Broun. — Bevision of the New Zealand Cossonidae. 207 



from the Canary Islands, comes nearest, but even in it the femoral tooth 

 does not exist in the female ; the male, moreover, has only a short rostral 

 fringe. 



Pogonorhinus opacus, Broun. 946. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 533. (Plate XYI, 



fig. 7.) 



Fusco-rufous, sometimes more piceous in the male, legs and antennae 

 always rufescent, the male rostrum piceous, that of the female shining and 

 reddish. 



Rostrum coarsely punctured, very closely at the base, indefinitely 

 tricarinate along the middle, longitudinally but finely rugose, and with 

 slender grey setse, in front. Thorax broadly but not at all deeply impressed 

 on the middle, very closely and distinctly, on some parts rugosely, 

 punctured, much more finely in front, the smooth central portion of the 

 apex of a somewhat metallic coppery hue. Elytra plane, closely punctate- 

 striate, the punctures oblong or quadrate ; interstices rugose and seemingly 

 punctate or finely asperate, their sculpture rather ill defined, however, 

 owing partly to the numerous yellow setse. 



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



Parua and Howick. Rare. 



Pogonorhinus substituted for Lasiorhinus in 1903. 



Exomesites, Broun. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 971. 



Body robust, nearly plane above, elongate, glossy, very coarsely and 

 rugosely sculptured, sparingly and finely pubescent. 



Rostrum nearly as long as the thorax, stout, widely incurved between 

 the point of antennal insertion and the base ; the portion in front of the 

 antennas, more than a third of the whole length, much dilated and 

 subpterygiate. Mandibles prominent. Scrobes quite open above near the 

 apex, deep and very oblique towards the lower surface. Scape elongate, 

 stout, and gradually incrassate, inserted between the middle and the apex, 

 attaining the middle of the eye. Funiculus distinctly articulated, 2nd joint 

 as long as the basal one, 3-7 subquadrate, narrowed towards the base, the 

 iast 2 especially. Club not annulate, broadly oval, moderately large. Occiput 

 smooth and convex, curvedly narrowed towards the eyes but without any 

 line of demarcation above. Eyes moderately prominent, large. Thorax 

 oblong, its sides nearly straight, abruptly contracted in front, base strongly 

 bisinuate. Scutellum minute or obsolete. Elytra strongly bisinuate at 

 the base, distinctly broader than the thorax, gradually narrowed behind 

 the middle. Legs moderately stout and elongate, tibial hooks strongly 

 developed. Tarsi narrow, the basal joint rather shorter than the terminal 

 one, 3rd joint narrow, concave in front but not perceptibly lobed,' entire 

 below ; claws rather small. 



Underside nearly plane, sparingly and minutely pubescent, very coarsely 

 punctured, the prosternum very closely, the abdomen more distantly, 2nd 

 segment more finely, its frontal suture obliterated in the middle. Meso- 

 sternal suture obsolete. Metasternum short, not longer than the basal 

 ventral segment, with an indistinct impression behind. Anterior coxse only 

 moderately separated, slightly further apart than in Pogonorhinus. 



The peculiar OtiorhynchiiS'like rostrum, oblong thorax, obsolete scutellum, 

 and the glossy coarsely sculptured surface distinguish the handsome species 

 which forms the type. 



