Coleoptera from New Zealand. 387 



This may be known by the large, opaque, densely clothed, 

 black club and the indistinct frontal constriction of the thorax. 

 M. russulus most nearly resembles it. 

 $ . Length I5, breadth quite ^ line. 



Hunua Range, Maketu. One example. 



Stilbocara, gen. no v. 



Body ovate-cylindric, subdeprcssed, nearly glabrous. Ros- 

 trum parallel or only very slightly and gradually narrowed 

 towards the base, rather shorter than the thorax, only mode- 

 rately stout. Antennce medially inserted. Scape short and 

 stout, thickened towards the extremity. Funiculus longer, 

 7-articulate, basal joint rather larger than those next to it, 

 seventh distinctly larger than sixth. Cluh large, oblong- 

 oval, nearly the length of the funiculus. Eyes rotundate, 

 large, prominent, distant from thorax. Head large and 

 globose below, above (immediately behind the eyes) abruptly 

 broader, convex, and polished. Thorax longer than broad, 

 much narrowed and constricted anteriorly. Scutellum dis- 

 tinct, flat. Elytra subparallel, base nearly quite truncate, 

 apices not explanate. Legs moderately elongate. Femora 

 slender near the base, clavate near the extremity. Tibice 

 laterally compressed, outer extremity of the two hind pairs 

 curvedly prolonged as far as the second tarsal joint ; the 

 anterior with moderately developed hooks. Tarsi narrow, 

 their basal joint elongate, third slightly lobate, so that the 

 minute fourth joint is visible, terminal elongate and slender. 

 Claivs moderate. 



Metasternum elongate, with an extremely slender linear 

 impression behind. Abdomen broadly curved between the 

 hind coxae, first segment larger than the second, its apical 

 suture fine. 



The short scape, elongate club, and the large, globose, 

 polished head, taken together, seem to differentiate this from 

 those genera of the subfamily Cossonides in which the scape 

 is abbreviated. The South- African Brachyscapus has a short 

 triangular rostrum and rather approximate eyes. Steno- 

 mimusy from Brazil, is a minute narrow insect. Micromimusj 

 a West-Indian genus, has very large, transverse, sunken 

 eyes. In the New-Zealand list it may be placed near Phloeo- 

 phagosoma, from which, however, it may be separated by a 

 glance at the head and rostrum. 



Stilbocara nitidaj sp. n. 

 Shining^ sparsely clothed with erect but minute greyish 



