs therefrom by its six-jointed funicle.

1739- S. montanus, n.s. Convex, oviform, slightly nitid, pale
reddish-brown, snout and antennae somewhat rufescent ; clothed with
evenly-distributed, slender, yellowish hairs.

nostrum longer than thorax, arched, parallel, moderately slender,
with rows of punctures. Antenna elongate, scape almost straight,
thickened apically ; funiculus pubescent, basal joint large, incrassated
towards the extremity, second similarly formed but only half the
bulk of the first, third rather longer than fourth, sixth transverse ;
club large, ovate, articulate. Thorax a little broader than long, its
sides rounded, narrowed and a little constricted and depressed in
front, distinctly and moderately-closely punctured. Scutellum small.
Elytra truncate at base, widest before the middle, a good deal nar-
rowed posteriorly; striate -punctate (appearing punctate- striate),
interstices seemingly impunctate. Legs stout, thighs notched near
the end, inflated near the middle, but not toothed. Underside dusky-
brown, rather coarsely punctured, and bearing fine greyish hairs.

In one example there are on the hind-body a large basal, two
median, and an apical spots, which are slightly darker than the rest
of the surface.

Length (rost. inch), ij-if lines; breadth, nearly \.

Mount Egmont.

Erirhinus (p. 449)-

1740. E. cheesemani, ^i-s. Oblong-oval, convex, shining;

clothed with grey hairs, some of which are much coarser than others ;

testaceous ; the thorax, a large basal lobate space, an interrupted

oblique fascia formed by eight spots between the hind legs, and two

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more or less conspicuous apical spotB on the elytra smoky-brown ;
scape fulvescent, funiculus and club infuscate.

Rostrum longer than head and thorax, arched, slender, parallel,
grooved and punctate. Scape shorter than funiculus, shining,
thickened at apex. Funiculus pubescent, basal joint stout, largest,
second elongate, cylindrical, joints 3-7 decrease in length, third and
fourth longer than broad, the others not transverse ; club large,
oblong-oval, tri-articulate. Prothorax a little broader than long,
slightly rounded laterally, moderately coarsely punctured, the middle
of the disc more distantly. Sciitellum oblong. Elytra oblong,
broader and very much longer than the thorax, their sides slightly
curved, distinctly striate-punctate (almost crenate-striate), interstices
finely pmactured. Legs stout, front thighs incrassate, intermediate
obtusely angulated, posterior toothed belov^, tibice flexuous, tarsi
stout. Underside blackish, more or less punctate, bearing fine grey-
ish hairs. The metasternum, the two basal, and the apical abdominal
segments broadly concave.

? . Femora not dentate, snout more slender and elongate,
antennae inserted just before the middle instead of near the apex,
hind-body shorter.

Obs. — A very similar form occurs in Otago, in which the thorax
is rather shorter, and more strongly rounded at the sides, the dark
basal elytral spot is nearly absent, and the whole antenna is some-
times testaceous. I consider it a varietal form of Nos. 1244 and
1245, just intermediate in fact, so that these two may ultimately be
looked upon as one variable and widely-distributed species. The
underside of No. 1244 is like that of E. cheesemani, but the apical
ventral segment is unimpressed.

Length (rost. inch), i^-ii lines ; breadth, ^.

Mount Egmont.

1741- E. difformipes, n.s. Sub-oblong, moderately convex,
variegate.

Eostrum longer than head and thorax, slender, arched, parallel,
rufo-fuscous, striate-punctate, its base with elongate yellow scales.
Antennce long and slender, scape fulvescent, funiculus fuscous and
bearing grey hairs, first joint long and stout, 2-6 decrease in length,
all longer than broad, second slender and about equal to the first in
length ; club elongate, oblong-oval, tri-articulate. Prothorax trans-
verse, abruptly narrowed in front, its sides rounded ; rather closely
punctured, interstices finely sculptured ; clothed with longish yellow
hairs, obscure-testaceous, with elongate smoky marks. Elytra
oblong, much broader at base than at thorax, from thence gradually
narrowed ; striate-punctate, interstices not distinctly punctured ;
they are clothed with slender and coarse yellowish hairs, most of
the disc is of the same colour as the thorax, but the sides and apices
are dark-brown, very slightly tinged with green. Legs of a pale
variegate-fuscous hue, long and stout ; two front pairs of thighs
simple, posterior angulated, but not distinctly toothed below; anterior
tibia nearly straight, intermediate ilexuose, hind pair a good deal

OF NEW ZEALAND, §^5

arcuated ; tarsi stout, their claivs strongly appendiculate. Underside
greenish-brown, with short hairs.

