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obliquely, rounded at the middle, from thence narrowed, and, near the 

 basal margin, with a very abrupt constriction or incision ; the whole sur- 

 face is finely and rugosely punctured, with two indistinct elongate de- 

 pressions near the base. Scutellum transverse. Elytra moderately 

 elongate, parallel, with rather closely punctured striae, and rugulose inter- 

 stices, femora inflated, tibia slightly arcuated ; tarsi elongate and 

 slender, the terminal joint as long as the others taken together. An- 

 tennce. as long as head and thorax, stout, inserted at the sides in front 

 of but quite distinct from the eyes ; they are eleven-jointed, club three- 

 jointed ; basal joint large ; second to fourth about equal ; fifth a little 

 larger than the contiguous ones ; sixth to eighth equal to one another ; 

 ninth to tenth sub-triangular ; eleventh joint short and rounded. 



Length, ij-ij line. 



I found one specimen, mutilated, under bark of Leptospermum at 

 Tairua, some years ago, and three others recently near Whangarei 

 Heads, under Rimu bark. The insect will, most likely, form the type 

 of a new genus. 



FAMILY CRYPTOPHAGIDES. 



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Mentum narrowed and bisinuated anteriorly. Ligula corneous, 

 more or less prominent. Maxilla bilobed, coriaceous ; the inner lobe 

 terminating in a horny hook. Palpi short ; the labial with three, the 

 maxillary with four, joints. Antenna eleven- jointed ; the three apical 

 joints forming a club. Elytra entire. The anterior and intermediate 

 coxa globose ; the posterior cylindrical and transversal : all distant. 

 Tarsi pentamerous, very rarely sub-pentamerous, in both sexes, some- 

 times heteromerous among the males. Abdomen with five free segments; 

 the basal a little longer than those which follow. 



Telmatophilus. 



O. Heer. ; Lacord. Hist, des Ins. Coleop., Tom. ii.,/. 422. 



Lignla short, truncated in front, its angles furnished with two ciliated 

 appendages. Internal lobe of the jaws very slender, terminated by a 

 horny hook. Last joint of the labial palpi oval ; that of the maxillary 

 fusiform, rather longer than the preceding two united. Mandibles finely 

 denticulated in front, their extremity simple and sharp. Labrum trans- 

 versal, rounded in front. Head short, trigonal, and obtuse in front. 

 Eyes prominent, finely granulated. Antenna inserted in front of the 

 eyes ; first joint thick, sub-globular ; second more slender, sub-cylindri- 

 cal ; joints three to eight short ; ninth to eleventh forming a small club, 

 having the first joint thicker than the second. Prothorax rather convex, 

 rounded at the sides, indistinctly hollowed and bisinuated at the base, 

 with acute hind angles. Scutellum transversal. Elytra oblong. 



Tarsi sub-pentamerous, first joint trigonal, second and third cordi- 

 form, bilobed. Mesosternum nearly square, slightly hollowed in front, 

 scarcely admitting the extremity of the prosternum. 



Body oblong, pubescent. 



