Broun. — Revision of the New Zealand Cossoiiidse. 191 



moderately coarsely punctured ; disc very slightly depressed, with an indis- 

 tinct central line. Elytra sulipunctate-striate, interstices rugose or slightly 

 asperate. 



Female. — Rostrum slender, finely and almost seriately punctate. 



c? . Length, 2J lines ; breadth, nearly | line. 



Parua and Hunua Range. Both sexes. 



Entium, Sharp. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 519. 



iSubcylindric, with slender suberect hairs. 



Rostrum stout, shorter than thorax, subcylindrical, slightly narrowed 

 anteriorly. Head moderate, gradually narrowed to the width of the 

 rostrum ; the outline, however, is slightly interrupted by the small longitu- 

 dinally oval eyes. Scape medially inserted, of moderate length, gradually 

 thickened. Funiculus 5-articulate, 2nd joint distinctly longer than 3rd, 

 3-5 small. Thorax subcylindric. Scutellum small but distinct. Elytra 

 elongate, rather broader than thorax, distinctly so at the base. Legs 

 slender, tibife linear, apical hooks very small. Tarsi small, their 3rd joint 

 with short slender lobes. 



Anterior coxae nearly contiguous. Metasternum and basal 2 ventral 

 segments nearly equally elongate. 



The small size, suberect pubescence, small longitudinally oval eyes, 

 almost unconstricted thorax, and approximated front coxae are its most 

 salient characters. 



Entium aberrans, Sharp. 927. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 520. 



Narrow, slender, subconvex, moderately nitid, piceo-rufous. 



Rostrum finely punctate, minutely and densely sculptured, scantily 

 and minutely pubescent. Thorax a little longer than broad, its sides 

 slightly rounded, relatively moderately coarsely punctate, more distantly 

 along the middle. Elytra not striate, but with regular series of rela- 

 tively coarse punctures, which become indistinct near the apex ; interstices 

 simjile. 



t^nderside rufescent, finely and sparingly punctured, with some slender 

 seta' ; basal ventral segment broadly impressed. 



Length, | line ; breadth, J line. 



Parua and Howick. Rare. 



Mesoxenophasis, Wollaston. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 524. 



Minute, fusiform, narrow, nitid, glabrous. 



Head subglobose. Rostrum nearly as long as thorax, only moderately 

 thick, subparallel, slightly and gradually narrowed towards the base. Eyes 

 small, not prominent, placed somewhat on the upper surface. Scape inserted 

 near the apex, moderately stout and elongate, gradually incrassate. Funi- 

 culus 5-articulate, 2nd joint slightly longer than 3rd. Club rather large, 

 oblono-oval. Thorax oviform, obsoletelv constricted in front, base sliohtlv 

 uicurved. Scutellum small but distinct. Elytra fusifortn, convex, base 

 truncate. Legs rather long and stout, 3rd tarsal joint expanded and deeply 

 bilobed. 



Metasternum rather short. Basal 2 ventral seo'ments suffused. 



The distinct scutellum distinguishes this genus from Microtrihus. There 

 are no obvious sexual distinctions. 



