t.'i -0^. m,^^ :C?^' - :^, ^- -^.! i^S^^j^ U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM LIBRARY OF Henry Guernsey Hubbard AND Eugene Amandus Schwarz DONATED IN 1902 ACCESSION NO..\'^..l .^ .tJ:^ NEW ZEALAND COLEOPTEIiA. PART VI, Group-CNEMACANTHID^. Metaglymma (Gen., p. lO). 2323. M. rugipenne, n-s- Pitchy -black, shining ; legs and antennae pitchy-red. This, no doubt, is nearly related to M. monilifer, but the liead is more or less uneven and wrinkled. The eyes are prominent. The mandibles are elongate, and are marked with wrinkles and punctures. The antennce reach the middle of the thorax, the second and third joints are evidently longer than the following ones, and the fine pubescence is almost entirely confined to the four terminal joints, being scanty even there. The thorax is about one-fifth broader than long, is widest near the front, though only very little narrowed for about two-thirds of its length, beyond which the pos- terior contraction is generally rather abrupt ; the basal angles are thick ; the margins are explanate and somewhat rugose, with six or seven setigerous punctures along each side ; the dorsal furrow becomes obsolete near the base and apex, the latter is more feebly incurved than the former ; the basal fossae are large, and the sur- face generally is finely wrinkled. The elytra are slightly narrowed towards the shoulders, the strias are tolerably deep and regular, they touch the base, but become confused or rugose near the apices, the punctures in the grooves are much coarser near the sides than they are near the suture ; the interstices are rugose, so much so in some examples that the punctures in the striae are less apparent than the interstitial rugosities. The external apical prolongation of the anterior tibia; is thick and oblique, that of the intermediate pair is well developed, the posterior pair are only slightly produced. The last segment of the abdomen is transversely wrinkled, and has four setigerous punctures. There are two oblique and one median de- pressions on the prosternal process. Underside glossy. M. tersatum is another nearly-allied species ; it has, however, only four hispid punctures on the labrum, instead of six as in this species. (? . Length, 8 ; breadth, 2f lines. Ashburton, Canterbury. Mr. W. W. Smith has been kind enough to send me three examples which he found under cakes of dry manure near the side of the river. 1322 COLEOPTERA 2324. M, thoracicum, '?-?• Black, moderately shining, legs and antennge pitchy-red. Head not constricted behind, with but few rugosities ; eyes small but very convex, rather distant from thorax. Antenna at- taining the middle of thorax, second joint as long as third, the yellow pubescence very scanty. Thorax about one-seventh broader than long, hardly at all broader in front than it is at the commencement of the rather gradual posterior contraction, hind angles obtuse ; lateral margins rather narrow, apex widely but only slightly arcu- ate-emarginate, middle of base moderately ; basal fossae large ; median groove obsoletely punctured, not touching the basal margin but extending through a distinct apical impression ; its surface without other marks. Elytra oblong, shoulders rounded, rather deeply and regularly punctate-striate, the punctuation coarser near the|sides, apical sculpture not so deep but nearly as regular as that of the disc, interstices smooth. Tihice stout, the front pair with a straight but not acute terminal prolongation, outer extremity of middle pair moderately produced, the posterior only thickened, not prolonged. Underside smooth. Four setigerous punctures at extremity. M. monilifer has broader thoracic margins. The thorax is un- usually narrow in front, being somewhat similar to that of M. rufipes in shape. This species is, however, quite distinct from M. rufipes. ^. Length, 7^; breadth, 2^ lines. Moeraki, Otago. One example, found by Mr. Sandager in his garden. Group— FERONIID-ffi . Trichosternus (Gen., p. 31). 2325. T. smithii, n.s. Glossy, viridi-aeneous, head nigrescent, legs pitchy-black ; tarsi and palpi piceous, these latter paler at the extremity ; underside shining-black. Closely allied to T. sylvius, but differing therefrom in the broader, deeper, and more evidently punctured stria3 of the elytra, which, moreover, have the third, fifth, and seventh interstices wider. The thorax is one-fifth broader than it is long, arcuate-emarginate in front, medially incurved at the base ; the slight lateral sinuation extends to the posterior angle, which is only minutely prominent ; the fore part is convex, but the basal region is depressed between the foveas, the median groove almost touches the apex ; the sides are moderately rounded, the base is quite the width of the apex, and the disc is rather more convex than it is in T. sylvius. The three punctures on the third interstices are well marked, as are also those on the seventh. Female similar, elytral interstices not so convex. The prosternal setai are present. Scutellum striate at base. Terminal ventral segment with four setigerous punctures along the apex in both sexes. Length, 8h ; breadth, 3 lines. OP NEW ZEALAND. 1323 Ashburton. Described from a pair found amongst Phormium tcnax by Mr. W. W. Smith, whose name it bears. 2326. T. hampdenensis, 'i-^'- Shining oeneo-viridis, some- times quite brilhant, underside black tinged witli green, legs and trochanters piceo-rufous, antenna? and palpi more rufescent. This species is nearly related to No. 1687, but is larger and more brilliant, and is distinguishable by the strongly dentiform humeral angles, which in No. 1687 are only very slightly pro- minent. The head is large and almost smooth, the frontal im- pressions are shallow ; the labrum is truncate ; the eyes are pro- minent, with rapidly-contracted orbits. The thorax in width exceeds the length by about one-fourth, it is incurved at the base and apex ; its sides are moderately strongly curved and not deeply sinuated posteriorly, and the hind angles are slightly projecting; the marginal channels are rather deep and broad, more so than in No. 1687 ; its widest part is just before the middle, and the base is quite as broad as the front ; there is a well-marked curvate frontal impression where the distinct dorsal furrow terminates, the basal fossfB are large and the intervening space is somewliat depressed. Elytra very little curved laterally, with fine but distinct punctures in the rather strongly impressed strite ; interstices convex, the alternate ones slightly broader than the others, the third with three, the seventh with five or six, punctures. Legs moderately stout, hind tibiae very slightly twisted. Prosternum with seta at tip. Scutellum striate at base. Last segment with a row of four hispid punctures in each sex. (? . Length, 10^- ; breadth, 3i lines. Hampden, near Moeraki. Found under logs by Mr. Sandager. 2327. T. haplopus, 'i-^- Subohlong, only a little convex, shining, quite black, legs and antennas rufo-piceous, tarsi and palpi reddish. Head of moderate size, nearly smooth, frontal impressions shallow. Thorax one-fourth broader than long, widest near the front, its sides only moderately rounded, sinuously narrowed behind, the basal angles blunt, just rectangular ; the dorsal groove is well marked almost to the apical margin, the curvate frontal im- pression is distinct, the basal fossae are large, and the intervening space is depressed ; there are numerous very faint linear marks across the surface. Elytra nearly twice as long as they are broad, their sides but little curved ; they are not deeply striate, the punctures are very small, the four sutural, on each, are rather wide and unin- terrupted at the apex, but all are more or less feeble at the base ; the interstices nearly plane, the third with three, the seventh with six or seven, setigerous punctures. Lega stout, simple. Larger and flatter than T. liampdenensis, not in the least leneous ; the eyes are not so prominent, the gente are swollen below them ; the sides of the thorax are less rounded, and its base and apex are less incurved ; the elytral sculpture too is different. The 1324: COLEOPTEEA other black species are distinguishable by tolerably well-marked characters. The scutellum striate at base. Humeral angles dentiform and projecting. One setigerous seta near each side of the last abdominal segment. There is only one seta on the tip of the 'prosternum. 3' . Length, 11 ; breadth, 3f lines. Hampden, Otago. Mr. Sandager. Pterostichus. 2328. P. disparalis, ^i-s. Elongate-oblong, subparallel, slightly convex ; shining, black, legs and basal joints of antenna) nigro- piceous, palpi and tarsi pitchy-red. Thorax subquadrate, one-sixth broader than long, the sides only a little narrowed behind the middle, posterior angles rectangular, apex subtruncate, middle of base emarginate ; the dorsal groove well marked and nearly reaching the front ; basal fossae deep, not elongate and narrow as in No. 1149 and its allies, and with a second smaller one near each angle separated from the larger one by a slightly-raised space, the disc with faint transversal impressions. Elytra nearly quite oblong, just a little narrowed towards the moderately dentiform shoulders ; very regularly and rather deeply striate; the striae finely, quite distinctly, but not closely punctured ; interstices slightly convex. Legs remarkably short and stout, hind femora inflated, angulated and dentiform below, the hind tibiae evidently curved. The mandibles and sides of the head are finely wrinkled. This species comes near No. 1148, which, however, is a larger insect. Thorax with two sette on each side. Scutellum deeply striate. Last segment with one hispid puncture near each side. (J . Length, 5^ ; breadth. If lines. Moeraki. One male, sent by Mr. Sandager. Obs.- — A similar form occurs at Taieri, with a rather shorter thorax, which is slightly emarginate in front, and with the elytral strias less regular and not so deep. Female. 2329. P, suteri, n.s. Elongate, not parallel-sided, a little convex ; glossy black ; legs, antennas, and palpi piceo-rufous. TJiorax one-eighth broader than long, the sides moderately rounded, distinctly sinuated behind the middle, so that the basal angles, though really just rectangular, appear to project a little ; the base is as wide as the front ; the apex is feebly, the base evidently, incurved ; the surface exhibits faint striolae, basal fossae large, not distinctly duplicated but somewhat flattened externally, and sepa- rated by a raised but not carinate space from the rather deep and broad marginal channels, median furrow well marked and scarcely at all abbreviated. Elytra elongate-oblong, sinuously narrowed behind, rather deeply and regularly grooved, the striae moderately OF NEW ZEALAND. 1325 punctated, interstices somewhat convex, the third rather broader than the others, and with three or four setigerous punctures. Legs moderate, posterior femora a httle swollen but not angulate. Female, sculpture of elytra less distinct. Thorax with four lateral setae, but in one example the seta on the hind angle is rubbed off. Scutellum striate at base. Humeral angles not distinctly directed outwards, but the basal margin is raised in front, so that the shoulders seem more dentiform than is actually the case. The male with one, the female with two, seti- gerous punctures at each side of the middle of the last ventral segment. g . Length, 8 ; breadth, 2|- lines. Dyer's Pass, Port Hills, Canterbury ; elevation 900ft. One pair, sent by Mr. H. Suter, in whose honour the species is named. 2330. P. sinuellus, '^-s. Shining, black ; tarsi, antennae, and palpi pitchy-red. Somewhat similiar to P. suteri ; the thorax, however, is very different, being one-fifth broader than it is loug, it is widest near the front ; the sides are well rounded, gradually narrowed behind, with a short but well-marked sinuosity close to the base, so that the hind angle is decidedly projecting, the angle in fact seems to be directed forwards as well as outwards ; the middle of the base is emarginate, but each side of it is oblique ; the basal foveas are large but simple, the space between each and the side is almost plicate (obtusely raised), the dorsal channel does not attain the apex, and the undulating discoidal strise are indistinct except near the base. The elytra, though oblong, are more rounded along the sides than they are in P. suteri, the shoulders are slightly dentate, the striae are not apparently punctate, they are not deep, and, moreover, they are, here and there, irregularly interrupted. The legs are mode- rately elongate, the hind thighs are not much incrassate, cer- tainly not dentate underneath. The geiice are somewhat swollen behind and below the eyes. The scutellar striolee are short in both species. The thoracic angles and sinuosities distinguish this from all the other species of the group with four lateral setae. There is one puncture on each side of the middle of the apical segment. The scutellum is striate at base. g . Length, 9 ; breadth, nearly 3 lines. Dyer's Pass. One example, from Mr. Suter. 2331. P. SCulptipes, "-s. Elongate, subparallel, slightly con- vex, moderately shining; black; legs, antennae, and palpi pitchy- black, tips of these last rufescent. Head distinctly and irregularly wrinkled. Thorax subquadrate, hardly any broader than it is long, only slightly curvate laterally, the sides not sinuate behind, about as wide in front as at the base, apex widely, the base more strongly incurved, posterior angles rectangular ; its whole surface rather deeply wrinkled longitudinally 1326 COLEOPTEEA in front and behind ; dorsal groove broad and deep, barely touching the basal margin ; basal fossie large, placed nearer the sides than the middle, and with an indistinct smaller impression beyond. Elytra strongly sinuously contracted behind, apices broadly rounded, the sides a little narrowed towards the base ; each elytron with eight series of elongate impressions, the external marginal, these impressions irregular, and, more or less, united longitudinally by slender, linear, interrupted striae, the sculpture more indefinite behind ; interstices slightly uneven and feebly wrinkled. Femora and trochanters deeply rugose ; the sternum finely wrinkled ; hind thighs inflated, but not angulate below. Thorax with five or six lateral sette, its side-margins thick and subcrenate. Humeral angles obviously dentiform. Terminal seg- ment of the abdomen strongly sinuate at each side, obliquely trun- cate towards the middle, with three hispid punctures at each side of the middle. P. irregularis is the only near ally. 2 . Length, 9 ; breadth, 3 lines. Hast well, Napier. One, found by Mr. H. Suter. 2332. P. edax, 'li-s. Brilliant, black, tarsi and antennte nigro-piceous, palpi paler. Head with uneven, obsoletely-punctured frontal impressions. Eyes prominent. TJiorax one-seventh broader than long, apex sub- truncate ; its sides moderately regularly rounded, but with a slight, though not short or abrupt, sinuation towards the rectangular pos- terior angles, the base and apex of nearly equal width ; the surface somewhat convex and uneven, with shallow transversal striae, a curved frontal impression, and a fovea-like one near each anterior angle ; dorsal furrow barely reaching the apical margin ; basal fovea large, situated midw^ay between the middle and the sides, sub- punctate or rugose, each with a narrow elongate one beyond, sepa- rated from the lateral margin by a raised space ; base incurved medially. Elytra oblong, the sides slightly curved and narrowed towards the moderately dentiform shoulders, strongly sinuate apically ; finely irregularly striate, the punctuation fine but distinct, the sculpture ill-defined behind, the surface there uneven; interstices impunctate, slightly convex, the second narrowed near the middle with a corresponding enlargement of the first and third, the sixth more or less catenulate, the seventh a little more elevated towards the base than the others are ; the sutural strite become obsolete near the base and bend outwards, so that the second interstices are much narrowed there ; the other striae converge by pairs, and become indistinct, towards the base ; the scutellar striolie are represented by punctures. Legs simple ; hind thighs not much inflated, not angu- late below. This is a rather distinct species, so far as I can judge by the example before me. Scutellum smooth where visible. Thorax with two settc on each side, one at the hind angle, the other before the middle but duplicate OF NEW ZEALAND. 1327 on one side. There is one setigerous puncture on either side of the middle of the last abdominal segment. 3 . Length, 6|- ; breadth, 2-| lines. Dusky Bay, Otago. One specimen. Group-ANISODACTYLID^. Zabronothus. Nov. gen. Body nearly oblong -oval. Mcntam with a distinct, simple median tooth. Palpi elongate and slender, with acuminate terminal joints ; second articulation of the labial strongly bisetose, longer than the third. Eyes not at all prominent. Front tarsi of the male with the three basal joints dilated, the second and third cordiform, their soles with squamae and some long hairs ; these three joints moderately, but not acutely, prolonged at the inner extremity : intermediate tarsi simple. Tibice not asperate, the front pair armed with a robust calcar ; the posterior strongly arcuate in both sexes, somewhat dilated apically, with two long spurs. There are two orbital setce, two very long ones on the forehead, and six on the large truncate labrum. Mandibles stout, obtusely dentate medially. TJiorax transversely subquadrate, finely marginated, resting on the elytral base ; it bears one seta on each side near the middle. Scutellum large, simple. Elytra broader than thorax, with marginal puuctiform impressions, their strise sharply defined ; they are narrowed but only feebly sinuated pos- teriorly. Epipleurce with carinate outer and inner margins, these converge behind, without a distinct oblique groove. The antenncB extend backwards beyond the base of the thorax, their three basal joints are glabrous, the third about equals the fourth in length. There are two setae near the middle of the four basal segments of the abdomen. The genus may be located in the AnisodactylidcB at present. It agrees in some respects with Zolus, as regards the structure of the sternum for instance. 2333. Z. StriatuluS, ^^-s. Nigro-piceous, slightly nitid ; legs, antennae, palpi, labrum, and mandibles pitchy-red, tarsi red; body moderately convex, not broad. Head about half the width of the thorax, without well-marked impressions. Thorax one-fifth broader than long, widest near the middle, about as much narrowed in front as it is behind, moderately rounded laterally, very slightly sinuated towards the rectangular but not at all prominent posterior angles, side margins narrow, apex subtruncate, base medially emargmate ; dorsal groove rather tine, not attaining the apex ; basal foveas elongate and sulciform but quite indistinct, placed between the middle and the sides, the discoidal sculpture obsolete. Elytra tinely margined, humeral angles only slightly dentiform, their sides moderately rounded ; they have tine, 23 — PTS. v., VI. 132S COLEOPTERA regular, impunctate striae, which barely touch the base ; interstices simple, not convex, without apical plicae. Legs moderately elon- gate, tibiae with short setae ; middle and hind tarsi feebly furrowed above. Length, 4 ; breadth. If lines. Dyer's Pass, Canterbury. I am indebted to Mr. Suter for two males and one female. 2431. Z. rufipes, ns- Black, shining ; legs, antennae, labrum, and palpi ferruginous. Eather smaller than the typical species ; the head with two obvious, transversal, interantennal impressions ; eyes more, almost quite, prominent ; the thorax more quadrate ; the sides slightly and gradually narrowed, but not sinuate, behind the middle, posterior angles rectangular but not acute, basal impressions narrow and elongate, quite distinct ; elytra subovate, more sharply striate, J . Length, 3f ; breadth. If lines. Mr. G. Y. Hudson sent me a specimen, mounted on cardboard, some time ago. I do not know where he found it. Group-HYDROPORID-ffi. (Bidessini.) Hmd coxa soldered completely to the ventral segments, so that the undersurface of the body from the front of the metasternum to the hindmargin of the third ventral segment consists of one rigid piece. This character distinguishes the group from all other beetles. The posterior articular cavities are not contiguoits, and are not protected by the coxal processes ; they open directly on the under- surface of the coxae, and are separated from one another by the coxal processes, which are completely adpressed to the level of the ventral segments. The hind coxae are always large, with greatly-arched anterior border. This development of the coxse is sometimes extreme. In HuxeUiijdriis the prosternum is less reduced than in any of the other genera. In Bidessus and Huxelhydrus the slender hind tibiae are a little bent near the base, and become a little thicker towards the apex. Bidessus. {Sharp ; Aquatic Colcop., p. 344.) Prosterncd process longer than broad, parallel-sided, but with a more or less acute extremity, which attains the metasternum ; inter- coxal process of metasternum not attaining the mesosternal fork, so that when the prothorax is taken away it may be seen that the middle coxae touch one another ; posterior tihice with the basal por- tion much more slender than the apical one. Coxal Lines longer than prosternal process. Hind coxae longer than broad, under- OP NEW ZEALAND. 1329 surface with but little coarse punctuation ; apex of elytra but little acuminate. Elytra with a basal plica, which is continued on to the base of the thorax either as a short punctiform impression or as a distinct line. Wing-cases destitute of a distinct sutural stria. 2334. B. impressuSj '^-s- {Sharp ; Aquatic Coleop., p. 360.) Oblongo-ovalis, lajvigatus, pernitidus, testaceus, subtus nigricans, elytris fusco-testaceis ; his crebre distincte punctatis, punctis versus latera apicemque obsoletioribus ; prothoracis lateribus fere paral- lelis ; antennis (praesertim m femina) crassiusculis. Long., 3mm. ; lat., vix li^mm. The male has the front and middle tarsi moderately dilated, and the antennae longer and more slender than in the female. Hab. New Zealand. 2335. B. plicatUS, "-s- (SJuirp ; Aquatic Colcop., p. 360.) Oblongo-ovalis, Itevigatus, nitidus, castaneo-testaceus ; elytris sat crebre et fortiter punctatis, punctis lateribus et apice subtilioribus ; prothoracis lateribus subparallelis. Long., c? 2imm., ? 2imm. ; lat., l^mm. Closely allied to B. iiupressus, but smaller and more pallid, and with the antennae of the female considerably more slender. The male has the front and middle tccrsi a good deal more di- lated, and the elytra are more elongate ; the breast and abdomen are black. In the female the elytra are short, and not so joarallel- sided ; the colour of the breast and ventral segments is more or less infuscate-testaceous, and the antennae are rather shorter than they are in the male, but not stouter. The specimens sent by Mr. Lawson from Auckland are females, and are slightly larger and more distinctly punctured than those sent by Captain Broun. The specimens from the Southern Island also depart considerably from the type in some of the details, and possibly there may prove to be more than one species. Nortli Island, Captain T. Broun and Mr. Lawson ; Christchurch, Wakefield ; Otago, Professor Hutton. 2336. B. huttoni, '^-s- [Sharp ; Aquatic Colcop., p. 361.) Oblongo-ovalis, supra testaceus, subtus nigricans ; elytris versus suturam vix fortiter punctatis ; prothoracis lateribus subparallelis. Long., 3mm. ; lat., l|^ram. The male is moderately shining on the wing-cases, and has the front and middle tarsi but little dilated. The female has the upper surface dull, and the elytra rather shorter and broader than in the male, and its antennas are stouter. Although very similar to B. pUcatus, the two species are easily distinguished when the corresponding sexes are compared ; the male of B. huttoni has the anterior and particularly the middle tarsi almost without dilatation, and can thus be distinguished from the corresponding sex of B. ylicatus ; while the female of B. huttoni is readily recognised by its dull upper surface and incrassate antennae. Otago. A pair sent by Professor Hutton in 1877. 