OF NEW ZEALAND. 547 



964. A. brouni, S/uu-p: Ann. Mai^. Naf. Hist., June, 1876. A. 

 capite rostrato, oculis prominulis, ab antennis remotis, oblongus, varie- 

 gato-tonientosus, antennis pedibusque testaceo fuscoque variegatis ; 

 elytris punctato-striatis. 



Long. Corp., 20—4 mm. ; antennarum it-3 ram. 



AntenncB variable in length, yellowish, the joints more or less marked 

 with dark fuscous, so as in some mdividuals to be nearly entirely black, 

 the three apical joints forming a broad flat club ; first joint short, only 

 moderately thickened ; second rather longer than first, third longer and 

 more slender than second ; eighth distinctly stouter than the preceding 

 joints. Head distinctly rostrate, the rostrum dilated towards the apex ; 

 its front margin slightly emarginate behind the labrum ; the eyes promi- 

 nent, oval, widely separated ; the antennte inserted at the sides, very 

 near the apex, and separated from the eye by a space about equal to the 

 eye ; the antennal cavities elongate foveae, and abruptly limited behind ; 

 its surface densely and rather finely rugose-punctate, and bearing hairs 

 a little variegated in colour. Thorax about as long as broad, much nar- 

 rowed towards the front, its carina moderately distant from the elytra 

 and gently bent forwards along the sides without forming an angle ; the 

 sides of the thorax behind the carina a good deal narrowed j the surface 

 is densely but rather indistinctly rugosely sculptured, and bears varie- 

 gated hairs as its clothing. Elytra much variegated, the sides and 

 extremity being darker than the discoidal part, and near the sides there 

 is a slight metallic appearance ; they bear rows of punctures, which are 

 rather coarse, but much obscured by the clothing. The legs are yel- 

 lowish, more or less variegated with dark marks. Tlr/'i-/ rather slender, 

 second joint rather deeply emarginate, third small. 



Obs. I. — This species varies much in size and in the development 

 of the antennte, and also a good deal in colour. The specimens which 

 I consider to be females are small, and the antenna? are shorter and 

 more slender than in the other sex ; the rostrum also varies much 

 in length. 



Obs. 2. — This species in general structure much resembles Tropi- 

 deres niveirostris, the antennae of the two species being very similar. 

 The rostrum, however, is much more produced in A. brouni ; and its 

 form, as well as that of the head, is different ; the eyes are more entirely 

 lateral in A. brouni, and the antennal cavities are different in form. 

 Tropideres sepicola, however, in all these respects, appears to approach 

 Anthribus l>rouni more closely, so that the generic tjualifications (if I 

 may use this term) of A. brouni must be considered doubtful. 



Sent from Auckland and Tairua by Capt. Broun and Mr. Lawson. 



965. A. rudis, Sharp; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., June, 1876. A. 

 oblongus., fuscus, variegato-pubescens, prothorace macula basali albida ; 

 elytris tuberculatis, tuberculis fulvo-tomentosis ; metastcrno medio 

 rugoso-punctato. 



Long. Corp., 4^ mm. 



Antennce about as long as head and thorax, rather stout, obscure 

 reddish in colour ; second joint about cc[ual to first ; ninth joint 

 longer than broad, gradually dilated from the slender base to the 



