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with three or four Anchoineni, an undoscribed Dicrochile (cordi- 

 collis, Brouii), Glivhia riujilhorax, Putz., the sole New Zeahind 

 species of the genus, so co|)iously represented in Australia, and 

 astonishing numbers of that common British woodlouse PorceJlio 

 scaber, Latr., (c.f. Ent. Mo. Mag., ser. 2, Vol. xiii, p. IGO). On the 

 mountain, the summit of which the weather did not allow me to reach, 

 though there is a fairly good track thither, my principal captures were 

 a single example of the fine and rare black Carabid, Paraba7'is atratus, 

 Br., at a rather high altitude, Saphobius squamulosus, Br. (not rare), 

 the curious stout GolydiidcB, Recyntus insiynis, Br., and Syncalus 

 hystrix, Sharp, Brontopriscus pleuralis, Sharp, Menimus ccecus, Sharp, 

 and a new Carabid of the genus Taraatethus {Itevicollis, Broun), 

 all clinging to the under-side of pieces of wet wood. The elegant 

 Adelium aucklandicum, Br., which occurs also at Wellington and 

 Waitakerei, was found here sparingly among dead leaves. 



Lastly, in March, 19U3, I paid a visit of two days' duration only, 

 to Rotorua, in the celebrated " Hot Lakes " district, which is one of 

 the chief " lions " of New Zealand. But my time was so fully taken 

 up in seeing the numerous geysers, boiling springs, mud volcanoes, 

 and other most interesting sights of the neighbourhood, that 1 

 got only one afternoon's collecting with my friend Dr. Swale, who 

 was then residing at Eotorua. After driving to the summit of Mount 

 Ngongotaha, 2554 feet high, which overlooks the plain and lake of 

 Eotorua, and having enjoyed the extensive and most striking view 

 from thence, we walked down to the plain through a very fine and 

 luxuriant piece of " bush." Some very good beetles were taken on 

 this occasion, including the curious weevils Ectopsis ferrugalis, Sharp, 

 and Indecentia nubila, Br. Dr. Swale secured a specimen of the line 

 and rare Longicorn, Havomorjjha stictica, Br., on the top of the 

 mountain, and I met with its congener AT. lineata, F., on the plain 

 at Eotorua the next morning. 



IlL— LTTTELTON. 



Next to Wellington, the port in New Zealand visited most 

 frequently by the " Eingarooma " was Lyttelton, our longest stay 

 here being from October 3Uth to December 21st, 1901, when, during 

 the greater part of this time, we enjoyed the company of the Antarctic 

 exploring ship " Discovery," previous to her adventurous voyage to 

 the South Polar Eegions. 



The harbour of Lyttelton is decidedly the best sheltered and 

 most commodious port in the Islands, it being situated not far from 