1330 COLEOPTEBA Antiporus. Nov. gen. (Sharp; Aquatic Coleop., p. 410.) Posterior portion of epipleura comparatively broad ; hind tibia punctured on the infero-external aspect ; the true fourth joint of front tarsus is scarcely visible. The mcsosternal fork is not con- nected with the intercoxal process of the metasternuni. Eight species form this aggregate ; the individuals are in colour a mixture of black and yellow, in a rather indefinite and variable manner : the form is oblong-oval, moderately convex beneath ; the surface is densely and evenly punctured both on the upper and under sides, and is not shining, and bears an excessively minute, scarcely visible pubescence. The eyes are convex and prominent ; the portion of the lieacl in front of them is very short, its front edge is variable in form but does not possess a raised margin. The an- terior tibics are slender, and their tarsi usually have the joints elongate, and narrow at the base, the third being deeply bilobed, the real fourth jomt not visible ; the terminal (apparent fourth) joint elongate, and inserted near the base of the third joint. The pos- terior portion of the cjjij;Ze«rff is rather broad ; there is no definite genicular area, the epipleura being punctured up to the point where it becomes contiguous with the prothorax : on the inner face of the wing-case there exists a well-marked ridge ; this is not developed into any distinct ligula near the apex, although there is a short more or less distinct prominence on the ridge at the point where the ligula exists in some other genera. The hind coxce have a very con- siderable anterior extension, as in most species of Ccelambus. The terminal portions of the coxal lines are parallel, not turned out- wards ; the hind legs are slender, and their tibite are punctate externally. The external sexual disparities are nearly confined to the legs; the males are usually in this respect remarkable. The species of this aggregate, in form and sculpture, and even in colour, approximate to the Deronecti of Europe, and, as in that genus, the wing-cases are frequently denticulate at the tip ; the broader hind portio)i of the epipleura separates the aggregate from most of those near it, but approximates it. to Chostonectes, from which it differs by the shape of the front tarsi, which have always an elongate terminal joint, as well as by numerous minor characters, amongst which the fine dense sculpture of the undersurface is con- spicuous. These insects are found only in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. 2337. A. uncifer, n.s. {Sharp ; Aquatic Colcop., p. 411.) Oblongo-ovalis, brevissime pubescens, dense sequaliter sat subtiliter punctatus, subopacus, niger, supra testaceo fuscoque variegatus, antennis pedibusque testaceis ; prothorace elytris angustiore ; cor- pore subtus densissiine tequaliter punctulato, fere opaco. Lony.. 5mm. ; lat., 2ffmm. OF NEW ZEALAND. 1331 The male is larger than the female, and has the front and middle tarsi broadly dilated ; the front ones bear each a single claw, which is abruptly cm-ved, and has a tooth at the extreme base ; the middle tihice are a little curved ; and the hind femora have near the ex- tremity a large angular dilatation, the apex of which is acute and often a little hooked. Though the species is in most respects allied to A. loaJcefieldi (No. 136), yet it differs by the prosternal process being broader and much less compressed towards the extremity. Wellington and Dunedin. Group— DYTISCID^ . Homoeodytes. Nov. gen. {Sharp ; Aquatic Coleop., p. 703.) Co.ral Zmzcs absent ; unguicular cleft broad and rounded at base. Prostermnn indistinctly grooved ; postero-external angle of hind femur acute or spinose. The individuals are of the usual Gyhistcr form, with lateral stripe on the elytra. The coxal lines are completely absent, and by this character the}- depart from all the other Cybistrini ; the struc- ture of the hind claivs and their point of insertion are much the same as in Spencerliydrus ; they differ therefore from Megadytes and Cyhister in this respect ; but the structures of the male tarsi and of the lacinise of the metasternum agree with the two genera just men- tioned. The male tarsi have sexual pubescence on the third joint, but not on the two basal joints ; female with very dense, fine sexual sculpture on the wing-cases. Three species are found in Australia and New Zealand. 2338. H. SCUtellaris. (Sharp; Agnatic Coleop., p. 703.) Ovalis, parum convexus, supra olivaceus, capite anterius protho- raceque ad latera testaceis, elytris vitta marginali posterius parum ai'guta testacea ; subtus testaceus ; pedibus posterioribus piceo-tes- taceis, femoribus angulo posteriori-externo acute subspinoso ; pro- sterno late obsoletissime sulcato. Long., 26mm. ; lat., 14mm. In the male the front tarsi are small, their claics nearly equal and rather short, the palettes of the undersurface are small and oblong, and the pubescent area moderately large ; on the inter- mediate tarsi the basal joints are quite bare, but the third one bears a broad patch of rather long, very dense hairs ; the claws are simple and equal. The female has a dense but rudimentary and obsolete sexual sculpture on the wing-case, consisting of excessively fine, short, and dense, irregular or curved scratches ; these are most distinct at the base, become obsolete before the apex, and also towards the suture and lateral margin. The species varies somewhat in size, and in the colour of the upper surface, which shows sometimes a distinct metallic reflection ; 1332 COLEOPTERA while sometimes tlie scutellum is more or less flavescent. The yellow colour of the undersnrface is sometimes somewhat embrowned in parts, this being perhaps due to decomposition. The spine at the outer angle of the hind femora is sometimes more prolonged and distinct tlian in other cases. The sulcation of the prosternum is peculiar, and seems to be formed by two very obsolete slightly- raised lines, proceeding from each front angle of the middle portion, and extending backwards about as far as the lower part of the coxae. - Australia. Tasmania, and New Zealand. 141. H. hookeri. {SJiarj) ; Aquatic Coleop., p. 104:.) Ovalis, sat convexus, supra niger, capite anterius prothoraceque ad latera testaceis, elytris vitta marginali, posterius angustissima, testacea ; subtus nigro-piceus, pedibus anterioribus testaceis, femoribus in medio piceis, pedibus intermediis piceo-testaceis ; femoribus posteri- oribus angulo posteriori-exteruo acuto, parum producto ; prosterno angusto obsoleteque sulcato. Long., 25mm. ; lat., 13mm. This species is closely allied to H. scutellaris, but is readily distinguished by the colour of the undersnrface ; the groove of the prosternum, though formed in a similar manner to that of H. scutellaris, differs by the lines which bound it becoming more approximate, and also by its being continued along the prosternal process. The sexual characters in male and female are almost identical with those of H. scutellaris. The few specimens I have examined show very little variation. New Zealand. Rhantus. {Sharp; Aquatic Coleop., p. 899.) Side pieces of the fourth and following ventral segments very narrow ; metasternal groove distinct and well defined, and the ter- minal joint of the hind tarsus not longer (or but little longer) than the preceding one. The forty species are distinguished constantly from their allies by the above characters, as well as by two others which are not quite so constant : these are, first, that the i^rothorax has a distinct lateral margin ; and, second, that the swimming legs are rather well developed, the femora having their undersnrface forming a developed lamina towards the extremity. The coloration of the upper surface usually is yellow, with black specks on the wing-cases, but in some species it is entirely black, and in other cases nearly so ; where the wing-cases are nearly but not entirely black it is generally the mar- gins that are pale, and the black colour seems to have been produced by a coalescence of the black specks. The prosternal process is moderate in length, never elongate, nor very short, and neither slender nor broad, always distinctly compressed. The metasternal groove, though not elongate, is perfectly well developed, the middle C0X8D never being so much approximated as to interfere with its OF NEW ZEALAND. 1333 development, and it has therefoie always perfectly distinct sides; the co.val lobes are broad, and the division between them extends far forwards ; the supra-articular border is narrow ; the coxal lines are much separated in front ; the side wings of the metasternum are variable in size, but are never very small. The swimming legs are well developed in some species, but are more slender in others, especially in B. yacificus and other species placed near the com- mencement in this arrangement of the species. The hind tarsi have the joints lobed beneath externally, but to a variable extent ; their claivs are often extremely unequal in length, but this is not con- stantly so, and in R. ixtcifiais they are very nearly equal ; there is no file on the second ventral segment; the penultimate abdominal stigma is small in comparison with what it is in Colymhetes ; the prothoracic side margin is usually quite distinct, but it is very fine ill B. plantar is. The elytra are quite rounded at their apex. The male tarsi are variable; they always bear palettes beneath, which may be very minute or comparatively large ; they are more or less evidently laterally compressed (very httle, however, in B. 2^lo.ntaris) , and the froiit claws are often very elongate, and frequently unequal. The genus as a whole is almost or quite cosmopolitan : B. pulverulosns has a remarkably wide geographical distribution in the Eastern Hemisphere, and islands of the world, but is wanting in the New World. 2339. R, plantaris, "-s- {Sharp; Aquatic Coleop., p. 608.) Ovalis, sat elongatus, angustuius, nitidus, sublffivigatus, subtilissime punctulatus, uullo modo reticulatus, testaceus ; pectore, abdomine, et capite utrinque ad oculos nigris ; elytris nigro-irroratis, punctis seriatis conspicuis, prosterno in medio minus elevato, processu sat elongato, parum compresso ; metasterni lateribus brevibus ; tarsis posterioribus elongatis, unguiculis valde inaequalibus. Long., 10mm. ; lat., 5mm. The male has the front tarsi rather broadly dilated, and not com- pressed, the fourth pint being triangular ; they are clothed beneath with four series of narrow palettes, and on the basal portion with short setaB ; their claws are rather short and stout, and strongly curved, the front one being rather shorter than the hind one ; the middle tarsi are also dilated and clothed like the front feet, their fifth joint is elongate, but the claws are wanting in the only speci- men known. The female is unknown. Dunedin. Castelnau. 2340. R. pulverulosus, Stepli. (Sharp ; Aquatic Coleop., p. 609.) Ovalis, liaud convexus, nitidus, subtus niger, prosterni processu plus minusve dilutiore, antennis pedibusque anterioribus testaceis, pedibus posterioribus piceis, supra testaceus, vertice nigro rufoque variegato, thorace in medio macula transversa fusco-nigra, elytris creberrime nigro-irroratis ; tarsis posterioribus baud elongatis, 1334 COLEOPTEKA articulo quarto infenie hand posterins lobato-producto, unguiculo interno quam externo vix duplo longiore. Long., 12mm. ; lat., 6|-mm. The male has the basal joints of the front and middle tarsi a little incrassate and very compressed, and fm-nished beneath with four rows of narrow elongate palettes ; the marginal hairs are but little developed ; the claws on the front feet are short but unequal, the anterior one is a little the longer, and is swollen at the base and bent at a little distance beyond the swelling, so as to give the appearance of an emargination close to the base ; the hinder one is shorter, and its basal thickening extends iox about half the length of the claw ; the claws of the middle tarsi are longer than those of the front feet, and are rather slender and nearly equal ; the inner one, however, is rather shorter than the other, and is distinctly bisinuate beneath. The Australian specimens are generally larger and in proportion narrower than those from other localities, and often have the front claw on the middle male feet thicker ; these differences, however, are neither important nor constant. Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia, common ; South Japan, China, Java, Assam, Himalaya, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Algeria, Southern and Central Europe, but wanting or extremely rare in Northern Europe. Lancetes. Nov. gen. {Sharp ; Aquatic Goleop., p. 602.) Extremity of elytra sinuate-truncate. Palpi scarcely or not at all emarginate at the apex of the last joint. Coxal processes elongate, deeply divided, and much divergent. Prothorasc margined at the sides. Prosternum thickened along the middle, but not vertical in front ; its process elongate and acuminate, and received into a well- developed cavity on the intercoxal process of the metasternum. Hind coxcB moderately large, but the side wings of the metasternum are also large and not deflexed outside the coxae. The coxal pro- cesses are very peculiar; the coxal lines are not greatly turned out- wards to form the coxal lobes, and at the same time the separation between the two lobes is deep and elongate, so that the processes have a greater extension in the longitudinal direction and a less in the transverse one than is usual, and the base of tlie articulation of the legs IS more imperfectl}' covered and protected. In all the species (except L. nicjriccps) it is easily seen that this middle gap is partly filled up by a growth of the excessively fine margin that in the allied groups borders the inner edge of the coxal processes ; thus along the inner and upper part of this middle separation of the coxal pro- cesses there is seen in L. lanceolatus a sort of broad border marked off by a deep suture. The hind legs are rather elongate and slender, their femora are but little incrassate, and have a series of setigerous j)unctures placed along the middle of their undersurface, somewhat OF XEW ZEALAND. 1335 near their outei' extremity ; their tarsi have the hiurl margins of the joints externally slightly lobed beneath, and are terminated by two claws. The elongated pcdpi, when viewed in one direction, show an evident emargination at their slightly truncate extremity. Three species are from Chili, one from Buenos Ayres,' and one from Australia and New Zealand. 2341. L. lanceolatus. (SJiarj) ; Aquatic Coleop., p. 602.) Ovalis elongatus, aurantiaco-testaceus, vertice late, prothorace anterius et posterius in medio, elytris vittis elongatis nigris ; elytris subtiliter undulatim strigosulis, punctis seriatis conspicuis, apice subtruncatis ; prosterno in medio anterius sub-prominulo, vix rotun- dato. Long., lOfmm. ; lat., 5mm. The male has the basal joints of the front tarsi a good deal dilated and moderately compressed, and furnished beneath with rather long hairs and rows of distinct palettes ; their claws are rather long and unequal, the anterior one being very slender, while the posterior is stouter and thickened from the apex to the base, and near the base has a sharp projecting tooth ; the middle tarsi are incrassate and strongly compressed, and furnished beneath with long hairs and palettes. The apical ventral segment in this sex is deeply strigose on its apical portion, while in the female these striae are quite obsolete. There is also a very slight sexual difference in the sculpture of the elytra, the female being slightly less shining, and having the sculpture near the shoulders forming more or less distinct, obliqtTcly transverse, elongated scratches. Hah. Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand. Group-HYDROPHILID-ffi. Rygmodus (Gen., p. 79). 2342. R. limfoatus, ^^-s- Oblong -oval, shining, head and thorax nearly black, the sides of tjie latter broadly rufescent ; elytra nigro-cyaneous, with red margins ; tibiae red, femora slightly paler. This species is most nearly allied to li. jemoratus. The thorase is nearly twice as broad as it is long, very gradually narrowed towards the point, the sides are broadly explauate, and the punctua- tion is more distinct than it is in B. femoratus. The elytra are like those of that species, rather broad, with rather deep and distinctly punctured strite; the margins, however, are quite red; the interstices have fine numerous punctures. There is no well-marked contrast in coloration between the femora and tibias. The front margin of the head is only indistinctly raised. Length, 3^; breadth, If lines. Boatman's. I found a specimen amongst several examples of B. viodestus which were sent by Mr. A. T. Cavell. 1336 COLEOPTEEA Stygnohydrus. Nov. gen. Body very convex, oval, nearly glabrous above. Antenna; 9-arti- culate, basal joint elongate; second short, subrotundate ; joints 3-5 small and slender, sixth small and very transverse ; club three- jointed, moderately large, its basal joints transverse. Maxillary jKilpi short, the penultimate joint shorter than those next to it. Mcntum plane. Labrum slightly emarginate, separated from the forehead by a rather broad and deep transverse groove. Prosternum concave, scooped out in fact, without a central carina or process. Front coxcB elongate and transverse, almost touching each other. Mesosternum with a perpendicular lamina or process in front, carini- form above, caj^able of projection between the anterior coxae. Metasternum very short, its frontal process extremely narrow and subdepressed ; its hinder portion a little elevated in the middle, triangular, forming an acuminate process which extends about half- way between the nearly contiguous posterior coxae. Epipleurce remarkably narrow throughout. Intermediate coxcc only slightly separated. Femora broad, grooved below, all distantly but dis- tinctly punctata and pubescent underneath. Tibia a little incurved along the inside, with straight terminal spines ; the anterior with apical hooks, and, on the outside, near the extremity, with a spini- form process. Tarsi with yellow setae, the second joint of the posterior rather longer than the first. The abdomen, in the only specimen available, is concealed or retracted under the meta- sternum, but I think I can see a median carina on the basal segment. The type is an interesting little insect which has the appearance of a small Morychus ; the prosternum is not unlike that of a Cyplion : on the whole it is more nearly related to Tormiis than to any other known genus of the Hydrophilidce. 2343. S. nitidus, '>^-s. Glossy, seneo-niger, paler behind ; legs reddish, the tarsi, palpi, and antennae yellowish ; club opaque, fuscous, densely pubescent. Head distinctly but not closely punctured. Thorax large, re- motely and moderately finely punctured. Scutellum triangular, minutely sculptured. Elytra irregularly, rather distantly, and moderately finely punctured on their basal portion ; along the sides, and behind, the punctures become coarser and serial ; the hinder portion exhibits a sutural stria on each, aiid the sculpture near the apex is substriate. Length, If lines ; breadth, ^ line. Boatman's, Westland. Mr. A. T. Cavell detected one individual in a small hole in the underside of a boulder, on the side of a hill. Adolopus (Gen., p. 940). 2344. A. montanus, "•«. Shining, pitchy-black ; the elytral margins, the front of the head, and about half of the thorax, OF NEW ZEALAND. 1337 at the sides, rufescent ; legs red ; antennoe, tarsi, and palpi tes- taceous ; club fuscous, opaque. Agrees almost exactly in most respects with Dr. Sharp's descrip- tion of Adolopns liehusi. The piinchiation of the head, the thorax, and the discoidal portion of the elytra, though close and distinct, cannot be termed coarse ; the serial punctures of the apical part of the elytra almost form strise ; the sutural stri^ are impunctate. Underside nearly black. When compared with .1. alt ill us it will be seen that the raised central portion of the metasternum is much broader, and it is more distinctly punctured and pubescent. The abdominal carina is well developed. The best distinguishing character will become apparent on an examination of the posterior /emo?'^. These are not glabrous, being in reality distantly punctured, and from each puncture there arises a fine, short hair. The pubescent thighs, indeed, may be considered suificient to isolate the species. Length, 1|| lines ; breadth, nearly ^ line. Mount Cook Hermitage. One example, from Mr. Suter. Group -PSELAPHID^. TyruS (Gen., p. 121). 234o. T. crassipes, "-s- Sliining, dark-red, palpi and tarsi yellow ; sparsely clothed with \ev\ short yellowish hairs. Head subovate, not prolonged anterioily, about as large as the thorax, without distinct interocular foveas or punctuation; antennal tubercles contiguous, small, not prominent. Eyes distinctly facetted, rather fiat. Thorax rather longer than broad, convex, oviform, without foveae or impressions, obsoletely and remotely punctured. Elytra about twice the width of the thorax behind, but much nar- rowed towards the base, apices widely incurved and depressed ; sutural striae moderate, more deeply impressed near the base, intra- humeral impressions narrow, their surface more or less distantly punctate. Hind-body rather flat and broad, very Psela,j)Jius -like ; the basal segment medially depressed in front, about as long as the elytra, the following segments short and deflexed. Legs unusually thick, tibite slightly arched externally ; tarsi short and stout, claws small. Antenncs short and stout ; basal joint cylindric and thick ; joints 2-8 differ but little, but gradually decrease ; ninth and tenth transverse, the ninth nearly double the breadth of the eighth ; the eleventh large, oblong-oval. This has the appearance of a Pselaplius. It may be easily identified by the oviform head, robust legs, and short antennal joints. The maxillary palpi, though shorter than those of T. mu- tandus, are very similar in structure. The metasternum is very convex ; there is a depression between the hind coxte ; the pro- 1338 COLEOPTERA minent tubercles which exist in T. armatus are wanting in this species. Length, f ; breadth, quite ^ Hue. Moeraki. One example, from Mr. Sandager. Bryaxis (Gen., p. 124). 2346. B. platynota, '^-s- Shining, red, head and thorax rufo- piceous, tarsi and palpi yellowish-red. Very much like B. inflata and B. sharpi ; at once differentiated from the former by the absence of the curvate thoracic impression, and from the latter by the darker colour, more defiexed hind-body, and the form and sculpture of the head, which is less convex, and not dilated laterally near the eyes ; besides the fovea near each eye there is a depression on the middle in front, and there is also a small round fovea on the vertex. The elytra are distantly punctured. The liincl-hody is broader than the elytra, the three basal segments are about equal, the third is quite deflected, and the fourth is slightly prominent, but not tuberculate, at the middle. AntenncB elongate and pubescent ; second joint one-third shorter than, but as broad as, the cylindrical basal joint ; 3-7 longer than broad, the fifth distinctly longer than the contiguous ones ; eighth abruptly shorter than seventh ; ninth quadrate, shorter but slightly broader than the seventh ; tenth larger than ninth ; eleventh large, ovate, acuminate. ijength, 1 ; breadth, quite f line. Mangawhare, Northern Wairoa. One example, from Mr. G. C. Munro. Group-SCYDM^NID-ffi. Scydmsenus (Gen., p. 144). 2347. S. elongellus, us- Nitid, moderately thickly covered with suberect yellow hairs, those on the head and thorax paler and less conspicuous ; elytra and legs of a paler red than the thorax or head, tarsi fulvescent. Almost quite similar to S. princcps in form and structure ; rather smaller, paler, and with more conspicuous pubescence. Thorax with- out distinct basal impressions, but, like the elytra, with a few fine distant punctures. Legs elongate and moderately stout, claws much bent. Third joint of maxillary palpi long, gradually thickened, thicker than the second, the terminal invisible in my specimen. Antenn(2 elongate, joints 1-7 longer than broad, third shorter than those next to it, eighth a little shorter but stouter than seventh, ninth and tenth twice as broad as the eighth, eleventh ovate. The pygidium is pubescent : this fact, together with the smaller size and paler colour, will enable it to be distinguished from S. edivardsi. Length, 1 ; breadth, nearly f line. Mangawhare, Northern Wairoa. One, found by i\Ir, G. C. Munro. OF NEW ZEALAND. 1339 Phaganophana (Gen., p. 146). 2848. P. OVipenne, "-s- Shiniwj, chestnut-red, the legs and antennae paler, tarsi and palpi yellow ; clothed with conspicuous yellow pubescence. Like P. lanosa, paler, with longer legs ; the thorax more nar- rowed iu front ; the chjtra longer, quite oviform, with humeral plicae, a broad basal depression, and a less obvious one on each elytron before the middle. Tih'ue nearly straight, with rather coarse ciliffi along the inside, particularly tlie intermediate. The penulti- mate joint of the maxillary jj^a/^ji elongate, the terminal aciculate. Eyes small, convex. Carina of mesosternum well developed. Mcta- sterniim convex, with pubescence like that of tlie abdomen. Antcnnce stout, the second joint nearly as large as the first ; the third smaller than the fourth or fifth ; ninth and tenth strongly transverse ; eleventh large, obtusely pointed. Length, nearly 1 ; breadth, |^ line. Moeraki. Received from Mr. Sandager. Group-SILPHID^. Inocatops (Gen., p. 1066, Part V.). 