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964. A. brouni, Sharp ; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., June, 1876. A. 

 capite rostrato, oculis prominulis, ab antennis remotis, oblongus, varie- 

 gato-tomentosus, antennis pedibusque testaceo fuscoque variegatis ; 

 elytris punctato-striatis. 



Long, corp., 2^-4 mm. ; antennarum if -3 mm. 



Antenna variable in length, yellowish, the joints more or less marked 

 with dark fuscous, so as in some individuals to be nearly entirely black, 

 the three apical joints forming a broad flat club ; first joint short, only 

 moderately thickened ; second rather longer than first, third longer and 

 more slender than second ; eighth distinctly stouter than the preceding 

 joints. Head distinctly rostrate, the rostrum dilated towards the apex ; 

 its front margin slightly emarginate behind the labrum ; the eyes promi- 

 nent, oval, widely separated ; the antennae inserted at the sides, very 

 near the apex, and separated from the eye by a space about equal to the 

 eye ; the antennal cavities elongate foveae, and abruptly limited behind ; 

 its surface densely and rather finely rugose-punctate, and bearing hairs 

 a little variegated in colour. Thorax about as long as broad, much nar- 

 rowed towards the front, its carina moderately distant from the elytra 

 and gently bent forwards along the sides without forming an angle ; the 

 sides of the thorax behind the carina a good deal narrowed ; the surface 

 is densely but rather indistinctly rugosely sculptured, and bears varie- 

 gated hairs as its clothing. Elytra much variegated, the sides and 

 extremity being darker than the discoidal part, and near the sides there 

 is a slight metallic appearance \ they bear rows of punctures, which are 

 rather coarse, but much obscured by the clothing. The legs are yel- 

 lowish, more or less variegated with dark marks. Tarsi rather slender, 

 second joint rather deeply emarginate, third small. 



OBS. i. This species varies much in size and in the development 

 of the antennae, and also a good deal in colour. The specimens which 

 I consider to be females are small, and the antennae are shorter and 

 more slender than in the other sex ; the rostrum also varies much 

 in length. 



OBS. 2. This species in general structure much resembles Tropi- 

 deres niveirostris, the antennae of the two species being very similar. 

 The rostrum, however, is much more produced in A. brouni ; and its 

 form, as well as that of the head, is different; the eyes are more entirely 

 lateral in A. brouni, and the antennal cavities are different in form. 

 Tropideres sepicola, however, in all these respects, appears to approach 

 Anthribus brouni more closely, so that the generic qualifications (if I 

 may use this term) of A. brouni must be considered doubtful. 



Sent from Auckland and Tairua by Capt. Broun and Mr. Lawson. 



965. A. rudiS, Sharp ; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., June, 1876. A. 

 oblongus, fuscus, variegato-pubescens, prothorace macula basali albida ; 

 elytris tuberculatis, tuberculis fulvo-tomentosis ; metasterno medio 

 rugoso-punctato. 



Long, corp., 4f mm. 



Antenna about as long as head and thorax, rather stout, obscure 

 reddish in colour ; second joint about equal to first ; ninth joint 

 longer than broad, gradually dilated from the slender base to the 



