56 Mr. Frederick Parry’s Description, §c. 
Pedes longitudine mediocres, femoribus parum dilatatis, tibiis 
anticis externe subserratis et unispinosis, anticis et inter- 
mediis vix serratis, sed unispinosis. 
Tarsi articulis subtus setosis, pseud-onychiis distinctis. 
Observations.—The principal features of this new genus (which 
is closely allied to Platycerus of Lat.) consist in the remarkable 
structure of the antenne and mandibles. The female differs 
considerably from the male, being of a more rotundate form, 
whilst the head and eyes are much smaller, and the mandibles 
scarcely visible ; the laminz of the antennee, although consisting 
of the same number of joints, are not larger than ordinary in 
insects of this family. It seems probable that Mitophyllus in New 
Zealand takes the place of Platycerus. The above insect was 
captured by my friend Captain Best of the 80th regiment, at 
present in command of the troops at Port Nicholson, and to 
whom I am much indebted for several new and interesting species 
collected in New Zealand. 
4 Mitophyllus irroratus, Parry. 
Rubro-piceus, maculis obscuris atris per totum corpus aspersis ; 
mandibulis porrectis recurvis, antice acutis posticeque den- 
ticulatis. Antenne foliis tribus ultimis singulatim elongato- 
filiformibus et pilosis. Thorax quadratus, immarginatus. 
Elytra thorace fere triplo-longiora, fusco-picea, rubescentia, 
punctata, maculis obscure atris per discum aspersis. Femora 
incrassata. ‘Tibiis unispinosis, externe serratis. Corpus 
infra prosterno mesosternoque simplicibus haud productis. 
Long. lin. 43, lat. 13. 
Habitat in Nova Zelandia, apud Portum Nicholsoni. 
Differt foemina. Antenne tribus ultimis foliis magnitudine 
mediocri; mandibulis parvis, non multo porrectis, ad basin 
unidentatis. Corpus et thorax magis rotundatus. 
DESCRIPTION OF PLATE I. 
Fig. 4, the male insect magnified; 4a, the front of the head of the male; 
4b, the mandibles seen from the front; 4c, one of the mandibles seen sideways ; 
4d, the maxilla; 4e, the mentum and labial palpi; 4f, the fore foot; 4g, the 
middle tibia; 4h, the posterior tibia; 4%, the head of the female from above ; 
4k, the same from beneath; 4m, and 4n, the female mandibles in different 
positions. 