2349. I. nigrescens, n.s. Compact, convex, slightly con- tracted medially, shining, apparently glabrous ; black, antennae reddish, legs infuscate, tarsi yellow. The hodi; seems to be quite impunctate. The Jiead is small and narrow. The thorax is depressed and strongly sinuate at the base ; the posterior angle fits into, or rests against, a shallow impression m front of the somewhat prominent shoulder, the outer margin of which is continued along the side of the elytron, but becomes ob- solete near the hind femur. Elytra estriate, the large scutellar region much depressed. Femora thick, tibiae nearly straight, gradu- ally widened, the outer extremity oblique. Antcnnce with the basal two joints of nearly equal length ; the fourth slightly narrower than the third or fifth, these three of about the same length ; the third, however, is very slightly longer than the fourth ; sixth aiad seventh joints subquadrate ; the eighth very short, but almost as broad as the contiguous ones. The dark colour, bald surface, and broad eiglith antennal joint are distinctive. Length, f ; breadth, nearly i line. Moeraki. One individual, in bad condition, sent by Mr. Sandager. Obs. — From the same source I have two specimens which, though not exactly alike, I think represent the female of Inocatops flectipes ; in both of these the posterior tibias are simple, and the tarsi are moderately slender. Choleva (Gen., p. lol). 2350. C. relata, "•*• Oviform, narrow, opaque, infuscate- black ; the basal two joints of the antennae, the palpi, and the tarsi 1340 COLEOPTEKA reddish ; it is densely clothed with tine, depressed, cinereous pubescence, but on the head, the sides of the thorax, and the base of the elytra the hairs are yellowish and rather coarser. Head finely sculptured. Anteimce rather longer than the head and thorax, moderately stout ; sixth joint nearly one-third shorter than the contiguous ones ; seventh slightly larger than fifth ; eighth very small. TJtorax transversal, base subtruncate, the posterior angles rectangular, not prolonged backwards, the sides only mode- rately curved ; the sculpture fine. Elytra not much narrowed posteriorly, with a sutural stria on each, with fine transversal strigose sculpture. Legs pubescent, middle tibiae curvate, the spurs of the hind pair about two-thirds of the length of the basal tarsal joint ; front tarsi moderately dilated. Female. Tarsi narrow. Underside convex, fuscous, finely sculptured and pubescent ; fifth segment of ahdovicn longer than the fourth, much incurved apically ; sixth very small ; middle of vieso- sternum densely transversely strigose. Narrower than its allies; smaller than C. lugubris, and much less attenuated posteriorly. Length, If lines ; breadth, quite ^ line. Moeraki. Found by Mr. Sandager at his house. Group— TROGOSITID^. Grynoma (Gen., p. 181). 2351. G. varians, "^-s. Suhdcpressed, a little shining, varie- gate ; irregularly clothed with white, and long, slender, erect, fuscous or greyish, hairs. Antenme dark, the basal joint reddish or nearly testaceous. Thorax twice as broad as long, the sides almost regularly curved and explanate, the middle widest, hind angles not acute ; the disc fuscous and subopaque, sides nearly testaceous, the sculpture close but very shallow. Scutellum transverse, opaque. Elytra gradually widened posteriorly, obscure infuscate-red, but with most of the basal region, a strip along the suture extending as far as the middle, an irregular band behind the posterior femora, another just below the top of the hind declivity, and other spots, smoky-brown ; these spots appear to be nude, the whitish pubescence being confined to the paler portions, the lateral margins are like those of the thorax ; the punctures are coarse, but not close as in G. fusca, and more or less irregular, but with a tendency to become serial ; the erect hairs proceed from them ; the surface looks somewhat uneven. Legs fusco-testaceous, the tips of the tarsi darker. This, I think, makes a near approach to Ci. regularis. It is smaller, and the form seems to be diiierent, appearing as if gradually narrowed towards the front ; the erect setae are long, as long as they are in (/. dilula. Length, 2 lines ; breadth, 1 line. Taieri. Mr. S. W. Fulton; one individual. OF NEW ZEALAND. 1341 Obs. — I have a specimen from Mr. Cavell which does not exactly agree with the description of G. rc(jularis, but which I think repre- sents that species. 2352. G. rugOSa, '^-s. Snhparallel, widest behind, variegated brown, the head and thoracic disc darker, margins testaceous ; the antennae (except the paler basal joint), the front legs, and the tarsi fuscous, the middle and hind tibiae testaceous-browni. This species is smaller than G. varians, more parallel and de- pressed, almost entirely without inequalities of surface ; the grey pubescence on the elytra is quite short, not conspicuous, and it is more evenly distributed, the erect hairs are elongate and mostly w'hite ; the punctures on the elytra are coarse but not close, and, when viewc':! from behind, appear to be separated by transverse rugae, when examined sideways they seem to be arranged in almost regular series ; the sculpture of the thorax is close but shallow, the sides are evenly rounded, without well-marked angles. Length, 1|- lines ; breadth, f line. Taieri. Another of Mr. S. W. Fulton's discoveries. The speci- men is unique. Group— COLYDIID^ . Notoulus (Gen., p. 183). 2353. N. facetus, n.s. Oblong, variegate, antennae and tarsi reddish, club slightly infuscate, the body and legs infusctite or red ; clothed with short, sometimes curled, bright fulvous and pallid setae. Head raised and prominent at each side in_front of the eye. Antennce with the basal joint more than half hidden above, second joint thick, third rather longer than fourth and abruptly narrower than the second, fourth and fifth rather longer than broad, 6-8 bead-like, ninth transverse and broader than eighth ; club bi^rticulate, pubescent. The tliorax has four lobes at each side, formed as in No. 1591, the fourth being small and forming the posterior angle ; there are three depressions in front, the external are transverse, the central one is expanded behind but does not reach the base ; there are three near the base, the one in front of the scutellum is small and triangular, and there is a large one on each side near the middle. Elytra with prolonged and divergent apices ; there is a black, interrupted patch on the dorsum behind the posterior femora, and a transverse one just below the top of the hind declivity ; the suture also is blackish, but there are seven or eight spots of yellowish setae on it ; on each elytron at the base, near the middle, there is an elongate elevation which is curved towards the scutellum ; in line with this there are four nodosities, two of which are close together on the summit of the posterior de- clivity, the other two are smaller, the hinder one is on, or just in front of, the middle ; outside these are three rather larger nodosities, also in a row, the last almost touches the terminal two of the inner series, so that there are three contiguous elevations on each wing- 1342 COLEOPTEEA case on top of the apical declivity ; smaller elevations may be seen, there being five or six along the dark marginal space. This species is, undoubtedly, nearly allied to No. 1594. The legs bear fine yellow setas ; basal joints of the tarsi with long slender hairs underneath, the first joint is larger than the second or third, the fourth longer than the preceding three. Length, li lines ; breadth, f line. Moeraki. Sandager ; one. Coxelus (Gen., p. 195). 2354. C. OCUlator, n.s. O/'/on^, medially narrowed ; opaque, rufo-fuscous, sides of elytra usually blackish, the legs and antennse reddish ; clothed (except on the depressed parts) with short yellow scale-like setae. Head with granular sculpture. Antenme shorter than the thorax, basal joint hardly visible from above ; the second slender at the base, but much dilated towards the extremity ; the third about as long as the second, half its breadth, longer than the following ones ; joints 4-8 small ; ninth transverse, only about one-third of the breadth of the tenth ; eleventh rounded. Thorax transverse, a good deal nar- rowed behind, rounded towards the front, where the lateral margins are broadest ; disc convex, sculptured like the head, with an elongate depression before the middle, two smaller ones behind, and one near the scutellum. Ehjtra uneven, subparaliel, scutellar region de- pressed, and with a large depression on each before the middle ; their sculpture indefinite, in one light appearing to consist of series of small elevations, in another of strife or punctures. Legs with slender, erect, yellow setae. Three characters distinguish this species. There is behind each eye a thick patch of sette Avhich projects beyond the eye itself. In front of the summit of the posterior declivity, on the suture, there is a rotundate black mark. The second antennal joint is unusually thick and rather short. Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, ^ line. Moeraki. One specimen, from Mr. Sandager. 2355. C. picicorniSj t^-^- Opaque, piceous, the legs and two basal joints of the antennas obscm-e iniuscate-red ; irregularly clothed with pallid coarse scale-like setae, which are most conspicuous on the elytra ; on the legs the setae are slender, subdepressed, and yellow. Thorax narrowed towards the base, granulate, with indistinct impressions somewhat similar to those in C. oculator. Elytra slightly uneven, with obsolete sculpture, consisting of series of punc- tures or granules. Antennoi short ; second joint a good deal thickened towards the extremity, the first scarcely visible above, the third longer than the following ones, the ninth very small, the tenth thrice the breadth of the ninth, eleventh rounded. Eyes without distinct setae. OP NEW ZEALAND. 1343 A small species, recognisable by the dark antennae and rather feeble superficial sculpture. Length, 1 ; breadth, f line. Moeraki. One, found by Mr. Sandager. 2356. C. graniceps, "-s. Fuscous or piceous ; the legs, the front of the head and thorax, and the anteunte obscure-red ; clothed with fuscous and pallid, short, scale- like setas, these latter most congregated near the base and top of hind slope of elytra so as to form patches in some cases ; the setae on the legs are pale-yellow, slender, and mostly erect. Antenna with stout second joint, which is gradually and only slightly thickened apically ; the third longer than fourth. Thorax rather broader than long, gradually narrowed behind, a little rounded towards the front, moderately granulate ; its discoidal im- pressions somewhat similar to those of C. oculator, but more elongate, and not so well marked. Elytra with regular series of small elevations, which appear like punctures when viewed in cer- tain ways, scutellar region depressed, the suture a little raised, and smooth near the middle. Eyes with indistinct setaa. Underside infuscate, more or less granulate, bearing fine pale setcE ; the last ventral segment with a large depression at each side, its seemingly raised portion smooth. The head is very distinctly and regularly granulate. Length, IJ lines ; breadth, nearly h line. Moeraki. I have seen three specimens, all found by Mr. Sandager. Epistranus (Gen., p. 202). 2357. E. optabilis, n-s. Suhohlong, contracted medially, transversely convex ; infuscate-red, tarsi yellowish ; sparmgly clothed with distinct, erect, yellowish, slender set£e. Thorax about as long as broad, strongly rounded laterally ; the somewhat flattened tubercles forming two rows along the middle, but, elsewhere, they are irregularly disposed. Elytra a little nar- rowed towards the base, their sides only moderately curved and studded with prominent tubercles ; the discoidal sculpture consists of series of coarse punctures and small intervening tubercles, from which latter the setae arise, there are some distinct tubercles near the base and smaller ones on the posterior declivity. Tihice curved externally, densely fringed with short setae. Antcnnoi neBxly glabrous ; the nmth joint, though small, is evidently broader than the eighth ; club large and compact, pubescent. The prostermim bears two elevated oblique rows of tubercles which end between the front coxae, the intervening space appears depressed ; the excavation at each side is very large and deep, and is bordered by tubercles ; the antennas, in repose, are directed back- wards through a gap between the raised central piece and the front angles, and are accommodated in the cavity, the club being bent outwards ; the front legs also are received into the excavation, being 24 — PTs. v., VI. 1344 COLEOPTEKA folded and placed over the antennae. The viesosternuvi bears granules. The space between the middle and hind coxje has raised borders, but there is a deep transverse depression just in front. The basal segnaent of the abdomen is much depressed or hollowed at each side ; the sutures between the segments are very deep and large. The epipleurcB are broad at the base, but taper towards the extremity, they are studded with prominent tubercles along the sides as far as the third or fourth segment. The insect is usually covered with pallid and fuscous sappy matter, which conceals the true sculpture. E. parvus is the nearest ally, but in it the thoracic tubercles are pointed, and the setae are more slender, slightly longer, and paler, besides other differences. The middle of the body is much less nar- rowed than is the case in Nos. 362, 363, and 1168. Length, f ; breadth, f line. Moeraki. I am indebted to Mr. Saudager for two examples of this interesting little creature. Lithostygnus (Gen., p. 950). 2358. L. minor, ^^-s. Elonrjatc, subparallel, transversely con- vex, subopaque, nude, pitchy-red or infuscate, antennae and tarsi fulvescent. Head narrowed in front of the small eyes ; these are, nevertheless, quite distinct, and are placed near the back part, which is much contracted behind, so as to form a short neck. Antennce rather slender, the basal joint is large and thick, the second is also stout but much smaller than the first though about thrice the size of the third ; ninth slightly thicker than the eighth, but less than half the bulk of the tenth, which is smaller than the eleventh. Thorax bi'oader than long, its sides much explanate, somewhat rounded near the front, gradually narrowed behind, posterior angles not well developed ; near the front there are two curved abbreviated costse, there are also two small nodules on the middle, and two near the base, so that there appear to be two large discoidal depressions. Elytra curvedly narrowed behind ; each elytron with two costae, the inner slightly bent at both extremities, the outer does not reach the base, but is continued to the apex, where it forms the edge of the dorsum, towards the shoulder the side is more explanate, and, though not costiform, the margin is well defined, the suture is slightly raised ; the interstitial sculpture consists of double series of puncti- form impressions. This species, though very similar to L. costatns, is much narrower, the sides of the thorax are not greatly and almost abruptly con- tracted behind the middle, as is the case in that species, and the tarsi are relatively shorter and stouter. Length, f ; breadth, nearly ^ line. Moeraki. One example from Mr. Sandager, who informs me that Dr. Sharp is of opinion that it belongs to the genus IMelophthalma. This genus {Mclophthalma) I cannot find any description of. The genus LithoatygniLti was described about six years ago. OF NEW ZEALAND. 1345 Group-CUCUJIDiE. Thortus. Nov. gen. Picrotus is nearly related, but differs in some important points. Body convex, oval, elongate. The antennce are eleven-jointed ; the terminal articulations, however, form a three-jointed club, which, owing to the gradual incrassation of the preceding joints, is not at all abruptly marked off; the ninth joint is not twice the bulk of the eighth, but is distinctly smaller than the transverse tenth joint, the terminal being still larger ; the third joint is rather longer than the contiguous ones ; joints 4-8 decrease in length. The thorax is of the same width as the elytra at the base and closely adapted thereto, it is gradually narrowed towards the front ; its side margins are not flattened or thickened, being, in fact, quite fine, and there is no trace of lateral grooves near them ; the middle of the base has a sort of broad depressed plate which overlaps the extreme front of the scutellum ; the posterior angles are not prolonged backwards, being almost rectangular. Scutellum i-iith.evla,vge. The /c(/s and tarsi are longer than they are in Picrotus, and terminate in small claws ; each of the four basal joints of the tarsi is furnished below with a rather elongate bristle. The ventral sutures are not so deep. There is a distinct quadrate depression at the termination of the prosternal process. The etjcs are much smaller, quite minute and inconspicuous. Thorictus is quite different in many respects. 2359. T. OValis, "-s- Elongate-oval, very sparingly clothed with slender pallid hairs; shining, red, sides of thorax piceous, legs fulvous. Head nearly smooth, somewhat flattened above. Thorax about as long as broad, simple, with a few moderately-fine distant punc- tures on each side of the smooth central portion, tlie curved basal plate impunctate. Scutclluiu large, rounded behind. Elytra widest before the middle, gradually narrowed posteriori}-, about twice the length of the thorax ; each with an ill-defined sutural stria and very few distant punctures. Legs stout ; the tibiae thickened towards the extremity, with minute spurs. The antemuc are sparsely pubescent, and are longer than the thorax. Length, f ; breadth, % line. Boatman's, Westland. One example, found by Mr. Cavell. Group-CRYPTOPHAGID^. Cryptophagus (Gen., p. 224). 2360. C. discoideus, "-s. Oblong, moderately convex; the head, thorax, and antennte red, legs fulvescent ; elytra, near the base and apex, infuscate-red, most of the dorsum nearly fulvous ; clothed with yellow hairs, some of which are long and upright. 1346 COLEOPTEKA Head distinctly but not closely punctate. Antenna with fine outstanding liaivs, second joint not so stout as the first ; third longer than the following ones ; joints 4-8 small, bead-like ; club more densely pubescent, its last joint much longer than the tenth. Thorax broader than long, widest near the middle ; its sides a little curved anteriorly, slightly narrowed yet nearly straight behind, with simple margiiis ; posterior angles rectangular, the anterior a little rounded ; base truncate, the punctuation moderately fine but not close ; the surface is depressed towards the hind angles, and there the pubescence is denser than it is elsewhere. Scutellum strongly transverse, minutely punctured. Ehjtra oblong, a little wider than the thorax, more narrowed behind than at the shoulders ; its sculpture like that of the thorax; just behind the middle thighs there is a strongly-curved depression, which, however, is not con- tinued across the suture ; it is of a dark colour. This prettily-marked species may be easily known by the peculiar wing-cases. Length, ^ ; breadth, f (nearly) line. Mangawhare, Northern Wairoa. One example, found by Mr. G. C. Munro. 2361. C. distinctUS, «-s. Bn/uus, dark or pale, legs fulves- cent, antennae reddish ; pubescence pale-yellow^ or greyish, irregu- larly arranged. Head with moderately coarse, shallow punctures, impressed along the middle. Antenna formed like those of G. discoideus, with fine greyish hairs. Tliorax but little' broader than long, rather more narrowed in front than it is behind, its sides nearly straight throughout, basal angles rectangular, lateral margins, apparently, with numerous extremely minute denticles ; there is a large de- pression near the middle, the punctuation is moderately fine but not close, the base is subtruncate and more or less depressed, its pubescence is arranged transversely. Scutelhuu transverse, its sides and apex rounded. Elytra oblong, broader than the thorax, slightly depressed behind the scutellum, their sculpture similar to that of the thorax ; the disposition of the pubescence is peculiar : near the base it lies lengthways, it is curved near the middle, where there is a more scantily clothed space which looks like a fascia, behind this the hairs take a longitudinal direction, rapidly becoming quite inconspicuous, beyond that point the pubescence is arranged transversely, but near the apex it lies longitudinally ; near the suture, behind the middle, the hairs are very short and transverse ; there are two blackish marks behind. The straight-sided thorax, and the remarkable way in which the elytral clothing is disposed, will at once lead to its recognition. Length, 1^ ; breadth, § line. Moeraki. I have but one specimen, sent by Mr. Sandager. Two others that I have seen are paler in colour. Obs. — It is just possible that these two species, as well as Nos. 394, 395, 396, 397, and 400, may ultimately be referred to OP NEW ZEALAND. 1847 Micramhina, a genus, or snb-,genus, whose description I liave been unable to see. Salltius. Kov. gen. Crijjytophagus is a nearly-allied form. The distinguishing cha- racters are as follow : — The antennce are more approximated at the point of insertion, they are longer and stouter, two-thirds the length of the body, and differently formed ; basal joint subpyriform, wholly exposed, third slightly longer and more slender than the second, fourth much smaller than the contiguous ones, bead-like, fifth elongate, nearly as long as the first but more slender, joints 6 and 7 longer than broad, the former the shorter, the latter nearly as long as the fifth, eighth small and moniliform ; club laxly articulated, ninth and tenth joints large, obconical, eleventh broadly oval. Eijes more prominent. The taTsi are, seemingly, heteromerous; their penulti- mate joint has elongate lobes. The anterior coxoi are less widely separated. The irrosternum is transversely convex, and its process projects beyond the coxae. The viesosternnm has a triangular acuminate process. The mctastermtm is short ; it is rounded be- tween the middle coxae, but incurved in front of the hind coxge. The type is No. 399, now Salltius ruficeps. The first joint of the antennae is dark-red and distinctly sculptured. The body is more convex than it is in Cryptopliagus, and the thorax and elytra are differently formed. Group— LATHRIDIID-ffi . Diarthrocera. Nov. gen. Boclji subdepressed, ovate-oblong. Head as broad as the front of the thorax, much narrowed anteriorly. Eyes large, rotundate, distinctly facetted. Autennce inserted at the sides of the head in front of the eyes, biarticulate, basal joint stout, thickened towards the extremity, the second half the size of the first, l^oth with a few fine hairs. Thorax about as long as broad, a good deal narrowed towards the base, its sides rounded, and, apparentlj^ finely denticu- late. Scntelliim transverse. Elytra oblong. Prosternnm simple. Anterior coxa? of moderate size, nearly contiguous ; middle coxae narrowly separated ; the posterior widely distant. Metasternum of moderate length, its frontal process extending halfway between the coxae. Ahclomen composed of six segments, the apical very short, the basal largest:, the mtermediate ones nearly equal to one another. Femora stout, simple. Tihue somewhat arcuate or flexuous, their inner extremity mucronate. Tarsi stout, three-jointed, pubescent underneath, the basal joint much larger than the second and some- what prolonged below, second joint of similar form, third quite as long as the preceding two taken together ; claws distinct. 1348 COLEOPTERA The structure of the aiitennse ditfereiitiates this genus from any other known to me ; their condition is not, I beHeve, the result of accident or mutilation, as they present exactly the same appearance in the two specimens before me. I fail to detect more than three joints in each tarsus ; the two basal are distinctly marked off from the third. Owing to the small size of the insect I have been unable to determine the exact structure of the trophii. The genus, I think, should be located in the Lathridiidse. 2362. D. formic sephila, n.s. Shining, smoky-black, spar- ingly clothed with fine, decumbent, yellowish hairs ; legs fuscous. Head finely and distantly punctured, a little contracted behind the eyes. TJiorux widest near the middle, the lateral margins with some small denticles, its punctuation rather fine and distant on the disc ; near the base, at the middle, there is a large foveiform de- pression. Eli/tra truncate at base, a little wider there than the thorax, their sides slightly rounded ; each elytron has a fine sutural stria, and six or eight series of fine punctures. Underside blackish, sparsely pubescent, indistinctly sculptured, the coxae castaneous. Length, f ; breadth, nearly ^ line. Ashburton. Mr. W. W. Smith kindly sent me two specimens which he discovered in the nests of Tetramoriuin nitidum. A pretty A-phi^s found in the same ants' nest has, I am informed, been named by Mr. Maskell. Group -B YRRHID^ . Morychus (Gen., p. 244). 2363. M. nigralis, '^-s- Convex, broad, oviform, nearly glabrous, bearing only some minute yellowish hairs, which are most easily seen from behind; the legs and first antennal joint red, tarsi and palpi yellow, remaining joints of the antennae fulvescent. Head rather finely but distinctly, though not closely, punctured ; the middle almost smooth ; lahrum only moderately carinate at the base, punctate and pubescent ; eyes moderately convex. Thorax twice as broad as long, narrowed towards the front, the sides nearly straight and finely margined, all the angles acute, base subtruncate, its sculpture like that of the head. Scutelliim minute or invisible. Elytra nearly smooth behind, their punctation less distinct than that of the thorax. Legs clothed with slender brassy setae ; tibim externally arcuate, the anterior not distinctly grooved for the tarsi, these latter pubescent, their third joint with an elongate membrane. Underside piceous, shining, clothed with tine yellow hairs, more or less finely and distantly punctured. The prosternal process plane, not extending beyond the coxae, its apex received into the curved notch of the short mesosternum. Middle coxae widely separated, with a broadly-curved suture between them. AntcmuR with elongate first joint, second not half the bulk of the first ; 3-5 slender, third largest ; 6-10 become shorter and broader, OP NEW ZEALAND. 