Cenera and Species of Seto Zealand Cvleoptera. 5J 



suturr ami a lateral streak on each elytron, and the scutellura, 

 aie rufims ; le^» and antcnme testaceous. 



Ihad convrx between tiie eyes, nearly smooth there; 

 clypcus with raised marj;ins, its seulptuie ruji^ose-punctate, 

 bnt rather shallow. Thorax transverse, widely cmarginate 

 at apex J ba>e bisinuate, with rectangular angles; anterior 

 angles subacute ; the ^i(les are indistinctly angulate before 

 the middle, giadually narrowed anteriorly, nenlv straight 

 behind; the ba>ie, tluret'orc, is rather wider than the trout; 

 the surface is ahnost smooth and polished ; the sides bear a 

 few grey setae similar to those on the legs. Eli/tru oblong, 

 apices rounded, their sides gently curved, shoulders obtuse ; 

 they are puuctate-striate, the outer striae, however, are 

 shallow or obsolete ; interstices nearly plane, with a few 

 minute distant punctures. Underaide infuscate, rather 

 sparingly clothed with white setfe. 



Leys elongate, the hinder pairs of tibiuj bicalcarate at 

 apex. Antennce sparsely hispid : basal joint clavate at 

 extremity ; 2ud also stout, subglobular, 3rd slightly longer 

 than 4th, each of these nearly twice as long as broad ; 5th 

 broad but very short, thicker at one part tliau the other ; 

 club feebly pubescent. 



cJ. Length 3, breadth \\ lines. 



Ophir. Amongst the sands of the Manuherikia River. 



Six specimens, both sexes, discovered recently by Mr. J. H. 

 Lewis. 



Prodontria, gen. nov. 



Body convex, subovate, nearly nude. Chjpeus with re- 

 flcxid margins, obtusely roundcil, its basal suture nearly 

 straight, the frout face perpendicular. Luhrum horizontal, 

 deeply notched, so that the outer lobes appear prominent. 

 Pulpi rather shorr, their terminal joints elongate ; the labial 

 apparently invisible. AiUetnuc iu-scrtcd just below and in 

 front of the eyes, 8-articulate ; bjisal joint clavate, as long 

 as the following three conjointly, these three hardly twice as 

 long as broad ; the four terminal leaflets are elongate and 

 minutely [)ubescent. Thorax strongly transverse, deeply 

 incurved in front, Insinuate at base, distinctly margiualcci. 

 Scutellum large, rounded. Elytra convex, broadly oval, 

 marginated, truncate at extremity. Pygidium exposed, 

 vertical, rounded. Tihice nude, the anterior tridentate ex- 

 ternally; the other pairs with spiniform setce, the apical 

 rims seiuicircular, truncate and subserrate, and with short 

 coarse eiliae. 7am elongate, o-jointed, claws simple. 



