28 Mr. D. Sharp on the Coljdiidae of New Zealand. 



Philothermus nitidus^ n. sp. 



P. piceo-castaneus, angustulus, subdepressus, nitidus, fere nudus ; 

 prothorace parcius fortiter punctato ; elytris pimctato-striatis, 

 striis apicem versus obsolescentibus. Long, corp, 2 m, m. 



Antennae about as long as the thorax, yellowish ; the basal 

 joint stout, second joint ]-ather slender, but distinctly thicker 

 than the following ones ; 3-9 similar to one another in thick- 

 ness, the ninth being only slightly broader than the eighth ; 

 tenth and eleventh joints large, very distinctly separated from 

 one another. Head small, immersed in the thorax up to the 

 convex eyes. Thorax about as long as broad, straight at the 

 sides, which are a little rounded at the front, the hind angles 

 rectangular ; the surface bearing rather large but sparing 

 punctures, and with a small and indistinct impression at the 

 base on each side. Elytra with rows of distinct punctures, 

 which become obsolete at the extremity. Legs reddish ; front 

 tibiaj rather strongly dilated towards the extremity. 



Tairua. A single individual found by Captain Broun. 



0^5. This species has exactly the appearance of our Euro- 

 pean species of Cerylon ; but the two large and xory distinct 

 apical joints of the antennee induce me to call it a Philo- 

 thervius. 



Aglycyderes WoIIastom, n. sp. 



A. corpore superne bispido, autennis pedibusque riifescentibus, siibtus 

 nigricante ; antennis articulis duobus ultimis subclavatis. Long. 

 Corp. 2-3 m. m. 



Antennse reddish, short ; the two basal joints stouter than 

 the following ones, joints 3-8 small and bead-like, tenth joint 

 subquadrate, both broader and longer than the preceding joints ; 

 eleventh joint almost oval, quite as broad and two or three 

 times as long as the tenth. Head very variable in size, .abruptly 

 constricted at the neck, the forehead rather convex ; it is of a 

 reddish colour and rugose, but hispid, so that the sculpture 

 is concealed. Thorax transversely quadrate, straight at the 

 sides, a little narrower than the elytra, the surface rugose and 

 hispid. Elytra rather elongate and parallel, similar in colour 

 to the head and thorax ; their sculpture very coarse but in- 

 distinct, and consisting of rows of coarse punctures separated 

 by narrow interstices, hispid, being clothed with both long and 

 short setae. Underside pitchy black ; the metasternum coarsely 

 but sparingly punctured. Legs red, short, hispid. 



Several specimens sent from Tairua by Captain Broun ; 

 one of them was sent amongst a lot of Coleoptera found on 

 Cyathea dealbata, one of the tree ferns. 