1349 8-10 transverse ; the eleventh nearly as large as the preceding two taken together. Closely allied to No. 1170, which, however, has shorter antennae and coarser pnnctures on the head. Length, 2 ; breadth, 1^ lines. Boatman's. Three examples from Mr. Cavell. 2364. M. laetus, "-s- Oval, elongate rather than broad, con- vex, glossy ccneous, legs red, tarsi fulvescent, antennae reddish, their basal joints darkest. M. coruscans is the nearest ally, this species, however, is much larger ; the head is coarsely punctured ; the thorax is moderately closely and finely, but quite distinctly, punctured ; the scictelhim is smooth and triangular, not transverse ; the elytra with sculpture similar to that of the thorax. Leqs finely pubescent, middle tihicz strongly curved on the outside, the anterior thick, this thick outer face grooved. In my specimen of M. coruscans the external edge of the front tibiae is sharply defined, and the tarsal groove is in front of it. Underside finely punctured and pubescent. In a reversed ex- ample the fifth ventral segment is deeply emarginate at the ex- tremity. Tarsi as in M. nigralis. Antenna' with the second joint nearly as long and thick as the basal one, gradually narrowed ; 3-5 slender, the third slightly longer than the second ; 6-10 increase in thickness, tenth sub- quadrate ; eleventh about as long as the preceding two. Length, 2f ; breadth, 1^ lines. Westland. Mr. Cavell has given me two specimens, both found at Boatman's. Group— COPRID^ . Saphobius (Gen., p. 255). 2365. S. CUrvipeS, i^-s- Broad, subovate, a little shining, glabrous ; elytra pale-castaneous, head and thorax almost fusco- piceous and somewhat bronzed, both with broadly rufescent mar- gins ; legs rather paler than elytra. Head bidentate in front, rather uneven above, its punctuation moderately close and rather shallow. Thorax strongly transverse, its sides regularly but slightly curved, somewhat suddenly, but not greatly, narrowed near the front ; its dorsal channel broad near the base, but indistinct in front, there is an impression on each side, near the middle, the sculpture close and shallow. Elytra obsoletely striate, minutely and densely sculptured throughout. Front tibi(B moderately long and slender, gradually widened, almost quite regularly curved along the inside, with two teeth on the outside, in addition to the dentiform apical prolongation. Quite unlike *S'. fulvipes (another Napier species), and, indeed, different from any other described as yet. Obs, — The abdomen in this genus is capable of retraction, so 1350 COLEOPTERA much so that the appearance of the pygidium is of httle vahie as a distinguishing character. Length, 2i ; breadth, 1-| hnes. Napier (Hastwell). My specimen was fomid by Mr. H. Siiter. Group— EUCNEMIDiE. Talerax (Gen., p. 279). 2366. T. micans, ii-s. Glossy, black, clothed with slender greyish or ash-coloured hairs ; the knees and tarsi infuscate ; the two basal joints of the antennae shining, nigro-piceous, the others opaque, and distinctly pubescent ; front margin of thorax red. Thorax strongly transverse, convex, its apex carinate and sharply defined, so that a well-marked channel exists there ; there are two fovese at the base near the middle, its punctuation is fine, distant, and irregular, some portions of the surface being smooth ; posterior angles large, thick, almost curved inwards. Elytra gradually, but not greatly, narrowed towards the extremity ; not striate ; the punctures distinct, moderately close, but not regularly arranged in series, so as to cause a slightly rugose appearance ; the sutural stria is faint in front, but ends in a deep fossa at the apex. Leqs stout, the knees, however, very slender ; the fourth joint of the tarsi lobate. Antenna stout, reaching just beyond the middle femora.; basal joint thick and slightly curved, second very short, third nearly twice as long as the following one, joints 4-10 subserrate ; they are inserted right between the eyes in Ime with their front margin ; there is no transverse suture or the least trace, so far as I can see, of any frontal line there ; the antennal grooves are deep, and extend in front of the eyes from their inner margin, the eyes therefore appear prominent and convex. The sternal structure I have not been able to examine in a satisfactory manner, so that I do not feel sure whether this species may not prove to be the representative of a distinct genus. Length, 2 lines ; breadth, f line. Boatman's. One example, found by Mr. Cavell. Group— ELATERID-ffi. Betarmon (Gen., p. 286). 2367. B. flavipilus, '^-s- Rufo-testaceous, clothed with fine, bright-yellow hairs ; legs testaceous ; the antennae (save the bright basal joints) fusco-testaceous. Head closely and distinctly punctured ; the frontal carina but little raised. Thorax- convex, longer than broad, the sides mode- rately rounded, hind angles elongate, acute, and divergent ; the median channel indistinct in front, the punctuation moderately close and fine. Elytra rather deeply striate ; the interstices punctate, finely rugose behind. Antenna reaching the base of the thorax, OF NEW ZEALAND. 1351 second and third joints almost equal, well developed, each shorter than the fourth. The middle of the presternum, the metasternum, and the abdomen infuscate. The thoracic sculpture not so dense as it is in B. ohscurus, the coloration and clothing different. Length, 2f lines ; breadth, ^ line. Boatman's. I am indebted to Mr. Cavell for my specimen. Group-DASC YLLID^ . AmplectopUS (('ien., p. 1137, Part V.). 2368. A. latuius, !i'-s- Oval, rather broad, subopaque ; clothed with short, depressed, brassy setse and hairs ; rufo-castane- ous, sides of elytra fuscous, legs reddish ; the tarsi and three basal joints of the antenna rufo-testaceous, the other joints infuscate ; underside reddish, indistinctly punctate, with slender greyish hairs. A broader form than .4. ovalis, the base of the elytra distinctly broader than the thorax and apparently minutely granulate, the rest of their sculpture similar but still finer, not distinctly punctate, the sculpture, however, difficult to define accurately ; ihe apices are a little bent up. Thorax very transverse, marked like the elytra. Antcnnce pubescent, joints 6-10 gradually thickened, all transverse. Front tibia with a slender terminal spur. Labial palpi minute, the maxillary moderately elongate, their three last joints suboblong and of nearly equal size, the apical joint ver}- slightly narrowed towards the extremity. Length, ^ ; breadth, i- line. Waitakerei Eange. Two examples in my own collection. 2369. A. fuSCUS, 'i-^- Oblong-oval, subopaque, dark-brown ; clothed with depressed, but comparatively rather coarse, seta-like, brassy hairs ; the three basal joints of the antenn;© reddish, the remaining joints nearly black. Thorax about twice as broad as long, narrowed in front, finely and distantly punctured. Elytra but little wider than thorax at the base, apices slightly refiexed ; their punctuation not close, mode- rately fine, but distinct. Antcnnce, with a thick basal joint ; third slender at base, but dilated towards the extremity, which is oblique ; fourth a little longer than broad, 5-7 small, seventh transverse ; 8-10 strongly transverse. Differs from A. ovalis in antennal structure and elytral sculpture. Length, 1 ; breadth, ^ line. Boatman's. One example, and two of .1. ovalis, found by Mr. Cavell. Group— MEL YRID-ffi. Dasytes (Gen., p. 328). 2370. D. littoralis, ''^■s- Elongate, narrow, nitid, greenish- blue, legs and antenna nearly quite black ; the second joint of 1352 COLEOPTERA these latter, and the claws, castaneoiis ; clothed with slender, in- conspicuous, ash-coloured hairs. Head finely and distantly punctured, with tvvo slight inter- ocular impressions. Antennce reaching the intermediate femora, subserrate, tenth joint rather longer than broad. Thorax as wide as the head, the length and breadth about equal, feebly margined, transversely impressed near the base and apex, its punctuation a little closer than that of the head ; it is scarcely at all pubescent. Elytra one-third broader than the thorax, subparallel, the punctua- tion slightly rugose ; the suture sometimes faintly rufescent. Legs long and slender. Distinguishable from D. cheescmani by the more distant punctures on the thorax, which is constricted in front and behind, and by the finer and paler pubescence of the wing-cases. The metasternum is canaliculate behind. Length, l|-2 lines ; breadth, ^-^ line. Moeraki. Mr. Sandager found this species on the Ironsand Beach. 2371. D. sethiops, w-^- Shinmg, black, the knees and apical portion of tibiae rufo-castaneous ; tarsi, except the dark terminal joint, reddish ; the second, and the tips of the third and fourth antennal joints, also rufescent ; clothed with short, slender, cinereous hairs. Head narrow, not so broad as the thorax, rather finely and distantly punctured, and with dense linear sculpture behind. Eyes moderately large and prominent. Antenihs pubescent, attaining the base of the thorax, third joint slender, 5-10 subserrate, tenth longer than broad. TJiorax as long as broad, widest behind the middle, its sculj)ture similar to that of the head. Elytra rugosely punctured, the shoulders raised ; there are two other obtuse basal elevations, and near the middle there is an elongate impression near the side of each wing-case. Length, If lines ; breadth, quite i line. Moeraki. I have seen two examples, both of which were found by Mr. Sandager. Obs. — I now possess two varietal forms of No. 598. One, sent by Mr. Cavell, of Boatman's, is almost wholly dark-blue, with the last five or six terminal joints of the antenna! blackish. The other, from Mr. Sandager, is also dark in colour, with the antennae and legs more or less infuscate. Group— CLERIDiE. Phymatophsea (Gen., p. 334). 2372. P. opacula, "-s- Opaque, narrowed anteriorly, clothed with erect dark-grey hairs; violaceous, club dull blackish. Head closely and coarsely punctate. Thorax longer than broad, widest behind the middle, but only moderately swollen there, OF NEW ZEALAND. 1353 hai'dly at all uneven above ; its sculpture similar to that of the head but closer. Eli/tiu gradually expanded posteriorly, not uneven, moderately closely and finely punctured, the punctuation, however, becoming obsolete near the extremity, LeTjs rather slender. In appearance very much like Dasytes helmsi. jNIy specimen, indeed, was picked out from amongst a fine series of that species. Length, 3i ; breadth, 1| lines. Boatman's. One, sent bv Mr. Cavell. Group-PTINID^. Ptinus (Gen., p. 337). 2373. P. littoralis, n.s. Rufous, covered with short fulves- cent pubescence, and longer upright hairs. Head immersed up to the eyes; these latter small and almost round. Antcnnce elongate, with yellow hairs, basal joint thick, punctate; 3-10 differ but little, each longer than broad. Tliorax convex, narrowed and depressed behind ; distinctly but not regu- larly punctured. Eli/tra striate-punctate. Underside chestnut-red, more or less punctate, clothed with short, and moderately long, pallid hairs. The j^rosternum incurved as far as the front cox® ; these latter distinctly separated, not so much so, however, as the intermediate. Palpi with acuminate terminal joints. Tarsi moderately slender, joints 1-4 decreasing in length. Like the European Ptinus fur, smaller, the eyes very much smaller and less prominent, the thorax less contracted and depressed near the base. Length, 1 ; breadth, ^ line. Moeraki. Two examples, from Mr. Sandager. Group— ANOBIIDJE. Sphindoteles (Gen., p. GS7). 2374. S. ruficornis, "••^'- Opaque, infuscate-red, most part of the thorax darker, legs and antennae red, palpi and tarsi fulvous. Thorax widest near the middle, longer than broad, its sides appearing rounded, not marginated ; sparingly clothed with de- pressed, slender yellow hairs; its sculpture dense and fine, appearing to consist of punctures or granules according to the light in which it is examined. Elytra broader than thorax, transversely convex; the dorsal pubescence very slender and short, the lateral more con- spicuous, yellowish ; each elytron with three extremely indistinct longitudinal lines, the sculpture like that of the thorax, but, besides, there are some rows of small punctures, which, near the side, are evident enough, but become obsolete near the suture. Underside dark-fuscous, nearly black ; abdomen with minute granules, evenly clothed with depressed greyish hairs ; metasternum convex, but with a median groove behind. 1354 COLEOPTERA Anteniue finely and sparingly pubescent thi'oughout ; first joint slender at base, swollen beyond, second rather smaller ; third more slender than fourth, of equal length ; fifth rather longer and slightly stouter than fourth ; sixth a little shorter and more slender than fifth, 7-9 nearly equal, tenth rather shorter ; eleventh rather longer than tenth ; all the joints longer than broad. Head inserted up to the eyes, these latter prominent and oviform. Thorax obtusely rounded, almost truncate, in front ; it is longer than the short prosternum, which is extremely short in front of the eoxte. Maxillary polpi with acuminate apical joints. Tarsi mode- rately slender, the four first articulations gradually expanded, the fifth small. Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, }} line. Moeraki (Waterhouse Bush). Mr. Sandager has been kind enough to send me two specimens. 2375. S. dorsaiis, "••■'• Opaque, rufo-fuscous, legs red, tarsi and antennae rufo-testaceous ; covered with silky yellowish hairs. AntenncE moderately elongate, nowhere quite nude ; third joint rather slender, scarcely longer than the second ; joints 4-10 longer than broad, their point of articulation near the outside, so that the inner extremity of each appears to be a little, but obtiisely, pro- duced ; they are not, however, distinctly serrate ; eleventh elongate, oval. Thorax densely sculptured, punctate or granulate, the basal margin fine but distinct. Scictelluni large. Ehjira widest near the hind thighs, sculptured in the same way as the thorax, each elytron very obsoletely tricostate ; along the middle the pubescence is dis- posed transversely, and, at each side of this, is bordered by fine hairs, which form an almost regular line to beyond the middle ; there are two other similar lines on each ; the lateral pubescence is as dis- tinct as that on the dorsum. The large seutellum and elytral clothing distinguish this species. Length, 1-J- lines ; breadth, f line. Howick. One in my own collection. 2432. S. nigricornis, n-^- Piceons, subopaque, the thorax slightly nitid, and rufesceut in front ; the tibioe and two basal joints of the antennte pitchy-red, tarsi paler, remainder of antennee black ; the body clothed with fine, short, brassy hairs. Antennce finely p)ubescent throughout, basal joint swollen, second nearly as thick but shorter, third rather slender and shorter than the fourth, joints 4-9 nearly twice as long as they are broad, the last two broken off. Thorax indistinctly and finely sculptured, not densely, the base finely marginated. Seutellum small, but convex. Elytra widest near the hind thighs, not double the width of the thorax at the base, humeral angles rounded ; sculpture dense, apparently granulate, and with ill-defined series of small punctures, which are most easily seen near the sides. Eyes prominent, oblique, not quite circular. Palpi with the last joint thick near the base, but pointed near the apex. Prostermtm OP NEW ZEALAND. 1355 shorter than thovax, the latter simple. Tarsi gradually expanded, so that their fourth joint is broadest. The dark antennae will lead to its recognition. Length, IJ lines ; breadth, quite ^ line. Moeraki. One, found at the Gorge by Mr. Sandager. 2433. S. rnfescens, «-i'- Opaque, obscure-red, antennae and legs almost rufo-testaceous, tarsi yellow; clothed with fine pale hairs. Thorax, with fine, dense, inconspicuous, apparently granular sculpture. Elytra' gradiuxlly and slightly dilated posteriorly, their sculpture nearly similar to that of the thorax, but there are also some very indistinct series of small punctures. Antenna' rather elongate, joints 3-7 about twice as long as broad, 8-10 rather thicker than the preceding ones, but only a little longer than broad, eleventh oval ; all the joints pubescent. This is the smallest species of the genus. Length, f ; breadth, -^ line. Moeraki. One example only, found by Mr. Sandager at the Gorge. Group— OPATRID-ffi. Mesopatrum. Nov. gen. Ei/es quite ti'ansverse, slightly sinuate in front. Antennal orbits distinctly elevated, extending laterally nearly, if not quite, as far as the eyes. Labrum not emarginate. Chjpeus almost truncate in front. Palpi (maxillary) with secui-iform terminal joints, which, however, are not at all strongly dilated inwardly towards the extremity. The side of the thorax is flattened but not reflexed, and has about six moderate indentations. Sculelluvi absent. Elytra not marginated; their inflected sides or pseudopleurge are large, and bear coarse punctiform impressions, but are without posterior fovese. The intermediate tibioi are curved towards the apex. Tarsi moderately slender, with short hairs underneath, their penultimate joint distinctly prolonged below the terminal one. Antoina stout ; third joint shorter than in Pseudopatnim, but longer than in Periatrum. This form is just intermediate between the two genera cited above. 2376. M. granulosum, n.s. Opaque, fusco-piceous ; the basal half of the tibite, and the tarsi, pale-brown; sparsely clothed with minute straw-coloured seta3. Head irregularly, and not closely, punctate and granulate, with an interantennal groove. Antennce of moderate length, setose ; third joint twice as long as the short second joint ; fourth not per- ceptibly longer tliau fifth ; seventh and eighth moniliform and trans- verse ; ninth and tenth nearly twice as broad as they are long ; eleventh ovate, large. Thorax twice as broad as long, widest before the middle, its sides widely explanate, with subcrenate but 1356 COLEOPTEKA not raised margins ; posterior angles rectangular, the anterior moderately prominent ; the apex with a slight median and large postocular sinuosities, the base widely bisinuate ; the middle of the disc is raised, smooth before and behind, but, at each side of this central portion, with dense sculpture, which may also be seen on other spots : there are numerous punctures and minute tubercles or granules on the surface. Elytra with somewhat similar sculpture arranged in lines, and with minute asperities on the interstices ; on the top of the hind declivity there are two nodules on each elytron, the external the larger, and near the suture, in line with the others, there are two smaller indistinct ones ; there is a sort of duplicate or furcate plica behind each shoulder, and some irregular elevations behind near each side. The antennal orbits are more elevated than in Pcrlatrum. The first antennal joint is but little exposed. Length, '6\ ; breadth, 1^ lines. Eiccarton, near Christchurch. Mr. H. Suter has been kind enough to send me the only specimen he could find. In its natural condition it may, at first sight, seem like an Enarsus. Group-MELANDRYID^. AUopterus (Gen., p. 790). 2377. A. cavelli, /^-s- Elonyate, more narrowed behind than in front, subopaque, pubescence fine and rather pallid ; the body dark- fuscous ; on each elytron there is a large pale mark which, at the base, does not reach the side or the sutural stria ; in line with the hind thigh there is a small spot which, at the side, is longitudinal, but forms an indistinct transverse fascia behind ; there is also an obscure spot near the apex. The ^j^//p/ are yellowish, their terminal joints are narrow but nearly cultriform. Antenna elongate, filiform, inserted in small cavities just in front of the middle of the eyes ; their basal jomt is slightly curved, the second is hardly more than half the length of the third. The eyes extend from the upper to the lower surface, and are scarcely at all emarginate in front. Thorax rather longer than broad, narrowed towards the front, with an oblique depression near each side, and a narrow one at the middle, all at the base, which is closely applied to the elytra ; its surface finely and closely sculptured. Elytra with the suture simple, a sutural stria, and an elongate impression inside the shoulder ; they are sculptured like the thorax. Anterior coxa contiguous. Tarsi filiform, their fourth joint hollowed out above and almost bilobed ; claws appendiculate at the base. Simrs of the tibiae distinctly pectinate. This species, I think, represents a distinct genus, but I refer it to AUopterus until more specimens of this group can be procured, so that the generic characters may be more carefully studied. Length, 2^ lines ; breadth, h line. Westland (Boatman's). Named in honour of its discoverer, Mr. A. T. Cavell. OF NEW ZEALAND. 1357 Onysius (Gen., p. 843). 2378. O. pulcher, w-s. Oblong, subdepressed, shining; head and thorax with slender, depressed, grey hairs, elytra nearly nude, legs and antennce with greyish pubescence ; colour variegate. Head closely, almost rugosely sculptured, fusco-niger. Antenncs nearly double the length of the head and thorax ; joints 2-8 very- pallid, but with the apex of each infuscate ; the last three rather broader than the others and almost wholly infuscate ; the basal joint black, thicker but scarcely longer than the second. Thorax but little broader than long, posterior angles oblique, the anterior rounded, the sides a little narrowed backwards and more finely mavginated than the base, which has a slight but wide notch in the middle ; the disc is dark-brown, and this part is closely but not coarsely punctured ; near the front angles, and also near the sides, there are irregularly-formed pale marks, these are not closely punctured, some being smooth, the surface is a little uneven. ScutcUuui closely punctate. Eli/tra oblong, nearly twice the width of the thorax, obliquely narrowed behind ; they are somewliat uneven above, with a nodosity on each near the extremity ; colour pale, almost emerald-green, but with two blackish arrow'-shaped marks on the middle, there is a large basal triangular fuscous space ; there are also six or seven small spots on each elytron, au oblique transverse black mark in front of the posterior nodosity, and an angular patch outside it, the middle of the side too is blackish ; there are six undulations at each side behind, five smaller ones near the shoulder, and five or six minute yellowish ones between the larger series ; the punctuation is not close except near the base, it is not at all coarse, and some of the nigrescent spots are nearly smooth and shining. Legs elongate, the femora and the middle of the tibiae fuscous ; the rest of the tibite, and the tarsi, except the end of each joint, quite pallid. Underside fuscous. This is very much like the typical species. No. 14:99, in form, the eyes however are not quite so deeply emarginate ; the elytral margins are more evidently undulate, the almost curvate raised space near the hind thigh is absent, and the marks are diflerent. Length, S^ ; breadth, 1^ lines. Thames. Mr. Albert Kobele, the eminent American entomologist, kindly gave me the specimen he found. Group-SCRAPTIID-ffi. Scraptogetus. Nov. gen. Eyes entire, prominent, widely separated above. Thorax without distinct lateral margins. No neck. Maxillary palpi with their terminal joint not cultriform ; its apex is truncate, grooved, and, apparently, minutely denticulate, it is rounded towards the base, and the point of articulation is more to one side than to the other. Tarsi hcteromerous, the basal joint of the front pair is as long as the 1358 COLEOPTEKA following two, these are longer below than they are above ; the third is membranous in the middle but not distinctly lobate ; the fourth is inserted near the base of the preceding one, it is quite minute ; the third extends below it and the base of the fifth, which last equals the first in length ; the basal joint of the posterior is half the length of the whole foot, the second is prolonged under the minute third joint. The genus appears to me to be intermediate between this group and the Pedilidce. 