392 COLEOPTERA. 
No species we possess resembles this. Bate’s Ceratognathus alboguttatus 
(447) is not a New Zealand species ; its real habitat is Moreton Bay. 
Length, 9mm.; breadth, 3} mm. 
Routeburn, north of Lake Wakatipu. One found by Mr. T. Hall, under’ 
a log, minus an antenna, on the 10th February, 1914. 
Group TENEBRIONIDAE. 
3849. Syrphetodes variegatus sp. nov. Syrphetodes Pascoe, Man. N.Z. 
Coleopt., p. 351. 
Uneven, opaque; fuscous, antennae and tarsi fusco-rufous; covered 
with small, depressed, tawny, and ferruginous squamae, antennae and legs 
inclusive ; the club densely and finely pubescent. 
Head only half the width of thorax, without discernible punctation. 
Thorax, in the middle, fully a third broader than long, but with the anterior 
angles projecting as far as but distant from the front of the eyes, it is 
rounded and widest near the middle, slightly and widely sinuate anteriorly, 
a good deal narrowed behind, with rectangular basal angles; apex deeply 
sinuate near each side, emarginate in the middle and with a pair of obtuse 
elevations there, and another pair of contiguous ones just behind the middle 
of the disc, these are separated by a bare linear impression extending to 
the base, there is a nearly bare, oblique frontal depression midway between 
the middle and each side, there are no visible punctures; the sides are 
explanate. Scutellum strongly transverse. Elytra subcordate, about 
double the length and nearly twice the width of thorax at the base, which 
is somewhat oblique towards the obtusely laterally prominent shoulders ; 
their sides are explanate and minutely serrate, somewhat sinuate behind 
the shoulders, with obtuse divergent apices; the surface is uneven, very 
irregularly punctate, but subseriately near the suture behind, there are 
several granules near the base, and along each side about 8 coarse 
foveae ; on each elytron there is a basal elevation, and behind this a large 
obtuse tubercle, just outside the latter a smaller nodosity is covered with 
rufescent scales; near the other large tubercle on top of the posterior 
declivity there is an inner and a pair of outer ones, all smaller and covered 
with reddish squamae, near the extremity there is a less distinct, sometimes 
elongate elevation. Tibiae only slightly flexuous. 
In Pascoe’s S. marginatus (640) there seem to be no large tubercles 
before the middle of the elytra. Sharp’s S. bullatus (2039) is described 
as having a sharp tubercle, directed outwards, behind each shoulder, the 
dorsum has 4 large and a pair of smaller basal tubercles, but nothing 
is said about punctures or granules. S. crenatus (641), described from a 
much damaged specimen forty years ago, is certainly the nearest species. 
Length, 10 mm.; breadth, 54 mm. 
Routeburn. Shaken off mossy trees at night by Mr. T. Hall. Two 
examples. 
3850. Pheloneis halli sp. nov. Pheloneis Pascoe. 
Oblong, . slightly convex, nitid, subglabrous; of a reddish coppery- 
bronze hue, legs rufo-piceous, tarsi and basal joints of antennae fusco- 
rufous, remaining articulations and the terminal of the palpi dull fuscous. 
Head a little uneven, distinctly and closely punctate in front, less closely 
behind ; the epistome with 4 coarser setigerous punctures. Thorax, in 
