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longer than sixth ; joints six to eight increase in bulk, submoniliform ; 

 the last three forming the club, the ninth not twice the size of the 

 eighth, eleventh large, obtuse. Maxillary palpi yellow, the last joint 

 large ovate and pointed. 



Head retractile, epistome truncate in front, labrum exposed, eyes 

 oval, longitudinally ; at each side, just below, and extending behind the 

 eye there is a broad shining excavation. Thorax short, as wide as the 

 elytra behind, base subtruncate with prominent but not acute angles, it 

 is considerably narrowed in front, which has rather depressed angles, 

 and its sides, though nearly straight, are a little incurved at the middle. 

 Scutellum invisible. Elytra short, rounded, distinctly and finely punc- 

 tured. Legs retractile, tibia arcuated externally, gradually narrowed to 

 the extremity, without tarsal furrows, tarsi moderately robust and 

 shining, their basal and apical joints nearly equal in length, the former 

 stoutest. The tibiae and labrum bear fine yellow setae. 



Length, i J ; breadth, i \ line. 



This species does not agree with any of the genera known to me. 

 I have, for the present, called it a Curimus. 



I found one example (in bad condition now, owing to my attempts to 

 set it out for examination) at Tairua. 



432. C. Striatus, n.s. Rather oblong, the sides of the elytra being 

 parallel ; convex, black, rather shining. 



Head retractile, covered with small granules, the epistome rounded 

 in front, labrum prominent. 



Prothorax very short, greatly narrowed anteriorly, with an emargina- 

 tion behind each eye, its sides are nearly straight, the base widely 

 bisinuated, and its surface closely and distinctly punctured. 



Scutellum small, triangular. Each elytron has nine or ten distinct 

 impunctate striae. The clothing, apparently, has been rubbed off, only 

 a'few coarse setae remain. 



Front tibia dilated, narrow at their base, widely impressed from base 

 to apex ; tarsi stout. 



Antennce rather slender, shorter than head and thorax, their club 

 tri-articulate ; first joint long, cylindric ; second rather shorter but 

 stouter ; third and fourth nearly equal, sub-cylindrical ; fifth and sixth 

 nearly alike, sub-obconical, rather longer than broad ; next two stout ; 

 tenth much broader than ninth ; eleventh rather large, circular. 



Palpi long and robust, penultimate joint almost cylindrical, the last 

 oval, obtuse, longer than the preceding one. 



All the legs are received into cavities; the middle tibiae are grooved, 

 the posterior, in my only specimen, are broken off. 



Length, if ; breadth, i line. 



I am indebted to Mr. T. Beasely, of Parua, for my specimen. The 

 genus is doubtful. 



Morychus. 



Erichson; Lacord. Hist, des Ins. Caleop., Tom. ii.,/. 483. 



The organs of the mouth (save the mandibles and the labrum) and 

 a part of the eyes concealed during the retraction of the head. Ligula 



