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The lateral prominences near the front represent the bent 

 4 anterior legs and the antennae ; the posterior pair of legs 

 are apparent below. The elytra follow ; these are obviously 

 grooved ; the grooves converge and unite by pairs before reaching 

 the extremity. The rudimentary wings appear below the elytra, 

 and are situated closer to the sides of the body, but they are 

 destitute of striae. 



Hind-body with apparently 9 segments, the basal largest 

 and broadly grooved along the middle, the terminal somewhat 

 transparent and provided with 2 flexuous appendages, 1 at each 

 side of the extremity. 



Under-side shining. Immature specimens exhibit the head 

 and rostrum, but the former shows no indication of eyes. In a 

 more advanced stage the black eyes and claws of the tarsi, as 

 well as the fuscous mandibles, are quite easily distinguishable 

 under a good lens. 



All the preceding descriptions have been taken from speci- 

 mens reared by me at Auckland. 



The attached illustrations were kindly executed by Mr. 

 D. W. Jones, the head teaoher of Papakura School. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXII. 



Fig. 1. Cylasturcipennis, male. 



Fig. 2. „ female. 



Fig. 3. Section of damaged kurnara. The dark spots show the cavities 



made by the larvae. 

 Fig. 4. Larva. 

 Fig. 5. Pupa. 



Art. XIX. — Notice of the Occurrence of the Lesser Frigate-bird 

 (Fregata ariel) in the North Auckland District. 



By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., Curator of the Auckland Museum. 



[Read before the Auckland Institute, \'2th December, 1907.] 

 In the Supplement to the " Birds of New Zealand," vol. ii. 

 p. 52, published in 1905, Sir W. L. Buller states, with respect 

 to the lesser frigate-bird, that " the example taken on the Waka- 

 puaka coast in 1861, and still preserved in the Nelson Museum, 

 is, so far as I know, the only instance of the occurrence of this 

 species in New Zealand." It therefore seems advisable to put 

 on record the capture of another specimen, this time on the 

 peninsula north of Auckland. Early in the month of April 

 of this year I received from Mr. G. V. New, of Pahi, Kaipara, 

 a freshly killed specimen evidently referable to the species. 

 On inquiry, Mr. New informed me that on leaving his homestead 



