304 COLEurTEKA. 



Undeiside chestnul-ied, finely pubescent. Head with a large basal 

 depression and a slender longitudinal carina. Prosternum finely carinate 

 along the middle, its flanks covered witli minute setae. Metasternum with 

 a central fovea. Basal ventral segment indistinct, hidden by the femora ; 

 2 to 4 subequal, 3rd with a transverse median impression ; 5th sliorter, 

 widely but slightly emarginate ; 6th as long as 5th at the sides, senii- 

 circularly emarginate ; 7th transversely oviform, longer than 6th in the 

 middle, obtusely angulate bcliitid. Internu'diate troriuuiters pi()iiiint>nt but 

 not definitely spined. 



This differs from the eight recorded members comprising Section I by 

 the remotely punctate frontal portion of the thoracic disc, somewhat differ- 

 ently formed antennae, more shining surface, and abdominal structure. 



Length, (juite U mm. ; breadth, .^ mm. 



Titirangi, Waitakerei Range. A simple specimen found amongst dead 

 leaves on the ground, collected by Mr. A. Brookes, of Mount Albert, on 

 the 21st March, 1913. It bears the discoverers name. 



3724. Zealandius tuberalis sp. iiov. 



Nitid, castaneo-rufous, legs and antennae paler, tarsi and palj)i 

 testaceous ; distinctly clothed with fine yellowish - grey subdepressed 

 setae, some of whicli are quite short ; there are also a few elongate ei'ect 

 ones. 



Head rather smaller than thorax, gently narrowed behind the small 

 convex eyes, its hind angles obtuse ; it is moderately and irregularly punc- 

 tured, the interocular foveae are well marked but not distinctly confluent 

 with the rather broad frontal channel, at the middle of its base there is a 

 small angular depression. Thorax of about the same length and breadth, 

 widest and rounded at or just before the middle, its smooth apex evidently 

 narrower than the head, without visible punctation, basal fossa deep and 

 more or less connected with the subrotundate lateral foveae, mesial furrow 

 broad and deep but becoming narrower near the apex. Elytra subquad- 

 rate, a little narrowed towards the base, rather wider there than the thorax, 

 about a third longer ; they are only obsoletely punctate, their striae are 

 broad and deep at the base, with carinate outer borders, the sutural ai'e 

 duplicate, the dorsal shallow behind, the lateral obsolete. Hind-body rather 

 shorter than elytra, basal three segments equal, the others deflexed, the 1st 

 with a transverse median depression, which, however, is sometimes covered 

 by the elytia. 



Legs moderately elongate, pubescent ; tibiae slightly arched externally, 

 simple. 



Antennae with slender erect setae ; 2nd joint oblong-oval but shorter 

 than the 1st; joints 3-8 small and, except the 3rd, bead-like, the 4th, 

 5th, and 7th slightly lai'ger ; 9th evidently larger than 8tli. but not as broad 

 as the 10th ; teiniinal elongate-conical and acuminate ; they are just the 

 length of the head and thorax. , 



L^nderside shining, with fine pubescence, which, however, is very slender 

 and elongate at the extremity. Head with a deep basal fovea and a fine 

 longitudinal carina. Prosternum similarly carinate. Metasternum convex, 

 impressed behind the middle ; 2nd ventral segment swollen in the middle 

 and somewhat angulate behind, 3rd with a lunate basal depression, 4th 

 rather shorter, 5th at the extremity with a small suberect tubercle, 6th 

 shorter than 5th, feebly impiessed transversely, sulitruncatc Iiehind. the 

 operculum of the 7th subrotundate. 



