Sp^c'iea of New-Zealand Culeoptera. 397 



head. Scutellum small, triangular, not smootb. Elytra 

 widest near the middle, gradually narrowed behind, posterior 

 declivity somewhat flattened ; their whole surface with 

 minute, irregular, linear impression'* so as to seem coriaceous ; 

 their punctuation distinct, a little finer than on the thorax, 

 and more effaced near the sides, the extremity bears a few 

 fine yellowish setae. 



Tibi(B slightly curved externally, with fine yellow pubes- 

 cence, the anterior slightly grooved along the outer face ; 

 third tarsal joint with an elongate membrane. 



Underside sparitigly clothed with fine yellow hairs, shining 

 black, with iridescent reflections, closely and very distinctly 

 punctured ; abdomen more finely and closely, fifth segment 

 rather more distinctly but not as closely punctured as the 

 others. 



From MorycJnis coruscc/n9 this may be distinguished by 

 the coloration, &c. In P. probus the anterior tibite are 

 distinctly curvedly expanded externally between the middle 

 and extremity, thus forming a broad receptacle for the tarsi. 

 P. pundiceps has the outer edge of the tibiae curved, but 

 most dilated near the middle, so that the tarsal furrow is 

 deep and extends from the knee to the apex, 



JiCngth 2 ; breadth 1^ line. 



luvercargill. Two examples from Mr. A. Philpott. 



Group Melolonthidae. 



Eusoma cpnealis, sp. n. 



Suhdepressed, elongate-oblong, somewhat glossy, glabrous, 

 but with elongate lateral seta3, variegate ; tusco-testaceous, 

 the clypeus, palpi, and basal four joints of antennae rufo- 

 fuscous ; thorax infuscate, each side of the middle, and the 

 scutellum in the centre, fuscous; elytra with numerous 

 irregular, more or less glossy seneo-fuscous spots, which be- 

 come quite seneous or violaceous towards the extremity. 



Head short, convex, moderately, finely, and not at all 

 closely punctured ; clypeus narrowed anteriorly, with re- 

 flexed margins, apex truncate, the basal sutnre oblique 

 towards each antenna, more closely and rugosely punctured 

 than the vertex. Eyes large, moderately convex, rounded, 

 above, finely facetted. Thorax twice as broad as long, its 

 anterior angles projecting along the basal part of each eye, 

 apical emargination subtruncate in the middle, base widely 

 bisinuate, wider than the front, with obtnsely rectangular 

 angles ; the sides slightly curved, lateral and basal margins 



