66 Oh Neic-Zealand Coleoj^tera . 



Crisius. 



liostnnn modice elongatum, arciiatum ; scrohes prKmedianre, rectse. 

 AnUnmas tenuos, funioulo articulo socundo cloiigato. Frothorax 

 conieus, apicc produetus. J-Jh/tra subcordata, basi qiiam protho- 

 race multo latiora. Femora clavata, infra dentata ; tihue rectae, 

 postica? extus arcuatae ; tarsi articulo peuultirao late bilobo. 

 Bivia pectoralis ad coxas intermedias postice extensa. 



This is obviously an AcaUes-fonn ; but the elytra greatly 

 exceeding the prothorax in breadth, and other characterSj will 

 not allow it to be referred to any known genus. 



Criaius hinotatus. 



C. fuscus, squamis obscure griseis vestitus ; rostro prothorace longiore, 

 versus apicem scnsim latiore ; anteunis ferrugineis ; funiculo 

 articulo secundo (^uam primo duplo longiore, sequeutibus sensim 

 brevioribus ; clava ampla, distincta, pubescente ; prothorace apice 

 bi- in medio quadrituberculato, basi nigro-binotato ; scutello parvo ; 

 elytris convexis, sparse faseiculato-tuberculatis, substriato-punc- 

 tatis, apice rotundatis, basi utrinque juxta scutellum macula atra 

 notatis ; pedibus squamosis. Long. 3 lin. 



Hab. Tairua. 



PactoJa demissa. 



P. anguste ovata, fusca vel silacea, griseo-squamosa ; rostro lato ; 

 anteunis tenuatis ; prothorace quadrato, supra baud tuberculato ; 

 elytris basi quam prothorace fere duplo latioribus, baud tubercu- 

 latis, striato-punctatis, pone medium fascia fusca notatis ; femo- 

 ribus posticis minus clavatis, et nigro-annulatis. Long. 1| liu. 



Hab. Tairua. 



Much narrower than P. variabilis^ and apparently an ex- 

 treme form of the genus. 



Xylotoles Traversii. 



X. anguste ellipticus, nigro-viridis, nitidus, an tennis pedibusque 

 ferrugineis, subtiliter pubescens ; prothorace laevigato, subtilissime 

 sparse punctate ; scutello transverse, sat dense ochraceo-piloso ; 

 elytris basi prothoracis vix latioribus, subcariuatis, dimidio basali 

 solo parce impresso-punctatis, apicibus rotundatis ; antennis sub- 

 annulatis. Long. .3| lin. 



Hab. Chatham Islands. 



This species lies between X. costatus and X. nudus in its 

 characters ; the elytra carinated as in the formerj but in a much 



