690 COLEOPTERA 



well as the extremity of the larger ones, dilute in colour; sparsely clothed 

 with fine, short, yellow hairs. 



Antennas elongate, nearly equal to the elytra in length, their three ter- 

 minal joints but little dilated on the inside. Head with a distinct frontal 

 impression. Prothorax as long as broad, so sculptured as to appear 

 covered with shallow punctures, the intervals between which are minutely 

 wrinkled. Scutellum quadrate, densely and minutely sculptured. Elytra 

 punctate-striate, with scutellar striae, the interstices covered with dense 

 excessively fine sculpture. 



Can be confounded with X. plagiata only; its pubescence and sculp- 

 ture, however, materially different. 



. Length, \\ lines; breadth, \. 



Habitat, near Whangarei Harbour. 



Capnodes (P. 342). 



Nov. gen. 



Antennae 1 1 -articulate ; basal joint robust and much bent; second 

 smaller, nearly obconical ; joints 3-8 slender, the third larger than the 

 fourth ; 4-8 obliquely articulated so as to appear serrate ; ninth and tenth 

 sub-triangular, the latter the longer ; eleventh oblong-oval. Terminal 

 joints of both pairs of palpi large, triangular, the dilated apex tri-sinuate. 

 Tibiae obviously grooved along their inner face. Intermediate between 

 Anobium and Dorcatoma, having the facies of the latter, but with antennae 

 more nearly approaching those of the former in structure. 



1 2 10. C. griseipilus, n.s. Oblong, convex, rather dull, obscure- 

 fuscous ; legs infuscate-red, tarsi and all but the basal joint of the an- 

 tennae fulvous ; rather densely clothed with fine yellowish-grey hairs. 



Head punctate, forehead finely marginated ; mandibles stout ; palpi 

 yellow. Srothoras nearly as long as broad, dull, with very dense and 

 rather coarse punctation. Scutellum distinct. Elytra oblong, striate- 

 punctate, with distinct scutellar rows of punctures ; interstices closely 

 but very minutely punctulated ; apex obtuse. Legs moderate, finely 

 pubescent. 



Length, 2^ lines; breadth, nearly i. 



I obtained two specimens near Whangarei Harbour. The second is 

 smaller. 



Dorcatoma (P. 342). 



12 1 1. D. lailtum, n.s. Convex, oblong; red; tarsi yellow, clothed 

 with rather bright yellow hairs. 



Antenna lo-articulate ; basal joint stout, bent, red; joints 2-7 tes- 

 taceous ; second stout, oviform ; third nearly as long as but more slender 

 than the second; 4-7 small; the sixth produced inwardly so as to be 

 dentate; 8-10 fuscous, normal. 



Head finely sculptured. Prothorax broader than long, densely and 

 minutely punctured, its pubescence chiefly confined to the sides. Scutel- 

 lum distinct. Elytra oblong, simple, minutely and densely punctured. 

 Palpi yellow, terminal joints of both pairs large, emarginate at the ex- 

 tremity, the outer angle more strongly produced than the inner. 



Female narrower, with shorter antennae more compactly articulated. 



(J. Length, i line ; breadth, nearly . 