2379. S. anthracillUS, «-s. Elongate, slightly convex, some" what shining ; sparingly clothed with suberect greyish hairs, and, on the elytra, with some long slender ones ; black, legs nigro-fuscous, the knees, tarsi, and palpi paler. Head short, broader than the thorax, moderately closely but not coarsely punctured. Tliorax longer than broad, with a wide frontal constriction at each side not continued across the top, there is a large dej^ression above near the base, and its sculpture is a little coarser than that of the head. Scutellum subquadrate. Elytra about twice the width of the thorax, nearly parallel-sided, mode- rately coarsely rugosely punctured, the punctuation finer behind. Legs long, tibi» slender at the base, seemingly unarmed, the middle pair somewhat bent, and thickly pilose, near the extremity. Underside with grey hairs, the abdomen much more finely punc- tured than the metasternum, this has an elongate depression behind, on each side of the depression there is a patch of dense pubescence ; there is a broad groove for the hind thighs. The five segments of the abdomen are about equal. The margins of the anterior coxal cavities touch one another ; they are circular. The mesosternal process is rather narrow and hardly extends as far back as the coxae. The hind coxce are moderately distant. Antennce filiform, long, but shorter than the body ; their second joint smaller than the first, third scarcely as long as the next one, joints 4-10 become rather shorter, eleventh oviform. Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, f line. Moeraki. One pair, received from Mr. Sandager. In the female the head is narrower than it is in the other sex. Group-CRYPTOMERID^. Terminal segment of the abdomen covered by the elytra. Tarsi pentamerous. Cryptomera. Nov. gen. Body subovate, attenuated posteriorly, more convex m front than it is behind, finely sculptured and pubescent. Head trigonal, much narrowed and somewhat prolonged anteriorly. Labrum sub- quadrate, emarginate in front, separated from the forehead by a dis- tinct suture. Eyes lateral. Antenna inserted in cavities in front of OF NEW ZEALAND. 1359 the eyes ; they are elongate and fiHform, and are composed of eleven joints. Maxillary _/;aiIjji rather short, their terminal joint subovate, not at all cultriform. Tarsi live-jointed, tapering ; joints 1— i of the posterior a little acuminate at the outer extremity, fifth joint slender, claws small. The mctasternum is marked off by a fine suture just behind the middle coxae ; at the sides it is very short, but near the middle it extends backwards to the second ventral segment ; its lateral borders are oblique, the apices are strongly rounded individually, leaving a gap between them ; it is level with the mesosternum, but on a higher plane than the abdomen, the hind-legs therefore can be accommodated between these two parts of the body, and the point of articulation, being below the lamina-like metasternum, is com- pletely hidden. The abdomoi consists of five segments ; the basal is the largest ; the ordinary conical prolongation of the last segment, as seen in Mordella, is entirely absent. The intermediate coxal cavi- ties, on the inside and in front, have raised, thickened, nearly lunate borders. The anterior femora are more slender than the middle pair. The middle tibice are short ; they are gradually expanded, their extremity is oblique and acutely produced at the external angle, on the inside bispinose. The posterior tibics are longer, their sides are somewhat curved, and the apex, though similarly formed, has only one spine. The front tarsi are not in the least dilated ; they are, in fact, more slender than the posterior. In repose, the front of the head almost overlaps the anterior coxae. The front legs are placed alongside each other along the middle of the body ; the last two joints of the tarsi reach the second abdominal segment. The middle femur is directed forwards, the tibia obliquely backwards, and the tarsus lies along the side. The hind legs and their point of junction with the body are quite con- cealed ; the tarsi only are exposed to view. There are too many points of resemblance between this genus and Mordella to allow their affinity to be ignored ; at the same time, there are important disparities of structure that necessitate the formation of a new group. For this group I propose the name Gryptomeridce ; the differentiating characters are indicated above. Apeosina is a cognate form ; in its two species the hind thighs and trochanters are visible, but the articulation is concealed. 2380. C. nigra, i^-^- Compact, oviform, elongate ; black, shining ; covered with fine, depressed, ash-coloured pubescence ; head reddish, legs nearly black, tarsi infuscate, sometimes rufescent. Head minutely punctured ; with a frontal groove, which is bent backwards at each side, and forms a curve behind the antennal insertion. Eyes distinctly facetted, slightly emarginate at the inner side. Antennce, fuscous, the three or four basal joints paler ; the second and fourth longer than the contiguous joints. Thorax trans- verse, narrowed towards the front, the base oblique towards each side, the apex truncate, the sides marginated, the hind angles less rounded than the anterior ; the sculpture of its surface is like that 25 — PTS. v., VI. 1360 COLEOPTEEA of the head. Scutellum triangular, its apex sharp, the lateral su- tures very fine ; it is minutely punctate. Elytra slightly wider behind the shoulders than at the base, very gradually narrowed posteriorly ; on each there is a fine sutural stria, which does not reach the base, and two or three very obsolete abbreviated striae behind ; the sculpture resembles that of a Choleva — that is, it con- sists of transverse linear impressions. Underside black, subopaque, covered with fine, depressed, yel- lowish hairs, without distinct punctuation. Length, li lines ; breadth, -| line. Boatman's, Westlaud. Mr. A. T. Cavell was kind enough to send me two examples of this curious and important little insect. I found a single specimen at Stratford, near Mount Egmont, which does not agree exactly with the type : this leads me to think that other closely-allied species exist. Group-OTIORHYNCHIDiE. Nicseana (Gen., p. 427). 2381. N. cervina, i^-s- Oblong-ovate, fuscous, densely covered with depressed, small round scales ; these are brownish-grey for the most part, very few are grey, but some dark ones cause the middle of the thorax, and an elongate spot near each of its sides, at the base, to appear fuscous ; there are also irregular dark marks on the elytra ; the setae on the wing-cases are grey, erect, and rather long, but those on the thorax are slender and yellowish ; the antennae are red, the legs infuscate-red. Thorax as long as broad, its sides rounded, widest behind the middle, its punctuation hidden. Scutellum small. Elytra subovate, very little wider than the thorax at the base, the suture somewhat raised posteriorly ; finely striate, the striae not distinctly punctured, but with some slender depressed setae. Scape much incrassate apically, this portion wdth moderately coarse setae, the base nearly glabrous. Funiculus with greyish hairs, the second joint rather shorter and more slender than the first, 3-6 bead-like, seventh a little larger than sixth ; club elongate-oval, subacuminate, densely pubescent. Underside fuscous, with greyish hairs ; basal ventral segment largest, second longer than the metasternum, third and fourth, at the sides only, as long as the second. The mandibular scar is indistinct. The scrobe has a very shallow, oblique prolongation. The corbels are not cavernous. There are no ocular lobes. N. cinerea is the nearest ally, but the peculiar brassy squamae are distinctive. N. concinna is larger, with a larger, densely-clothed scutellum, and two distinct dark basal spots on the thoi'ax, in addi- tion to other differences. The eyes in N. cervina are more convex than in either of these species, and, though nearly round, extend longitudinally rather than downwards. OF NEW ZEALAND. 1361 Length (rost. incl.), If lines ; breadth, | Hue. Moeraki. One example has been placed at my disposal by Mr. Sandager. Tigones (Gen., p. 855). 2382. T. cavelli, 'i-i'- Opaque, nsnallj chestnut-red; densely covered ■svith liat round scales, which on some parts are nearly white, on others almost fawn-coloured ; there are also numerous erect, but not coarse, fuscous and pallid setae. This species differs from Dr. Sharp's Protophormus gracilis in several details. The rostrum has a fine but quite distinct carina. The intermediate as well as the front tihice are obviously flexuous. There is no pale fascia between the hind thighs, and the fifth inter- stices are scarcely at all raised behind. The scuteHum is covered with hair-like scales. The underside is clothed with oviform grey scales and depressed setae. The mctastermnn is convex, witli a fovea-like depression behind. Abdomen nearly plane. The thorax is just about as long as it is broad, cylindrical, a little constricted in front, and very slightly rounded at the sides ; its punctuation is concealed. The elytra are nearly twice the width of the thorax at the base, and are very gradually narrowed from the shoulders backwards ; their punctuation is moderately fine and regularly serial. Fem. Elytra broader, oblong, apices prolonged and divergent. The two basal ventral segments slightly convex, the others on a lower level, with very broad deep sutures. Front and middle tibiae only slightly bent. 3 . Length (rost. inch), 2|^ lines ; breadth, |^ line. Westland. Named in honour of its discoverer, Mr. A. T. Cavell, of Boatman's. Obs. — The coloration seems to be variable, the squamosity on the thorax of one specimen being slightly tinged with green, in another it is of nearly the same colour as the derm. 2383. T. obscura, '^-s- Opaque, densely clothed with small, depressed, dark-fuscous, very pale brown, and a few grey scales ; these last form a patch inside the shoulders along the front of the base ; the scutellum is greyish ; apex of rostrum, and the antennae, reddish, the tarsi rufo-castaneous. Bostruvi feebly ridged. Thorax almost as long as broad, rather wider just before the middle than it is elsewhere, slightly constricted in front, hardly at all uneven above, its punctuation entirely con- cealed ; it bears a few fine, erect, fuscous setae. Elytra twice the breadth of the thorax at the base, nearly parallel-sided as far as the hind thighs, from thence narrowed, with simple apices; their series of punctures are comparatively small and narrow, with a minute decumbent grey seta in each puncture ; the suture is a little raised posteriorly, the interstices have brown or greyish upright setiB, the third and fifth are not distinctly elevated, but there is a small tuft below the top of the declivity on the fifth interstice. 1362 COLEOPTERA Distinguished from Protoi)lioniius gracilis by the flexuose intei'- mediate tibiaB, and the absence of the pale elytral fascia, &c. ; and from T. cavclli by the broader thorax, shorter elytra, and finer serial punctuation, &c. Eijes distant from thorax, prominent, directed forwards more than downwards. Scrobes deep in front, rapidly becoming shallow. Ocular lobes obsolete. Corbels of hind tibiae narrowly cavernous. ^ . Length (rost. inch), 2-J- lines ; breadth, ^ line. Moeraki. Found by Mr. Sandager. Fem. incog. Catoptes (Gen., p. 428). 2384. C. latipennis, '^-s. Pitchy-black, autenna3 and tarsi dark-red ; densely covered with small, flat, greyish-testaceous scales, and with many erect setae. Rostrmn at least one-third shorter than the thorax ; rather broad, with a fine carina along the middle. The scajje touches the thorax. Funiculus rather short, its two basal joints nearly equal, the third slightly longer than the fourth ; club acuminate, rather elongate. Thorax dhowi one- fourth broader than long ; its sides well rounded ; its widest part just before the middle ; its punctuation rather fine near the apex and becoming obsolete behind ; the surface without distinct depressions or elevations. Scutcllum very small. Elytra broad, nearly double the breadth of the thorax, slightly nar- rowed at the shoulders, not acuminate posteriorly ; their regular series of punctures much hidden ; the third and fifth interstices a little elevated, but not at the base, and nodose behind ; the promi- nence on the third placed further back than that on the fifth, and larger; the suture somewhat convex behind. The eyes are a little more prominent behind than in C. obliqui- signatus ; the rostrum is evidently shorter and thicker ; the antennae are shorter ; the thorax more transverse, with almost regularly curved sides ; the hind - body shorter and broader ; coloration darker, &c. A specimen received as the male is narrower (3x1), but the rostrum is longer and more slender, the eyes are less convex, and the thorax is as long as it is broad. Length (rost. inch), 2f ; breadth, 1^ lines. Moeraki. One female, found by Mr. Sandager. 2385. C. furvus, 'i^-s- Fusco-inceous, or blackish, the thoracic apex, tarsi, and antennae reddish ; closely covered with dull yellowish- grey, small, depressed squamae, and bearing numerous conspicuous pallid setjfi. Bostribm one -third shorter than thorax, with a fine median carina, dilated (pterygiate) in front. Thorax of equal length and breadth ; widest before the middle ; the sides, however, almost regularly rounded ; without obvious superficial inequalities, having only a broad, shallow impression near the front, extending from one side to the other but obsolete at the middle, and a dorsal channel OF NEW ZEALAND. 1363 which is obhterated near the middle : the punctuation shallow. ScuteUum small. Elytra rather narrow, not twice the width of the thorax anywhere ; the shoulders narrowed, but not suddenly, to the breadth of the thorax at the base, which is somewhat incurved ; they have series of moderately-distant punctures ; the interstices bear the setae ; the third and fifth are slightly raised, and terminate at the top of the declivity in moderate prominences ; the third extends further back, and it is also a little raised at the base ; the apices are simple. Antenna with fine grey setae, club elongate and finely pubescent ; third joint of the funiculus a little longer than the fourth ; the basal two nearly equal. Tihice flexuose. The two basal segments of abdomen broadly impressed along the middle ; in G. latipennis they slope towards each other. The eyes and rostrum are similar to those of C. ohliquisignatus. The scape attains the thoracic margin. The ocular lobes are quite as well developed. The thorax is longer and oviform. The elytra are elongate and narrower, and rather flatter above. The posterior tibia, at the extremity, with a quite perceptible but very narrow space between the outer and inner ciliae ; the corbel, therefore, must be considered cavernous. The corbel, in C . latipennis, has a fringe inside the sharp edge, but there is no truncate space there, so that it is not cavernous. 3 . Length (rost. inch), 3^ ; breadth, quite 1^ lines. Moeraki. Collected by Mr. Sandager. Obs. — Mr. Sandager also sent a female which he considers to be this species. I cannot agree with him on this point ; but I give a brief description showing the principal differences : — The rostnim is obviously shorter and broader, and it is pinched in or depressed near the eyes. The club is more ovate and acu- minate. The eyes are a little closer to the thorax. The ocular lobes are rather less developed. The thorax is about one-fourth broader than it is long, with many small obtuse elevations, which are most conspicuous near the base. The margins of the elytra alongside the scutellum are raised or thickened. The elytra are broad and subcordate, with prolonged acuminate apices. The legs, and more especially the tarsi, are more slender. The punctuation of the thorax, and of the elytral interstices, is very fine, close, and shallow. Size, 3|- x If lines. Nos. 1231, 1232, and 2127 are congeneric, and of similar out- line. These I referred to hiopMcBUS on account of the cavernous posterior corbels, kc, but I thought it advisable to defer making a new genus for them until I had more specimens. I still think that these really belong to a distinct genus intermediate between Catoptes and Inophloeus, partaking the characters of both. Brachyolus (Gen., p. 432). 2386. B. viridescens, n.s. Opaque, piceous, antennae red, legs infuscate-red ; covered with small fiat scales, some of which, 1364 COLEOPTEEA especially behind, are grey, but the greater number are of a yellowish colour tinged with green. Bostrum, rather shorter than thorax, transversely convex, but depressed near the eyes, wdth slender grey hairs in front. Scape with grey scales and setae. Funiciihis w'ith grey and fuscous hairs, the first two joints elongate and nearly equal, third and fourth each nearly as long as second, 5-7 longer than broad ; club elongate, oval. Thorax one-fifth broader than long, somewhat wider before the middle than it is elsewhere, narrowed in front, the sides nearly straight behind but slightly narrowed ; its surface uneven, there being a shallow dorsal channel and two large, though not deep, im- pressions near each side behind the middle ; it has a few short, erect, pale and fuscous setae. Scutclluvi absent. Elytra short and broad, the shoulders hardly any wider than the base of the thorax, sides rounded ; when examined sideways they appear to be gradually raised towards the middle, but the sutural region is nearly flat ; each has four or five dorsal series of not very distinct punctures, not more than six in each row, these cease near the middle ; the third inter- stices are elevated near the base, where they bear grey scales and coarse setae, the shoulders similarly clothed ; these interstices do not appear to be much raised just beyond the middle, but, on the top of the declivity, form large setose nodosities, the fifth end in obtuse swellings rather than nodules a little higher up ; there is a small elevation on the suture halfway down the declivity ; they bear short, coarse, erect setffi. Legs with greyish scales and sette, those on the tibiae and tarsi hair-like. Eyes oblique, oviform, just free. Scrobes deep in front, directed towards, but not reaching, the lower part of the eyes. The scape obviously shorter than the funiculus. Ocular lobes moderate. Pos- terior corbels not cavernous. Length (rost. inch), 2^ lines ; breadth, 1 line. Stratford, Taranaki. One individual. 2387. B. posticalis, "-s. Opaque, densely covered with round, flat, pale-brown and grey scales, these latter forming small spots on the elytra ; on the thorax there are many erect fuscous set£e, on the elytra the setae are yellowish and grey ; the squamosity on the rostrum is testaceous ; tarsi yellowish-brown ; funiculus shining, dark-red ; scape and club dull. Bostrum short, depressed in front of the ej-es ; the scrobes deep in front, very shallow behind, w^here they are directed downwards. Eyes just free from thorax, almost pointed below, oblique (extend- ing forwards as much as downwards). Scape gradually thickened, attaining the middle of the eye ; reddish at base, infuscate beyond, with some erect fuscous setae. Fuiiicuhis wdth slender setae or hau's, second joint quite as long as the first, 5-7 moniliform ; club large, subacuminate. Thorax about as long as broad, widest near the front, where there is a depression at each side ; there is another depression on the middle in front, and a smaller one at the base, almost continuous with the frontal one ; the surface generally is OF NEW ZEALAND. 1365 uneven, but the punctuation cannot be seen ; the sides are nar- rowed behind, with palhd squamae there. Scutellum, minute. Elytra much broader than the thorax, base arcuate ; shoulders with a few pale scales, much narrowed, so as to be hardly any broader than the base of the thorax ; they are narrowed and deflexed poste- riorly ; third interstices irregularly elevated, not projecting in front, but ending in a small nodosity on the top of the declivity, where there is a larger prominence placed a little further back and ex- tending to the side ; in front of these there is a large irregular depression on each elytron, reaching from the side to the suture ; the surface very uneven, with two nearly regular series of punctures on each side of the suture, which bears yellow setae, and is more or less raised behind. Scrobes easily seen from above. Ocular lobes not strongly de- veloped. Posterior tibiae with closed corbels. Comes near B. bagooides. Length (rost. inch), 2 lines; breadth, -J line. Moeraki. Found by Mr. Sandager, who also sent two varietal forms. Aporolobus (Gen., p. 1186, Part V.). 2388. A. pallidus, 'J-S- Fuscous, tarsi reddish, antennse darker ; covered with small, flat, greyish and greyish-testaceous scales, and short, mostly erect setae, the setae on the thorax rather shorter than those on the elytra. Rostrum short and broad. Scape very thick, reaching the thoracic margin ; opaque, rather finely setose. Funiculus dark-red, shining, bearing griseous hairs, first joint very thick, second about as long but more slender, 3-7 broader than long, seventh strongly transverse ; club short, compact, ovate. Thorax broadei* than long, its sides well rounded, widest before the middle, much narrowed but not constricted in front, its sculpture hidden by the squamosity. Elytra substriate, not distinctly punctate, the sutural region raised behind. Underside slightly rufescent, with round and hau'-like scales, not densely clothed ; the basal segments depressed or flattened. When compared with .4. irritus some important differences may be noticed. The rostrum is broader, and not laterally compressed near the eyes. The scape is notably thicker, with coarse decumbent setae, but the erect setae are finer. The first joint of the funiculus is much stouter, as are also the femora. The two first ventral seg- ments are flattened, and the ocular lobes are rather more distinct. Length (rost. inch), 1| lines; breadth, quite f line. Moeraki. Three examples, found on the sandhills by Mr. San- dager. Geochus (Gen., p. 445). 2389. G. plagiatus, w--?. Broad, subovate, a little nitid, bearing a few very minute, and some longer, pallid, mostly decumbent, setae ; pitchy-black, the rostrum and front of thorax reddish, legs piceo- 1366 COLEOPTEEA rufous, antennae and tarsi pale-red ; on the elytra there is a large transverse, reddish basal space, and across the top of the apical declivity there is an interrupted band of similar colour. Bostrnm short, broad in front, narrowed towards the eyes, dull, with pale hairs in front, not distinctly punctate, with four more or less evident but line costee. Thorax much narrowed anteriorly, moderately punctured, more coarsely near the sides. Elytra very broad, short, scarcely wider than the thorax at the base, nearly quite vertical behind, a little uneven above ; there are, on each, two sutural series of punctures, about five in each row, the punctuation beyond these is very irregular, the declivity is substriate ; the third interstices are slightly elevated, on the summit of the posterior declivity the fifth are rather strongly nodose ; between these nodosi- ties there are six small elevations, which, owing to the contrast in coloration there, appear larger than they are in reality, and at each side, not quite so far back, there is another nodiform elevation. Legs with greyish setiB ; the tihim are short and much dilated towards the extremity, which is quite oblique ; tarsi without claws, and, except the glabrous basal portion of the first joint, densely clothed underneath, their third joint not so broad as the preceding one, and widely, but not deeply, emarginate at the apex ; the articula- tion of the basal joint with the tibia is extremely slender. Antenna shining ; scape short, its apex clavate, funiculus elongate, its first joint stout and subovate, second longer than third, joints 3-7 almost bead-like ; the cluh may be looked upon as four-jointed or three-jointed : if the former, its basal joint is little more than half the width of the next one, the terminal being extremely small and narrow ; on the other hand, if it be considered triarticulate, the funiculus must be eight -jointed, the eighth joint being disproportion- ally aiid abruptly larger than the seventh. I have examined the other species with the following result : — G. incequalis. — Funiculus seven-jointed, the eighth forming part of the club. G. politus. — Funiculus seven-jointed, eighth joint belonging to the club. G. rugulosus. — Funiculus seven-jointed, eighth joint red, club piceous. G. similis. — Funiculus seven-jointed, eighth joint distinctly marked off. G. nodosus. — Funiculus seven-jointed ; eighth joint very large, part of the club. These notes prove that the antennal structure is not of generic importance, the species being otherwise much alike and forming one natural group. The eyes are very flat and coarsely facetted. Underside piceous, with a few very minute setaa. Basal seg- ment of the abdomen with two transverse series of punctures. The surface might be termed plane if it were not for the presence of two raised linear spaces between the middle and hind pairs of coxge. OF NEW ZEALAND. 1367 There is no pectoral canal, unless the broad space between the anterior coxae can be regarded as one. The coxc^ are subglobose. Obs.- — In the generic description, page 446, second line, an error occurs. It ought to be — " Prosternum slightly concave, but icithout pectoral canal."' Length (rost. excl.), ^ ; breadth, quite -A- line. Moeraki (Waterhouse Bush). Described from two examples sent by Mr. Sandager. 