G2 Major T. Broun on new Genera and 



gate, almost equal, the first tlie stouter, 3-7 transverse, very 

 slightly and gradually iuerassate; elub ovate, thickly covered 

 "vvith yellow hairs. Eyes large, but depressed. Thorax about 

 a half longer than broad^ narrower iu front than at the base, 

 but without any obvious constriction, the disk uueven, with 

 a median basal depression; its sculpture consists of coarse 

 irregular rugosities rather than punctures ; there are two 

 distinct crests at the apex. Elytra oviform, rather elongate ; 

 on each shoulder there is an elongate crest, a smaller one 

 between it and the suture, and eight others of irregular form 

 on each elytron ; there are no well-marked strise or punc- 

 tures. Legs rough, of normal structure. 



Underside fuscous, opaque, slightly uneven or asperate, 

 with testaceous squamae. Prosternuin deeply incurved in 

 front. Metasternum short. Abdomen with five segments, 

 basal two of nearly same length at the sides, their suture not 

 well defined in the middle, 3-5 on an abruptly lower plane, 

 third and fourth Aery short. 



Three distinguishing characters will be seen if carefully 

 examined — the two bright yellow setse on the tip of the 

 rostrum, the well-marked groove between the carinae, and 

 the rather large depressed eyes. 



Length (rost. incl.) 3^; breadth 1;^ line. 



Otira Gorge. One^ found by Mr. J. H. Lewis. 



Phrynixus ventralis, sp, n. 



Opaque, nigro -fuscous, covered with testaceous sappy 

 matter; rostrum, antennse, and tarsi somewhat rufescent. 



Rostrum slightly expanded before the point of antennal 

 insertion, the middle punctate, with two slightly asperate 

 costse which do not reach the apex ; there are two small 

 yellowish crests on the middle and a longer median one near 

 the base. Thorax rather longer than broad, not wider than 

 the head in front, without distinct frontal crests, but with 

 five or six irregular elevations, the most distinct being a pair 

 close to the basal depression and one before these along the 

 middle ; its punctuation apparently very coarse, but finer in 

 front. Elytra oblong-oval, scutellar region depressed, with 

 two small basal elevations and an elongate crest on each 

 shoulder ; there are some other less definite ones, and several 

 small black tubercles protrude here and there ; each elytron 

 has four series of large punctures which, on the posterior 

 declivity, are transformed into striae. 



Antennce eXon^aXQ ; scape slender, but distinctly knobbed 