$ . Body shorter, rostrum still more slender and elongate (^ line
long), femora unarmed, tibiae a little bent, darker in colour, mostly
infuscate, antennae implanted medially.

The arched posterior tibise renders its identification easy.

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

Taken near Ho wick.

1742. E. nesobius, n.s. Oblong-oval, moderately convex,
shghtly shining, closely covered with pale-yellow scale-like hairs,
finer on the thorax ; testaceous ; the scutellar region, sometimes the
suture, two sub-apical spots, and a smaller median one at the side
of each elytron, fuscous ; antennae fulvescent, club a little darker.

Bostrum parallel, arched, longer than thorax, not very slender,
punctate and indistinctly grooved. Antennce. elongate, inserted
before the middle, club ovate. Eyes moderately prominent. Thorax
broader than long, contracted anteriorly, widest at the middle, nearly
straight behind ; neither closely nor coarsely punctured. Scutellum
small. Elytra oblong, broader than thorax, distinctly striate-punc-
tate, interstices rather narrow. Legs stout, front thighs widely
' notched near the end, the hind pair angulated and sub-dentate
below ; tibige flexuose. Underside sparsely clothed with pale hairs,
with moderate and not deep punctures ; prosternum testaceous, the
rest of the breast and the two basal segments of abdomen dark-
brown, the other segments paler. The dark spots on the wing-cases
are not constant.

Difficult to distinguish satisfactorily by description alone from
No. 1244 and its immediate allies.

Length (rost. inch), if lines; breadth, |.

Taken off the native broom on Mokohinau Island, by Mr. P.
Stewart- Sandager.

Dorytomus (p- 453)-

1743- D. aciphyllse, n.s. Elongate, sub-ovate, slightly con-
vex, sparingly clothed with slender, greyish hairs ; variegated,
thorax infuscate, its disc pitchy ; beak and antennae infuscate-red,
club dark ; legs testaceous-brown, thighs sometmies darker ; elytra
testaceous, but with a large lobate basal spot and the greater portion
of the sides fusco-rufous.

Rostrum elongate, parallel, slender, arched, its punctation
almost in rows. Antennce elongate, inserted near apex. Thorax
transverse, rounded laterally, nearly straight behind the middle,
moderately punctured. Scutellum blackish. Elytra ovate, con-
siderably narrowed apically ; strongly striate-punctate, striae dis-
tinct, interstices minutely punctured ; each with two very slight
indefinite sub-transversal elevations (one near the middle, the other
sub-apical) : these cause the post-median space to appear depressed.
Femora stout, anterior simple, the two hind pairs notched near the
extremity and sub-dentate below.

966 COLEOPTERA

$ . Eostrum very elongate (| line long), quite parallel,
arched, finely sculptured, anten::ae inserted just before the middle,
all the thighs unarmed.

Closely related to D. trilohus, the beak more slender and elongate
in both sexes, and the elytra, instead of being nearly oblong, are
broadest near the middle and much narrowed behind ; in the male
the thighs are decidedly more slender and less dentate, and the eyes
are not so prominent.

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

Taken off the inflorescence of AciphyllcB on Mount Egmont ;
elevation about 3,000ft.

Eugnomus (p- 458)-

1744. E. monachuSj n.s. Black, bearing fine black and grey
hairs ; a linear space on the middle of the thorax, and nearly the
whole disc of the elytra covered with elongate, depressed, grey
scales ; legs and antennae blackish, the scape occasionally cas-
taneous. Underside black, more or less punctate, with grey hairs.

