OF NEW ZEALAND. 1383 



Pseudoreda. 



Nov. gen. 



Rostrum short and broad. The scrobe begins near the apex, it is 

 prolonged to the eye, and it extends downwards, behind, almost from 

 the middle to the lower part of the eye. Antenna short, the scape 

 touches the eye ; the funiculus with the second joint shorter and 

 more slender than the first ; joints 3-7 transverse, the seventh a good 

 deal broader than the sixth, nearly as broad as the club, which is 

 oblong-oval, but not acuminate. 



In Psepholax the scrobe just reaches the lower part of the eye, 

 but the scape barely reaches it. The eye is longer in the transverse 

 direction. The remarkable structure of the tibia is described on 

 page 482, Man. N.Z. Coleop. 



The cype is No. 855, still unique ; it now becomes Pseudoreda 

 tibiale. 



Homoreda, 



Nov. gen. 



Like Orecla. Pectoral canal not so deep, gradually narrowed 

 backwards, so that the front coxae are less widely separated. The 

 border of the canal where it bends outwards is rectangular instead of 

 being spiniform. The subcordate lamina or process between the 

 middle coxae is truncate in front, and hardly extends forward beyond 

 the coxae themselves. The mentum and peduncle are rather short. 

 Palpi extending just beyond the mandibles. Eyes less rounded, 

 their greatest bulk from above downwards. Rostrum shorter than 

 thorax, the upper posterior portion narrowed so that the scrobes are 

 visible from above ; these commence just before the middle and 

 reach the lower and front part of the eyes. Scape short, gradually 

 thickened, barely touching the eye. Funiculus short, basal joint 

 longer than the second ; joints 3-7 transverse, gradually dilated, so 

 that the seventh is nearly as broad as the base of the club. Front 

 tibia nearly straight, its apex incurved, the inner extremity more 

 acutely prolonged than the outer ; the other tibiae with a tooth-like 

 apical prolongation, and a median dentiform projection on the outside. 



2414. H. punctata, n.s. Convex, oblong-oval, subopaque, 

 piceous, antennae and tarsi reddish; clothed with short, greyish- 

 testaceous scales, which, on the hind-body, are almost erect and 

 seta-like. 



Rostrum moderately punctured, without ridges or depressions, 

 with slender yellow setae at the sides and apex. Head impressed 

 between the eyes, closely punctured. Thorax slightly broader than 

 long, greatly narrowed anteriorly for about one-third of its length, 

 the base bisinuate, but not depressed, and closely adapted to the 

 elytra ; its broad basal portion a little curved laterally, and narrower 

 in front than behind ; the apical margin is smooth, with a median 

 sinuosity, it is not, however, prolonged forwards ; the punctuation 

 is coarse and close, but, along the middle, there is an indistinct line. 

 Scutellum oblong. Elytra very little wider than the thorax at the 



