494 Suarp—On New Zealand Coleoptera. 
Catoptes longulus, n. sp.—Angustior, elongatus, pallide griseo-squamosus ; 
prothorace elongato, obsolete rugoso; elytris thorace latioribus, seriatim remote 
punctatis, ante apicem nodulis parvis quatuor munitis. Long. 64 m.m. 
Closely allied to C. scutellaris, but of much narrower form, and_ pallid 
eriseous colour. The rostrum is rather longer and more slender; the thorax 
is a little broader than long, and has a slight oblique broad depression on each 
side near the front; the scutellum is quite distinct, and there is not the slightest 
swelling at its sides. The elytra are minutely uneven, and the rows of distant 
punctures they bear are quite distinct, those on the deflexed sides being even 
more distinct. The setosity of the surface is very slight. The example is, no 
doubt, a male, and has the basal and apical ventral segments longitudinally 
depressed along the middle. 
Dunedin, Professor Hutton; a single example sent in 1879. 
Bracuyouus, White. 
The species for which this genus was established was found in plenty by 
Mr. Helms near Picton. It has well-marked ocular lobes, and a deeply-emarginate 
prosternum ; the front coxze are contiguous ; the short thick rostrum has short, very 
deep scrobes, almost as in Aporolobus; and the corbels of the hind tibie are quite 
open; this latter character will not permit its association with Inophleeus. It is 
totally dissimilar from Heterodiscus in appearance; and the short rostrum, with 
different scrobes, quite separate it from that genus. I now associate with White’s 
typical species some others differing from it in certain points, as will be noticed in 
the descriptions, and for which it is possible two other genera may be required ; 
but as I wish to restrict the number of these as much as possible at present, I shall 
not adopt this course; but I may state that B. punctipennis and longicollis ap- 
proximate to Catoptes in their characters, though not much in appearance, while 
B. bagooides approaches Inophleeus. I do not suppress the genus; for though it 
apparently grades into Catoptes, yet the typical species of the two look so different 
that I can well believe that future more careful examination may detect a better 
means of distinguishing these genera than I can point out at present. 
Brachyolus inzqualis, n. sp.—Niger, pallide griseo-squamosus ; prothorace 
angustulo, rugoso; elytris brevibus convexis, apice abrupte declivo, ante declivi- 
tatem grosse nodulosis. Long. 44 m.m. 
Antenne dark-red ; slender and elongate ; second and third joints subequal. 
Eyes contiguous with front margin of thorax: this latter is about as long as broad, 
a little rounded in front, and narrowed behind; coarsely rvgcse. Elytra short, 
