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longer than the other, and appears hooklike. Tarsi nearly glabrous, elongate 

 and slender, 3rd joint also rather narrow, not lobate ; claws distinct. 



Prosternum deeply incurved in front, the coxa? large, prominent, almost 

 quite contiguous. Intermediate coxa? not at all widely separated by the 

 minutely margined mesosternal process ; the mesosternum itself is longer 

 than usual. Metasternum broadly sulcate behind, of about the same length 

 as the abdomen. Basal ventral segment very short at the sides, obviously 

 truncate behind, and on a higher level than the very short 2nd segment ; 

 3-5 on a still lower plane, but level with the narrow epipleurae. 



Dr. Sharp stated that " this is a remarkably distinct genus, having the 

 appearance of a Scolytid," &c. 



The Indian Himalimn has similar eyes, but the anterior coxae are widely 

 distant from each other. In the genus Coptorhamphus, pertaining to Borneo 

 and Java, the femora are armed with an acute tooth. Stenoscelis is un- 

 doubtedly more nearly similar, but is at once distinguishable by its obsolete 

 scutellum ; its species have been found in South Africa, St. Helena, and Japan. 



In the New Zealand list I place it between Pselactiis and Xenocnenia. 

 The old name, Stenopus, has been superseded by Inosomus. 



Inosomus rufopiceus, Broun. 1312. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 739. (Plate XVI, 



fig. 13.) 



Rufo-piceous, slightly nitid, antennae and tarsi dark red. 



Rostrum coarsely longitudinally rugose, with some slender erect setae. 

 Head rather closely and finely punctate. Thorax convex, moderately closely 

 and coarsely punctured, finely near the smooth apical margin, very closely 

 and rugosely at the sides, which underneath are minutely dentate or crenu- 

 late. Elytra almost punctate-striate, the sutural striae deep but not dis- 

 tinctly punctured, interstices more or less rugose and near the sides and apex 

 studded with minute tubercles ; shoulders slightly prominent and reddish. 



Underside shining, sparingly setose. The metasternum with only a 

 few rather fine punctures ; the prosternum and 1st ventral segment with 

 coarse sculpture. 



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



Wellington ; Otago ; Greymouth ; and at Howick, near Auckland. 

 Apparently rare, and without well-marked sexual distinctions. 



Xenocnema, Wollaston. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 536. 



Body robust, subparallel, rather broad, subdepressed above, apparently 

 glabrous, but bearing some slender hairs on the hind part of the elytra and 

 conspicuous yellow setae at the extremity of the rostrum. 



Rostrum quite half the length of the thorax, in front quite as broad as 

 the head, without any basal demarcation, its apex depressed and emarginate 

 in the middle. Mandibles prominent, bifid at apex. Scrobes subapical, 

 deep, and linear, and extending obliquely inwards at a considerable distance 

 from the eyes. Scape proportionally rather slender, gradually incrassate, 

 inserted medially, and attaining the middle of the eye. Funiculus 7-articulate, 

 short and compact, the basal joint short, truncate at the apex and pro- 

 duced (usually) inwardly, 2nd hardly longer than 3rd. Club ovate, some- 

 times elongate and narrow and acuminate, quadriarticulate, the basal 

 joint large. Head short and broad. Eyes quite lateral, somewhat trans- 

 versely oval, slightly convex. Thorax subquadrate, with a deep short 

 stricture close to the apex, posterior angles oblique and obtuse. Scutellum 

 distinct, but relatively small. Elytra slightly wider than thorax at the 

 base, humeral angles slightly porrect ; they are subparallel or very gradually 



