OF NEW ZEALAND. 929 



Group-MELOLONTHIDJE. 



Odontria (p- 265). 



1667. O. sandageri, n.s. Ovate, convex ; head shining, rufo- 

 fuscous, thorax rufo-castaneous, elytra obscure-testaceous ; legs and 

 antennae yellowish; tarsi and trophi rufescent. 



Head coarsely but not very closely punctured, bearing^ some 

 elongate hairs on the vertex; clypeus sub-truncate in front, "its 

 margins elevated ; eyes large and prominent. Pro thorax very trans- 

 verse, finely punctated, clothed with short, depressed, yellow hairs, 

 the sides ciliated with erect, elongate ones. Scutellum coarsely 

 punctate. Elytra (each) with nine rows of small punctures, inter- 

 stices very finely and closely punctured ; they are clothed with very 

 short, pallid hairs, but bear many longer ones on the sides. Under- 

 side rufo-testaceous ; sternum with long hairs, much more finely 

 punctured than the abdomen. 



$ . Antennae, fourth joint angularly produced and spiniform near 

 its base and nearly equalling the first in length ; joints 5-8 finely 

 pubescent, nearly equal. Anterior tibiae tri-dentate. 



$ . Antennae, fourth joint slightly produced near the base, fifth 

 one-third shorter than sixth. Size, 7x4 lines. 



The antennal structure, coloration, and clothing differentiate it 

 from C. cinnamonea. 



$ . Length, 6f lines ; breadth, 3f. 



Mokohinau Island. Discovered amongst fern-roots by Mr. P. 

 Sandager, whose name it bears. 



Group HELOPID^E . 



Adelium (p. 386). 



1668. A. hanseni, n.s. Oblong-oval, convex, not much 

 shining, black, two basal joints of antennas rufo-piceous, next two 

 blackish, these latter and the following obscure rufous joints pubes- 

 cent, tarsi piceous. 



Head with fine, distant, shallow punctures. Prothorax trans- 

 verse, the middle widest, narrowed anteriorly, sinuated behind, 

 lateral margins thickened posteriorly, apex deeply arcuate-emar- 

 ginate, base widely but only slightly hollowed, posterior angles some- 

 what prominent, resting on the shoulders, the anterior rounded ; a 

 little uneven, with a feeble dorsal groove, its punctation shallow, 

 appearing rugose. Scutellum short and broad, smooth. Elytra 

 oblong-oval, broader than thorax, side rims distinct and deflexed ; 

 each elytron with nine striae ; interstices slightly convex, third, fifth, 

 and seventh rather broader than the others, finely sculptured. 

 Tibia nearly straight. Underside, finely reticulate-punctate. 



In form somewhat similar to A. lullatum, less glossy, hind-body 

 not cordiform and with simple striae. 



? . Length, 7^ lines ; breadth, 3^-. 



We are indebted to Mr. Hanson, of Preservation Inlet, for this 

 species. 



