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3. Cyphanus laticeps, n. sp. 



C. oblongus, sat latus, crebre punctatus, sat nitidus, subtiliter minus 

 conspicue pubescens, rufo-castaneus ; antennis elongatis, articulo 

 basali crasso, tertio elongate, quam quartus fere duplo breviore ; 

 protboraee brevi, elytris tantum pauUo angustiore, anterius in 

 medio minus lobato, angulis anterioribus nullo modo prominulis, 

 rotundatis, lateribus explanatis, sat curvatis, basi utrinque sub- 

 sinuata, angulis posterioribus rotundatis, subtiliter punctato ; 

 prosterni processu angusto, apice lineari, acuminato. Long. 6| 

 m. m., lat. vix 3 m. m. 



The SLibparallel form of this insect, and especially its short, 

 broad head, give it a peculiar facies, which suggests a simi- 

 larity to the European Anohium molle^ quite as much as 

 to the Dascillida3. 



This and the following species were sent from Tairua to 

 Mr. Wakefield and myself, as no. 6, by Captain Broun. 



4. Cyphanus punctatus, n. sp. 



G. oblongus, sat latus, crebre punctatus, sat nitidus, subtiliter 

 minus conspicue pubescens, rufo-castaneus ; antennis elongatis, 

 articiilo basali crasso, tertio elongate, quam quartus fere duplo 

 breviore : protboraee brevi, elytris tantum paulo angustiore, an- 

 terius in medio minus lobato, angulis anterioribus nullo modo 

 prominulis rotundatis, lateribus explanatis, sat curvatis, basi 

 utrinque subsinuata, angulis posterioribus rotundatis, subtiliter 

 punctato ; elytris elongatis, crebre fortiterque punctatis ; pro- 

 sterni processu lato, a medio ad apicem graduatim acuminato. 

 Long. 8| m. m., lat. vix 4 m. m. 



This species is excessively like the preceding one, but is 

 twice the size, and shows a decided difference in the proster- 

 nal process. As Captain Broun did not distinguish the two, 

 it is possible they may prove to be the sexes of one species. 



I have seen but one individual of this species ; like the 

 preceding one it was sent from Tairua by Captain Broun as 

 no. 6. 



5. Cyphanus mollis, n. sp. 



C suboblongus, sat latus, baud convexus, subtiliter punctatus et 

 pubescens, ferrugineus, elytris testaceis ; capite lato, brevi, anten- 

 nis elongatis, articulo basali crasso, tertio elongate, quam quartus 

 baud dimidio breviore ; protboraee subtilissime punctato, nitido, 

 brevi, lato sed elytris evidenter angustiore, anterius subtruncato, 

 angulis anterioribus rotundatis nullo modo productis, lateribus 

 explanatis, subrectis, angulis posterioribus subrotundatis, basi in 

 medio evidenter lobata ; elytris dense subtiliter punctatis, fere 