Differs from E. interstitiaUs in having the hind-body longer, and,
consequently, of more oblong contour. The eyes, though prominent,
are more widely separated. The rostrum is rather narrower at the
base and more expanded apically. The head and tJiorax are as
coarsely but more closely punctured. The striae of the elytra seem
very much finer. The femora are quite normal in structure, the
tibics are flexuose, and the two hind pairs are a little produced
inwardly at the extremity.

Length (rost. incl.), 2-2^^ lines; breadth, |-f.

Mount Egmont : elevation i^oooft. It frequents the flowers of
the Towai (Weinmannia raceniosa).

Group-CRYPTORHYNCHID^.

Acalles (p. 488).

1745- A. floricola, '>i-s. Sub-ovate, convex ; densely covered
with yellowish-grey depressed and erect scales, intermingled here
and there vnth fuscous ones ; body pitchy-red or piceous, beak red,
antennse and tarsi fulvous.

Rostrum as long as thorax, slightly arched, almost parallel,
shining, its sides more or less obviously grooved and punctured.
AntenncB medially inserted, scape shorter than funiculus, basal joint
of the latter rather long, second elongate but much shorter and
more slender than first ; club well limited, ovate. Thorax much
contracted in front, coarsely and closely punctured. No scutellum.
Elytra oviform, coarsely striate-punctate, their sides blackish. Legs
robust, tarsi stout, third joint distinctly lobate and expanded.
Underside pitchy-red ; metasternum short, coarsely and very
rugosely punctured ; the two basal segments large, the suture be-
tween them indistinct and much arcuated, the first more coarsely
punctated than the second, third and fourth short, with deep
sutures.

OF NEW ZEALAND. 967

The insect is usually covered with sappy matter concealing the
colour and sculpture.

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

Taken from a Mesembryanthemum on Mokohinau Island by Mr.
P. Stewart- Sandager.

Agacalles.

Nov. gen.

Bostrum as long as thorax, slightly and gradually expanded
apically, a little arched ; its scrobes deep, extending from the
middle to the eyes: these latter depressed. AntenyicB moderate;
scape short, flexuose, thickened towards the end; funiculus
7-articulate, the two basal joints elongate ; club large, ovate.
Thorax oviform, without ocular lobes, but with its apex obtusely
projecting over the head, base sub-truncate. Scutelhim invisible.
Elytra cordiform. Legs long, femora not much inflated but widely
excised near the extremity, each with an obvious tooth underneath ;
tihice somewhat sinuous, with distinct apical hooks ; tarsi rather
narrow, pilose below, basal joint elongate, second short, third
broadest, deeply lobed. Pectoral canal profound, extending half-
way through the mesosternuin ; mctasternum very short, truncate
between the coxae. Abdomen elongate, its basal segment twice the
length of the metasternum, second shorter, third and fourth very
short, fifth inflexed. Epipleurce linear. Body rather elongate, con-
tracted medially, not crested.

Whilst exhibiting the characters of Acalles (having the facies of
an elongated Acalles hystriculus), it departs therefrom by the dentate
thighs. It is quite dissimilar to such forms as Grisius, Tychanus,
and Sympedms.

1746. A. formOSUS, w.s. Elongate, medially narrowed, mode-
rately convex ; blackish, tarsi and antennas fulvous, snout rufo-
piceous ; clothing variegate, chiefly depressed, hair-like, red scales,
some greyish ones often form three small spots on the base of the
thorax, and a more or less evident oblique fascia (broadly bordered
outside with black) near the hind thigh ; there are lateral patches
pitchy, and the posterior squamosity is usually fulvous ; there are
also numerous dusky, erect, hair-like setse.

Bostrum striate-punctate, its basal part covered with greyish
scales. AntenncB implanted behind the middle ; scape much shorter
than the funicle, the two basal joints of which are of almost equal
length, but the second is much more slender than the first, third
and fourth a little longer than broad, the following three sub-
quadrate. Thorax widest at the middle, oviform, coarsely punctured.
Elytra elongate-cordate, slightly broader at base than the thorax,
attenuated beliind ; coarsely striate-punctate, posterior sculpture
less easily seen. Underside blackish, coarsely and closely punctured,
bearing slender yellow scales, third and fourth abdominal segments
with one row of punctures, fifth clothed with hairs instead of
scales.

