NOSODENDRON. 7 



Ratliei- larger, more shining, with closer and finer sculpture than 

 N. ovatum. The scutellum is larger, the tarsi more elongate, and the tibiae 

 are less expanded towards the extremity. 



Antennae slender, the basal joint concealed under the side of the head : 

 2nd stout ; 3rd slender and very elongate, as long as the following 3 or 4 

 taken together ; 4th and 5th equal, about twice as long as broad ; 6th and 

 7th obconical, longer than broad ; 8th transverse ; club elongate, sym- 

 metrical, the intermediate joint transverse, the terminal largest, subconical. 



Length, 2| lines ; breadth, H lines. 



Greymouth (Mr. R. Helms). My specimen, in bad order, was sent to 

 me by Mr. P. Seymour from Te Oneroa. 



^Curimus Erichson. Lacord., Hist, des Ins. Coleopt., torn, ii, p. 481. 



Head retracted during repose. Antennae 11 -articulate, inserted at the 

 sides of the head, basal joint not hidden. Lahruni transverse. Prosternal 

 process broad, angulate behind, and fitting closely into the mesosternal 

 cavity. Legs and tarsi closely packed together when at rest. Tibiae slender 

 at the base, dilated, or subangulate above the middle. 



In the New Zealand species the eyes are rather flat, and, being situated 

 at the sides of the head, just below the lateral margins, they are not at all 

 prominent ; sometimes, even in well-mounted specimens, they are hardly 

 discernible when looked at from above. 



Curimus squamiger Broun. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 1448. {Fig, 2.) 



Convex, broad, suboblong, moderately nitid, densely covered with 

 depressed, minute, circular, dull smoky squamae, and many short, erect, 

 greyish-yellow setae ; body black ; antennae, palpi, and legs rufo-piceous ; 

 claws rufescent. 



Head conical, rather narrow, finely margined, indefinitely sculptured, 

 with some minute grey scales. Thorax transverse, the length about half 

 the width, its sides nearly straight, but much narrowed towards the 

 deflexed subacute front angles, apex medially rounded ; base widely and 

 slightly bisinuate, apparently with rectangular angles ; a denuded spot is 

 smooth, but the scales cause the surface to appear minutely granulate. 

 Scutellum, distinct. Elytra finely striate, the interstices plane. 



Tibiae deeply grooved for the accommodation of the tarsi, the anterior 

 in front, the others behind, they are fringed with greyish setae ; tarsi 

 apparently without membranous appendages. Antennae slender ; basal 

 2 joints of equal length, the 1st the stouter ; 3-6 cylindrical ; 7-9 short, 

 obconical, rather broader than preceding one ; 10th obconical, rather 

 broader than 9th ; the 11th as broad as the 10th, but nearly twice as long, 

 these terminal 2 finely pubescent, so that the club seems to be only biarticu- 

 late. 



Underside moderately shining, black, with short grey setae ; meta- 

 sternum distinctly but not coarsely punctate, the last ventral segment finely 

 and closely. 



Differentiated from C. striatus by the squamosity and thoracic sculpture. 



Length, 1| fines ; breadth, 1^ lines. 



Ashburton. A pair from Mr. W. W. Smith. 



Curimus striatus Broun. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 244. 



^•uboblong, lather broad, convex, moderately nitid, black, sparingly 

 clothed with short grejash and erect fuscous setae. 



