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dead currant trees (Aristotelia racemosci), in which it exca- 

 vates numerous cylindrical burrows like the last species, 

 which it closely resembles when in the larval state. The sexes 

 are widely different, the elytra of the male being furnished 

 with the characteristic coronet of spines, which is entirely 

 wanting in the female. Numerous other members of this 

 genus may be taken in company with the present insect, 

 and should be carefully examined, as a correct determina- 

 tion of the males and females of the several species is 

 sadly wanted. Digging beetles out of the wood is good 

 employment for the entomologist in winter, when he will 

 find that a day spent in this manner will frequently produce 

 as rich a harvest as one in the height of summer. 



Before finally leaving the Coleoptera, I should like to 

 direct the attention of my readers to the immense number 

 of interesting weevils found in New Zealand. Chief 

 among these is the remarkable Lasiorhyncluis barbicornis, 

 a large insect furnished with a gigantic rostrum, which will 

 at once distinguish it from any of the rest. Other genera 

 contain numerous beetles, which may be found in various 

 kinds of dead timber in company with their larvae, and are 

 worthy of a more minute investigation than has at present 

 been given them. 



