190 Capt. T. Broun on new 



black, the basal half of the elytra testaceous ; tarsi and antennae 

 fuscous ; sparingly clothed with short and elongate, mostly 

 erect, pallid hairs. 



Head broad, closely and rugosely sculptured. Eyes large 

 and prominent, Antennce with slender outstanding hairs, 

 first joint stouter than second, 3 to 8 filiform ; club laxly 

 articulated. Thorax hardly as long as broad, rounded late- 

 rally, more narrowed in front than behind ; rather closely 

 punctured, with two small impressions on the disk, one 

 behind the other, and one at each side ; there is no distinct 

 transverse basal depression. Elytra ample, their sides hardly 

 at all rounded, broader at the base than the thorax ; they are 

 slightly impressed before the middle and are closely and 

 moderately coarsely punctured. Legs slender ; tarsi narrow, 

 their terminal joint about the length of the preceding two, 

 claws appendiculate at the base. 



The large rotundate eyes, together with the sculpture and 

 coloration, distinguish this species. 



Length f, breadth f line. 



Ligar's Bush, Papakura. One example. 



Group Byrrhidae. 



Pedilophorus Icevipenm'Sj sp. n. 



Ovtfornij convex ; shining, aeneo-piceous, head and thorax 

 slightly rufescent ; tibise red, but with pitchy outer edges, 

 tarsi testaceous, antennte pale obscure red. 



Head distinctly but not deeply and not coarsely punctured. 

 Thorax narrowed anteriorly, its sides nearly straight, its sur- 

 face with moderately fine and not closely placed punctures. 

 Scutellum minute, longer than broad. Elytra nearly smooth, 

 with very few minute indistinct punctures and some irregular 

 but hardly perceptible longitudinal strife. Femora rather 

 slender and compressed. Front tibice slightly curved exter- 

 nally, with very shallow tarsal impressions. 



Metasternum rather flat, very finely and distantly punctate; 

 it is a little raised and truncate between the middle coxae. 

 Abdomen with minute sculpture and pubescence. 



The scutellum differs from that of Morychus coruscans^ 

 Pascoe, and the sculpture and appearance differ. 



Length If, breadth 1 line. 



Mount Pirongia. One, Decem.ber 1892. 



