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Baeorhopalus, Broun. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 806. 



Subdepressed, rather broad, almost elongate-oval, glossy, glabrous. 



Female. — Rostrum moderately arched, shorter than thorax, stout but 

 not broad, slightly dilated medially, the point of antennal insertion mode- 

 rately narrowed near the base. Head globose underneath, not elongated, 

 gradually curvedly narrowed to the same width as the rostrum, the outline 

 not interrupted by any prominence of the eyes, which are rather small 

 and nearly flat ; the occiput not distinctly marked off from the eyes or 

 vertex. Scape stout, much thickened near the extremity, medially in- 

 serted, and attaining the front of the eye. Funiculus compactly articulated, 

 2nd joint not perceptibly longer than 3rd. Club oblong-oval. Thorax 

 strongly rounded laterally, constricted in front. Scutellum distinct. Elytra 

 indistinctly curved at the sides, gradually narrowed behind, their base a 

 little wider than that of the thorax. Legs moderate, 3rd tarsal joint not 

 lobate. , 



Male. — Underside glabrous, nearly plane, shining, castaneo - rufous, 

 very finely and distantly punctured. Basal 2 ventral segments as long as 

 the raetasternum, broadly depressed along the middle, the metasternum 

 grooved behind, prosternum quite truncate in front. The mesosternal 

 suture and that between the basal 2 segments fine and nearly straight, 

 5th segment with a small impression at each side. 



The natural position of this genus is, without doubt, next to Macro- 

 sci/talus, which, though similar in form, is distinguished by the altogether 

 different head, less slender rostrum, larger and more prominent eyes, larger 

 club, &c. The coxse are less widely separated than in Pentarthrum. 



Unfortunately, this and three or four closely alUed genera are seldom 

 met with ; all their species are rare. 



Baeorhopalus glabrus, Broun. 1305. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 735. 



Glossy, rufous, elytra chestnut-red. 



Rostrum with fine almost seriate punctures, the interocular sculpture 

 nearly similar, with a slender fovea. Thorax nearly flat, as broad as it 

 is long, widest just behind the middle, its sides strongly rounded, narrowed 

 towards the constriction, very finely and distantly punctured, with a slight 

 impression before the scutellum. Elytra rather flat, finely punctate-striate, 

 interstices moderately broad, with fine serial punctures. 



The male specimen is mounted on its back. 



2 , Length, If lines ; breadth, | line. 



Parua, Whangarei. Two examples. 



Selocomis, gen. nov. 



Subdepressed, subfusiform, rather thickly clothed with decumbent con- 

 spicuous yellow hairs. 



Rostrum nearly the length of the thorax, quite half the width of the 

 head, sUghtly narrowed near the base, not marked oil from the forehead, 

 abruptly truncate or shaved oft' at its apex. Scrobes obhque. Scape in- 

 serted behind the middle, attaining the centre of the eye, elongate, gradually 

 incrassate. Funiculus laxly articulated, rather short, 2nd joint distinctly 

 longer than 3rd, joints 3-5 transverse, 5th almost cup-shaped. Club com- 

 pact, opaque, densely pubescent, very elongate, fully the length of the 

 whole funiculus. Head short, narrowed anteriorly, globose underneath, 

 the occiput short. Eyes subdepressed in front, slightly prominent behind, 



