OF NEW ZEALAND. 6/1 



rounded laterally; they are moderately punctate-striate, and covered 

 with fine short griseous hairs. Legs stout ; tibia> somewhat expanded 

 apically ; tarsi shorter than tibiae, pentamerous, their three first joints 

 nearly equal, fourth small, fifth elongate. 



Under-side piceo-castaneous, impressed in the same way as the head 

 and thorax, with a few short grey hairs. 



Length,' i line ; breadth, . 



Parua. The marks are not constant. 



Group BYRRHID^E (p. 243). 

 Morychus (p. 244). 



1170. M. nigricans, n.s. Convex, broadly oval, nude, glossy 

 black, legs red, tarsi fulvous, antennae reddish-testaceous. 



Head broad, its punctation rather coarse, but not close ; the forehead 

 nearly truncate in the middle, obliquely sinuated toward the eyes ; these 

 latter somewhat prominent. Prothorax transversal, its sides nearly 

 straight, the margins slightly thickened behind ; its punctation is closer 

 but finer than that of the head, and there is a linear impression near the 

 base. Scutellum small. Elytra with moderate shallow punctures, 

 irregularly distributed. Tibice arched externally and finely pilose. 

 Antennce pubescent, basal joint dark red ; the joints gradually enlarged. 



The distinctly punctured thorax renders its recognition easy. 



Length, 2 lines; breadth, i\, 



Described from one imperfect specimen found at Parua. 



1171. M, rotundas, n.s. Body convex, nearly round, vertical 

 behind, moderately shining, dark brown, legs red, tarsi yellow, antennae 

 reddish-testaceous, sparsely clothed with rather long, erect, infuscate 

 hairs. 



Head with distinct distant punctures, the forehead forming an almost 

 uninterrupted curve from one eye to the other. Prothorax much broader 

 than long, a good deal, but obtusely, produced apically, narrowed towards 

 the front, its sides nearly straight ; its surface is distinctly and moderately 

 closely punctured, the punctures, however, rather more distant from one 

 another on approaching the posterior angles. Elytra short, distinctly 

 punctate. Antenna pubescent, basal joint red, second cylindric, both 

 stout ; third slender, twice the length of the fourth ; the others gradually 

 increase. 



Can be mistaken for M. setarius only ; differs from it in size, in 

 the margin of the forehead being more rounded, and in the sculpture 

 of the thorax and elytra, the former being more closely, and the latter 

 more distinctly, punctured. 



Length, \\ lines ; breadth, f. 



I found one at Parua, 



Group-LIMNICHID^E (P. 246). 

 Limnichus (P. 246). 



1172. L. picinus, n.s. Convex, obovate, apparently nude, mode- 

 rately shining, pitchy-black, punctulate. 



The body is considerably narrowed posteriorly, finely but densely 



