OF NEW ZEALAND. 629 



Sharp ; Ent. Man. Mag., vol. xiii., p. 100. 



Corpus latum, sub-hemisphericum. Coxa omnes distantes. Aceta- 

 bula antica aperta. Elytrorum epipleura lata. 



Antenna n-jointed, with the last four joints considerably thickened, 

 widely separated at their point of insertion, this being just at the inner 

 and front part of the eye, which is small, but convex and nearly semi- 

 circular. Thorax finely margined at the sides. Anterior coxal cavities 

 small, obliquely oval, very widely separated, and also far distant from 

 the sides. Mesosternum excessively short, forming a mere band, placed 

 just on the same level with the metasternum, so that the very widely 

 separated middle coxae almost touch the front coxae. Hind coxa deeply 

 imbedded, very widely separated, conical in form. Five ventral seg- 

 ments of the hind-body are visible, the first as long as the three following 

 together, second, third, and fourth narrow, just similar to one another, 

 of just the same width at the sides as in the middle ; fifth elongate. 

 Pygidium covered. Elytra with their epipleurae very broad, and closely 

 adapted to the sides of the body. Scutellum not visible. Tarsi all 

 four-jointed, moderately slender, basal joint considerably longer than the 

 second, third truly bilobed, with the lobes narrow, fourth joint rather 

 longer than the basal joint, the claws small and simple. 



This most anomalous little creature, I think, would be best placed 

 among the Phytophages, section III., CycHques, Chapuis ; in which sec- 

 tion, however, it must apparently form a distinct tribe. Notwithstanding 

 two or three days spent in investigating it, and searching for its allies, I 

 am quite unable to discover that it has any described near relatives. 



1104. A. enigma, Sharp / Ent. Mon. Mag., vol. xiii.,/. 100. La- 

 tum, convexum, nudum, supra seneum, subtus fusco-aeneum, antennis 

 pedibusque testaceis ; fere laeve, prothorace basi medio fortiter punc- 

 tato. 



Long, corp., 2 mm. ; lat, ij mm. 



Antennce, yellow, not quite reaching the back of the thorax, first 

 joint rather large, second stouter than but not so long as the third ; 

 fourth, fifth, and sixth small, seventh broader than the preceding one, 

 eighth, ninth, and tenth transverse, eleventh elongate, longer than the 

 two preceding together. Head very small in proportion to the rest of 

 the insect. Thorax strongly transverse, continuing the outline of the 

 elytra without interruption, its base very closely applied to the base of 

 the elytra, considerably narrowed towards the front, the sides are quite 

 smooth and shining, but on the extreme base in the middle is a series 

 of closely-placed large punctures, and in front of these the surface is 

 sparingly punctured. Elytra shining, brassy, without sculpture or any 

 striee. Under-surface also shining and impunctate, but the apical ven- 

 tral segment alutaceous and sub-opaque. Legs clear yellow, the tibiae 

 short, but distinctly longer than the tarsi, the front and middle pair 

 slightly angulated externally about the middle. 



A single specimen of this curiosity has been sent from Auckland by 



