298 Capt. T. Broun on new 
in front, this along the middle becomes a bare smooth space 
which ends in the basal depression, the surface is only a little 
uneven. Liytra deeply incurved at the base, closely applied 
to the thorax; the shoulders clasp the thoracic angles, but 
are not prominent laterally; the scutellar region is only 
slightly depressed; along the top and sides of the apical 
declivity the squame are rather coarse, along the middle of 
each elytron there are four small squamose elevations, a fifth 
(close to the declivity) is larger and forms part of the trans- 
verse ridge, a similar series occurs nearer the side, and there 
are some other inequalities on the side itself behind the 
middle; near the suture one or two series of shallow punc- 
tures can be seen, the sides have coarser punctures, on the 
posterior face there are some small tufts. Legs long and 
slender, tibize not produced at the inner extremity ; in repose, 
the front legs are extended forwards and the knees reach the 
tip of the rostrum. Tarsi setose below, third joint longer 
than broad, deeply hollowed above, not distinctly emar- 
ginate at the apex. Antenne very slender; scape clavate 
towards the extremity ; funiculus with very long basal joints, 
second longer than the first, 3 to 6 small, seventh slightly 
larger than sixth; club elongate-oval, acuminate, four- 
jointed. 
Underside rather plane, seemingly impunctate, with small 
dull ochry scales. Prosternum incurved, not notched, in 
front. Abdomen very long, the two basal segments marked 
off by a distinct arcuate suture, the first the longer, third and 
fourth not very short, fifth medially emarginate at apex, 
squamose at each side of the notch, sixth very short. 
I do not feel sure whether this curious insect agrees exactly 
with Dr. Sharp’s Cuneopterus, which has “ less effaced 
scrobes” than Phrynixus. In this species the scrobes begin 
near the apex, they are open above, deep, elongate, and 
oblique, and a shallow squamose groove extends towards the 
lower part of the eye. ‘Lhe scape just reaches the front of 
the eye. ‘There are no ocular lobes. ‘The scutellum is absent. 
The eyes are moderately small, subrotundate ; they are distant 
from the thorax and from each other. 
In the figure given by Dr. Sharp the thorax and elytra are 
truncate or almost truncate at the base, the elytra appear 
broader than the thorax, and the shoulders are free and do 
not embrace the hind angles of the thorax. 
Length (rostr. incl.) 6, breadth 2} lines. 
Mount Pirongia, December 1892. 
One, evidently of the male sex, was found on the ground 
amongst decaying leaves. 