2390. G. puncticollis, 'i-i'- Sxihopaque; elytra pale chestnut- red, the third and fifth interstices pitchy near the middle ; thorax almost quite red, head black, rostrum pitchy-red, tarsi of nearly the same colour as the elytra ; antennae shining, fulvescent ; club darker, four-jointed; the body sparingly clothed with elongate, depressed, pallid sette, and bearing also a few very minute set^. Rostrum narrowed towards the eyes ; its sculpture consists ap- parently of rows of punctures and smooth longitudinal interstices. Thorax much narrowed towards the front, with an indistinct dorsal carina in front, its punctuation rather close, closer than in any other species ; a very minute seta in each puncture. Elytra widest near the middle, without superficial inequalities, with regular series of closely-placed punctures, giving a somewhat striate appearance. Legs like those of the G. plagiatus. Antennce similar; the cluh may be termed four-jointed, as the eighth joint of the funiculus differs from the seventh in colour and appearance. Underside piceous ; the basal ventral segment with four almost regular transverse series of x^unctures. Cox(v. subglobose. This species is not so broad behind as G. jilagiatus, the liind- body is longer, and the posterior declivity is much less abrupt. Var. A. Body nearly concolorous chestnut-red. Yar. B. Elytra with nearly all their basal half piceous. Length (rost. excl.), |; breadth, % liiae. Moeraki (Gorge). Four specimens, all from Mr. Sandager. Group-RHYPAROSOMID^ . Erymneus (Gen., p. 435). 2391. E. irregularis, "-s. Opaque, piceous, densely covered with infuscate-red, and pale, scales and setae ; the former predomi- nate. Bostrnm longer than thorax, a little expanded in front of the antennal intersection, reddish, finely irregularly punctate, and in- distinctly carinate there ; behind that point coarse setae or scales form longitudinal crests; there are also two minute interocular tufts. Scape flexuous, much clavate at apex, bearing minute brassy setse. Funiculus similarly clothed, but having also some yellow hairs ; second joint slender, quite as long as the first ; joints 3-6 nearly equal, not transverse ; seventh larger ; club short, ovate, finely pubescent. Tliorax quadrate, its sides slightly rounded; with three 1368 COLEOPTERA moderate frontal ridges, the middle one ends before it reaches the large basal depression, the others are oblique. Elytra nearly twice as long as broad, quite oviform, scutellar region depressed ; no punctures are visible, but the crests or elevations are numerous and irregular, four near the base are elongate, one near each shoulder, and one bordering each side of the scutellar depression ; very few minute black granules may be seen here and there ; the posterior declivity is rather long, and not at all abrupt. It is most nearly allied to E. fcrrngatus. Length (rost. excl.), 2f ; breadth, 1^ lines. Mangawhare, Northern Wairoa. My specimen was found by Mr. G. C. Munro. Obs. — No. 760 will be more correctly placed in Erymneus. Styphlotelus. Nov. gen. Bostrum shorter than thorax, arched, a little dilated anteriorly, its apex truncate. Mandibles with a median tooth on the inside. Palpi exposed, but not long. Scrobc foveiform, situated just before the middle, with an indistinct squamose groove behind. Scajye fiexuous, its extremity clavate ; it just reaches the back part of the eye. Funiculus 7-articulate ; the two basal joints equally elongate, third rather smaller than fourth, the next three almost equal, seventh larger than sixth ; club short, ovate. Eyes quite free, widely distant above, not prominent, oblique, oviform. Tliorax without ocular lobes, subquadrate, rather longer than the prosternum. SaitcUum absent. Elytra deeply emarginate and depressed at the scutellar region, between this and the thorax there is a deep gap, the humeral angles porrect ; they are nearly twice as long as they are broad, and are abruptly declivous and narrowed behind. Fevwra notched near the extremity. Tibice mucronate. Tarsi short, their soles densely clothed ; third joint excavate above but not lobate. Prosternum in- curved in front, coxae large and contiguous. Metasternuni of moderate length. Posterior coxce widely separated. Abdomen long, its two basal segments connate, without the least trace of suture at the middle, very large ; third and fourth extremely short, their sutures straight and deep ; fifth bent upwards. The peduncle rather short, mentum about as long as broad. In Cuneopterus the tibia) are unarmed, and the rostrum is rather slender and elongate, which is not the case in this genus. Pachy- jrrypmis has prominent eyes. In Astyphlus the rostrum and scape are longer. Pliryuixus has more prominent eyes and tibial spurs. 2392. S. foveatus, "•«• Body elongate, gradually and almost uninterruptedly narrowed towards the front ; opaque, black, an- tennae and tarsi infuscate-red. Bostriim with two very indistinct frontal grooves, behind there is a feeble median carina, and, on either side of it, a shorter curvate one ; the sculpture, however, is concealed by squamae and setae. OF NEW ZEALAND. 1369 Head narrowed towards the point. Antcnncp with minute setfe and yellow haivs, the scape with some coarse set®. Tlioirir very slightly narrowed towards the front, its sides straight, the sculpture consists of coarse punctures ; there are three frontal ridges, the central one ends wdiere the large basal depression begins, the others are oblique and become obsolete behind. The elytra are of the same wadth as the thorax at the base, the sides are very gently rounded, their sur- face is nearly flat ; the top of the posterior declivity is subtruncate, aiid there are six very small inequalities there, formed chiefly by fine pallid setae ; a little lower down, at each side, there is a much larger prominence similarly clothed ; on each elytron there are four series of coarse foveiform punctures, about seven in each row ; the pseud- epipleuree are also coarsely punctate ; the squamosity is principally reddish-brown, and, for the most part, quite minute ; the setae, of similar colour, are depressed, and disposed transversely as on the thorax ; on each side, near the hind thigh, there is a prominent nodosity ; fine, slender, pallid setae form two spots in line with the hind thighs near the suture, and, before these, but close to the suture, there are two more elongate ones; several very small, pale elevations may be seen on the hind declivity, which is almost punctate-striate. The legs bear scales and setae, both rather fine. Underside with yellowish setan ; the abdomen with coarse, irregular, foveiform punctures ; between the hind coxte the suture is subtruncate, the space between them is a little raised, and, just behind this, there is a transverse depression which is indistinctly prolonged as far as the third segment. Length (rost. excl.), 3i ; bretidth, 1^ lines. Dyer's Pass, Canterbury. One pair, found by Mr. H. Suter. 2398. S. fascicularis, '^••'^■- O^ja^^c, black, antennae and tarsi piceous. This species is so like the typical one that it is only necessary to indicate the details of difference. The tJiorcuv is rather more nar- rowed anteriorly, and the sides are a little rounded towards the base ; the three frontal ridges bear yellowish setse. The eh/tra, near the middle, have two oblique, elongate elevations, not touching the suture, clothed with fine yellowish setae, instead of the four spots seen in the other species, and the' lateral nodosity at each side between the middle and hind thighs is larger. The antennce are rather longer, the scape is more slender and not so abruptly clavate, and the third joint of the funiculus is not smaller than the fourth. The rostrum is more elongate. The lecjs bear some coarse setae. The rostrum is finely, closely, almost rugosely, punctate in front. The eye exhibits an important difference, being quite longitu- dinally oval ; it is, moreover, rather smaller. The shallow groove between the antennal insertion and the eye can hardly be detected, owing to the squamosity. Length (rost. excl.), 3^ ; breadth, 1^ lines. Mokohinou Island. One specimen, in bad condition, sent by Mr. Sandager. 1370 COLEOPTERA Clypeorhynchus (Gen., p. 1210, Part v.). 2394. C. COrdipennis, "-s. Convex, subopaque, fusco-ferru- ginous, antennae and tarsi reddish ; sparingly clothed with sub- depressed pale-yellow setae, and a few erect scale-like ones. Rostrum convex, with a longitudinal depression near each side, its sculpture concealed b}- hair-like squamae ; the apical portion shining, dark -red, and finely punctate. Antenna reaching the shoulders ; scape flexuous, thickened towards the extremity, touch- ing the front of the thorax, with some erect setae ; funiculus with the two basal joints elongate and slender, the second rather shorter than the first. Head feebly impressed between the eyes. Thorax about as broad as long, widest before the middle, much narrowed behind ; with an indistinct central groove, the borders of which, in front, are nearly smooth, the surface has some coarse punctures and appears a little rugose ; pale setae form a line near each side, and two small frontal crests. Scutellum invisible. Elytra cordiform, not twice the breadth of the thorax, the shoulders obliquely narrowed to the width of the thorax at the base, and, on the out- side, densely covered with pallid setae ; series of punctures form more or less evident striae, on the apical portion the striae are well marked ; the basal region is somewhat blackish, and there a few minute tubercles may be seen ; the coarse setae are placed singly, but do not cause spots. Legs long, femora clavate, slender near the base ; tibite flexuous inwardly, their inner angles acuminate ; tarsi with grey pubescence underneath, third joint with elongate lobes. Underside infuscate-red, with elongate depressed setae ; proster- num emarginate in front ; ocular lobes well developed ; metasternum broadly impressed ; fifth ventral segment simple ; eyes transverse ; rostrum pterygiate at the j)oint of antennal insertion, slightly broader there than it is in front. Length (rost. excL), If lines; breadth, quite f line. Westlaud (Boatman's). Mr. Cavell sent me two specimens which he found during June and July, 1891. Obs. — A third example is narrower, with a well-marked inter- ocular depression, the rostrum is indistinctly bicarinate, the thorax is slightly longer, the elytra are narrower near the middle and have four slight basal elevations. This may prove to be the male. 2395. C. cristatus, '^-s- SubojMque, obscure brick -red, antennae reddish, tarsi paler, the setae yellowish. x\grees in most respects with the description of C. graciliijcs, but differs therefrom in some points. The thorax is as broad as it is long, widest near the front, and much narrowed behind ; the frontal depression is prolonged backwards, there are two crests in front ; at each side, near the middle, there is a distinct prominence ; pale setaB form a streak near each side, and a dense patch on the outside of each shoulder ; although the upper surface is somewhat rugose, the sides are obviously punctate. The elytra are nearly twice the breadth of the thorax in their widest parts, but both are of equal OF NEW ZEALAND. 1371 width at the base ; the shoulders are obhque ; there are four setose basal elevations, and some minute tubercles near the suture, they bear series of punctiform impressions which become strite behind, the scutellar region is depressed ; the setoe, for the most part, are small and depressed, the coarser ones form but few spots behind. Underside rufo-fuscous, with slender scales ; the metasternum with a small impression behind ; the fifth abdominal segment, for half its length, is depressed and glabrous. Length (rost. excl.), 3 ; breadth, 1^ lines. Westland (Boatman's). This is another of Mr. Cavell's interest- ing novelties. One individual, however, is all he could find. June, 1891. Bantiades. iYor. gen. Rostrum rather longer than the thorax, not pterygiate, slightly arched, cylindrical. The scrobes begin near the front, where they are visible from above ; they are deep and broad, and are prolonged along the lower surface to the eyes. Thorax contracted in front for one-third of the entire length, its apex truncate, with small ocular lobes. Eyes situated at the sides of the head, widely distant above, almost touching the thoracic margin ; they are small, coarsely facetted, narrow (longer in the transverse direction than they are from front to back), and almost acuminate below. Scutelluin in- visible, its region depressed. Elytra a little broader than the thorax at the base, suboblong, shoulders not porrected. The scajje is rather short and moderately thick, gradually incrassated, bearing coarse erect setae ; it does not reach the eye. Funiculus 7-articulate, its two basal joints of about equal length, moderately elongate ; joints 3-7 are short, almost transverse ; the first four bear coarse setse, the others long slender ones ; club compact, short, oval, articulate, pubescent. Femora clavate, angulate, and toothed underneath. Tihice with a distinct dilatation along the inside, near the middle, with curved terminal hooks. Tarsi rather short, their third joint excavate above and almost lobate ; claws small. Prostermvm very deeply emarginate in front ; anterior coxte large and contiguous. Metasternum very short, not half as long as the large basal segment of the abdomen ; the second segment also large, the suture between them obliterated in the middle ; the third and fourth short, with deep sutures. Middle coxce moderately distant, the intervening space concave behind ; hind coxte far apart. EpipleurcB extremely narrow throughout. The rostrum is thicker and shorter than in Plirynixus, to which this genus is allied ; the mandibular scar I cannot see ; the corbels of the posterior tibiae are not cavernose. The structure of the femora is a good differentiating character. 2396. B. fuscatus, "-s- Convex, covered with fuscous sappy matter ; when denuded, the surface appears brown, reddish on the elytral disc, and rufo-piceous on the thorax ; the rostrum is pitchy, 1372 COLEOPTERA but has a red streak along the middle ; autennte reddish, with fulvescent club ; legs infuscate-red. Bostrum with five fine costte behind, the grooves between them punctate, in front it is tricarinate ; it is fringed, near the front, with coarse fuscous setae, but, near the apex, bears yellow hairs only. Thorax slightly broader than long, the contracted anterior portion moderately finely punctured ; the basal portion with coarse rugose punctuation, and an indistinct central carina; there are coarse setae on the sides, but only a few slender yellow ones on the disc. Elytra arcuate at base, moderately narrowed anddeflexed behind, their sides inflected ; on the disc of each elytron there are four series of coarse punctures, about six in each row, beyond these the punctuation is not so regular, the posterior declivity is punctate-striate ; they bear very short yellow setae, rather longer, sometimes paler setae form small prominences near the top of the hind slope, which, though a little raised, does not appear distinctly nodose ; the third interstices are somewhat elevated near the base. Legs clothed with moderately coarse, more or less erect setae. Underside with fine setge, and some very coarse punctures on the metasternum and first ventral segment. Length (rost. excl.), Ih lines; breadth, |^ line. Moeraki. Discovered by Mr. Sandager. A second specimen, in its natural state, is larger (1|-X-| lines) ; it is probably a female. Group-ERIRHINIDiE. Erirhinus (Gen., p. 449). 2397. E. anxius, i^-s- Suhovatc, elongate, slightly convex, a little shining, black ; tarsi fuscous, legs more or less infuscate ; funiculus piceous, scape fulvescent ; clothed with slender, ash- coloured or greyish hairs. Bostrum arched, slender, parallel, elongate, smooth along the middle, with rows of fine punctures near each side. Scayc slender, thickened apically, attaining the eye ; funiculus longer, its basal joint largest, much incrassate towards the extremity; second slender, longer than third ; joints 3-7 become shorter, the seventh being transverse ; club rather large, oval. Thorax much broader than long, narrower in front than it is behind, its sides rounded ; the surface distinctly but not closely (except at the sides) punctured ; there are no ocular lobes ; the base and apex truncate. Scutcllum small. Elytra oblong, twice as long as broad, apices individually rounded; striate-punctate, interstices nearly flat, very indistinctly punctured. Femora medially thickened, but not perceptibly den- tate ; tibicB stout, flexuous, unarmed. Underside smoky-black, pubescence greyish ; metasternum mode- rately large, convex, with a small depression behind, the middle with fine transverse strite, the rest of its surface punctate ; abdomen elongate, not depressed, its second segment shorter than the follow- ing two conjointly. OF NEW ZEALAND. 1373 The dark colour, long hind-body, slender rostrum, and brightly- coloured scape distinguish this species. Antenna implanted before the middle of the snout. Eyes rounded, not prominent, not widely distant above. Vak. — Femora at the base, and the tibiae near the extremity, fusco-testaceous ; most part of the disc, and two minute basal spots on elytra, of nearly similar colour. Length (rost. excl.), 1^ lines; breadth, nearly i line. Boatman's. Four from Mr. Cavell. I found one on Mount Egmont. The insect may be widely distributed. 2398. E. fuscipes, "-s. (Vf(/br;«, elongate, slightly nitid ; the rostrum, thorax, most part of the elytral base, and the club, blackish ; scape reddish ; the other parts pale testaceo-fuscous ; sparingly clothed with short griseous hairs. This resembles E. anxiiis ; the body, however, is narrower and more attenuated posteriorly. Tliorax about as long as it is broad, more closely punctured. Elytra not oblong, gradually narrowed backwards, with a few coarse, depressed, pallid set^e on the posterior part of the suture. Underside nearly black, shining, finely and distantly punctured ; the metasternum and two basal segments of the abdomen distinctly depressed longitudinally. The eyes are more widely separated above than they are in E. anxms, with pale scales between them. The rostrum is striate- punctate. The antenme arise from before the middle of the rostrum. $ . Length (rost. excl.), 1^ lines ; breadth, f line. Mount Egmont, elevation i, 000ft. Two examples. Alloprocas. Nov. gen. Eyes rotundate, slightly prominent, just free. Head globose underneath. Rostrum arched, a little longer than thorax, not slender, of nearly equal thickness throughout. Aiiteniice inserted just before the middle in the female, near the front in the male ; the scape touches the eye. Thorax transverse, apex obtusely rounded, base subtruncate. Scutellum distinct. Elytra suboblong, a little wider than the thorax at the base, very gradually narrowed from the shoulders backwards. Scrobe lateral, its lower margin extending to the lower and front part of the eye. Ocular lobes ab- sent. Legs about equidistant from front to rear, the mesosternum about as long as the metasternum. Abdomen with the second seg- ment shorter than the following two, its frontal suture sinuate. Femora a little clavate, the anterior with a denticle underneath, the others slightly angulate and dentate. Tibia flexuous, with small terminal hooks. Tarsi moderate, third joint bilobed, claws thick- ened at the base. Front coxce contiguous. Prosternum with a semicircular emargination, the outer angle dentiform. The senus is allied to Erirliinus and Aneuma, 1374 COLEOPTERA 2399. A. rufus "-s- Subovatc, convex, castaneous or reddish, but little shining ; legs and antennae chestnut-red, club infuscate. Funiculus 7-articulate, basal joint largest, incrassate apically, second slender, only inoderately elongate, 3-7 become shorter, seventh transverse ; club oblong-oval. Thorax slightly narrowed towards the front, almost constricted there, its sides somewhat rounded ; it is moderately closely and distinctly punctured, and is clothed with slender yellowish hairs. Elytra almost punctate- striate ; interstices convex, each with a row of fine distant punc- tures ; the clothing consists of pale, rather short and slender, semi- erect hairs, and, in addition, there are a few scattered, conspicuous, but not at all elongate, hair-like setye. Underside reddish, punctate, with greyish pubescence. Metasternum short, convex, but depressed behind at the middle. The two basal ventral segments somewhat depressed. Length (rost. excl.), 1^ lines; breadth, i line. Boatman's. Another of Mr. Cavell's discoveries. 2400. A. niger "-s- Black, moderately shining, the scape and tarsi infuscate ; elytra sparingly clothed with short, slender, mostly erect, grey hairs, those on the thorax longer and decumbent. Very similar to A. rufus. There are about twelve punctures between the eyes in the male. The antennce are shorter. The thorax is smaller, more rounded laterally, and it is not depressed in front. The middle tibice are dilated inwardly near the middle. Underside black, shining, punctate, with grey hairs, the meta- sternum with fewer punctures, abdomen slightly convex. The borders of the prosternal emargination, though a little swollen, are without any apparent tooth at the point where they unite with the outer margin. Length (rost. excl.), 1:^ lines; breadth, ^ line. Boatman's. Found by Mr. Cavell. Celetotelus. Nov. gen. Bostruvi shorter than thorax, moderately stout, gradually ex- panded towards the extremity. The scrobe commences near the apex, and extends to the lower part of the eye. The scape is slender, elongate, and somewhat flexuous ; it attains the front of the thorax. Funiculus shorter than the scape, its basal joint longer and thicker than the slender second joint, 3-7 small ; club large, ovate. The head is of moderate length, but not broad. The eyes are free, but not distant, from the thorax ; they are prominent, oval, and are quite longitudinal — id est, they extend forwards. The front coxcB are large and contiguous, and are placed near the front of the presternum, which is entire. The femora are somewhat angulate and minutely dentate below. The genus should be placed near ErirliUius. OF NEW ZEALAND. 1375 2401. C. fulvus, ^i-s- Sicbovate, a little shining, fulvous, rostrum reddish ; the clothing on the thorax consists of decumbent golden- yellow hairs ; on the elytra the hairs are erect, but very slender, and ratiier short ; there are, however, numerous pallid, depressed, scale-like setae near the base, hind thighs, and the posterior portion. Bostruvi finely punctate. Head with pale, depressed setae. Thorax rather broader than long, base truncate, without ocular lobes, constricted in front, its sides strongly rounded ; it is mode- rately closely and distinctly punctured, and there is a smooth, linear, median space which is not distinctly elevated. Scutdlum small. Elytra suboblong, very slightly and gradually narrowed forwards, the shoulders a good deal broader than the base of the thorax ; they are striate-punctate. Underside chestnut-red, shining ; there is a piceous spot near the base of the abdomen ; it is more or less punctate ; the clothing greyish, coarse near the sides ; metasternum and the two basal ventral segments longitudinally depressed. Length (rost. inch), IJ lines; breadth, ^ line. Boatman's. Cavell ; two examples. Euprocas. Nov. gen. Prosternum incurved in front ; concave along the middle, this depression with elevated carinate lateral borders, these almost touch the cox£e. Mesosternum short, with a raised process between the middle coxae. Metasternum short. Abdomen of moderate length, the intermediate segments with deep, straight sutures. Front coxce large and prominent, rather widely separated. Legs stout, anterior femora nearly simple, the others angulate or dentate below, causing them to appear deeply notched near the extremity ; tibics mucronate, flexuous ; tarsi hairy underneath, not slender, their third joint about twice the width of the second, and strongly bilobed; claws dentate at base. Thorax subtruncate at base, without distinct ocular lobes. Scutellum depressed or obsolete. Antennce inserted near the apex of the rostrum ; scape attaining the eye, slightly thickened apically ; funiculus longer than the scape, basal joint gradually thickened, the second rather longer than the first and quite slender, joints 3-7 decrease in length, third and fourth longer than broad, seventh subglobular ; club oblong-oval, triarticulate. Bostrum moderately slender, a little dilated towards the front, longer than the thorax. Scrobes deep and lateral, pro- longed to the eyes, Eyes contiguous to the thorax, nearly round, not prominent, distinctly facetted. Head globose below. The chief character I rely upon for the separation of this genus from Erirhimis and its allies is the rather widely distant anterior coxae. 2402. E. SCituluS, '^-s. Siibovate, convex, shining; pale- brown, suffused with a somewhat metallic green colour; legs and 26 — PTS. v., VI. 1376 COLEOPTEEA antennae more or less testaceous, club fuscous and finely pubescent ; body pilose and setose. Bostrum reddish, nearly smooth in front, punctate behind, bear- ing fine yellowish hairs. Thorax slightly broader than long, nar- rowed in front ; distantly punctured, more closely and finely near the base and apex, ^Yith depressed yellow hairs. Elytra about one- third broader than the thorax, gradually narrowed posteriorly, the shoulders slightly prominent ; they are distinctly striate-punctate, the interstices with a row of fine distant punctures on each ; the clothing consists of pale upright sette, many of which are quite con- spicuous, being about twice the length and thickness of the others. This insect may be easily identified by the almost metallic green tinge, elytral clothing, and distant front coxae. Length (rost. excl.), li lines ; breadth, f line. Boatman's, Westland. One of Mr. Cavell's numerous discoveries. The specimen is unique. Hypotagea (Gen., p. 456). 