54 COLEOPTERA. 



tliorax. noarlv parallol-sidcd, not narrowed postorlorly : ( loscly, coarsely, 

 aiiid slij^litly ru^osi'Iy punctured. 



Anttunar puhoscent, attaining; nearly the middle of tlie <'lytra ; luisal 

 joint subpyriform ; 2nd distinctly shorter than 3rd, which is half the length 

 of the 4th ; 5-10 gradually expanded so as to be subserrate. The cpi^tome 

 limited by a stronglv curved groove, with sharp margins, betuc'cn the an- 

 tennary orbits. 



In the female of E. iinlcnnalia the vertex is broadly longitudinally im- 

 pressed and punctate ; the thorax is larger, with coarser f)unctures, and 

 nowhere smooth ; and the elytra are tinged with blue. 



^ . Length. 2J lines ; breadth, | line. 



Waimarino. January. 1909. I could only find a single specimen. 



(4roUp ScKAHTIlDAK. 



3117. Xylophilus xenarthrus sp. nov. Gen., Lacord.. Hist, des Ins. 

 Coleopt., torn, v, p. 584. 



Sublong, slightly nitid, fusco-niger, legs pale brown ; with very slender 

 cinerous pubescence, which, on the elytra, is rather close. 



Head large, nearly twice the width of the thorax, very finely and indis- 

 tinctly punctured. Eyes very large, subtruncate in front. Thorax of about 

 equal length and breadth, the base moderately rounded and widest, its 

 sides not quite straight, being slightly wider near the front than at the apex ; 

 its surface uneven, there l)eing a transverse impression at each side, and 2 

 shallow impressions near the middle of the base, with a slightly raised linear 

 space between them ; the punctation irregular, very close near the sides, 

 but more open and with small smooth spots on the disc. Scutellum closely 

 sculptured. Elytra oblong, nearly double the width of thorax, each broadly 

 obliquely depressed before the middle, moderately closely and more coarsely 

 punctured than the thorax. 



Antennae inserted on stalk-like prominences some distance from the 

 front and inner margins of the eyes ; basal joint large and thick, but 

 narrowed towards the extremity ; 2nd short, almost transverse ; 3rd 

 elongate, as long as the preceding two combined ; 4-6 elongate, yet each 

 distinctly shorter than 3rd ; the 6th a little expanded apically ; 7th and 

 8th loosely jointed, unsymmetrical, the point of articulation being near the 

 inner side, both of somewhat irregular form and transverse ; 9th rather 

 longer than broad ; lOth ovate, larger than 9th. 



This species represents a distinct genus, the remarkable antennae being 

 sufficient for generic se])aration from its allies, but, as I could secure onlv 

 a single damaged specimen, it is placed in XylapJiilus at present. 



Length, I line ; breadth. I line. 



Kaurimu. .January, 1909. 



(iroup ( ) I lOKUVNCHIDAE. 



311H. Platyomida caudata sp. nov. (Jen., Man. N.Z. Coleopt.. p. 411 

 {Eniparates Pascoe). 



Elongate, rather narrow, piceous, antennae and tarsi fusco - rufous ; 

 densely covered with small, fiat, circular squamae of a pale-fawn colour, 

 usually with metallic pink reflections ; on the scutellum, the basal half 

 of the sides of the elytra, and the middle of the posterior declivity the scales 

 are yellowish-grey, on the sides of the dechvity there are pale-fuscous 



