Coleoptera from New Zealand. 185 
Protarphius indentatus, sp. n. 
Oblong, convex, fuscous, covered with sappy matter; tarsi 
and antenne red, club piceous. 
Head with granular sculpture, somewhat piceous. Antenne 
short, first joint but little exposed, ninth transverse and only 
slightly broader than the eighth ; club large, its apical joint 
about as broad but rather longer than the basal one. Thorax 
transverse, abruptly contracted close to the base, each side 
with two small indentations near the middle; the middle of 
the disk is longitudinally depressed, at each side of this de- 
pression there are three elevations, the hindermost is the 
largest, the rest of the surface is somewhat uneven. Llytra 
with three nodiform elevations on the third interstices, one 
_near the base and one on the summit of the posterior declivity ; 
there are three others in a row, near the side, al! placed behind 
the middle; the serial punctures are close but not very 
coarse, 
This does not agree exactly with the typical species, but I 
see no other place for it. The eyes are large and prominent, 
the tarsi are elongate and slender, the sides of the thorax are 
feebly indented, the antennal cavities are less expanded in 
front of the eyes, and the epipleurz are more attenuated pos- 
teriorly. It cannot be referred to Tarphius or any of its 
allies, but I do not think it necessary to make another genus 
for it at present. 
Length 12, breadth 2 line. 
Taranaki. Two, found near Stratford several years ago. 
CICONISSUS, gen. nov. 
Body moderately narrow, transversely convex, finely and 
sparsely setose, without nodiform elevations. Lead immersed 
up to the eyes; antennal prominences large, covering all but 
the extremity of the basal antennal jot. Labrum sub- 
quadrate. Hyes small. 
Antenne 11-articulate, of moderate length, and inserted 
just in front of the eyes, with the club abruptly two-jointed. 
Thorax evenly convex, sloping downwards in front; its 
base rounded towards the sides, so as to leave a gap be- 
tween the hind angles and the shoulders ; the apex obtusely 
rounded in the middle, with a slight notch behind each eye, 
the angles not projecting. 
Scutellum small, usually hidden. lytra longer than the 
thorax, not wider; shoulders rounded; they are narrowed but 
not abruptly declivous behind. Legs stout, rather short. 
Tibie unarmed, narrowed towards the extremity. Tarsi 
