296 Capt, T. Broun on new 



curved, its punctuation moderate ; second segment about one 

 third shorter than the first, much curved in front in the 

 middle, with only a tew punctures ; third and fourth short, 

 with straight deep sutures, fifth finely and densely sculptured, 

 with a broad shallow impression at each side of the middle. 



Var. A. — Reddish, with a broad dark vitta on each elytron, 

 not touching the side. 



Var. B. — Piceous or nearly so. 



No. 1239 bears elongate greyish or brassy depressed scales. 

 No. 2151 has more oviform eyes, placed more at the sides of 

 the head, and, consequently, more separated above. In 

 No. 2539 the clothing consists of depressed squamiform setas. 

 These are the only near allies. 



Length (rostr. incl.) |, breadth quite ^ line. 



Mount Pirongia. A good series, December 1892. 



Ohs. If any European entomologist would like to make a 

 special study of this curious genus and to make a new group 

 for its location, I will, if asked, place some well-mounted 

 specimens at his disposal. 



Group Ehyparosomidae. 

 BradypatcB armiger^ sp. n. 



Piceous^ legs and antennse slightly rufescent; clothed with 

 yellow set£e, these are of unequal size and distribution. 



Rostrum quite the length of the thorax, a little dilated 

 before the antennal insertion (just in front of the middle), it 

 bears some very small brassy scales ] along the frontal portion 

 there are two not very distinct costse ; behind a broad groove 

 extends along each side, so that the middle seems ridged. 

 Head globose below, very small and pinched in above behind 

 the eyes ; between these there is a small setigerous elevation. 

 Thorax rather longer than broad, a little wider before the 

 middle than it is elsewhere, a little constricted in front, 

 gradually narrowed behind, apex nearly truncate, evidently 

 wider than the bead (eyes inclusive) ; its surface uneven, 

 with rather coarse shallow punctures; near the front two 

 impressions are separated by a setigerous elevation, and behind 

 each of these impressions there is a more rounded one; its 

 sides are fringed and the apex is crested with yellowish setas ; 

 at the base in the middle there is a moderately elongate 

 depression. Elytra subcoidate, base truncate, with a scu- 

 tellar depression, which is smootli, not wider than the thorax, 

 humeral angles not prominent, the posterior portion nearly 

 vertical and very scantily clothed ; at either side of the basal 

 depression there is a slightly curved longitudinal elevation 