COLEOPTERA

■ Length (rost. incl.), if lines ; breadth, f.
Found on the ground amongst decaying leaves, near Howick. ■

Scelodoiichus (p. 495)-

1747. S. altuillS, 'i-s- Sub-opaque, piceous, antennas and tarsi
fulvescent ; clothing variegate, intermingled with elongate erect setse ;
body rather narrow and very convex, the hind-body particularly.

Bostrum as long as thorax, a little expanded near its apex, its
frontal portion with a few fine punctures, the basal squamose and
more or less punctate-striate. Thorax about as long as broad, much
narrowed and depressed towards the front, which covers the head ;
down the middle there is a fine carina, it is moderately closely
but not coarsely punctured, and bears long, depressed, fulvous
scales. Elytra more elevated than thorax, widest before the middle,
evenly covered with minute depressed, pale-brassy scales ; there are
no striaB, and but very few punctures can be detected, so that their
surface seems smooth. Legs moderately long and stout, fuscous ;
tibiae reddish. Underside blackish and opaque.

The hind-body is shorter and more convex than is the case in the
typical forms. In this genus the squamosity is easily rubbed off, so
that in most examples the most elevated portion of the elytra is
bald.

Length (rost. excL), i^ lines; breadth, f.

Found on Mokoliinau Island, by INlr. Sandager.

Group-COSSONIDiE .

Pentarthrum (p. 508).

1748. P. COmatum, "-s- Elongate, slightly convex, pilose,
ferruginous, a httle glossy.

Bostrum stout, rather shorter than thorax, its apical portion a
. Httle broader than the basal and less coarsely puncturecl, interstices
-finely sculptured. AntenncB proceeding from before the middle,
stout ; scape gradually thickened ; first joint of fuiaiculus stout),
second longer than third and but little dilated at its extremity,
fifth shorter but broader than fourth ; club well limited, ovate.
Eyes well developed. Occiput not contracted nor quite smooth.
Thorax longer than broad, well rounded behind the middle, a good
deal narrowed and slightly constricted in front ; with a fovea-like
frontal impression, disc a little convex, moderately finely and dis-
tantly punctured, clothed with inconspicuous slender grey hairs,
but on the sides with coarser yellow hairs. Scutellum small,
shining. Elytra elongate, truncate at base, nearly parallel as far as
the hind legs ; broadly impressed before the middle, striate-punctate,
interstices appearing rugose, clothed with fine yellow hairs. Legs
elongate but stout, pubescent ; tibiae of neaidy equal thickness, their
inner apical process distinct, their external hooks small ; tarsi
rather large, third joint much expanded and strongly lobed. Under-
side mio-casStsineows, with fine yellow hairs; metasternum with a
linear impression not reaching the base ; first abdominal segment
broadly impressed ; moderately closely punctated.

OF NEW ZEALAND. 969

P. sharjnamim is its nearest ally, but in this species the snout is
more cylindric and distinctly punctate ; the second antennal joint is
less expanded apically, and the club is shorter and broader; the
sides of the thorax are more strongly rounded, more narrowed in
front, and the disc is more convex ; the legs are longer and less
robust, the tibiae differ, and the tarsi are more expanded, &c.

c? . Length, nearly if lines ; breadth, f .

Found near Howick.

1749- P. morosuni, n-s. Fusiform, sub-depressed, sparsely
clothed with excessively minute grey hairs ; shining, pitchy-black ;
base of scape, and the funiculus, rufo-piceous.

Bostrum arched, qaite as long as thorax, parallel, finely and not
closely punctured, more closely behind. Eyes moderately prominent.
AntenncB medially implanted ; scape short, flexuous, not much
thickened ; second joint of funiculus longer than third, the others
transverse ; club elongate, oval. FrotJiorax but little longer than
broad, slightly constricted and considerably narrowed in front,
rounded laterally ; not depressed, moderately finely, distinctly, and
rather closely punctured. Scutellum smooth. Elytra rather
broader than thorax, sub-parallel, feebly bi-arcuate at base, mode-
rately striate-punctate, interstices finely punctured and wrinkled.
Legs long, femora inflated, tibiae bent, the inner apex acutely pro-
duced, hooks moderately developed, third tarsal joint lobed but not
much widened.

