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* funiculus as long or almost as lopg as the third, and evidently 
longer than the fifth ; it bears erect fuscous sete. In J. rhesus 
the second, third, and fourth joints of the funiculus are sub- 
equal and the elytra seem to be very coarsely punctured 
(‘‘ seriatim foveatis’’). 
Length (rostr. incl.) 4-44, breadth 13 lines. 
Upper Waimakariri. 
Professor Hutton, who sent me some specimens, informed 
me that they were taken off Aciphylla latifolia. 
Geochus setiger, sp. 0. 
Convex, broadly oval, slightly glossy, sparsely clothed with 
moderately fine yellowish curled sete ; the thorax, the middle 
‘ of the elytra, and the legs pale castaneous, the rostrum and 
the tarsi reddish, the sides of the elytra piceo-fuscous ; an- 
tenne testaceous or pale red, the last two joints of the club 
sometimes fuscous. 
Rostrum narrowed behind, with four indistinctly raised 
lines converging towards the eyes, its sculpture ill-defined. 
Eyes nearly rotundate, flat, coarsely faceted, placed almost 
wholly on the upper part of the head. Thorax much broader 
than long, narrowed and constricted in front ; nearly smooth, 
but without any distinctly raised line along the middle, its 
punctuation neither close nor very coarse. Slytra with 
rounded sides, the middle portion not dilated, the base hardly 
at all wider than that of the thorax, the lateral margins not 
explanate ; each with six series of moderate punctures, which, 
not far from the base, form striz ; interstices simple, only 
slightly uneven. Legs with rather fine pale sete; anterior tibie 
narrowed near the extremity, without prominences, the outer 
face slightly asperate or serrate. Zars¢ with the basal two 
joints short and transverse, third very slightly emarginate at 
the apex; there.is no trace of a fourth joint and there are no 
claws. Antenne slender, nearly glabrous, second joint of the 
funiculus about as long as the first, but much more slender ; 
eighth joint larger than the seventh, but only half the width 
of the large club; it is paler in colour and less pubescent than 
the club, so that it is merely a matter of individual opinion 
whether the funiculus is seven- or eight-jointed. 
Underside rufo-castaneous, shining, nearly glabrous, there 
being only a few extremely fine pallid sete.  AMesosternum 
quite straight and well-limited in front. /etasternum short, 
obtusely rounded, sometimes truncate, between the middle 
coxe it is distantly punctured. Abdomen large, basal seg- 
ment somewhat infuscate, its frontal suture very slightly 
