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of rather less elongate form, and the thorax isa little shorter, with the hind angles 
more prominent, and there is no trace of any tubercle on the middle of the 
prosternum behind. 
Bealey, Helms, one example. 
Fam. NITIDULID. 
Ips. 
Ips minimus, n. sp.—Brunneo-castaneus, nitidulus, supra subzenescens, elytris 
fuscescentibus, basin versus externe vage testaceo-signatis, obsoletissime striatis. 
Long. 3 m.m. 
Antenne red with large three-jointed club, which is dusky; head very broad, 
narrowed and prolonged in front of the insertion of the antennz, labrum connate 
with front, but the suture still perceptible; thorax large, just as broad as the 
elytra, and closely applied to them, rather strongly transverse, nearly straight at 
the sides, which are evenly and finely margined, base not margined, surface, like 
that of the head, evenly and finely punctate; elytra rather darker in colour than 
the other parts, with a large mark of irregular form, and more pallid colour near 
the base externally ; they are finely punctulate and indistinctly striate, the sutural 
and external strie being, however, quite distinguishable. 
This little creature marks the existence of a quite unsuspected element m the 
New Zealand Coleopterous fauna. Though from its small size it is very different 
to the other species of the genus known to me, I am scarcely inclined to separate 
it generically at present; but it presents the following differential characters :—the 
thorax has no trace of basal margin, the antennal sulci are directed less inwards, 
and the prosternal process is remarkably elongate and prominent, so that it attains 
the front of the metasternum, the mesosternum in the middle being quite smooth 
for its accommodation. The front coxal cavities are broadly open behind. 
Kumara, Helms, a single example. 
Fam. CUCUJIDA. 
BRONTOPRISCUS (noy. gen. ). 
Antenne fracte articulo basali elongato. Elytrorum epipleura lata. Tarsi sat 
elongati, articulo basale brevissimo (interdum fere omnino nullo). 
When I described Brontes pleuralis I stated that it might be made the type of 
anew genus, and the discovery of a second species with the peculiarities still more 
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