Species of New-Zealand Coleoptera. 221 



cordatis, basi depressis, postice singulis iu mare acute pro- 

 duces, apicem versus ad suturam carinato-elevatis, supra striato- 

 punctatis, punctis sat remotis, bene determinatis ; tibiis posticis 

 paulo flexuosis. Long. 3f- lin. 



Hah. Lake Guyon. 



A somewhat aberrant species. A specimen, apparently the 

 female, has the elytra less produced and the apex more 

 rounded. 



Pheynixus. 



Rostrum mediocre, arcuatum, basi augustius ; scrobes medianse, 

 foveiformes. Oculi parvi, ovales, grosse granulati, a prothorace 

 distantes. Scapus antennarum clavatus ; funiculus 7-articulatus, 

 articulis a secundo sensim crassioribus ; clava distincta. Pro- 

 thorax suboblongus, irregularis, lobis ocularibus obsoletis. Scu- 

 tellum nullum. Elytra brevia, ovata, angulis auticis porrectis. 

 Pedes breviusculi ; femora in medio incrassata ; tibia; subflexuosae, 

 apice niucronata? ; tarsi articulis tribus basalibus transversis, 

 penultimo integro, supra exeavato, ultimo valido. Abdomen 

 segmentis duobus basalibus connatis, ampbatis. 



On the whole this genus may be considered as being most 

 nearly allied to the European Dichotrachelus ; but in four 

 species of that genus, which I have examined, I do not find 

 the penultimate tarsal joint entire, as stated by Lacordaire, 

 but more or less bilobed. The foveiform scrobes and small 

 eyes away from the prothorax are the most essential dia- 

 gnostic characters of Pkrynixus. My specimen is from an old 

 collection, and was purchased from Mr. Stevens. 



Pkrynixus terreus. PI. V. fig. 2. 



P. ovatus, fuscus, supra squamositate dilutiore vestitus ; rostro 

 prothorace paulo breviore; funiculi articulo basali longiusculo, 

 secuudo breviore, quinque sequentibus transversis, ultimo crasso, 

 obconico ; clava brevi, obsolete articulata ; prothorace supra 

 sulcatim tuberculato ; elytris irregularibus, seriatim punctatis, 

 punctis approximatis, tuberculis plurimis conicis instructis ; pedi- 

 bus rude squamosis. Long. 2| lin. 



Hah. ? 



Cecyropa. 



liostrum breve, validum ; scrobes subterminales, postice dilatatae, 

 longe ante oculos desinentes ; scapus elongatus, gradatim incras- 

 satus, pone oculuni superans ; funiculus breviusculus, 7-articu- 

 latus, articulo basali crassiore, secundo breviore, caeteris trans- 

 versis ; clava distincta. Oculi ovati, grosse granulati, prothoraci 

 contigui. Prothorax ampliatus, paulo convexus, utrinque rotun- 

 datus, basi truncatus ; lobis ocularibus fere obsoletis, fimbriatis. 



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