OF NEW ZEALAND. 2 07 



Captain Broun among some insects found on Cyathea dealbata at 

 Tairua. 



NOTE. This insect cannot well be mistaken ; its form is narrow 

 and sub-parallel. 



Group BOTHRIDERID^E. 



Posterior coxa distant. The first segment of the abdomen largest. 

 Last joint of the palpi not aciculate. 



Bothrideres. 



Erichson; Lacord. Hist. des. Ins. Coleop., Tom. ii.,/. 378. 



Mentum moderate, transversely quadrate ; ligula horny, transversal, 

 rounded, and ciliated in front ; internal lobe of the jaws membraneous, 

 terminated with a homy tooth, inwardly ciliated; the external one 

 larger and ciliated at its extremity. Last joint of the maxillary palpi 

 larger than the third, elongate-conical ; that of the labial shorter than 

 the second, cylindrical. Mandibles robust, obtusely indented at their 

 extremity. Labrum very short, a little emarginated and strongly ciliated 

 in front. Head moderate ; antennal furrows rather wide, oblique. 

 Antenna short, eleven-jointed, first sub-globular ; third a little elon- 

 gated ; the second, as well as joints four to nine short, equal ; tenth 

 and eleventh forming a rounded club. Eyes moderate, rounded, some- 

 times rather prominent. Prothorax not closely adapted to the elytra, 

 quadrate, rather plane and impressed above. Scutellum punctiform. 

 Elytra rather elongated. Legs moderate. The four anterior coxa 

 rather widely separated one from the other. Anterior tibia somewhat 

 arcuated, their terminal spur bent back ; the three first joints of the 

 tarsi decreasing successively, ciliated below. Body moderately elon- 

 gate, parallel and smooth. 



367. B. HlcestUS, Sharp ; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., July, 1876. B. 

 ntger, sub-opacus, antennis tarsisque rufescentibus ; prothorace sub- 

 quadrato, fortiter punctate ; elytris apicem versus costatis. 



Long, corp., 4^ mm. 



Nearly as large as B. contractus. Antenna dark-red ; joints three to 

 nine small, ten and eleven forming a broad club, the eleventh nearly as 

 broad as the tenth. Head rather coarsely punctured. Thorax quite as 

 long as broad, nearly straight at the sides, these not being rounded in 

 front and only very slightly narrowed behind the middle ; the surface is 

 a little uneven, but has no distinct impression, it is rather coarsely 

 punctured, the punctures about the middle being irregularly distributed. 

 Elytra with the alternate interstices narrowed and a little elevated 

 towards the extremity, and bearing rather fine punctures. Underside 

 rather coarsely punctured. Legs slender. 



This species has the intermediate joints of the antennae more slender 



