212 Transactions. 



Pselactus punctatus, Broun. 1755. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 972. (Plate XVI, 



fig. u.) 



Piceous, slightly nitid, antennae and tarsi piceo-rufous, pubescence 

 yellownsh. 



Rostrum with moderate, somewhat longitudinally rugose punctuation, 

 rather finer but not rugose in front, the occiput moderately punctured. 

 Thorax coarsely but not very closely punctured, more finely at the apex, 

 more rugosely at the sides. Elytra rather coarsely striate-punctate, the 

 spaces between the -punctures as large as the punctures themselves, the 

 suture and interstices indistinctly seriately punctured, more rugose in the 

 female than the male. 



Underside shining, piceous, with some minute slender but quite per- 

 ceptible brassy setae. Front of prosternum with shallow, the metasternum 

 with rather coarse, punctures ; 2nd ventral segment more finely and dis- 

 tantly, the terminal closely and finely, punctured. 



Female. — Rostrum hardly appreciably longer or more slender, its punc- 

 tuation fine, with four or five setigerous and more distinct punctures near 

 the apex. 



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



Taranaki ; on the underside of logs imbedded in sea-sand. 



P. ferrugineus, sp. nov. 



Rostrum and thorax rufous but not dark, the elytra pale castaneo-rufous, 

 legs darker, antennae ferruginous, tarsi testaceous ; pubescence yellow\ 



Female. — Similar to the same sex of P. punctatus, but with the scape 

 rather shorter and more curved, like that of the male. The rostrum and 

 head with slightly finer sculpture. Thorax a trifle shorter, and, instead 

 of being nearly glabrous, bearing numerous slender yellow hairs. Elytra less 

 rounded at the sides and rather broader behind ; the pubescence more seriate. 

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



Taranaki. Unique. 



Inosomus, Broun. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 739. 



Body robust, subparallel, narrowed anteriorly but not at all behind, 

 coarsely sculptured, subopaque, sparingly but distinctly setose, on the 

 posterior declivity especially. 



Rostrum short and broad, subparalle', without any basal line of de- 

 marcation but on a slightly lower plane than the head. Scrobes deep, ex- 

 panded in front of the eyes. Head short and broad, curvedly narrowed 

 to the width of the rostrum, strongly globose underneath. Eyes depressed, 

 strongly transverse, their greatest bulk below, and, though large, hardly 

 visible above. Scape very short and stout, still thicker at the extremity, 

 medially inserted, and attaining the front of the eye. Funiculus longer 

 than the scape, compactly articulated, basal joint as long as the following 

 3 combined, joints 2-7 transverse. Club broadly oval, apparently triarticu- 

 late, the glabrous basal joint half of the whole length. Thorax slightly 

 broader than it is long, truncate at base, somewhat curvedly narrow^ed 

 towards the front, scarcely at all constricted there. Scutellum small but 

 distinct. Elytra oblong, as wide as the thorax ; broadly rounded, distinctly 

 marginated, and denticulated behind : the base slightly biarcuate. Femora 

 short and stout, with 3 or 4 minute denticles underneath. Tibiae straight, 

 moderately slender ; the anterior with a nearly straight mucro at the ex- 

 ternal apex, and a minute denticle at the inner angle ; the 4 hind pairs are 

 prolonged externally and bifid, the inner angle of the prolongation is slightly 