There is only one near ally, P. longirostre. Tliis species is,
however, rather less convex, the thorax is more curved behind the
middle, rostrum still longer, &c.

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

I found one near Howick last summer (1884), and, curiously
enough, I got another on Mount Egmont two months afterwards.

Rhinanisus (p- 805).

1750. R. sagaXj «-s. Elongate, sub-depressed, bearing silky
yellow hairs, those on the thorax coarser than the others ; a little
nitid, ferruginous.

Bostrum shorter than thorax, narrower behind than in front,
finely and distantly punctated on its anterior portion, more coarsely
on the posterior. AntenncB stout, springing from before the middle ;
scape a good deal thickened apically ; second joint of funiculus a little
longer than third, the others slightly transverse ; club ovate, well
defined. Eyes moderate. Head smooth behind the eyes. Prothorax
longer than broad, rounded laterally, much narrowed and constricted
in front ; very indistinctly impressed longitudinally, rather finely
and distantly punctured, its raised apical portion nearly smooth.
Scutellum impunctate. Elytra elongate, parallel, broader than
thorax, base truncate ; nearly plane above, striate-punctate, striae
feeble, interstices very finely and remotely punctured. Legs rather
long, thighs but little swollen, tibiae sub-linear, the inner process
distinct, hooks small, third tarsal joint lobate but not large.

Larger than B. parvicornis ; the antennal club much larger ;
15 — PT. iv.

970 COLEOPTERA

thorax more rounded at the sides, and, therefore, of a different out-
hne, and more deeply constricted in front, so as to be more Hke that
of Eucossonus setiger ; hind-body more elongate ; legs and rostrum
longer, &c.

Length, i^ lines ; breadth, quite J.

Found near Mount Egniont.

Agastegnus (p- 805).

1751. A. femoralis, '^-s. Sub-depressed-, moderately elongate,
clothed with yellow hairs, those on the sides of the thorax brighter
and longer than those on the elytra; a little shining, ferruginous,
elytra suffused with brown, antennae and tarsi fulvous.

Bostrum rather shorter than thorax, very gradually and not
greatly thickened, very finely and rather distantly punctured. Head
nearly smooth behind. Anteiince long and stout ; scape considerably
bent ; second joint of funiculus twice as long as third. Thorax
much narrowed and constricted in front, rather finely and distantly
punctured, obsoletely impressed longitudinally. Elytra slightly bi-
impressed, moderately striated but with distinct punctures, inter-
stices rugose, third elevated posteriorly and uniting with the external
one. Legs elongate, thighs a good deal inflated, so as to appear as
if notched at the end, third tarsal joint (anterior) moderately dilated
and bearing long slender hairs.

The swollen femora and unicolorous antennae will lead to its
recognition.

$ . Length, i^ lines ; breadth, nearly f .

Discovered at Mount Egniont,

1752. A. sericatus, "-s- Castaneo-rufous, legs infuscate, beak
and antennae red, club blackish ; not glossy, rather densely clothed
with very elongate, slender, silky, yellow hairs.

In shape and sculpture almost exactly like A. ruficollis ; rather
larger, thoracic disc depressed, elytra bi-impressed, the suture and
third elytral interstices raised behind, wdth a slight gap between
their apices, posterior tibiaj armed with a short spine at inner ex-
tremity. The clothing and coloration are unlike, the silky hairs
on the wing-cases being quite as long as those on the thorax, the
rostrum is longer, and the antennae are decidedly longer and stouter.

^ . Length, i-| lines ; breadth, quite ^.

Found near Howick.

Glyphorhamphus .

Nov. gen.

