Broun. — The Coleoptera of the Kermadec Isla7ids. 299 



Rostrum rather shorter than thorax, parallel, or only indistinctly 

 narrowed near the eyes, slender, finely punctate, nearly quite smooth along 

 the middle. Occiput broad and convex above, distinctly marked off just 

 behind the eyes from the narrow forehead ; it is but little swollen under- 

 neath. Eyes only slightly prominent. Antennae elongate and slender ; 

 scape inserted just behind the middle of the rostrum and reaching the back 

 of the eye ; it is incrassate near the extremity ; 2nd joint of funiculus 

 evidently longer than 3rd, the terminal 3 as long as broad ; club ovate, 

 indistinctly ringed. Thorax about a third longer than broad, constricted 

 in front, its sides but little rounded, slightly and gradually narrowed 

 anteriorly, base truncate ; disc nearly plane, moderately closely but not 

 coarsely punctured, more finely in front, and Avith an ill-defined median 

 impression near the base. Scutellum small but distinct. Elytra slightly 

 wider than thorax at the base, which is subtruncate, their sides subparallel, 

 curvedly narrowed posteriorly ; dorsum very slightly convex, almost 

 crenate punctate-striate, the sutural 2 striae on each deepest throughout ; 

 interstices finely seriate-punctate. 



Legs normal ; 3rd joint of the tarsi a little expanded and lobate. 



Underside shining, entirely nigrescent, with some minute greyish hairs ; 

 distinctly but not closely or coarsely punctured, more sparingly on the 

 basal 2 ventral segments, which are not visibly delimited ; there are no 

 impressions except the metasternal groove. The position of the coxae is 

 similar to that of P. zealandicum. Along the centre of the rostrum there is 

 an almost smooth line which is gTadually expanded behind, where it is 

 divided by a broad gTOove ; the buccal cavity also differs from that of 

 P. zealandicum. 



This is a rath^ small species, with the antennae implanted a little further 

 from the eyes, and more slender than in the female P. zealandicum ; the 

 rostrum is rather longer, the thorax is different in form, the smooth occiput 

 is dissimilar, and the penultimate tarsal joint is more dilated and sub- 

 bilobed. The discovery of the male will, I have no doubt, render generic 

 separation necessary. 



Female. — Length, If Unes ; breadth, f line. 



Raoul, Sunday Island. 



Two examples taken from rotten ngaio wood by Mr. Wallace. 



Eutornopsis, gen. nov. 



Body transversely convex, subcyUndric, nude above, finely pubescent 

 underneath, moderately nitid, distinctly sculptured. 



Head and rostrum slightly arched and, together, as long as thorax ; 

 he outline almost uninterrupted, there being only a shght inflation near 

 ;he eyes ; the former exserted, globose below, and with only a very slight 

 post-ocular stricture ; the latter as long and nearly as broad as the head, 

 parallel, or only just perceptibly narrowed anteriorly, that of the male 

 not appreciably different from the female. Scrobes deep, prolonged down- 

 wards along the front and lower part of the eyes. Scape rather short, 

 medially inserted, attaining the back of the eye, strongly flexuous. Funi- 

 culus rather short, its 5 articulations transverse, the basal one somewhat 

 larger. Club annulate, oval or oblong-oval. Eyes as far from each other 

 as they are from the thorax, quite lateral, slightly prominent and rotund- 

 ate. Thorax a little longer than broad, rather gradually narrowed ante- 

 riorly, without any definite constriction, the basal margin truncate and 

 a little depressed. Scutellum rather small, but distinct. Elytra slightly 



