OF NEW ZEALAND. 74! 



Dendrotrupes. 



Nov. gen. 



Body cylindric. Head vertical in front, produced in the form of a 

 quadrangular muzzle, carinated laterally, concave or plane. Eyes narrow, 

 transverse, distant above, distinctly granulated. Antennas inserted at the 

 sides close to the base of the mandibles, pilose ; scape rather longer than 

 funiculus, flexuose, gradually thickened; funiculus 7-articulate ; first 

 joint robust, obconical, about half the length of the following ones col- 

 lectively; club somewhat flattened, large, oblong-oval, tri-articulate. 

 Prothorax longer than broad, contracted anteriorly, base sub-truncate. 

 Scutellum distinct. Elytra cylindric, individually rounded at the base, 

 moderately declivous behind. Legs long and robust ; femora dilated; 

 tibiae straight inwardly, somewhat arcuated outwardly, armed with a stout 

 hook at the apex, and denticulated along the external edge ; tarsi stout, 

 second joint sub-triangular and emarginated at apex, third bilobed, fourth 

 shorter than the preceding three ; claws stout. Mesososternum abbre- 

 viated and depressed. Metasternum moderately long, somewhat elevated. 

 Abdomen rather longer than metasternum, its basal segment as long as 

 the following two, triangularly produced between the coxae ; 2-4 nearly 

 equal, their sutures distinct. Anterior coxae large, prominent, almost 

 contiguous, separated by a linear space only; intermediate distant, 

 small, their outer margin not extending beyond that of the front pair ; 

 posterior not so far apart. 



1314. D. vestitUS, n.s. Body cylindrical, a little shining; elytra 

 castaneous, thorax darker, head piceous, legs slightly rufescent. 



Head broadly depressed in front, with a very fine carina along the 

 middle, thickened anteriorly. Prothorax rather longer than broad, 

 obtusely produced and narrowed in front, the sides but little rounded ; 

 with an obsolete dorsal costa, rather closely and coarsely punctured, and 

 bearing many longish yellow hairs. Scutellum dark in colour. Elytra 

 not broader than thorax and about twice its length, the basal margin of 

 each obtusely rounded and slightly reflexed ; they are punctate-striate, and 

 the punctulated, slightly rugose intervals are covered with erect, yellow, 

 hair-like scales ; many much finer ones intervene, so that the clothing 

 seems rather dense. Tibia armed with about five fine teeth, and ciliated 

 on the outer edge. Sternum blackish, ventral segments castaneous, 

 coarsely but not deeply punctured, and clothed with yellowish hairs ; 

 metasternum impressed longitudinally. Antennas shining, usually with 

 elongate yellow hairs ; club pubescent, blackish. 



Length, i line ; breadth, i. 



Habitat, Tairua. 



1315. D. COStiC8pS ? n.s. Cylindrical; but little shining, fuscous; 

 the legs, front of throat, and base of elytra of a chestnut colour. 



The sculpture and clothing resemble those of D. vestitus as far as the 

 thorax and elytra are concerned ; but the head is quite different, being 

 plane and unimpressed, with a frontal costa not always attaining the 

 vertex, and the lateral margins less distinct. 



Length, i line ; breadth, |. 



I found my two specimens at Tairua some years ago 



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