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the extremities of the tibiae and basal joints of the tarsi ; head and thorax 

 sparingly clothed with yellowish pubescence, which is more slender on the 

 former ; elytra with a broad lateral area, on each, before the middle, and 

 irregular spots behind similarly pubescent. 



Rostrum short and broad, flat, medially emarginate in front, moderately 

 coarsely and closely and somewhat rugosely punctate ; it is obscurely 

 rufescent. Thorax of about equal length and breadth, its sides medially 

 rounded, a little narrowed anteriorly and with a slight sinuosity behind ; 

 the sculpture is ill defined, appearing to consist of irregular linear elevations 

 and punctures ; the basal carina is almost in contact with the elytra, slightly 

 sinuate towards the sides, and forming acute posterior angles which are 

 directed backwards but do not extend outwardly beyond the shoulders. 

 Scutellum small. Elytra oblong, just perceptibly wider behind than at 

 the base, with truncate apices ; they are moderately striate-punctate, the 

 flavescent space on each is broadly impressed, and the basal nodosities 

 when examined sideways appear prominent, there are no other distinct 

 inequalities ; the sutural region and shoulders are somewhat rufescent. 



Antennae quite half the length of the body, very scantily pubescent ; 

 basal joint stout and suboblong, 2nd pyriform, its basal half slender, as 

 long as the 1st ; joints 3-7 elongate, gradually decreasing in length, 8th 

 evidently smaller than 7th yet elongate ; 9th elongate-triangular, 10th about 

 as long as broad, rounded towards its base, 11th conical, slightly longer 

 than its predecessor, these three articulations form the well-marked pubes- 

 cent club. 



Eyes prominent, rotundate, Avithout any discernible frontal excision. 

 Pygidium somewhat inflexed. 



This is the smallest member of the genus. The others are 2215, 976, 

 and 977. It is easily known by the unusual shape of the thorax. 



Length, 2| mm. ; breadth, quite 1 mm. 



Huia, Manukau Harbour. One found during November, 1909, by 

 Mr. Bert Turner or myself. It has been named after Mr. Turner, who 

 assisted me when searching for beetles on his father's property. 



3336. Eugonissus sylvanus sp. nov. 



Fuscous, the legs and basal three joints of antennae fusco-rufous ; the 

 intermediate joints of the tarsi, the extremity of the 3rd of the antennae, 

 and the whole of joints 4-11 fuscous ; the vestiture variegate, on the head 

 and rostrum chiefly grey, of similar colour in front and along the middle 

 of thorax, but not sharply definite there ; the elytra irregularly covered 

 with grey pubescence along the middle, near the extremity there is a broad 

 dark space, another at each side behind the shoulder, and smaller spots 

 along the dorsum, near the sides the clothing is of a pale fusco-rufous hue 

 mixed with some grey. 



Head and rostrum together about as long as thorax, rather broad and 

 nearly plane. Thorax slightly broader than long, widest at the base, gradu- 

 ally narrowed anteriorly, its punctation moderately coarse and close ; the 

 basal carina almost contiguous with the elytra, obtusely and only very 

 slightly prominent at the middle, just a little sinuate towards the sides, 

 and terminating as acute lateral angles. Scutellum small, grey. Elytra 

 oblong, each a little rounded at the base, seriate-punctate, with a dark 

 slightly raised nodosity on each near the base, and another slight elongated 

 elevation extending from the hind thijjh backwards. 



