OF NEW ZEALAND. 1487 



very slightly broader than the thorax at the base, this is truncate, 

 they are widest at the middle, where they exceed the broadest part 

 of the thorax ; moderately coarsely striate-punctate ; tawny scales 

 form a sort of broad fascia on top of the declivity, but not reaching 

 the sides, a large subapical spot, and some ill-defined spots near the 

 sides of the disc. Legs long ; thighs simple ; tibiae a little bent, 

 uncinate, with but few setae except the prominent ones near the 

 knees ; tarsi moderate, third joint expanded and lobate. Scutellum 

 absent. 



Underside piceous ; fifth ventral segment reddish, with small 

 yellow setae ; other parts distinctly punctured, with fine, depressed, 

 grey setae. The pectoral canal extends to the back part of the 

 middle coxae, and is limited by the moderately-raised mesosternal 

 margin. Metasternum short. Basal segment of abdomen longer 

 than the second, truncate between the hind coxae, not depressed. 



This is more like A. cingulatus than any other species, but it is 

 rather narrower, more slender, &c. The suture between the meta- 

 sternum and abdomen in that species is deep and broad ; the suture 

 between the two basal segments is as indistinct as it is in A. facilis. 

 There are no ocular lobes, the sides of the thorax being slightly in- 

 curved from above to the angles of the canal. Eyes flat. Femora 

 grooved at the apex, shallow elsewhere. 



Length (rost. excl.), f ; breadth, line. 



Maketu, Hunua Range. One pair, amongst fallen leaves. 



2567. A. quietus, iis* Subovate, convex, medially narrowed, 

 without inequalities, slightly nitid ; piceous, the tarsi and apex of 

 thorax reddish, antennae, including the club, fulvescent ; sparingly 

 clothed with depressed, testaceous setae, and, on the elytra, with 

 coarse, erect, pallid setae, the legs with nearly similar clothing. 



Rostrum shining, rufo-piceous, sparsely punctured, squamose at 

 base, subparallel. Antenna inserted behind the middle, rather 

 slender and shining ; scape gradually thickened ; f uniculus elon- 

 gate, first joint longer than second, 3-7 become broader ; club 

 oblong-oval, indistinctly articulated. Thorax rather longer than 

 broad, not narrow, its widest part behind the middle, the sides 

 rounded there, broadly contracted near the front, base truncate ; 

 closely and distinctly punctate. Elytra nearly cordate, or obovate, 

 base straight, and hardly wider than the thorax ; deeply and broadly 

 punctate-striate, the punctures large and close, interstices narrow ; 

 along the suture the fine, scale-like brassy setae are conspicuous, 

 the coarse and fine setae are placed on the interstices. Legs stout, 

 densely clothed, femora simple, tibiae hooked ; tarsi rather broad, 

 third joint very broad and lobed, fourth slender. 



Underside black, shining, punctate, the intervals between the 

 punctures densely and minutely sculptured, with slender grey setae. 

 The raised border of the canal reaches the middle of the inter- 

 mediate coxae. Metasternum not very short, higher in the middle 

 than at the sides. First segment of abdomen flat, larger than the 

 second, the suture between them nearly straight, and deep at the sides. 

 33 PTS. v,, vi., vii. 



