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funiculus as long or almcst as long as the third, and evidently 

 longer than the fiftli ; it bears erect fuscous setae. In /. rhesus 

 the second, third, and fourth joints of the funiculus are sub- 

 equal and the elytra seem to be very coarsely punctured 

 (" seriatim foveatis "). 



Length (rostr. inch) 4-4 j, breadth If lines. 



Upper Waimakariri. 



Professor Hutton, who sent me some specimens, informed 

 me that they were taken off Aciphylla latifolia. 



Geochus setiger^ sp. n. 



Convex J broadly oval, slightly glossy, sparsely clothed with 

 moderately fine yellowish curled seta? ; the thorax, the middle 

 of the elytra, and the legs pale castaneous, the rostrum and 

 the tarsi reddish, the sides of the elytra piceo-fuscons ; an- 

 tenna? testaceous or pale red, the last two joints of the club 

 sometimes fuscous. 



Rostrum narrowed behind, with four indistinctly raised 

 lines converging towards the eyes, its sculpture ill-defined. 

 Eyes nearly rotundate, flat, coarsely faceted, ph\ced almost 

 wholly on the upper part of the head. Thorax much broader 

 than long, narrowed and constricted in front ; nearly smooth, 

 but without any distinctly raised line along the middle, its 

 punctuation neither close nor very coarse. Elytra with 

 rounded sides, the middle portion not dilated, the base hardly 

 at all wider than that of the thorax, the lateral margins not 

 explanate ; each with six series of moderate punctures, which, 

 not far from the base, form stria? ; interstices simple, only 

 slightly uneven. Legs with rather fine pale seta? ; anterior tibijB 

 narrowed near the extremity, without prominences, the outer 

 face slightly asperate or serrate. Tarsi with the basal two 

 joints short and transverse, third very slightly emarginate at 

 the apex ; there is no trace of a fourth joint and there are no 

 claws. Antennoi slender, nearly glabrous, second joint of the 

 funiculus about as long as the first, but much more slender ; 

 eighth joint larger than the seventh, but only half the width 

 of the large club ; it is paler in colour and less pubescent than 

 the club, so that it is merely a matter of individual opinion 

 whether the funiculus is seven- or eight-jointed. 



Underside rufo-castaneous, shining, nearly glabrous, there 

 being only a few extremely fine pallid seta?. Mesostemum 

 quite straight and well-limited in front. Metasternum short, 

 obtusely rounded, sometimes truncate, between the middle 

 coxse it is distantly punctured. Abdomen large, basal seg- 

 ment somewhat infuscate, its frontal suture very slightly 



