Bnovx.— Description of a new species of the genus Cicindela. 975 
CICINDELA HUTTONI, n. sp. 
Similar in form to C. tuberculata, but less robust. 
Antenne, basal, and four terminal joints, fuscous ; remainder, tawny. 
Head and thorax only slightly lustrous. Elytral dises covered with minute 
tubercles irregularly disposed ; impunctate ; without trace of green foveoles ; 
fuscous and lustreless. The lateral white stripe of each elytron is inter- 
rupted in front of the middle fascia; the humeral fascia distinet, slightly 
prolonged as a eurved streak towards the suture ; distinctly punctured 
throughout. The femore, tibie, and tarsi are almost destitute of the bristles 
so conspicuous in the other species; dull and concolourous, Under side of 
body non-setaceous, fuscous, and lustreless. Long. 43 lines. 
I have named this interesting species after Captain Hutton, who has so 
greatly contributed to our knowledge of the insect-fauna of these islands. 
Art. L.—On the Anthribide of New Zealand. By D. Smarr. 
[From the ** Annals and Magazine of Natural History,” June, 1876.] 
Ar the present time the insect-fauna of New Zealand seems to be receiving 
a fair share of the attention to which it is entitled by its intrinsic impor- 
tance. It is well known to naturalists that the fauna and flora of the 
islands in question possess many features of peculiar interest; and there is 
reason to suppose that when the insect-fauna is adequately known it will be 
seen to accord in its character with the other component groups of the fauna 
and flora. 
In the present paper I deal with the species of the family or sub-family 
of Coleoptera, known as Anthribide; and though I have only twelve new 
species to describe, I have not found my task an altogether simple one. The 
greatest difficulty I have had to contend with has been that of ascertaining 
the limits of the genera and larger groups in use, for the purpose of classi- 
fication, The family Anthribide itself is separated only in a vague and 
uncertain manner from some of the other families of Coleoptera ; indeed, by 
some authorities it is considered to be only a sub-family of Curculionide ; 
while those who accept the name as representing a distinct family are not 
altogether agreed as to the amount of its components—Lacordaire, for 
instance, excluding from it Urodon, which is included in the family by C. 
J. Thomson. 
At present, however, about 430 described species compose the family ; 
and these species are distributed among no less than 108 genera, being an 
average of just four species to a genus. The study of these genera and 
their groups is attended with great difficulties ; for they are divided from 
one another by no strongly marked peculiarities, and in many cases the 
