Broun. — New Genera and Species of Coleoptera. 415 



broad; 6th subquadrate and a little smaller than 7th, both slightly 

 narrowed towards the base; 8th very short and transverse, but as broad 

 as the 9th, which, as well as the 10th, is transversely quadrate: I lth 

 conical, larger than the preceding. 



Tibiae seto.se, the intermediate curvate, the posterior distinctly bi- 

 spinose at the extremity. Tarsi elongate, thickly pubescent, the anterior 

 not dilated 



The eyes are not discernible above. Maxillary palpi with the pen- 

 ultimate articulation obconical and rather large, the terminal small and 

 ;i culminate. 



Most nearly resembles 2754: and 2756; both of these, however, can be 

 easily distinguished hj their prominent eyes. 



$. Length, 2^- mm.; breadth, 1J mm. 



Mount Ngauruhoe. My specimen I owe to the kindness of Mr. W. J. 

 Guinness, who collected the leaf-mould it was found in. 



3217. Choleva castanea sp. nov. 



Oblong-oval, slightly convex, a little nitid; light castaneous, the legs, 

 antennae, and palpi somewhat fulvescent ; pubescence slender, decum- 

 bent, yellowish-grey. 



Head trigonal in front, much narrowed behind, acutely angulate late- 

 rally at the middle, finely and distantly punctured. Eyes invisible. 

 Thorax large, twice as broad as long, curvedly narrowed towards the 

 depressed and obtuse anterior angles, the base subtruncate but with its 

 angles directed backwards so as to clasp the shoulders, its sculpture fine 

 and rendered indefinite by the pubescence. Scutellum triangular, rather- 

 indistinct. Elytra of the same width as thorax at the base, gradually 

 narrowed posteriorly; with fine sutural striae, so sculptured as to appear 

 covered with transverse series of minute impressions. 



Antennae with the basal three joints cylindric and about equally 

 elongate; 4th distinctly shorter than 3rd, and as long but narrower 

 than 5th; 6th and 7th subquadrate, the latter evidently the larger; 8th 

 short, nearly as broad as the adjoining ones; 9th and 10th transverse, 

 each narrowed towards its base; 11th larger, conical. Maxillary palpi 

 elongate, penultimate articulation long and broad, the terminal minute 

 and acuminate. Tibiae finely setose, the intermediate arcuate, bispinose 

 at the extremity. Tarsi of the male with the basal four joints of the 

 ♦interior dilated, the middle pair slightly thicker than the posterior. 



Rather less oblong than ('. caeca, and at once separable by the finer 

 sculpture, of the head particularly, by the more slender posterior tarsi, 

 and the paler and more uniform coloration. 



6*. Length, 2-J mm. ; breadth, 1^ mm. 



Retaruke, near Erua. A single male, picked out of leaf-mould col- 

 lected bv Captain H. S. Whitehorn, of the Geological Survey Department, 

 March, 1910. 



3218. Camiarus estriatus sp. nov. Oamiarus Sharp, Man. N.Z. Coleopt.. 



p. 148. 



Suboblong, slightly convex, nitid, nigrescent, legs and antennae 

 ■obscure rufous, pubescence distinct. 



Head small, smooth, with a few very slender greyish hairs. Eyes 

 prominent. Thorax a third broader than long, widest near the middle, 

 well rounded and much narrowed anteriorly, slightly sinnate-angustate 



