170 Capt. T. Broun on new 



joint, however, is not quite as short. Sternum and tibige 

 unarmed. 



Hunua Range, three different localities; four males and 

 two females. 



Tycliotyrus curvipes, vai'. 



Colour uniform pale red, tarsi and palpi yellow. The 

 apices of the elytra are a little obliquely truncate towards the 

 suture. The 'posterior tihice are distinctly and regularly 

 curved from the base to the apex. 



$ . Length 1, breadth f line. 



Hunua Range, Maketu. One specimen. 



The genus will include the following species. The male 

 characters are indicated below as an aid to the identification 

 of the species : — 



T. armatus. Metasternum with a spine in front of each hind 

 coxa ; posterior tibia slightly flexuous, with a spini- 

 form process near the inner extremity, 



T. sp)inipes. Femora infuscate, in both sexes. Metasternum 

 with a spiniform process behind each of the middle 

 coxa2 ; posterior tibia straight, with a spine on the 

 inside about one third of the length from the apex. 

 Antennge more widely separated; their tubercles flatter; 

 the forehead broader. 



T. mutandus. Male not known with certainty as yet. 



Startes foveata, sp. n. 



Body a little shining, dark red; sparsely clothed with 

 short yellowish hairs, those along the sides of the elytra much 

 finer and more numerous ; tarsi and palpi yellowish red. 



Head longer than broad, not as wide as the thorax, rounded 

 behind the eyes ; vertex convex, interocular fovea3 large, 

 becoming confluent in front, so as to form a continuous de- 

 pression there. Thorax widest just before the middle, more 

 gradually narrowed behind than in front ; the surface indis- 

 tinctly punctured, there is a large central fovea near the base, 

 and another at each side near the hind angle. Elytra broader 

 than long, somewhat narrowed towards the base, shoulders 

 not at all prominent ; their surface with ill- defined sculpture, 

 sutural striee well marked ; along the middle of each elytron 

 there is another broad stria which, however, becomes obsolete 

 near the extremity, the interval is almost carinate. Hind 

 body much deflexed, its large basal segment only being hori- 

 zontal. Legs of moderate length, simple. 



