328 COLEOPTERA 



I found a few specimens at Tairua and Whangarei Heads. The 

 male has more robust antennae than the female. A variety of this 

 species is larger, and has the front of the thorax almost truncate. 



595. A. Striata, n.s. Pubescent, testaceous, head reddish, elytra 

 dull, legs paler than the latter, the last nine joints of the antennae 

 fuscous. 



Head with indefinite sculpture. Prothorax transverse, its apex 

 truncate, the base nearly so, the marginal rims indistinctly angulated 

 laterally near the middle, with two sinuations behind, the one just in 

 front of the acute hind angle the smaller, the sides are narrowed towards 

 the front ; it is somewhat convex, but depressed along the base. The 

 elytra have fine rather indistinct lateral margins, are pubescent, and bear 

 rather coarsely punctured striae. The antenna are stout, joints three to 

 ten obconical and about equal, the eleventh oval, larger than tenth. 



Length, i J ; breadth, J line. 



Described from one example which I found near Whangarei Heads. 



Group MELYRID^E. 



Antennce inserted at the sides of the muzzle, in front of the eyes, 

 generally dentate. Labrum distinct. Head uncovered ; epistome sepa- 

 rated from the forehead by a suture, often coriaceous or membraneous. 

 Intermediate coxes contiguous ; trochantins placed at the inner side of 

 the femora ; tarsi filiform ; their fourth joint nearly always entire. The 

 abdomen with six segments. 



Dasytes. 



Payk. Lacord. Hist. des. Ins. Coleop., Tom. iv.,/. 400. 



Mentum transverse ; ligula prominent, entire or emarginated in front. 

 Mandibles rather large, frequently bidentate apically, their inner edge 

 simple, or finely toothed. Labrum rather prominent and rounded in 

 front. Head short, more or less narrowed posteriorly, with a short 

 triangular muzzle ; epistome transverse, leathery. Antennce variable, 

 longer than head and thorax, basal joint stout, second short, joints four to 

 ten subserrate, the eleventh ovate. Eyes moderately prominent. Thorax 

 variable, sometimes quadrate or oblong, the sides rounded or angular, 

 base and apex truncate. Elytra elongate, wider than thorax, slightly 

 convex transversely, seldom cylindrical. Legs long and slender; the 

 tarsi about as long as the tibise, their basal joint longest, the next three 

 decrease in size, fifth moderately elongate ; claws with a membraneous 

 lamina, sometimes wanting. Body more or less pilose. 



The above characters will lead to the recognition of the New Zea- 

 land members of the genus, so far as they are known to me. 



596. D. STlbcyaneuS, n.s. Elongate, rather narrow, of a moder- 

 ately shining dark-blue colour, antennae and tarsi fuscous ; body finely 



