112 Tra?ii<actio/is. 



1(1] . Anthribus propinquus sp. nov. 



Castaneous, shilling, witli irregular fuscous marks, sometimes having an 

 indefinite fascia behind the middle of the elytra ; legs and antennae nearly 

 concolorous ; pubescence greyish-yellow, usually scanty and unequally 

 distributed, in some specimens rather dense towards the hinder part of the 

 elytra. 



Rostrum subquadrate, narrower than the head, and, excluding the 

 mandibles, barely half the length of the thorax ; it is coarsely, closely, and 

 rugosely punctured. Thorax widest between the middle and base, gradu- 

 ally narrowed anteriorly, obliquely towards the base, closely punctate : its 

 carina, in the middle, is slightly curved and separated by a short distance 

 only, though quite distinctly, from the elytra ; it is gently curved forwards 

 and forms an obtuse angle at each side, where it extends nearly half-way 

 towards the front, becoming gradually indistinct, the space between the 

 obtuse angle and the base is thrice as great as at the middle. Scutellum 

 small. Elytra striate-punctate, the striae beyond the sutural ones become 

 indistinct behind the middle, interposed between the suture and first stria, 

 at the base of each elytron, there is a short groove ; they are oblong-oval, 

 fully double the length of the thorax, with subtruncate apices. Pygidium 

 subquadrate, pubescent. 



Antennae longer than the head and thorax, 2nd joint obviously shorter 

 than the elongate 3rd but longer than the exposed portion of the 1st, joints 

 3-8 elongate, each becoming a little shorter than its predecessor ; club 

 infuscate, densely pubescent, its basal joint triangular and distinctly longer 

 than the intermediate, the terminal conical. 



Eyes almost contiguous to the thorax, widely separated above, large and 

 prominent, subrotundate or broadly longitudinally oval, subtruncate but 

 not at all emarginate in front. Tarsi moderate, basal joint as long as 2nd 

 and 3rd taken together, the 3rd with narrow lobes. 



Underside castaneous, distinctly pubescent ; penultimate ventral seg- 

 ment incurved at apex and, in the middle, much shorter than the 5th. 

 Anterior coxae almost contiguous. 



Almost congeneric with A. vates, 967, with longer antennae, the thoracic 

 carina more rounded and consequently forming more obtuse angles, and 

 between these and the shoulders the gaps are more evident. 



Length (rostrimi inclusive), 5i-6 mm. ; breadth, 2-2^ mm. 



Pitt Island. 



Nearly a dozen individuals secured by Mr. T. Hall. 



102. Anthribus piHcornis sp. nov. 



Miimte, nitid ; testaceous, head and rostrum dark, each elytron with a 

 large median fuscous spot which is bifid in front, and unites with its fellow 

 of the other elytron, the suture behind each spot is also infuscate ; pubes- 

 cence scanty, greyish, and suberect ; antennae with a few slender but elongate 

 outstanding setae. 



Rostrum transversely quadrate, closely sculptured. Head short, im- 

 mersed nearly to the eyes, distinctly punctate. Thorax nearly as large 

 as the hind-body, its sides almost regularly rounded, gradually narrowed 

 anteriorly, rather more abruptly near the base, the apex also curvate ; 

 disc distinctly and moderately closely punctured, the intervals minutely 

 sculptured ; the carina is thin, quite straight, contiguous to the elytra, 

 and forms the Itasal margin, it extends downwards to the anterior coxae 



