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little less than its length ; the other enlarged joints progressively 

 dimmish in width, the terminal joint being very slender and elongate. 

 The prothorax is not quite so long as broad, slightly broader in front 

 than at the base, the surface excessively finely sculptured, without 

 elevations, and with only a slight simulation of conical elevation of 

 the disc. Elytra with quite regular, close striae, which are distinctly 

 punctate. 



Though Broun has described numerous species of Xenogomis, I 

 cannot make this accord with any of his descriptions. 



Bealey. Helms ; four examples. 



OBS. Dr. Sharp redescribes the genus under the name Perplectus, 

 Xenocera having been used before. I myself, however, altered the 

 name to Xcnogonus in May, 1882 (vol. i., p. 128, N. Z . Journ. of 

 Science), so that his species must bear the name Xenogonus ob- 

 scurus. T. B. 



Group OPATRID^l. 



Syrphetodes. 



2039. S. bullatus, n.s. (Sharp; Trans. Boy. Dub. Soc., 1886, 

 p. 407.) Fuscus, indumento ochraceo-brunneo vestitus ; prothorace 

 angulis anterioribus per-productis, margine anteriore rnedio tuber- 

 culato-emarginato ; elytris convexis dorso tuberculis quatuor grossis 

 instructis. 



Long., 9mm. 



Antenna blackish. Thorax with the anterior angles very long, 

 very acute, widely separated from the eyes ; the sides bisinuate ; 

 the hind angles free, rectangular, very sharply defined. Elytra 

 nearly twice as broad at the base as the base of the thorax, just 

 behind the shoulder with a sharp tubercle directed outwards, causing 

 the shoulders to look hamate; the disc provided with four very 

 large elevations, and a pair of smaller acute tubercles between them 

 and the base ; the sides but little explanate ; the lateral outline 

 undulate near the outer margin, with seven or eight foveae ; tibia 

 and tarsi blackish, the former spotted with pallid scales. 



Greyniouth. I received my example of this remarkable insect 

 from Mr. Helms some years ago ; it was the first example of the 

 genus I had seen, and I thought it might be S. marginatus , Pascoe. 

 Mr. Helms has, however, found recently a small series of a species 

 at Picton which agrees much better with Pascoe's figure, and I 

 have no doubt the Grey mouth insect is new. 



2040. S. Sylvius, n.s. Opaque, nigro-fuscous ; tarsi, palpi, and 

 antennae obscure-rufous ; covered with small ash-coloured and fer- 

 ruginous scales, the more brightly coloured scales predominate on 

 the more elevated parts. 



Head convex behind ; eyes prominent, transversely oviform. 

 Antenna pubescent towards extremity, basal articulations with 

 yellow setae, fourth joint twice the length of the second. Thorax 

 uneven, obtusely raised behind the middle; anterior angles very 



