Coleoptera.] SUBANTARCTIC ISLANDS OF NEW ZEALAND. Ill 



prominent brassy setae at the extremity. There is a punctiform interocular fovea. 

 Thorax about one-third broader than long, widest before the middle, a little uneven 

 above, moderately closely and irregularly punctured, some of the punctures rather 

 larger than others, none, however, are coarse ; there is a slight median ridge in front, 

 and the apex in the middle is slightly emarginate. Scutellum rounded behind. 

 Elytra a little wider than thorax at the base, oblong-oval ; rather finely punctate- 

 striate, interstices moderately convex and minutely sculptured. Tibiae finely setose, 

 the front and intermediate rather strongly flexuous. 



Underside similar to upper surface, but with more distinct setae. Front coxae 

 contiguous. Metastemum and basal ventral segment broadly impressed, the former 

 with a transverse median fovea. The head with a linear impression along the middle. 

 The 2nd ventral segment evidently shorter than the following 2 taken together, its 

 frontal suture fine, broadly rounded in the middle. The 5th segment transversely 

 and distinctly punctured near the extremity. 



This is distinguishable from C. vestitus by the inconspicuous clothing, the broader 

 and more flattened rostrum, shorter thorax, more strongly bent intermediate tibiae, 

 and more striate elytra. The scape is more clavate at the extremity. The funi- 

 culus is decidedly thicker and its 7th joint is distinctly broader than its predecessor ; 

 the club, too, is larger. The 4th ventral segment is not abbreviated. 



Length (rost. inch), 8 lines ; breadth, 3 lines. 



Carnley Harbour ; under logs. 



A single individual is all I have seen, forwarded by Mr. Hudson. 



Catodryobius erubescens, sp. nov. 



Elongate, subovate, slightly glossy, rufo-castaneous, tarsi and funiculus piceo- 

 rufous ; sparingly clothed with an admixture of pale-yellowish depressed slender 

 scales and setae. 



Rostrum a little shorter than thorax, broadly bisulcate, not sharply carinate, 

 somewhat rugosely punctured, the punctures shallow along the middle, deeper on 

 the obtuse lateral ridges, the squamae disposed transversely ; the apex is piceous, 

 and bears outstanding yellow setae. Head moderately punctured, with an elongated 

 punctiform fovea on the centre, the squamae somewhat concentrated near the eyes. 

 Thorax only one-seventh broader than long, gradually narrowed backwards, widest 

 before the middle, very slightly uneven, a little more convex on the middle than 

 elsewhere ; its punctuation rather fine and shallow, its clothing not conspicuous 

 but thicker near the sides than on the disc, the greater part of which is nearly nude. 

 Elytra elongate, oviform, slightly wider than thorax at the base, moderately finely 

 striate-punctate, interstices broad and almost quite plane, their whole surface closely 

 and minutely sculptured, apices only minutely and indistinctly protuberant. An- 

 tennae of normal structure, the clavate extremity of the scape distinctly rufescent. 

 Club elongate, opaque, fuscous and densely pubescent. 



Of rather more elongate contour than C. vestitus, the sculpture and clothing 

 very much finer, and the coloration entirely dissimilar. 



g . Length (rost. inch), 8 lines ; breadth, 2f lines. 



Carnley Harbour ; under logs. 



The unique specimen found by Dr. Benham, and set out on cardboard, has 

 been returned. 



