466 COLEOPTERA 



rostra supra lineis quinque elevatis distinctis, quarum intermedia majore, 

 instruct ; antennis ferrugineis, clava pubescente ; protJiorace longitudine 

 latitudini sequali, in medio nonnihil carinato ; scutcllo parvo ; elytris 

 striatis, leviter punctatis, interstitiis convexis, quinto versus apicem 

 tuberculato-elevato ; tibiis anticis intus denticulatis. 



Long., 2| lin. 



Waikato. 



A much narrower form than the Victorian B. murinus, to which it is 

 the most nearly allied. 



Group APIONID^E. 



The undzt-menJum with a slender and prominent peduncle. Man- 

 dibles very short. Head more or less prolonged behind the eyes ; 

 rostrum long, arcuated, cylindrical, sometimes bodkin-shaped ; its scrobes 

 foveiform, more or less remote from the mouth. Antenna straight, their 

 scape short ; funiculus seven-jointed, the seventh free ; club normal. 

 Eyes distant from the thorax, almost rounded, lateral. Prothorax with- 

 out ocular lobes. Scutellum very small. Elytra strongly embracing 

 the body. Anterior coxa cylindrical, prominent ; the intermediate con- 

 tiguous : tibia unarmed and truncated at apex ; third tarsal joint wider 

 than the preceding; claws free. Second abdominal segment soldered to, 

 and almost confounded with, the first. -Metathorax rather short ; its 

 episterna very narrow. Mesothoracic epimera small. Body apterous. 



Apion. 



Herbst. ; Lacord. Hist, des Ins. Coleop., Tom. vi.,/. 533. 



Rostrum long, sometimes thickened behind, cylindrical in front. 

 Antenna inserted near base or middle of the beak ; first joint of funi- 

 culus longer than the others, which are short ; club stout, oval, acuminate. 

 Eyes moderate. Prothorax longer than broad, cylindrical, or conical, 

 truncated at base, obliquely in front. Elytra convex, oval, gradually 

 widening, then narrowing behind, wider than thorax, base emarginate. 

 Legs long, thighs moderately incrassated, unarmed, tibia straight ; tarsi 

 long, sponge-like below, fourth joint moderate, so also the claws. The 

 second abdominal segment not very distinct from the first, the latter 

 larger than third and fourth. Projecting intercoxal process rather large, 

 narrowed in front. Body oviform. 



828. A. metrosideros, n.s. Elongate, sub-cylindrical, aeneous, 

 sparingly clothed with pallid pubescence. Antenna inserted near the 

 middle of the rostrum, stout ; scape ferruginous, flexuose and incras- 

 sated towards the apex ; the remaining joints are fuscous, second joint 

 stout, longer than third, the others nearly equal in length, each a little 

 stouter than its predecessor ; club stout, ovate. 



Rostrum cylindrical, rather robust, and finely sculptured. 



Eyes moderately prominent, rather coarsely facetted. 



