180 Capt. T. Broun on new 
little more than half the length of the second and of a darker 
colour ; third evidently longer than broad, thinner than the 
fourth or fifth, these are nearly equal to one another and are 
but little, if at all, longer than broad; sixth and seventh 
rather shorter and broader than the preceding one; joints 8 
to 10 obviously transverse; eleventh short, as broad as the 
tenth at the base, but very much narrowed (not acuminate) 
towards the extremity. 
Mazxillary palpi moderately slender, the third joint but 
little dilated, fourth small. yes moderately prominent. 
The antennal structure is the best guide to the recognition 
of this species ; the terminal joint should be looked at first 
of all. 
Length quite #?, breadth nearly 2 line. 
Hunua Range, Maketu. A single specimen. 
Scydmeenus brachycerus, sp. n. 
Elongate-ovate, slightly convex, red, palpi and tarsi yel- 
lowish, the clothing yellowish. 
Head rather small, rounded, its coarse pubescence directed 
backwards. Thorax longer than broad, but little wider near 
the middle than it is elsewhere, a good deal narrowed in 
front, finely and indistinctly carinate along the middle; the 
centrobasal fovese separated by a cariniform interval, there is 
a small fovea near each posterior angle ; its clothing is similar 
to that of the head, but differently disposed. lytra oval, 
widest near the middle, with two broad basal impressions ; 
the sutural region flattened in front of the middle; they are 
clothed with slender, erect, yellow hairs. Hemora clavate 
towards the extremity, the anterior distinctly thicker than the 
others ; t¢b¢w nearly straight, finely pubescent. 
Antenne short, very gradually thickened; second joint 
quite double the length of the exposed part of the first; third 
longer than broad, smaller than second ; 4 to 6 nearly equal, 
bead-like ; seventh and eighth a little broader than the pre- 
ceding one, not longer than broad; ninth and tenth transverse, 
broader than the eighth; eleventh conical, not quite as long 
as the ninth and tenth taken together. 
Maxillary palpi with the second joint slender, third of 
nearly equal thickness throughout, its apex truncate, fourth 
invisible. yes moderately prominent. 
The front thighs, the narrow penultimate joint of the palpi, 
and the short antennee are the best distinguishing characters. 
Length nearly ?, breadth 4 line. 
Hunua Range. Unique. 
