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his sutura fuscis ; capite minus exserto, sat lato, pone oculos 

 dense siibtih'ssime, anterius parce punctato ; antennis elongatis, 

 tenuibus, articulo tertio elongate quam quartus dimidio breviore ; 

 prothorace parce subtiliterque punctato, lato sod elytris evidenter 

 angustiore, anterius utrinque sinuato, angulis anterioribus mi- 

 nus late rotundatis, lateribus hand explanatis, leviter curvatis, 

 basi utrinque sinuata, angulis posterioribus obtusis, baud rotun- 

 datis ; elytris crebre fortiter punctatis. Long. 7| m. m., lat. 

 3 m. m. 



I have seen only two individuals of this insect. Thej are 

 in very bad condition ; but although they show scarcely any 

 pubescence on the upper surface, I hardly think this is due to 

 abrasion. They are both males ; the middle of the hind mar- 

 gin of the penultimate and antepenultimate ventral segments 

 has a fringe of long pubescence, which is continued forwards 

 at each end onto the face of the segment, so as to form a kind 

 of curved mark. 



Sent from Tairua by Captain Broun, and labelled (I think) 

 no. 2. 



11. Veronatus longipalpis^ n. sp. 



V. elongatus, angustulus, dense punctatus, opacus, ferrugineus, pro- 

 thorace basi in medio nigricante, elytris fusco-ferrugineis ; capite 

 exserto, sat lato, dense subtiliter punctato, opaco ; antennis elon- 

 gatis, tenuibus, articulo tertio elongato quam quartus vis duplo 

 breviore ; prothorace brevi, elytris paulo angustiore, dense sub- 

 tiliterque punctato, conspicueque pubescente, anterius utrinque 

 vix emarginato, angulis anterioribus haud productis, rotundatis, 

 lateribus curvatis, basi subrotundata, utrinque vix sinuata, an- 

 gulis posterioribus obtusis ; elytris insequalibus, evidenter tricos- 

 tatis, maculatim pubescentibus, dense subtiliter punctatis, opacis. 

 Long. 8 m. m., lat. vix 3 m. m. 



This species is remarkable on account of the surface of the 

 elytra, which are quite distinctly longitudinally tricostate, and 

 also bear numerous large but very indefinite depressions, 

 while the short, but conspicuous, yellow, silky pubescence is 

 arranged in such a manner as to cause a spotted appearance. 



This species is another discovery of Captain Broun's at 

 Tairua ; both Mr. Wakefield and myself have received it from 

 him. 



Group 5. — Formed by species nos. 10 and 11. 



These two species have the structural characters assigned to 

 Groups {Cyphanus), except as follows: — The form is still 

 more elongate ; the labial palpi are not in the least furcate ; 

 and the junction of the prosternal process with the middle 

 piece of the prosternum is concealed between the tips of the 



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