298 Capt. T. Broun on neio 



in front, this along the middle becomes a bare smooth space 

 which ends in the basal depression, the surface is only a little 

 uneven. Elytra deeply incurved at the base, closely applied 

 to the thorax ; the shoulders clasp the thoracic angles, but 

 are not prominent laterally ; the scutelkr region is only 

 slightly depressed ; along the top and sides of the apical 

 declivity the squamee are rather coarse, along the middle of 

 each elytron there are four small squamose elevations, a tifth 

 (close to the declivity) is larger and forms part of the trans- 

 verse ridge, a similar series occurs nearer the side, and there 

 are some other inequalities on the side itself behind the 

 middle ; near the suture one or two series of shallow punc- 

 tures can be seen, the sides have coarser punctures, on the 

 posterior face there are some small tufts. Legs long and 

 slender, tibiae not produced at the inner extremity ; in repose, 

 the front legs are extended forwards and the knees reach the 

 tip of the rostrum. I'arsi setose below, third joint longer 

 than broad, deeply hollowed above, not distinctly emar- 

 ginate at the apex. Antennce very slender; scape clavate 

 towards the extremity ; funiculus with very long basal joints, 

 second longer than the first, 8 to 6 small, seventh slightly 

 larger than sixth; club elongate-oval, acuminate, four- 

 jointed. 



Underside rather plane, seemingly impunctate, with small 

 dull ochry scales. Prosternum incurved, not notched, in 

 front. Abdomen very long, the two basal segments marked 

 off by a distinct arcuate suture, the first the longer, third and 

 fourth not very short, fifth medially emarginate at apex, 

 squamose at each side of the notch, sixth very short. 



1 do not feel sure whether this curious insect agrees exactly 

 with Dr. Sharp's CuneojJterus, which has " less effaced 

 scrobes " than Phrynixus. In this species the sa-ohes begin 

 near the apex^ they are open above, deep, elongate, and 

 oblique, and a shallow squamose groove extends towards the 

 lower part of the eye. The scape just reaches the front of 

 the eye. There are no ocular lobes. The scutellum is absent. 

 The eyes are moderately small, subrotundate ; they are distant 

 from the thorax and from each other. 



In the figure given by Dr. Sharp the thorax and elytra are 

 truncate or almost truncate at the base, the elytra appear 

 broader than the thorax, and the shoulders are free and do 

 not embrace the hind angles of the thorax. 



Length (rostr. inch) 6, breadth 2^ lines. 



Mount Pirongia, December 1892. 



One, evidently of the male sex, was found on the ground 

 amongst decaying leaves. 



