180 Capt. T. Broun on new 



little more than lialf the length of the second and of a darker 

 colour ; third evidently longer than broad, tliinner than the 

 fourth or fifth, these are nearly equal to one another and are 

 but little, if at all, longer than broad ; sixth and seventh 

 rather shorter and broader than the preceding one ; joints 8 

 to 1 obviously transverse ; eleventh short, as broad as the 

 tenth at the base, but very much narrowed (not acuminate) 

 towards the extremity. 



Maxillary falin moderately slender, the third joint but 

 little dilated, fourth small. Eyes moderately prominent. 



The antennal structure is the best guide to the recognition 

 of this species ; the terminal joint should be looked at first 

 of all. 



Length quite f , breadth nearly | line. 



Hunua liange, Maketu. A single specimen. 



ScydmcBnus hrachycerus, sp. n. 



Elongate-ovate, slightly convex, red, palpi and tarsi yel- 

 lowish, the clothing yellowish. 



Head rather small, rounded, its coarse pubescence directed 

 backwards. Thorax longer than broad, but little wider near 

 the middle than it is elsewhere, a good deal narrowed in 

 front, finely and indistinctly carinate along the middle ; the 

 centrobasal fovese separated by a cariniform interval, there is 

 a small fovea near each posterior angle ; its clothing is similar 

 to that of the head, but differently disposed. Elytra oval, 

 widest near the middle, with two broad basal impressions ; 

 the sutural region flattened in front of the middle ; they are 

 clothed with slender, erect, yellow hairs. Femora clavate 

 towards the extremity, the anterior distinctly thicker than the 

 others ; tihioi nearly straight, finely pubescent. 



AntenncB short, very gradually thickened j second joint 

 quite double the length of the exposed part of the first ; third 

 longer than broad, smaller than second ; 4 to 6 nearly equal, 

 bead-like ; seventh and eighth a little broader than the pre- 

 ceding one, not longer than broad; ninth and tenth transverse, 

 broader than the eighth ; eleventh conical, not quite as long 

 as the ninth and tenth taken together. 



Maxillary 'palpi with the second joint slender, third of 

 nearly equal thickness throughout, its apex truncate, fourth 

 invisible. Eyes moderately prominent. 



The front thighs, the narrow penultimate joint of the palpi, 

 and the short antennae are the best distinguishing characters. 



Length nearly f , breadth \ line. 



Hunua Range. Unique. 