Bostrum stout, shorter than thorax, parallel, quite perpendicular
in front, the summit of the declivity concave ; scrobes very broad,
lateral. Head rather broader than beak, broad and smooth behind
the eyes. Eyes moderately prominent, lateral, distinctly facetted.
Antennae inserted close to apex, rather long but uncommonly thick ;
scape flexuose, very much incrassated for half its length ; funiculus
5-articulate, first joint large, second nearly as long but more slender,

OF NEW ZEALAND. 97I ,

twice the length of the following one, joints 3-5 transverse ; club
well defined, oval, densely pubescent. Thorax a little longer than
broad, much narrowed and constricted in front but broad and well
rounded behind the middle, base truncate. SmitcUum distinct,
quadrangular. Elytra as wide as middle of thorax, parallel. Lega
long and robust ; femora swollen and angulated below ; tihicB
somewhat expanded towards the extremity, where they are inwardly
armed with a spiniform process, their hooks small ; tarsi moderate,
pubescent, their penultimate joint expanded and bilobed.

There is no approximate form amongst the Pentarthridw. The
body is like that of Macroscy talus, the rostrum is thick vertically,
and the scape is disproportionately incrassate.

1753- G. rarus, ^'-s. Sub-depressed, moderately elongate;
shining, pitchy-red, antennae fulvous ; clothed with yellow and fine
greyish hairs, these latter on the elytra.

Rostrum minutely and densely sculptured, and with some
punctures which are most conspicuous near the base. Antennce
finely pilose. Head pilose, nearly smooth behind. Thorax rather
longer than broad, much narrowed and constricted anteriorly,
broadest, and strongly rounded, behind the middle ; rather finely
and distantly punctured on the disc, obsoletely impressed down the
middle, its apex raised and nearly smooth. Scutellum impunctate.
Elytra parallel-sided, as broad as the widest part of the thorax,
leaving an evident gap between it and the humeral angles ;
bi-impressed transversely, striate-punctate, interstices rugose, the
sutural and third elevated behind and continued round the apex.

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

Taken on Mount Egmont.

Exomesites.

NooJ. geji.

Body robust, yet depressed above. Thorax oblong, abruptly
contracted just at its apex, base strongly bisinuate. Scutellum
minute. Elytra abruptly broader than thorax, base strongly
arcuate, gradually narrowed posteriorly. Bostrum stout, gradually
expanded till reaching the point of antennal insertion — near the
apex — where it is nmch broader ; its scrobes profound, oblique, quite
easily seen from above. Antennce moderately elongate ; scape
gradually incrassated ; funiculus 7-articulate, first and second joints
of nearly equal length; club distinct, ovate. Eyes prominent.
Occiput smooth. Legs long, femora inflated; tibiaB laterally com-
pressed and wide, apical hooks strongly developed, the inner apex
acute ; tarsi elongate and narrow, the penultimate joint but little
broader than second, its apex excavated for the articulation of the
terminal, and disclosing the small true fourth joint at its base ; claws
moderate.

The legs are like those of the typical Pentarthra (P. zealandicum,
for example, but longer) : CoptorliauipMis from Borneo, Lipancylus
from South America, Pachytrogus from Chili, Stercomimetes from,

973 COLfiOPTfiRA

Australia, and the European Mesites are the only cognate forms so
far as the shape of the thorax is concerned. The rostrum is peculiar,
very OtiorhyricMis-like.

1754- E. optimUS, '2-s. Shining, rufo-piceous ; the sides of
the elytral disc infuscate, a broad ante-apical space yellow ; legs
clear yellow, but with the base of the thighs and the knees
brownish ; antennae and tarsi red ; it is clothed with a few minute,
greyish hairs.

Bostrum shorter than thorax, wider before than behind the
antennae, moderately coarsely punctured. Antenna with grey hairs ;
the two basal joints of the funiculus of about equal length, second
more slender than first, the others transverse ; club ovate, densely
pubescent. Head smooth, and not in the least contracted, behind
the eyes. Thorax oblong, scarcely curved laterally, suddenly nar-
rowed at the apex, deeply bisiuuate at base ; uneven yet nearly
plane above, with a longitudinal depression (rather closely and some-
times confluently punctured) on each side of the middle separated
by a narrow smooth line, which, when looked at sideways, appears
like a carina ; the punctation of the rest of its surface irregular,
rather coarse, but on some parts rather distant. Elytra abruptly
broader than thorax at the base, where they are strongly arcuated,
not parallel, but gradually narrowed towards the extremity ; rather
flat above, somewhat impressed near the middle, striate-punctate,
the grooves distinct, but the punctation quite obsolete behind, the
middle portion without striae, interstices smooth, the third, fifth, and
seventh sub-carinate at base.

