INTRODUCTION. 5 



structure of its nearest allies can he. comprehended without the repetition 

 of unnecessary details. With one or two exceptions, all measurements 

 include the head as set out on cardboard ; hut I cannot yet guarantee 

 thai this applies to Redtenbacher's Curimus zeelandicus or Keitter's Pe- 

 dilophorus hdmsi. Throughout this group very little variation occurs as 

 regards size amongst the individuals of any species : measurement, there- 

 fore, is another aid to identification. 



On perusal of the following list it will he seen that the Nosodendridae, 

 Byrrhidae, and Limnichidac, all of which are here included in the general 

 family name Byrrhidae, comprise forty-two species, which are distributed 

 among seven genera. 



In Britain there are twelve species and nine genera. In North America 

 there are also nine genera and about forty species ; whilst Europe, with the 

 same number of genera, possesses about sixty species. 



Our list, doubtless, will be augmented in course of time ; yet even now 

 it equals that of such a huge territory as that portion of America which 

 extends southwards to the border of Mexico. Although New Zealand has 

 already yielded, so far as this particular group is concerned, a number 

 altogether out of proportion to its limited area, it must not be forgotten 

 that some other extensive groups of Coleoptera are either entirely absent 

 or only very poorly represented. 



LIST OK THE NEW ZEALAND BYRRHIDAE. 



Nosodendron ovatum Broun. 



„ zealandieum Sharp. 



Curimus squamiger Broun. 

 ., striatus Broun. 

 vestitus Broun. 

 „ zeelandicus Redtenbacher. 

 Synorthus stern alis Broun. 

 ,, orbicularis Broun. 



nigricans Broun. 

 insuetus Broun. 

 nigralis Broun. 

 mixtiis Broun. 

 mandibulars Broun. 3157 

 laevigatas Broun. 3158. 

 ,, setarius Broun. 



rotundus Broun. 

 ,, villosus Broun. 



pygmaeus Broun. 3159. 

 anomalus Broun. 

 ,, granulatus Broun. 



Pedilophorus foveigeru.s Broun. 3160. 

 ,, gemmeus Broun. 



Pedilophorus laevipennis Broun. 

 ,, probus Broun. 



,, puncticeps Broun. 



tibialis Broun. 

 creperus Broun. 

 pulcherrimus Broun. 

 picipes Broun. 

 laetus Broun. 

 ,, lewisi Broun. 



„ sculpturatus B r o u n. 



3161. 

 cognatus Broun. 3162. 

 coruscans Pascoe. 

 helmsi Reitter. 

 „ bryobius Broun. 3163. 



Liochoria huttoni Pascoe. 

 Cytilissus claviger Broun. 

 Limnichus decorus Broun. 

 ,, simplex Broun. 



picinus Broun. 

 „ nigripes Broun. 