2403. H. tibialis, "-s. Shining, red, antennae somewhat paler. Bostrum slender, in the female nearly twice the length of the thorax, finely sculptured, there being only one or two rows of fine punctures along each side. Antcnnce elongate and slender, inserted before the middle ; basal joint of funiculus largest, 2-7 decrease in length, club oblong-oval. Head globose below. Eyes rather small, not prominent, touching the thorax. The thorax transverse, nar- rowed in front, moderately closely and distinctly punctured ; it is clothed with elongate, decumbent, yellow hairs. Elytra a little broader than the thorax, slightly impressed transversely before the middle, punctate-striate, interstices convex and finely punctured ; they are clothed with upstanding grey or yellow Iiairs, some of which are short and slender, the others long and coarse. Femora stout, the front pair simple, the others dentate below. • Tibice flexuose, the two hind pairs distmctly dilated just above the middle of their inner face. The slender, finely-sculptured rostrum distinguishes this from H. riihida. The elytral sculpture may be said to be punctate-striate instead of being striate-punctate. Length (rost. excl.), 1^ lines ; breadth, f line. Boatman's. Mr. Cavell has been kind enough to send me one pair. Eugnomus (Gen., p. 458). 2404. E. aspersus, "-s- Bnfescent, rostrum piceous, its apex reddish, antennae and tarsi pale-red ; the clothing yellowish, consist- ing of depressed, hair-like scales, and erect fuscous setae ; in line with the hind thighs there is a dark fascia ; scutellum covered with yellow pile. Head and rostrum punctate, the former medially impressed. Antenna elongate, the scape reaching just beyond the back part of the eye. Thorax narrowed towards the front, where there is a slight OF NEW ZEALAND. 1377 constriction; it is closely punctiii-ecl. Elytra sti'iate-puuctate, the punctures rather close; interstices closely and minutely granulate, and with a row of rather larger distant granules. About the size of E. maculosus (of which E. coyiUios, Sharp, is a variety) ; the ej/cs less prominent and nearer the thorax, the hiiid- body less attenuate, and not acuminate behind, differently marked. The interstitial granules cause a somewhat spotted appearance. Underside with pallid clothing, that on the sides of the breast very thick ; basal segment of the abdomen with a large shallow im- pression, the fifth with a deeper depression which does not extend to its base. Length (rost. iucl.), 2-^ lines ; breadth, quite f line. Mount Arthur. Found by Mr. T. F. Cheeseman. 2405. E. squamifer, n.s. Bufesccnt, legs and antennas pale- red ; rostrum and thorax with bright fulvous hairs, the sides of the latter, and the elytra, with depressed pallid scales, which become finer behind. This differs from E. fervidus, its nearest ally, in having rather more prominent eyes, in the elytra being less striate, with larger and less approximated punctures, the interstices are without any per- ceptible sculpture, and the comparatively coarse elytral squamosity is very different. Length (rost. inch), 2 lines ; breadth, -| line. Boatman's. One example, from Mr. Cavell. 2406. E. maurus, "-s. Black, legs and antennae obscure-red; the femora, the club, and the first joint of the funiculus more or less piceous ; clothing scanty, consisting of slender ash-coloured hairs and erect slender sette, there are a few grey scales between the hind thighs, the scutellum is pallid, and the sides of the breast are covered with greyish squamosity. This comes near E. inter stitialis, it is smaller, the rostrum is closely, sculptured, but there is no carina, the liead is even more closely punctured, the eyes are a little further apart in front than they are behind, whereas it is just the reverse in a typical specimen of No. 815 with which I compare this species, the thorax is narrower but rather longer, and is more closely and coarsely punctured ; the elytra are very gradually narrowed backwards, their punctures are deep, and are closer than in No. 815, causing a more striate appear- ance, the interstices are densely rugose, the squamose line on the third is absent in this species. Length (rost. inch), 2 lines ; breadth, i line. Waitakerei Eange. Megacolabus. Nov. gen. Prosternum emarginate in front. Anterior coxcb contiguous, pro- minent ; middle pair narrowly, the posterior more widely, separated. Metasternum very short. Abdomen with the two basal s^iegments large, the intervening suture sinuous, third and fourth very short. 1378 COLEOPTERA with deep, straight sutures. Femora notched near the extremity, but not toothed. Tihice flexuous, with a prominent curvate spur at the inner extremity. Tarsi short, densely clothed underneath, but with a bare longitudinal space on the middle ; basal joint rather short, narrow at the base, second twice as broad as long, third bilobed, fourth moderate. Rostrum moderately thick, gradually narrowed behind, arched, nearly the length of the thorax. Eyes oblique, oviform, somewhat acuminate below, nearly flat, not pro- minent, widely distant above, and if it were not for the presence of an incurvatui'e behind them the thoracic margin would touch them. Scape moderately slender, gradually incrassate, not touching the eye. Funiculus with the two basal joints equal in length, 3-6 differ but little, seventh distinctly larger than sixth. Scutellum absent. Head globose below, about twice as broad as the rostrum. The scrobe begins before the middle, it is moderately deep and broad, it extends to the base of the rostrum, and the front of the head, between the rostruin and the eye, has a broad shallow depression, this looks like a continuation of the scrobe itself, but the scape does not attain the eye. Although placed in the Erirliinidce I doubt whether it can remain in that group. 2407. M. SCUlpturatUS. n.s. Suhovate, narrowed medially, convex ; slightly shining, fusco-niger, tarsi slightly rufescent ; sparsely clothed with depressed, hair-like, fawn-coloured, and greyish scales, the latter forming an ill-defined transverse band on top of the hind slope, a large patch outside each shoulder, and some other small irregular spots. Bostrum nearly as long as the thorax, rugosely punctate, with an indistinct carina behind, basal portion squamose. Antemue pubes- cent, club densely clothed, ovate, obsoletely four-jointed. TJiorax one-fifth broader than long, the middle widest, its sides rounded ; its sculpture rugose, consisting of punctures and granules, the latter most evident near the base and sides, the punctures are irregular and often confluent, and there is an elongate median depression near the base. Elytra bisinuate at the base, widest near the hind thighs, gradually narrowed towards the base, so that the shoulders are but little broader than the thorax ; they have ill-defined series of moderately-large punctures near the suture, numerous shallow, irre- gular depressions outside, and many somewhat flattened granular asperities ; the interstices, for the most part, are smooth and shining, the third and fifth are a little raised near the base, but the second and fourth are depressed there ; on the posterior declivity there are no punctures, nor are there any well-marked elevations. Legs clothed with pallid hair-like squamae. Abdomen with coarse, shallow punctures, with a fine, short, de- pressed, greyish seta in each. Length (rost. excl.), 3^; breadth, 1^ lines. Akaroa. Mr. H. Suter kindly presented me with the only speci- men he could find. OF NEW 7.EALAND. 1379 Group— BELIDiE. Pachyura (Gen., p. 468). 2408. p. stictica, "-S- Elongate, not cylindrical, irregularl}' covered with yellowish hair-like scales ; body infuscate-red, antennae paler, head and rostrum piceous. Bostrum longer than thorax, dilated in front, rather closely and coarsely punctured behind the point of antennal insertion, finely and distantly beyond. Antennce implanted near the base of the rostrum, reaching backwards to the middle thighs ; third joint longer than the first or fourth ; 3-6 slender and elongate ; 7-10 gradually expanded, the eleventh longer than the preceding one. Head broadest in line with the large, prominent, rotundate eyes, closely and coarsely punctured. Thorax broader than long, considerably curved and narrowed in front, its base strongly bisinuate ; its middle portion nearly nude, closely punctured, sometimes with an ill-defined, smooth, longitudinal line ; at the base, halfway between the centre and side, there is a smooth space, the lateral sculpture is concealed by the covering. Scutellum raised, densely sculx^tured. Elytra nearly three times the breadth of the thorax at the base, shoulders rounded, sides nearly parallel, apices sharply rounded; their sculpture irregular, close, and rather peculiar, appearing to con- sist of a combination of punctures and granules ; the clothing is unevenly distributed, on some parts thick, on others nearly alto- gether wanting ; the surface somewhat uneven, there being an obtuse longitudinal elevation along the middle of each, and several densely- squamose depressions, the most evident being a broad band right across, just behind the posterior femora. Legs long, rather slender. Length (rost. inch), 4i-5^ ; breadth, 1-1^ lines. Westland (Boatman's). I have two females, which were found by Mr. A. T. Cavell. Group-CRyPTORHYNCHID,^. Tychanopais. Nov. gen. Allied to TycJianus, but differing therefrom in several structural details. The rostrum is nearly twice as broad, much shorter, being hardly as long as the thorax, it is less arched, and it is slightly expanded at the extremity. The scrobe begins near the apex, and extends to the lower part of the eye. The antennce are inserted near the apex of the rostrum, and are rather short and thick ; the scape reaches the eye, and is incrassated apically ; the two basal joints of the funiculus are of nearly equal length, joints 3-7 are gradually thickened, and are more or less transverse ; club short, oval. The eyes are longitudinally oval. The scutellum is absent or minute. The elytra are not callose behind. The /e?;iora are strongly angulate or dentate below ; the front tihice are dilated inwardly bejond the middle. The tarsi are shorter, and their third joint is less evidently lobate. 1380 COLEOPTERA 2409. T. pictulus, "-s- Compact, convex, densely covered with depressed variegate scales ; ground-colour piceous or reddish ; antennas and tarsi reddish. Fiostrum piceous, nude and punctate in front, squaniose else- where. Thorax- abruptly narrowed for nearly half its length in front, shghtly produced, but not distinctly crested there ; basal portion with straight sides ; it is coarsely punctured ; its squamosity tor the most part is tawny, though there are two dark ill-defined longitudinal streaks. Elytra scarcely broader than the thorax, sub- quadrate, nearly vertical behind, base bisinuate ; they have series of elongate punctures; the third and fifth interstices are more elevated than the others, and bear minute greyish crests behind, those on the fifth are placed further back ; the hind declivity, and a broad space along the middle, including the third interstices, are nearly or quite black, the rest of their surface is tawny. Femora with fulvescent, the tibiae with pitchy and pallid, squamosity and scale-like setae. Length (rost. excL), 1| lines; breadth, f line. Moeraki. One example of this rather pretty weevil w^as sent to me by Mr. Sandager. Getacalles. Nov. gen. Differs from Tyclianus, but allied thereto. Antcnme inserted beyond the middle of the rostrum, about one- third from its apex. Rostrum thicker and shorter, hardly as long as the thorax, parallel. The scrobes commence near the apex. Eyes smaller and more coarsely facetted. Femora only obsoletely toothed, but grooved from base to apex. Tibics oblique near the extremity; this part excavate behind for the accommodation of the tarsi. Tliorax depressed along its base, and abruptly contracted, for about half its length, in front. Elytra quadrate or oblong, their shoulders more or less porrected so as to clasp the base of the thorax. The pectoral canal is broader ; it extends to the middle coxaB, where it has strongly-elevated margins. The suture between the two basal segments of the abdomen is strongly sinuated, and the three follow- ing ones are on an abruptly lower plane. 2410. G. rostralis, n.s. Compact, convex, pitchy or rufescent; densely covered with depressed scales, mostly pale -brown, but intermingled with darker and paler ones, which, however, do not produce a spotted appearance ; pale coarse setse or scales form numerous small tufts ; scutellum nearly white ; squamosity on the rostrum almost ferruginous ; antennas and tarsi red. Bostrum densely clothed with scales, except the blackish apex which bears greyish hairs. Antenna shining, short ; second joint of funiculus about as long as the first, but more slender ; joints 3-6 decrease in length ; seventh much broader than the sixth, transverse ; club ovate. Tliorax abruptly narrowed in front for nearly half its whole length, basal portion with straight sides, and with two small crests near the middle, erect scales form a sort of elongate crest on OF NEW ZEALAND. 1381 each side of the middle at the narrow apex, hut in some cases these are absent ; its surface punctured. Ehjtra hardly any broader at the base than the thorax, and closely applied thereto ; they are sub- quadrate, being only one-fourth longer than broad, they are more elevated than the thorax, and are vertical behind ; they bear series of coarse punctures, the intervals are more or less uneven, appearing transversely rugose on some parts ; the third and fifth interstices have two or three small crests behind, and there are others near the sides ; some blackish scales are placed near the hind thighs. Underside obscure infuscate-red, with a few pallid scales here and there, but the last ventral segment is covered with such scales. The basal abdominal segment is rather flat and large, the second is hardly more than half as long and is convex, the third and fourth are short. This species is distinguishable by the brightly-coloured squamae on the rostrum. Length (rost. excL), li lines ; breadth, nearly f line. Moeraki. Three examples, from Mr. Sandager. Obs. — No. 1682 belongs to GetacoUes. It may be known by the presence of two pale longitudinal streaks on the three blackish terminal ventral segments. 2411. G. minor, "-s- Opaque, obscure fusco-rufous, rostrum piceous, tarsi and antennae red ; densely covered with dark, greyish- testaceous, and grey scales, and erect griseous scale-like setae. Bostrum dull, apparently closely punctured. AntenncE shining, normal. Thorax somewhat broader than long, the frontal con- tracted portion depressed and rather more finely, yet closely, punc- tured than the other. Scutellum indistinct. Elytra a little broader than the thorax, the shoulders slightly porrect, base almost quadri- sinuate ; their sculpture consists of series of coarse punctures, with level interstices ; there are several small patches or tufts of coarse setae near the sides and the top of the declivity. Much smaller than G. rostralis, the surface less uneven, the erect setae are more scattered, and the grey scales on the elytra are quite minute, the squamosicy can be easily rubbed off. Length (rost. excL), 1^ lines; breadth, f line. Moeraki. One example only, sent by Mr. Sandager. 2412. G. humeratUS, '^-s. Bodu and limbs obscure-red, with dusky, somewhat variegate, squamosity and sappy matter, some of the squamae are black, others, on the hind declivity for instance, are tawny, scutellum greyish, antennae and tarsi rufescent. Bostrum nearly nude, dark-red, not smooth, its sculpture in- definite. Antemw^ shining, second joint of funiculus slender and quite as long as the first. Thorax without distinct crests, but with numerous erect scales or setae, its punctuation not coarse but very close, except at the apex. Elytra oblong, the shoulders more pro- minent, longitudinally, than usual ; there is a swelling or dilatation 1382 COLEOPTEEA on each side behind the posterior femora, and a smaller one between it and the shoulder, besides some smaller inequalities of surface ; the serial punctures are large and suboblong, but become smaller behind, the declivity is almost punctate-striate ; the inter- stices are more or less raised, causing a somewhat striate appear- ance ; nearly halfway down the hind slope there is a transverse black streak. Underside fuscous ; third and fourth ventral segments black, the fifth covered with tawny scales. Metasternum wdth a semicircular depression in front, between the coxae. Most nearly resembles No. 1682, but there are no white scales, no thoracic crests, and the hind-body is decidedly more oblong. Length (rost. excl.), 2 hues ; breadth, 1 line. Moeraki. Two specimens, found by Mr. Sandager. Psepholax (Gen., p. 478). 2413. P. brevicornis, '>^-S- Suhcylindrical, short, convex, variegated-brown ; densely covered with short tawny scales, with some erect sette on the elytra ; the head blackish, rostrum reddish, the legs and antennae ferruginous. This species is closely allied to P. simplex. The rostrum is rather shorter, with a smooth interantennal spot. The scwpe is shorter and thicker; th.e funiculus, too, is shorter, with a very stout basal joint ; the club is large, quite equalling the funiculus in length. The thorax is much constricted and depressed in front, its apical margin is not at all sinuate, and its median ridge is w^ell developed. The eyes are shorter in the longitudinal direction, are more rotundate, and rather farther from the thorax, and the sides of the head appear less swollen below them. The legs are clothed with greyish hairs. The scrobes are very short, and extend to the low^er surface of the rostrum, so that a broad space intervenes between them and the eyes, which is the actual condition in P. simplex. I may here state that P. simylex differs from White's types in some important points. The eye of P. simplex is placed near the back of the head instead of being distant from the thorax, it is narrower from above downwards, and extends longitudinally, the gena appears swollen below it, and the scrobe, as indicated above, is essentially different. The genus Psepltolax will, in course of time, have to be subdivided. Length, 2 lines; breadth, 1 line. Mount Maungatua, Otago. One, taken off a Veronica buxifoUa by Mr. S. W. Fulton. Obs. — At Midhirst I found a varietal form oi Psepholax mediocris. The body is quite oval, the eyes almost round, the scrobes reach the lower and anterior part of the eyes ; the thorax is nearly smooth on the middle, with shallow punctures ; the elytra are rather broader, and the third and fifth interstices are a good deal elevated near the top of the hind slope, the third being blackish and obtusely raised at the base, OF NEW ZEALAND. 1383 Pseudoreda. Nov. gen. Bostrum short and broad. The scrohe begins near the apex, it is prolonged to the eye, and it extends downwards, behind, ahnost from the middle to the lower part of the eye. AnteniKe short, the scape touches the eye ; the funiculus with the second joint shorter and more slender than the first ; joints 3-7 transverse, the seventh a good deal broader than the sixth, nearly as broad as the club, which is oblong-oval, but not acuminate. In Psepholax the scrobe just reaches the lower part of the eye, but the scape barely reaches it. The eye is longer in the transverse direction. The remarkable structure of the tihics is described on page 482, Man. N.Z. Coleop. The type is No. 855, still unique ; it now becomes Pseudoreda tihiale. Homoreda, Nov. fjcn. Like Oreda. Pectoral canal not so deep, gradually narrowed backwards, so that the front coxse are less widely separated. The border of the canal where it bends outwards is rectangular instead of being spiniform. The subcordate lamina or process between the middle coxge is truncate in front, and hardly extends forward beyond the coxse themselves. The mentum and peduncle are rather short. Palpi extending just beyond the mandibles. Eyes less rounded, their greatest bulk from above downwards. Bostrum shorter than thorax, the upper posterior portion narrowed so that the scrobes are visible from above ; these commence just before the middle and reach the lower and front part of the eyes. Scape short, gradually thickened, barely touching the eye. Funiculus short, basal joint longer than the second ; joints 3-7 transverse, gradually dilated, so that the seventh is nearly as broad as the base of the club. Front tibia nearly straight, its apex incurved, the inner extremity more acutely prolonged than the outer; the other tibige with a tooth-like apical prolongation, and a median dentiform projection on the outside. 2414. H. punctata, n-s. Convex, oblong-oval, subopaque, piceous, antennte and tarsi reddish ; clothed with short, greyish- testaceous scales, which, on the hind-body, are almost erect and seta-like. Bostrum moderately punctured, without ridges or depressions, with slender yellow setae at the sides and apex. Head impressed between the eyes, closely punctured. Thorax slightly broader than long, greatly narrowed anteriorly for about one-third of its length, the base bisinuate, but not depressed, and closely adapted to the elytra; its broad basal portion a little curved laterally, and narrower in front than behind ; the apical margin is smooth, with a median sinuosity, it is not, however, prolonged forwards ; the punctuation is coarse and close, but, along the middle, there is an indistinct line. Scutellum oblong. Elytra very little wider than the thorax at the 1384 COLEOPTEEA base, very slightly and gi-aclually narrowed to beyond the hind thighs, from thence more abruptly ; each elytron has five dorsal rows of oblong punctures, these almost reach the base but the ex- ternal series do not ; the interstices are rather broad, and, owing to the squamosity, appear a little asperate. The eyes are slightly convex, and are quite free. Underside with coarse shallow punctures ; the metasternum with more slender and longer (quite hair-like) setse than the abdomen. Length (rost. excl.), 3f ; breadth, 2 lines. Moeraki. My specimen was presented to me by Mr. Sandager. Hadracalles. Nov. gen. Convex, broad, subovate. Bostrum rather longer than thorax, arched, widely, but slightly, narrowed towards the middle, abruptly contracted near the eyes. Scrobes deep, starting from before the middle, expanded behind, and reaching the front of the eyes. An- tenncv inserted in front of the middle of the rostrum, elongate ; the scape long, barely touching the eye, slightly and gradually incras- sated ; the fuuicithis also long, its first joint but little more than half the length of the elongate second joint, third slightly longer than the fourth, joints 5-7 nearly equal ; club elongate. Eyes rounded behind, truncate in front, distant above, just free from the thorax, not prominent. Thorax obtusely produced in front, much narrowed there, the base subtruncate ; there is a deep incurvature above the well-developed ocular lobes. Scntellum invisible. Elytra rather broader than the thorax. Femora notched near the ex- tremity, so as to appear angulate below, grooved underneath. The tihice are armed with a strong spur at the extremity. Tarsi rather elongate, their basal joint slender and glabrous at the base, third joint broad, lobate, densely clothed underneath. Pectoral canal profound, extending as far as the middle of the intermediate coxEe. Metasternum very short. Abdomen large, the two basal seg- ments with a strongly sinuous suture, the third and fourth not much abbreviated, with deep straight sutures. Epiplenrce extremely narrow. The type is a peculiar species, remarkable for its broad form, even surface, small squamae, long antennal club, and Oreda-\\kQ feet. 2415. H. fuli^inosus, n.s. Opaciuc, of a soot-like colour, the rostrum pitchy-red, antennte and tarsi red ; covered with depressed yellowish scales, those on the elytra quite minute. Bostrnvi finely punctate in front, with a median ridge on the basal half. Tliorax with an indistinct smooth central line, its punc- tures of moderate size, neither deep nor close ; the broad basal por- tion with rounded sides. Elytra with slightly-curved sides, about one-fourth longer than they are broad, destitute of elevations or depressions, with series of moderate but not deep punctures. Length (rost. excl.), 4; breadth, 2J lines. Moeraki. One ; Sandager. OF NEW ZEALAND. 1385 Acalles (Gen., p. 488). 