i64 COI.EOPTERA. 



Roslrutn as loni: ii-'^ thorax, inucli arched, the portion in front of the 

 antennae sli<;htly broader than the l)asal. it is apparently smooth and 

 shininji ; behind tliere are 3 shallow jmnctate j^rooves, and the same numt)er 

 of ill-detined (:u'ina\ which do not extend to the base. Scape inserted just 

 before the middle, bent near the base, gradually incrassate. almost filab- 

 rous ; 2nd joint of funiculus slightly longer than 1st. but more slender ; 

 joints 3-() compact and transverse ; 7th evidently larger, broader than the 

 basal j)ortion of the club, which is Itroadest near the apex and indistinctly 

 articulated there, it is densely ])ubescent. Thtrnx as long as broad, widest 

 near the middle ; base and apex sul)truncate, with an irregular, elongate, 

 median basal depression ; it is closely and coarsely punctured, with rugose 

 intervals, the sculpture, however, becomes indistinct in front, the setae do not 

 fill the punctures, the sides bear coarser setae. Elytra of the same width as 

 the thorax at the base, broadly rounded and widest at the middle, gradually 

 yet considerablv narrowed ])osteriorly, not at all vertical behind ; there is 

 a broad but not sharply defined sutural depre.ssion at the base ; on each 

 there are 3 discoiilal series of well-marked punctures, 6 or 7 in each row^ ; 

 the lateral sculpture is less regular ; on top of the hind slope there is an 

 ■elongate nodiform elevation near each side of the suture, and 2 or 3 smaller 

 ones in an oblique line towards the hind thigh ; the declivity itself is not 

 definitely striate, but has some small inequalities of surface ; all these raised 

 spots, in (|uite unrubbed and perfect specimens, are no doubt ornamented 

 with curled yellow setae. 



Lcf/s elongate ; the femora, beyond the middle, somewhat dilated above 

 as well as below ; lihiae slightly arched externally, a little dilated inwardly 

 above the middle, minutely mucronate at the apex ; the legs are indistinctly 

 setose. 



Rather larger, less opaque, and more brightly coloured than A. ovipennis, 

 near which it should be placed. The thoracic punctures are large and deep, 

 with very naiTow, irregularly rugose interstices, quite different from those 

 of the typical species. The elytral punctures are more sharply marked and 

 regular, and the pair of nodosities on the top of the hind slope are absent 

 in that species, which, moreover, has larger basal depressions on the tliorax 

 and elytra, and the tibiae are stra'ght externally. 



Length (rostrum inch), 2^ lines ; breadth, f line. 



Waimarino. January, 1909. Unique. The presence of three distinct 

 species in one locality leads me to believe that several remain undiscovered 

 in other parts of both Islands. 



3132. Phyliodytes irregularis sp. nov. (ien.. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 1479. 



Elongate, moderately convex, shining ; the pubescence scanty, decum- 

 bent, slender, and yellowish, the suberect setae pallid and less numerous ; 

 body pale fiiscous, femora fusco-testaceous, tibiae rather darker, tarsi ful- 

 vescent, funiculus reddish, the .scaj.e and club dark and opa(|ue. 



fiii.strum rather shorter than thorax, slightly narrowed mediallv. covered 

 with slender setae, so that the punctation is contealed ; the apex glalirous 

 and nearly smooth. Thorax oblong, slightly rounded and broader before 

 the middle than it is behind ; it is irregularly punctured, very closely and 

 roar.'-ely near the middle, with a central linear smooth space ; near its widest 

 part there are 2 elongate spots with some minute ])uncture3. like those 

 near the apex. Ehjtra elongate oblong-oval, a little wider than thorax at 

 the ba.'-e, incurved there, their sid«'s gently rounded, a good deal narrowed 

 near the extremity ; with a sutural depression at the base, and moderately 



