486 Mr. D. Sharp 07i the Elateridne of New Zealand. 



dense fuseo-nigro pubescentibus, nullo modo striatis, sed seriebus 

 punctorum sat distinctis, interstitiis crebre siibtiliter punctatis, 

 serie suturali ad apicem impressa. Long. 3| m. m. 



The male has the antennse very elongate (3 millims.), stout 

 and strongly serrate ; 2nd and 3rd joints about equal and very 

 short J together shorter than the 4th joint. In the female the 

 antennee are shorter (2 millims.), rather stout, but not serrate ; 

 the 3rd joint is a little longer than the 2nd, so that the two 

 together are rather longer than the 4th joint. 



The species, though extremely similar to Neocharis simplex, 

 may be distinguished at a glance by the rows of distant 

 punctures on the elytra. 



This species has been sent from Tairua by Captain Broun. 



Group 20. — Species Nos. 58 to 61 have the following 

 characters : — 



Antennae very approximate at their insertion ; front of the 

 head much dilated laterally below the antennae, so as to leave 

 an oblique depression near the eye, in which the basal joint of 

 the antennge is received when retracted. Labrum not visible, 

 the front of head being terminated by a sharp edge, behind 

 which the labrum is concealed. Thorax short, without chin- 

 piece, without grooves for antennae, with a short process, which 

 is curved upwards behind the cox^e. Mesosternal cavity short 

 and broad. Lamina of hind coxae without troclianteral lobe. 

 Tarsi simple, with all the joints simple, or with the 4th very 

 obscurely emarginate, basal joint as long as the three follow- 

 ing together ; 5th joint either very or moderately short. 



The position of these insects is evidently in the Eucne- 

 mides, near the European and North -American Xylohiiis and 

 Hylochares. 



62. Talerax distans^ n. sp. 



T. angustidus, subparallelus, rufo-castaneus, pubescens, sat nitidus ; 

 oeidis magnis ; prothorace subquadrato, angulis posterioribus 

 elongatis, antrorsum subangustato, sat crebre et fortiter piinctato, 

 nitido ; elytris subtiliter sat crebre punctatis, pimctis vix seria- 

 tis, sine stria suturali, sed ad apicem foveis profundis. Long. 

 A\ m. m. 

 In the male the antennas are very long (3f millims.), while 



in the female their length is only 2 millims. 



Taken by Captain Broun at Tairua on Leptospermum^ and 



sent to me as Nos. 35 and 36. 



Group 21. — This species has the head formed much as in 

 Neocharis^ but the mouth -piece depressed in front, so that the 



