Species of New-Zealand Coleoptera. 143 



longer metasternum ; the character of the elytra, however, is 

 that of most of the Hylobiinai. The spaces between the coxaa 

 are gradually more and more apart. An obvious angle occurs 

 at the point where the rostrum joins the head. 



Eiratus parvulus. 



E. oblongus, subdepressus, piceo-fuscus ; rostro prothorace breviore, 

 parce j)iloso ; funiculo aitieulo basali modice ampliato, cseteris 

 conjunctim quam clava vix longioribvis ; prothorace latitiidine 

 longitudiui sequali, crebre punctato ; sciitello parvo ; elytris fortiter 

 striato-punctatis, apice rotundatis ; corpore infra sparse punctato. 

 Long. 1| lin. 



Hob. Tairua. 



Epitimetes. 



Caput parvum. Oculi exigui, rotundati. Eostrum breviusculum ; 

 scrobes subapicales, oculos baud attingentes. Protliorax ampHatus, 

 versus apicem multo angustior. Elytra elongato-cordata, basi 

 arcuata, lateribus abrupte deflexa. Femora antica valida ; tibiae 

 anticae apice flexuosae ; ungues approximati. Coxce anticse con- 

 tiguaj, intermedite approximatse. 



The anterior cotyloid cavities are apparently not separated 

 from one another as in Dysostines^ to which this genus is 

 allied ; the elytra also in that genus are not bent down at the 

 sides. The greater part of the scrobes are clothed with scales 

 like the rest of the head. The species described below has 

 the outline and general appearance of the Chilian Listroderes 

 frigidus^ but scarcely any resemblance to the New-Zealand 

 Rhyparosominffi known to me. 



Epitimetes lutosus. 



E. oblongus, indumento griseo dense tectus, setulis nigris minutis 

 adspersus ; rostro capite plus duplo longiore antice tricarinato ; 

 antennis gracilibvis, funiculo nitido, articulis duobus basalibus 

 elongatis ; prothorace convexo, in medio longitudiuahter excavate; 

 scutello nullo ; elytris supra subplanatis, irregularibus, postice 

 utrinque trituberculatis ; metasteruo abdomineque longitudinaliter 

 excavatis ; tibiis posticis intus ad basin dente acuto armatis, versus 

 apicem intus penicillatis. Long. 4 lin. 



Hob. Christchurch. 



EllYMNEUS. 



Caput parvum. Oculi exigui, rotundati, grosse granulati. Rostrum 

 longiusculum, carinatum ; scrobes foveiformes, ante medium rostri 

 sitae. Antennoi funiculo articulis duobus basalibus longiusculis 

 aequalibus, prime baud amphato, tertio ad sextum transversis, sep- 



