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moderate, tibi^s straight, the posterior not dilated apically ; tarsi 

 two-thirds the length of the tibise, basal joint as large as second, not 

 abbreviated, the terminal stput ; claivs thickened at base. 



Allied to Nos. 415, 419, and 420. Eyes very large, more approxi- 

 mated above than is usual. 



Length, f line ; breadth, quite |-. 



I found one on the Waitakerei Eange. 



Group— B Y R R H I D ^. 

 Morychus (p. 244). 



1363. M. gemmeus, n-s. Convex, oval, nude, brilliant 

 rufo-cupreous ; legs red, tarsi and palpi yellow ; antennae ferru- 

 ginous. 



Head rather narrow, forehead considerably rounded ; closely and 

 coarsely punctured near the eyes, more distantly on the middle ; 

 labrum closely sculptured. Prothorax of the orthodox form, sides 

 almost straight, front and hind angles distinct, the latter rather 

 acute ; distinctly punctated, the punctures not so close or coarse as 

 those on the head, and much more distant from one another on the 

 dorsum. Scutellum minute, quite triangular. Elytra very convex, 

 with distant shallow punctures, their whole surface divided into 

 small areas by minute irregular lines running in different directions. 

 Legs finely pilose ; all the tibiae arcuated externally, the anterior 

 quite as much as the intermediate. AntenncB of moderate length, 

 basal joint robust, second shorter but stouter than third, the latter 

 slender and longer than fourth, fifth a little shorter but thicker than 

 its predecessor, sixth and seventh about equal, much stouter but 

 shorter than fifth, joints 8-10 increase in width, transversal, 

 eleventh normal ; the slender joints are sparsely, the terminal 

 densely, pubescent. 



Smaller than M. coruscans, the sculpture different, and the front 

 tibiae obviously curved. 



Length, 1^ lines ; breath, f line. 



I picked my specimen off a log at Parua ("Whangarei Harbour). 



1364. M. insuetuSj i^-s. Black, shining; legs and first antennal 

 joint ferruginous, the remaining joints of the latter and the tarsi 

 yellowish ; broad and convex. 



Head smooth on the middle, distinctly punctured on the sides. 

 Prothorax of the usual form, remotely and very finely punctured. 

 Scutellum quite invisible. Elytra without perceptible sculpture of 

 any kind. Legs clothed with fine yellow hairs; fiont tibiae scarcely 

 arched. Antenncs pubescent, their third articulation slender and 

 elongate, joints 6-1 1 gradually incrassated. 



Similar to M. orbicularis in form; in that species, however, the 

 front of the head between the antennaB is almost truncate, whereas 

 in the present one it is much rounded, and the thorax, instead of 

 being evidently punctured, must be carefully examined before its 

 minute sculpture can be perceived ; the antennas of this species are 

 more robust, particularly the dilated joints. 



