OF NEW ZEALAND. 7O$ 



1237. H. OSCitans, n.s. Body elongate sub-ovate, but little convex ; 

 piceous ; legs fusco-rufous, tarsi and antennae reddish. 



Rostrum broadly impressed at each side of its smooth, shining, red 

 carina; the surface dull, a little roughened, but without well-defined 

 sculpture. Head closely but not distinctly punctured. Antenna inserted 

 near the apex of the beak, scape hispid, red and glossy at the base, 

 dull and rough beyond ; funiculus shining, finely hispid ; club tri-articu- 

 late, pubescent. Prothorax a little longer than broad, but little convex, 

 slightly uneven, the sides behind nearly straight ; its sculpture is hardly 

 perceptible, but there is a punctiform impression near each side behind 

 the middle ; its surface is not very closely covered with very small scales 

 differing but little from the derm in colour, but on the sides, base, and 

 front margin there are numerous decumbent, elongate, yellow scales 

 which are readily noticed. Scutellum covered with yellow scales. 

 "Elytra sub-truncate at base, nearly plane above, most elevated behind 

 the middle ; each bears six discoidal rows of moderately large punctures, 

 the two nearest the suture convergent at the base, where they form one 

 large punctiform impression; they cannot be termed striate, though here 

 and there indications of grooves are observable ; their squamosity is 

 rather fine and not very easily seen, but the summit of the posterior 

 declivity is covered with long whitish scales and slender setae so as to 

 assume the form of a broad, oblique, interrupted fascia on each elytron ; 

 similar clothing on the sides and apex form indistinct spots ; besides 

 these, many semi-erect infuscate setae are distributed over the surface of 

 the body. Legs dull, clothed with fine, pale scales and setae ; the tibiae 

 ciliated at the extremity with short yellow setae, tarsi with longish pallid 

 hairs. 



Length (rost. excl.), 2\ lines; breadth, i. 



I possess one perfect and one broken example, which I found at 

 Parua at different times, but under similar conditions. 



Homodus. 



Nov. gen. 



Form similar to Hygrochus, but differing structurally as follows : 

 The antennal scrobes are abbreviated, having between them and the 

 eyes a squamose interval ; they are equally excavated. Eyes obliquely 

 oval. Antenna moderately elongate ; the scape extending backwards to 

 the hind margin of the eye ; funiculus elongate ; the two basal joints 

 equal, rather long, and but little thickened apically; the others sub- 

 moniliform. 



1238. H. flimeus, n.s. Colour dark smoky-brown, a little 

 glossy ; antennae and tarsi reddish : the clothing consists of minute, 

 depressed, brassy scales and hair-like Setae. 



Rostrum rather short, with two depressions, one at each side, united 

 between the eyes, the middle part therefore appearing elevated; it is 

 smooth at the extremity ; the remainder is covered with coarse testaceous- 

 brown hairs. Prothorax nearly cylindrical, broadest before the middle, 

 the sides behind nearly straight, being but little narrowed ; its surface is 

 somewhat uneven, being broadly, but not at all deeply, impressed behind 



