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The elytra are wider than the thorax, but not very much longer, 

 their shoulders are rounded, and they are narrowed behind, so that they 

 are cordiform ; they are sharply striated, but only the sutural striae are 

 very distinctly punctured; the basal region is piceous, the disc~is~ 

 variegated with black, white, and yellowish scales, the latter predomi- 

 nating on the shoulders, and behind there are six elongate cream- 

 coloured patches. Legs reddish, the knees piceous ; they are covered 

 with pale scales and setee ; tarsi elongate. 



Length, if ; breadth, f line. 



I found a few specimens of this species at Tairua. It has very much 

 the same general outline as Crisius variegatus, but the simple femora 

 forbid its association with that species. 



876. A. vivicLus, n.s. Rostrum elongate, as long as thorax, red, 

 with two distinct rows of punctures, those nearest the base filled with 

 greyish scales. Antenna moderate, reddish-testaceous, the first joint of 

 funiculus largest. Head immersed up to the depressed, rounded, 

 moderately facetted eyes. Thorax convex, not much longer than broad, 

 somewhat dilated at the middle, narrowed behind, abruptly constricted 

 and depressed in front; its base and apex truncate ; its surface densely 

 covered with silvery-grey, piceous, and yellowish-brown scales, the former 

 congregated on the dorsal line, the latter near the sides, and these are 

 intermingled with coarse setae, especially near the sides. Elytra convex, 

 very short and obtuse, sub-ovate, slightly emarginated at base, abruptly 

 deflexed, and much larger than thorax ; they are densely covered with 

 red, pallid, and blackish scales and setae, irregularly disposed. Legs red, 

 stout, clothed with yellowish-grey setae. 



Length (rost. incl.), i line ; breadth, J. 



My unique specimen was found near Whangarei Heads. 



877. A. CertUS, n.s. Rostrum longer than the prothorax, robust, 

 a little narrowed at the middle, the hinder half bisulcate, the outer 

 carina terminates abruptly in front of the eye so that the snout seems to 

 be abruptly constricted at that point ; the scrobes are deep, and extend 

 from the eye to the middle, so as to receive the whole of the scape. 

 The funiculus is not twice the length of the scape, its first joint is elon- 

 gate-obconical, joints two to seven decrease in length and become more 

 transverse ; club ovate, rather solid. Prothorax contracted anteriorly 

 for a third of its length, the hind part of nearly equal width throughout ; 

 the apex projects as far as the eyes and is crested with fuscous setae, the 

 surface is densely and coarsely punctured, and bears four small tufts of 

 setae on the middle, and three indistinct lines of yellowish setse behind, 

 one on the middle, and one near each side. 



Elytra short, of the same width at the base as the thorax, wider 

 near the middle, and considerably narrowed behind ; when viewed from 

 the side, it will be observed that their base is on the same plane as the 

 hind part of the thorax, that they are then a good deal elevated and 

 rounded, being highest in front of the middle, and suddenly deflexed 

 towards the apex, the posterior slope, when looked at from above or 



