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heard of, yet [ cannot but believe they do exist ; but New Zealand 
being a country not abounding in flowers, and as I left before the 
height of summer, it might have been too early for their appear- 
ance. I made every inquiry amongst woodcutters, timber mer- 
chants, &c. but could nowhere hear of any insect resembling them; 
and as they are frequently clothed in rich colours, they are objects 
of attraction to even unentomological eyes. I conclude, therefore, 
that if they do exist, they must either be very rare, or of obscure 
and sombre colours. ‘The Clavicornia are not numerous; a few 
interesting examples are the specimens of Lucanide, and were taken 
under bark and rubbish at the roots of trees, but require very 
diligent search. I was informed that, in the valley of the Hut 
River, a much larger species had been observed. A species, (Mito- 
phyllus irroratus, Parry,) the lamelle of whose antenne (three in 
number )are as long as the rest of these organs, with projections from 
the anterior part of the head, in a vertical direction, resembling in 
this respect the Goliathus, was found under bark. The few exam- 
ples of Cetonia which I procured were taken in promiscuous places, 
to which they had accidentally fled. 1 searched and beat all the 
flowering shrubs and trees in vain; they are evidently rare. 
I could find no traces of Geotrupide, unless a small roundish, 
obscurely marked insect,—of which I took a considerable number 
under the rejectamenta of the sea, sometimes buried in the sand 
to the depth of six inches,—be considered one. I found under dry 
cowdung some small black species, resembling Harpalus, but 
which I believe had only made a common sheltering place thereof. 
In Heteromera I found but two or three examples under bark, 
near the roots of decayed trees, but they are scarce. In Tetramera 
the numbers must be immense, from observed effects. The Cur- 
culionde are in some instances of singular form, and considerable 
beauty ; all of which, as far as I observed, are wood-feeders. Two 
large rostrated species, allied to Brentus, feed in the larve state 
on the hard internal part of a tree, called, by the Maories, Pukatea, 
and are very abundant, but not easily procured. The Longicorns 
are also very abundant, particularly a large species, found in all its 
stages in the Kaikhatea (Dacrydium excelsum) in profusion ; both 
the larva and pupa of this insect are sought after and eaten by the 
Maories, either in a raw state, or half roasted in hot ashes; I 
have seen them swallowed by scores, and pronounced ka paz (very 
good); all the remaining species were taken in or upon slightly 
decomposed wood, except two, one of which was taken by sweep- 
ing herbage, and the Jatter on a man’s arm. An example or two 
of Coccinelle were captured, but they are rarely seen. 