Length, 2^ lines ; breadth, |.

Detected on the underside of a log at Stratford, near the base of
Mount Egmont.

Pselactus.

Nov. gen.

Body stout, transversely convex. Bostrum parallel ; scrobes
oblique. Eyes oviform, depressed. Antenna implanted medially ;
scape short, much curved, its extremity incrassate ; funiculus longer
than scape, 7-articulate ; club distmct, ovate. Head convex, not
constricted behind. Thorax as long as broad, base and apex trun-
cate, sides obtusely rounded. Scutellum invisible. Elytra rather
short, broader than thorax, oblong, abruj)tly deflexed behind. Legs
moderate, laterally compressed ; tibice nearly straight, their hooks
strongly developed ; tarsi elongate and slender, sparsely pilose below,
basal and apical joints equally elongate, tliird slightly expa,nded and
lobate ; claws small. Anterior coxes prominent and narrowly sepa-
rated, posterior distant. Metasternum not elongate. Epipleura very
narrow. Two basal segments of abdomen large, the suture much
sinuated, third and fourth short, with deep sutures,

A form approaching the Scolytidce, somewhat similar to Inosomus
(No. 1312).

^755- P. punctatus, 'i.s. Robust, transversely convex, shghtly

OF NEW ZEALAND. 973

shining, clothed with fine yellowish hairs ; piceous, somewhat
"brownish, antennae and tarsi rufous.

Bostrmn nearly as long as thorax, stout, parallel, cylindrical,
moderately finely and rugosely punctured. Antennce pubescent,
basal joint of funiculus stout, largest, second rather longer than
broad; the others nearly equal, transverse ; club oblong-oval. Head
short, vertex convex. Thorax about as long as broad, its middle
part widest, sides a little rounded, rather gradually narrowed
anteriorly, moderately coarsely and closely (almost rugosely) punc-
tured. Elytra a little broader than thorax at base, twice its length,
cylindrical, deflexed but not narrowed posteriorly ; striate-punctate,
interstices finely punctured and slightly rugose. Tihice very much
compressed laterally, rugose-punctate. Underside piceous, punctate,
the breast more coarsely than the abdomen ; clothed with slender,
inconspicuous, greyish hairs.

$ . Eostrum cylindric, longer and narrower than that of the
other sex : all the upper surface of the body less coarsely sculptured ;
antenn£E inserted almost behind the middle of the beak.

Length, if lines ; breadth, f .

Found by Messrs. T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., I. Adams, B.A., and
myself, on the underside of logs embedded in the sea-sand, near
New Plymouth.

Group— LAMIID^ .

Xylotoles (p. 592)-

1756. X. angnstulus, n.s. Elongate, narrow, sub-parallel;
coppery-brown, occasionally rufescent, legs and antennas reddish
and unicolorous, pubescent, palpi testaceous, but half of the apical
joint infuscate.

Head impunctate, longitudinally sulcate, with some fine, scattered
yellow hairs. Prothorax cylindric, with a fine basal and frontal
grooves, its disc finely irregularly wrinkled, the space just before the
base with fine transverse wrinkles, the sides with some tawny
pubescence. Scutellmn broadly curvilinearly triangular and pubes-
cent. Elytra no broader than thorax at the base, a little broader
near the middle, attenuated posteriorly, apices prolonged and diver-
gent ; each with three indistinct costge having a row of coarse punc-
tures between them ; these rows do not extend beyond the middle
and are finer and usually duplicated at the base ; they are evenly
but not very densely covered with short, depressed, yellow hairs,
some paler than others, but never forming spots. Underside smooth,
glossy, dark coppery-brown, the sides of the breast and each of the
abdominal segments with a patch of yellow pubescence.

Much narrower than X. rugicollis, differently sculptured, with-
out spots on the elytra, and the thorax longer and not dilated
laterally.

Length, Si~^i lines ; breadth, i^-i^-

Found at the base of Mount Egmont at an elevation of 950 feet.

By Authority: Geobge Didsbubt, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1886.

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