608 COLEOPTERA 



articulo prime subcylindrico, basi extus angustato, tertio et quarto 

 modice elongatis. Thorax quadratus, inermis. Elytra apice singulatim 

 rotundata, lateribus verticalibus ; dorso planato, stria suturali solum 

 impresso. Pedes parum elongati ; femora clavata ; tibia intermedise 

 extus emarginatse; tarsorum ungues divaricati. Metathorax nullomodo 

 abbreviatus. Pro- et mesosterna inter coxas angusta sed plana. Acetabula 

 antica et intermedia extus clausa. 



F. Capite antice baud dilatato, ore normali. 



Belongs to the same group as the curious New Caledonian Enicodes, 

 but differs totally from that genus in fades and in the narrow pro- and 

 mesosterna. The head of the male is very similar, the orbit of the 

 eyes being abruptly salient, and the mouth, though narrow, extremely 

 broad; the eyes are simply reniform, with the upper portion rather 

 narrow. 



1065. E. fragiliS, Bates; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Aug., 1874. E. 

 fusco-testacea, pube subtili olivaceo-cinerea vestita, antennis pedibusque 

 olivaceo-testaceis ; thorace laBvi, antice et postice transversim leviter 

 impresso; elytris basi thorace latioribus, humeris exstantibus, supra, 

 basa excepta, punctulatis ; corpore subtus plus minusve rufo-testaceo. 



Long., 2^-3 lin. 



The elytra in the male taper a little towards the apex ; in fine, fresh 

 examples they have a few dark brown spots and an oblique fascia of the 

 same colour after the middle. 



Auckland (Mr. Lawson). 



NOTE. This species also occurs at Tairua and Whangarei, on the 

 tree-fern (Cyathea). 



1066. E. feredayi, Bates; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Aug., 1874. 

 E. fragili similis, at differt colore obscuriore ; elytris fusco-submaculatis ; 

 capite, corpore subtus, femoribus et tarsis nigro-fuscis ; antennarum 

 articulis apice fusco-maculatis. 



Long., 2-J lin., F. 



Christchurch (Mr. Fereday) ; one example. 



1067. E. acutula, n. s. Moderately convex and pubescent. The 

 head is impressed longitudinally, and is distinctly broader than the 

 thorax, which is a little constricted in front and behind. The elytra 

 are elongate-obconical and sub-depressed; their shoulders are pro- 

 minent, almost rectangular ; from thence they are gradually attenuated 

 to the apices, which are rather acutely rounded (singly) with a not very 

 close suture ; each elytron is a little depressed near the middle, and 

 bears two ill-defined, discoidal lines ; the punctation is obvious, but 

 does not extend to the apex, and is disposed almost in double and triple 

 rows, between the suture, longitudinal lines and margins. The colour 

 is somewhat variegated ; the scape of the antennae and the femora 

 being greenish-testaceous, the antennae pale fuscous, the tibiae fulvo- 

 testaceous, and the elytra pale, greyish-fuscous, the side margins of the 

 thorax and elytra dark fuscous. 



Length, 3 lines. 



I obtained my unique specimen at Tairua. 



