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President of the Society, accompanying his suggestion by eulogistic remarks on the 

 career of our veteran entomologist, and his labours in the cause of entomology. 

 This was adopted by acclamation. 



The Meeting was then made " special," in order to consider certain proposed 

 alterations in the bye-laws. Some of the propositions were adopted, others rejected. 

 The chief resultant alterations were as follows : — No " Subscribers " will be hence- 

 forth elected : the " Transactions " will be sent without further payment to all 

 Members not in arrear with their subscriptions : notice is to be given of names pro- 

 posed to be substituted for those recommended for officers and council before the 

 Annual Meeting, such proposed substitutions (if any) to be notified by circular to 

 the Members. At the ordinary Meeting, E. A. Butler, Esq., of Hastings, and W. 

 H. Miles, Esq., of Lambeth, were elected Members. 



SOME NEW SPECIES AND GENEEA OE COLEOPTHRA FEOM 

 NEW ZEALAND. 



BY D. SHARP, M.B. 



While investigating a small batcli of New Zealand Coleoptera 

 received recently from Mr. Helms, of Grrejmoutli, I have found the 

 following new forms that it appeared to me advisable to describe. 



TarastetJius, n. g. of Carahidcs ; T. i^uncticoIJis and T. IcBviuenhHs, 

 nn. spp. ; Lecanomerus marqinatia^, n. sjj. ; Pterostichus Selmsi, n. sp. ; 

 Protoparnus, n. q. of Parnidce ; P. vesfifus, n. sp. ; Clypeorhynchiis 

 and Scqihorliynclms, n. g. of Curculionidce ; C gracilipes and S. lonqi- 

 cornis, nn. spp. ; Dorytomus elegans, n. sp. ; Eugnomus argutus, ii. sp. ; 

 and Tyclianiis hufo, n. sp. 



TARASTETHUS, n. g. 

 Form short and convex, surface glabrous. Mesothoracic epimera 

 linear, not reaching the coxae. Head with two ocular setse on each 

 side ; scrobe with an exserted seta in front. Metasternum excessively 

 short, so that the middle coxse almost touch the hind ones. Antennae 

 with the three basal joints glabrous, the others pubescent, but not 

 densely so, so that there is not a very abrupt contrast between the 

 glabrous and the pubescent joints. Elytra not at all truncate, with a 

 slight sinuation near the extremity. Last joint of maxillary palpus 

 longer and rather stouter than the preceding joint, narrowed towax-ds 

 the extremity and acuminate. Second joint of labial palpi short and 

 stout, minutely bisetose, mentum with large acute tooth in the middle. 

 Male anterior tarsi with the two basal joints a little dilated, their 

 inner angles a little produced and acute, squamae very obscure. Pro- 



