OF NEW ZEALAND. 507 



inwardly at the apex, the outer spurs strongly developed ; tarsi stout, 

 basal joint rather elongate, slender at base ; second sub-quadrate ; third 

 dilated and bi-lobed; the terminal nearly as long as the preceding three; 

 claws small. Front coxcz but little separated, the intermediate a little 

 more so, posterior distant. Metasternum short; first and second ventral 

 segments large, third and fourth very short. 



Antenna, stout, rather short, closely articulated ; scape attaining the 

 eye, gradually thickened ; funiculus seven-jointed, basal joint longest, 

 slender at base, second to fifth about equal, sixth broader than fifth, 

 club stout, ovate, rather solid. 



Though similar to Aldonus in many respects, it may be at once 

 separated by the absence of the pectoral canal, of which there is not 

 the least trace. Its systematic position is doubtful. 



901. A. scabiosa, n.s. Oblong, moderately convex, densely 

 covered with depressed, scurf-like, yellowish-grey scales and erect setae, 

 which conceal the piceous ground-colour ; legs obscure-red, antennae 

 and tarsi red. 



Rostrum stout, squamose, apparently grooved longitudinally. Pro- 

 thorax longer than broad, widest near the middle, very little narrowed 

 posteriorly, more so in front, where it is constricted; its disc is mode- 

 rately convex, and coarsely punctured, the intervals between the punc- 

 tures almost rugose. 



Elytra longer but not much broader than the thorax, declivous be- 

 hind ; they are deeply grooved longitudinally, and the strios are coarsely 

 punctured, but their sculpture is rendered indistinct by their clothing of 

 scales and rows of setae. 



Legs robust, clothed with yellowish setae. Antenncz finely pilose ; 

 club obtuse-ovate. Underside coarsely punctate and finely setose. 



Length (rost. incl.), if line ; breadth, f. 



Found in roots of trees at Auckland. 



902. A. rufula, n.s. Oblong, dark red, rostrum stout, with fine 

 yellow seta?, slightly arched, as long as the prothorax, with two longi- 

 tudinal grooves above : prothorax large, rather longer than broad, 

 rounded anteriorly, very slightly narrowed towards the base ; its surface 

 is coarsely punctured and sparingly clothed with upright yellowish setee. 

 The elytra are longer and a little broader than the thorax, transversely 

 convex, and very little narrowed posteriorly ; each elytron has seven 

 broad deep grooves in which the punctures are oblong and almost con- 

 tiguous ; the interstices bear bright, yellowish, erect setae, which give 

 them a somewhat costate appearance, though, when viewed from the 

 front, they are seen to be plane. The legs are robust, and clothed with 

 fine yellow seta?. 



Length, i^ line; breadth, nearly \. 

 I found my specimen at Tairua. 



Group- COSSONIDJE. 



The mouth with a strongly-hollowed outline. Neck of the under- 

 ?nentum short, sometimes but little apj)arent. Mandibles pincer-like and 