2416. A. mimus, "-s. Convex, ovate, contracted medially ; piceous, thickly covered with pale reddish-brown, black, and greyish scales, and erect squamiform seta3 ; antennae and tarsi red. Rostrum, finely punctured in front, with testaceous scales behind, it is as long as the thorax, and is narrower near the middle than it is elsewhere. The scrohe begins at the middle and reaches the front and lower part of the eye. Antennce with fine hairs ; funiculus longer than the scape, its basal joint rather longer and much thicker than the second, joints 3-7 increase in bulk so that the seventh is almost as broad as the base of the club, which is large and ovate. Thorax about as long as it is broad, the frontal half narrower and more depressed than the basal ; at the middle of the base the squamosity is blackish, there are some coarse dark setcE ; on the middle there are two small crests, and, in line with these, at each side there is a smaller one, the apex is not crested. Scutellum in- visible. Elytra of the same width as the thorax at the base, much mder just before the middle, gradually narrowed behind that point ; they are rather suddenly raised from the base backwards, so as to seem very convex, the posterior portion appears long and narrow ; the sculpture is hidden, but apparently consists of series of punctures ; on top of the hind slope there are two large squamose prominences, there are two small crests on the middle, and two others further forward and nearer the suture, besides some minute ones near the sides and on the declivity itself. The legs bear coarse scale-like setae. Closely resembles A. dcccincristatus : in that species, however, the posterior declivity presents a flat face which is densely covered with depressed, pale, greyish-yellow scales, forming a conspicuous appearance ; in this species there are some scattered pitchy setae. Vae. — Thorax darker, the squamosity on the middle of the elytra, for the most part, greyish, there are four black spots in place of the median crests, and, on the suture, in front of the posterior crests, there is an obtuse tuft. Length (rost. excl.), 1|- lines; breadth, nearly | line. Moeraki. Four examples from Mr. Sandager. Obs. — From the same source I have some specimens of No. 1427 (^4. triangulatus) , having a triangular patch on the middle of the elytra ; this is sometimes quite j)ale, in other cases it is nearly black. The type, found near Wellington, was therefore in an imperfect condition . 2417. A. lepirhinus, "-s. Convex, rather narrow, opaque, piceous, antennae and tarsi ferruginous ; squamosity dense, depressed as well as erecc, mostly piceous ; on top of the hind declivity are two tawny crests, some grey scales and coarse set® are visible near the middle of the elytra and along the sides of the thorax ; the legs bear coarse scale-like setae, most of which are greyish ; and the rostrum, almost to its apex, is covered with short, erect, pallid scales, 1386 COLEOPTEEA these, though not themselves conspicuous, cause a rough-looking appearance. Eostrum as long as thorax, parallel, slightly rufescent, apparently rather closely punctured. Thorax narrowed towards the front, only slightly constricted there ; the space along the middle seems plane, owing, no doubt, to the absence of the erect setae seen else- where. Scntellum absent. Elytra widest, and most convex, near the middle, narrowed to the wadth of the thorax at the base ; they bear many erect squamiform setae, but the sculpture cannot be seen. Much narrower than A. mimus ; the pair of posterior crests in iiiarked contrast to the prevailing dark colour, and the straight- sided, almost wholly squamositate rostrum distinctive. Length (rost. excl. ), 1 ; breadth, i line. Moeraki. Mr. Sandager. Unique. 2418. A. Sympedioides, n.s. SuhoUong, piceous, densely and evenly covered with pale-brown depressed scales, and bearing also a few slrort scale-like setas, which, however, are not conspicuous except near the sides, the apex of the thorax, and at the top of the hind declivity in line with the fifth interstices. Rostrum rather longer than the thorax, very slightly narrowed towards the middle, arched, rather closely punctate, a little rough- looking, squamose behind. The scrobe is deep, extending from the middle to the lower and front part of the eye. Scape gradually thickened, with a few coarse decumbent yellow setae. Fimiculus elongate, with some grey hairs, basal joint elongate, the second nearly as long, 3-7 differ but little, seventh moniliform ; club large, oblong-oval. Thorax abruptly contracted in front for nearly half its length, the basal portion a little depressed, with a short indistinct carina. Scutellnm invisible. Elytra of nearly the same width as the thorax, being only slightly broader near the hind thighs, convex, appearing depressed at the base, with series of coarse but not closely-placed punctures. Legs clothed like the body. An- tenna and tarsi dark-red. This much resembles Sympediiis vexatus. It is much smaller, the thorax is not so suddenly narrowed in front, the tarsi are shorter with a narrower penultimate joint, and the femora are not distinctly dentate below. The presence of small squamae causes the rostrum to appear asperate in front. Length (rost. excl.), 2 ; breadth, 1^ lines. Moeraki. I have seen but one specimen, which was sent to me by Mr. Sandager. Group-COSSONID^. EuCOSSOnuS (Gen., p. 870). 2419. E. elegans, ''-s- Suhdepressed, elongate, slender, sub- opaque, red, the elytra darker on some parts, antenn© and tarsi fulvescent ; clothed with bright- yellow setae, on the thorax they are decumbent, quite hair-like, and elongate ; on the elytra they are OP NEW ZEALAND. 1387 shorter and thicker, and form a conspicuous Hue on the third inter- stice, on the sutural region there are very few. Itostruin shining, red, tinely punctate, slightly incrassate at the antennal insertion (just behind the middle). The scrobc attains the eye, but it is not deep. Head narrowed towards the front ; the out- Hne, owing to the inconspicuous eyes, not interrupted, its back portion smooth. Sccvpc slender, flexuous, very gradually thickened ; second joint of the funiculus about the same length as the first but more slender, third and fourth longer than broad, fifth bead-like, club elongate-oval. Thorax elongate, deeply constricted near the front, so that the apical portion seems swollen, the sides behind the con- striction are moderately rounded, and a little narrowed anteriorly ; the middle is flat but not concave, the surface rather finely but not closely punctured, the intervals densely and minutely sculptured. Scutellum small, rotundate. Elytra elongate, parallel, a little broader than the thorax ; they are striate-punctate, interstices minutely and densely sculptured, appearing rugose from behind, the declivity striate. Legs long, with greyish hairs, tibial hooks distinct, third tarsal joint evidently bilobed. Underside with moderately coarse but not closely-placed punc- tures, pubescence greyish. The clothing of the third elytral interstices will lead to its recog- nition. ? . Length, li lines ; breadth, ^ line. Moeraki. One individual, found by Mr. Sandager on a ngaio at Black Sandy Beach. 2420. E. gracilis, ^^-s- Suhoioaque, obscure-red, elytra paler than the thorax, antennae and tarsi fulvescent ; clothed with yellow depressed hairs or setic, which, on the elytra, are shorter but not coarser than those on the thorax. Rostrum shorter than the thorax, very slightly narrowed behind the antennal insertion (the middle), opaque, not slender, densely and minutely sculptured, and with numerous fine punctures. Although this bears a considerable resemblance to E. elcgans it is certainly distinct. The funiculus has the last three joints monili- form. The eyes are a little more prominent. The elytra are wider near the hind thighs than they are at the shoulders, the sides, however, are not curvate, the punctuation is perceptibly finer and closer, and the set® are more slender, and not more conspicuous on the third interstices than they are elsewhere. The femora are more slender. The scape is stouter, and it is thickened for half its length. The scrohe is deep, and, behind, extends downwards from the upper to the lower part of the eye as in the typical species. Underside with moderately fine punctures, but with stronger ones on the prosternum ; the metasternum and two basal ventral seg- ments piceous and broadly nnpressed, the rest of the surface reddish. 3 . Length, 1-| lines ; breadth, quite |- line. Moeraki. Found at the Gorge, on a cabbage-tree, by Mr. Sandager ; one only. 1388 COLEOPTERA Agastegnus (Gen., p. 805). 2421. A. distinctus, ^--s- Elongate, narrowed anteriorly, sub- depressed, shining, red, the head, and a large basal spot on the elytra, piceous ; antennse and tarsi fulvescent ; the thorax bears de- pressed, elongate, slender, yellow setae or hairs ; on the elytra there are but few hairs, and these are very slender and hardly noticeable. Rostrwn shorter than the thorax, slightly arched above, convex along the middle, subparallel, not broad, nainutely sculptured. Scrobes oblique, directed towards the lower part of the eyes. Antenna medially inserted ; scape stout, flexuous ; funiculus with a thick basal joint, the second not elongate but distinctly longer than the third, joints 3-5 short ; club ovate, red, pubescent. Thorax longer than broad, the sides only moderately rounded, it is narrowed towards the deep frontal constriction, so that the apical portion appears somewhat sw^olleu ; there is a median depression near the base, the surface seems smooth, but fine distant punctures are pre- sent, and the spaces between these are very minutely sculptured. Scutellum triangular. Elytra subparallel, striate-punctate, almost punctate-striate ; the suture a little raised posteriorly and uniting with the lateral margin ; the third interstice is elevated behind, it does not reach the apex, being united just in front of it to the external one, which is similarly raised and thickened so as to conceal the true margin, their junction forms an acute angle behind ; the intermediate interstices are abbreviated and convergent behind, end- ing in a depression ; when examined sideways the middle seems to be a little raised, with a depression before and behind it. The head is as wide behind as the apex of the thorax, it is smooth there, it is gradually narrowed to the width of the rostrum, and though there is a line of demarcation behind the eyes it does not interrupt the outline. This is the normal condition in this genus, but the head may be immersed to the eyes in mounting. Tarsi with indistinctly lobed, rather narrow, third joint. Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, quite \ line. Moeraki. Sandager ; one example. Group-LAMIID^. Xylotoles (Gen., p. 592). 2422. X. phormiobius, '^-s. jE/o«^aie, attenuated posteriorly, slightly shining, fuscous ; densely covered with fine depressed greyish hairs and a few long erect pallid bristles on the hind-body, legs, and antennae ; these last more or less rufescent and spotted. Head with a fine central line, labrum reddish, antennal tubercles not so prominent as they are in X. Jmttoni. Eyes coarsely facetted. Thorax constricted near the front and base, with only slight de- pressions across the surface in line with the constrictions, these are not connected by any distinct longitudinal groove ; it is minutely sculptured, almost rugose in front, but near the base there are many transverse linear impressions, near each side a few coarse punctures OF NEW ZEALAND. 1389 may be noticed ; the middle of eacli side is swollen but does not pro- ject more than the thickened space near the apex. Elytra not much broader than the thorax, the shoulders not oblique ; apices dehiscent, the sutural gap elongate and wide, with sinuous inner borders ; on each elytron there are two irregular, ill-defined costae, these do not extend further back than the almost serial punctures, about two- thirds of the whole length. Antennce stout, just as long as the body. $ . Length, 3|- lines ; breadth, 1 line. Male. Body more rufescent, more slender, humeral angles rounded, legs nearly concolorous rufo-fuscous, tenth joint of the antennte reaching just beyond the extremity of the wing-cases. 3 . Length, 2f lines ; breadth, f line. Ashburton. Described from a pair found by Mr. W. W. Smith on Phormium tcnax. The species comes near A", scissicauda and X. huttoni. The latter seems to be a very variable species. 2423. X. prolongatus, n.s. Elongate, nearly nude ; head and thorax shiuiug, cupreo-piceous ; the antennas and femora nearly rufo-castaneous, elytra rather darker, the tibios, palpi, and front of the head paler. Head widely depressed between the antennte. Thorax slightly longer than broad, the sides a little swollen in front of the middle ; there is an irregular frontal impression, near the base there are a few transverse strigte, and in front of these, near each side, there are two punctiform impressions, the surface otherwise is smooth. Scut ell uvi broad, convex, rounded behmd. Elytra not much wider than the thorax, much narrowed behind, apices considerably pro- longed and individually rounded ; the surface is densely covered with a sort of coriaceous sculpture, the coarse serial punctures end near the hind thighs, the series themselves are irregular near the base. Antennce unspotted, with fine pubescence ; the ninth joint attains the extremity of the body. Tibice with yellow hairs near the apices. Underside coppery-brown, with patches of yellow tomentum on the sides of the abdominal segments. This species is nearly allied to Xylotoles niultis, but the elytra are more depressed and differently sculptured, and their apices are more produced. S- Length, 41; breadth, 1-^ lines. Stratford, near Mount Egmout. I found one example only. Hybolasius (Gen., p. 609). 2424. H. dubius, '^-s- Suhdeprcsscd, clothed with decum- bent yellowish and greyisli pubescence, the latter most conspicuous near the middle of the elytra, the legs, antennse, and elytra with some long upright grey hairs. Thorax slightly transversal, each side with an obtuse prominence behind the middle, the surface densely sculptured, a little uneven, without distinct tubercular elevations. Elytra broader than the thorax, the shoulders a little raised, the apices singly and rather 1390 COLEOPTERA acutely rounded, so that they do not meet at the suture ; basal prominences well developed ; near the middle of each elytron there is an elongate obtuse elevation ; the punctuation is moderately close, but not coarse, and becomes less obvious near the extremity. Tibice simple. Antenna unicolorous ; their eighth joint extends beyond the extremity ; the third and fourth are about equal. The body is of a variable reddish hue, darker on the head and thorax. There is no species exactly like this, but it may be placed near H. liedator. Length, If lines ; breadth, quite f line. Moeraki. Sandager ; one male. Group-CRYPTOCEPHALIDiE. Arnomus (Gen., p. 619). 2425. A. CUrtipeS, ^^-s. Shining, rufesceut, more or less aeneous ; elytra rather dark, the legs and three or four basal joints of the antennae fulvescent, the other joints fuscous ; clothed with minute grey hairs. Distinguishable primarily from A. macropus, its nearest ally, by the shorter and thicker legs ; the tihice are more or less curved, and the joints of the tarsi are decidedly shorter. The thorax is strongly transverse, a little convex, but depressed near the base ; the sides are much rounded, with very obtuse hind angles ; its punctuation is somewhat irregular, but not dense, so that almost smooth spots may be seen. ScitteUiim rather large and polished. Elytra oblong, uneven, shoulders raised and nearly smooth ; their punctuation coarse, transversely rugose, not so close near the apices, these not explanate. Head not very closely punctured, with a median impression. Underside aeneous, finely pubescent, prosternum and head tes- taceous. Front coxffi large, and with a short spiniform process ; middle coxae less widely separated than in .4. hrouni, and rather larger ; the sternal suture more curvate ; metasternum impressed behind ; second and third ventral segments very short in the middle. Fem. Body more dilated posteriorly, less bronzed above, legs shorter, and with the usual abdominal fovea. The insect is larger and broader thanzl. hrouni, with thicker legs, and coarser and more distant sculpture. $ . Length, If lines ; breadth, f line. Moeraki. Sand.ager; three examples. 2426. A. marginalis, »-i'- Oblong, slightly nitid, nearly nude, obscure rufo-fuscous, head and scutellum aeneous, the tarsi and the apical portion of the tibiae more or less bronzed, the legs and first three joints of the antennae dull-fulvous. Very close to A. broiini ; the head, however, more sparingly punctured, and smooth on the middle. The tJwrax \evy similar, less OP NEW ZEALAND. 1391 sinuate at the base. In A. hrouni the basal margins of the thorax and elytra are about equally well developed ; in this species the elytral margin only is distinct. The elj/tra are not so closely punctured, and there is an indistinct longitudinal line along the middle of each. Fem. Eyes less convex, thorax larger than in A. hroiuii, scutellum also larger and more polished. 3 . Length, 1% lines ; breadth, % line. Boatman's. Cavell ; one male and a mutilated female. Group— GALERUCID-ffi. Phyllotreta (Gen., p. 635). 2427. P. graminicola, "••^•- Convex, oval, glabrous above, glossy, cupreo-niger ; femora rufo-piceous, the tibiae, tarsi, and four or five basal joints of the antenna; pale-chestnut, remaining joints of antennae pitchy-brown. Head nearly smooth, with some grey hairs in front. Tliorax rather broader than it is long, its sides finely marginated and a little rounded ; it has a few indistinct, fine, shallow punctures, the base has no well-marked transverse sulcus. Scutellum broadly trian- gular. Elytra obovate, widest before the middle, much narrowed posteriorly ; estriate, their punctuation rather distant, shallow, and, on some parts, nearly serial ; the base, on each side of the scutellum, is a little raised and smooth, and just behind this there are several rather conspicuous punctures which almost form a transverse row. The antennce are long but not slender, they are inserted near the front and inner margin of the eyes, but there is a smooth space between the point of insertion and the eye ; the basal joint is larger than the second, the fifth is rather longer than the contiguous ones, all the joints are longer than broad. Le(js stout ; posterior femora very broad, the tihicc notched or broadly sulcate near the extremity, appearing somewhat angulate near the middle, the external or lower edge of the groove is densely fringed with outstanding grey hairs, and the upper or inner face is pilose ; the terminal mucro is small and extends in the outward direction ; intermediate shorter, of similar form ; posterior tarsi with the basal joint quite one-third of the length of the tibia. This and the two following species are at present represented by single specimens only, their generic characters cannot therefore be properly studied. They are referred to Phyllotreta until more material can be obtained. Length, f ; breadth, f line. Moeraki. Found on grass, Waterhouse Bush, by Mr. Sandager. 2428. P. littoralis, ^^-s- Shining, black, elytra viridescent, femora rufo-piceous, tibite castaneous, five basal joints of antennge pale-chestnut, remaining joints piceous. 27 — PTS. v., VI., VII. 1392 COLEOPTERA This much resembles the preceding species. The tJiorax has similar sculptm-e, but the posterior angles are less rounded, being nearly rectangular. The scutelliim is invisible. The elytra are nearly smooth on the middle ; at the base, near each side of the suture, there are two or tln-ee short oblique series of moderate punctures ; the punctuation of the sides and apex is ill-defined, some obsolete strige may be seen ; the apices are truncate, so that the pygidium is exposed. Length, f ; breadth, ^ line. Moeraki. Found by Mr. Sandager. 2429. P. vittigera, n.s. Oval, moderately convex, shining, fusco-niger ; the base of the tibiae, and the three basal joints of the antennae, pale-chestnut, tarsi iufuscate ; on the middle of each elytron there is a broad testaceous streak which extends from the base to within a short distance of the apex. Head distinctly but not closely punctured. Antennct with yellowish hairs, nearly the length of the body, inserted on small prominences in line with the middle of the eyes ; basal joint elon- gate but not twice as long as the second, eleventh acuminate. Thorax transverse, its sides slightly curved, the lateral margins evidently thickened near the anterior angles, the base simple ; the punctuation distinct and moderately close. Scutellum broadly triangular. Elytra oblong-oval, apices individually rounded, ex- posing part of the last ventral segment ; the suture is sharply defined, the sutural striae are fine but distinct, and the surface is evenly and moderately coarsely punctured. This is not congeneric with the two preceding species. The femora though broad are not so much expanded ; the hind tibifc are long and nearly straight, their terminal process is short and bent outwards, there is no external dilatation, and the fine dense ciliae extend nearly halfway up ; the hind tarsi are two-thirds of the length of the tibiae, their third joint is short, with obvious lobes. Length, 1 ; breadth, h line. Moeraki. Sandager. Inopelonia. Nov. gen. Allied to Trachytrcta. The following are distinguishing charac- ters : — Mctastcrnum not so short. Mesosternum incurved in front, the lamina or process between the middle coxae not narrowed behind as is the case in Trachytreta. Posterior femora more inflated ; the tibiir longer, flexuous, the terminal mucro larger, directed back- wards, their hind face smooth and almost sulcate, the outer border with numerous minute denticles, and, near the extremity, densely ciliate ; the tarsi of the same pair elongate and slender, almost as OP NEW ZEALAND. ' 1393 long as the tibi», their basal joint more than half the length of the tibiae. The genus is n-iade for Nos. 1118 and 1119. These now become Inopelonia testacea and /. fuliginosa respectively. Group-COCCINELLID^. Veronicobius. Nov. (jcn. Bodij apterous, ovate-oblong, only moderately convex, pilose. Head inserted so as to leave the eyes free. Forehead within well- marked frontal suture. Maxillary palpi with almost securiform terminal joints, penultimate joint short. Labial palpi short, the last joint slender. Eyes free, prominent, rotundate, obviously facetted. Antemue inserted near the front of the eyes, they attain the middle of the pronotum, basal joint moderately elongate, curved, thickened apically ; second more slender, evidently shorter than third ; club triarticulate. Thorax transverse, truncate and without distinct margins in front ; its sides strongly rounded, with well-developed margins and channels ; the posterior angles just about rectangular, not projecting, the anterior obtuse. Sc^itelluvi triangular. Elytra oblong, rather broader than the thorax, their sides a little curved. Legs stout and elongate. Femora protruding beyond the sides of the body for about one-third of their length. Tibice slightly arched, unarmed. Tarsi tetramerous, the second joint prolonged halfway under the elongate terminal joint, third minute ; claws thickened at base. Prosterimm emarginate and a little sinuate in front, its process rather wider behind than it is between the coxas. Mcsosternum somewhat raised in the middle, but nearly flat above. Metasternum moderately elongate, with very distinct, oblique, frontal sutures, it forms an obtuse projection betv/een the intermediate coxae. Abdomen elongate, basal segment largest, the intermediate of nearly equal length. Numerous differences exist between this genus and Scymnus, as indicated above ; all the coxae are less widely separtxted. 2430. V. hirtus, '^-i- Variegate, a little shining ; head, thorax, and elytral disc nearly black ; front of the head, the antennae, and legs more or less rufo- testaceous ; lateral margins of thorax testaceous, the elytra with broad testaceous borders and two large basal spots ; clothing consists of rather conspicuous, elongate, yellowish hairs, these, however, are easily rubbed off. Head and thorax moderately finely, distinctly, but not closely punctured. Elytra somewhat irregularly punctured, the sutural region slightly raised posteriorly, sutural stride absent on the disc and very narrow behind, apices individually rounded. Underside dusky, more or less punctate and pubescent, the metasternum with fine, transversal, linear impressions. Antenna 1394 COLEOPTEKA OF NEW ZEALAND. with scanty pubescence, joints 4-8 differ but little in length but become slightly broader, club oblong, slightly infuscate. Varieties. — Head and thorax chestnut-red, elytra with less black on the dorsum. Mr. Sandager thinks this is the male. No. 2. Almost wholly castaneous, with two dark vittye on the elytra. Found at Taieri by Mr. S. W. Fulton. No. 3. Quite pallid throughout ; hind angles of thorax more rounded. Mr. T. Chalmer, near Dunedin. These three forms are, at present, represented by single speci- mens, or by broken ones, so that I treat them as one variable species just now. They were all found on Veronica. Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, f line. Moeraki. Sandager ; four examples. •:5V^^ ii-m^ SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION LIBRARIES 3 ^Dfifl DD5SS3bl fi , ,, nhent QL594.B87 pts. 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