OF NEW ZEALAND. 1467 



second are placed immediately below the top of the posterior 

 declivity, the others are just on the top. Legs rather long and 

 closely sculptured ; the front tibiae a little curved outside and 

 narrowed apically, without prominences, the others simple, with a 

 few erect setae. The basal joint of the club is as long as the second, 

 but only half its breadth. Eyes rotundate. 



This is the only species in which the thorax is suddenly con- 

 tracted in front. 



Length (rost. incl.), quite 1 ; breadth, -f line. 



Maketu, Hunua Eange. Unique. 



2543. G. nigripes, n.s. Shining, piceous, the apex and middle 

 of thorax reddish, antennas testaceous, club dark-fuscous ; with very 

 few, slender, scale-like hairs. 



Elytra rather flat above, widest in line with the top of the 

 posterior declivity, behind that point so narrowed as to appear 

 triangular. 



This resembles G. marginatus more than any other species ; the 

 nearly black legs and tarsi distinguish it. 



Length, f ; breadth, line. 



Pirongia. One ; Mr. Urquhart. 



Group-RH YPAROSOMIDJE . 



Phrynixus (Gen., p. 432). 



2544. P. humeralis, n - s - Piceous, antennae and tarsi pitchy- 

 red ; squamosity variegate, mostly obscure fusco-rufous ; on the 

 thorax the scales are rather depressed and coarse; those on the 

 elytra are much finer, more especially near the suture, on the raised 

 parts they are coarser, more erect, and setiform ; on each elytron 

 there is a curved, interrupted elevation extending from the shoulder 

 to the suture, this consists principally of greyish setae. 



Rostrum elongate, tricarinate in front, there are two small tufts 

 above just behind the scrobes, two smaller ones in front, and a 

 larger one before the eyes is usually prolonged forwards. Eyes 

 oblique, broadly oval. 8cape attaining the back of the eye, clavate 

 apically. Funiculus with the second joint almost as long as the 

 first, 3-6 transverse, seventh larger than sixth ; dub short, ovate, 

 pubescent, feebly articulated. Thorax about one-fourth longer than 

 broad, a little narrowed towards the front, base medially depressed ; 

 its punctuation concealed, there are two frontal crests, one near 

 each side, more or less prolonged backwards, with some pallid setae, 

 there is a smaller one on the middle. Elytra suboblong, the base 

 depressed and feebJy Insinuate in the middle, the shoulders therefore 

 seem prominent, though not exceeding the thorax in width, the apex 

 is nearly vertical ; on each elytron there are two nearly regular rows 

 of moderately coarse punctures, the others are irregular ; the third 

 and fifth interstices are crested behind, the former on the top of the 

 declivity, the latter lower down ; there are several smaller in- 



