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rather large, loosely jointed club; the middle joint being transverse. Eyes 
rather prominent, but small and transverse ; the antenne inserted just at 
their inner and front edge; the rostrum very short and rather sparingly 
punctured. Thorax rather large, convex, longer than broad, the sides 
curved ; the carina not close to the base in the middle, and curved away 
from it towards the sides, and appearing not to be distinctly bent up, but 
gradually curved forwards, and quite indistinct in its lateral portions ; the 
surface of the thorax is covered with moderately coarse but rather distant 
punctures. The elytra are short and convex, curved at the sides, and each 
one bears nine rows of shallow, moderately coarse punctures. The legs are 
yellow, but the knees and the apex of tibie and base of the tarsi are a little 
infuscate. 
Sent from the Northern Island both by Messrs Broun and Lawson. 
Though I have examined several individuals, I see no external sexual 
marks. 
Obs. The nearest ally of this species as yet known is doubtless the 
Notioxenus rufopictus, Wollaston ; but the Anthribus inflatus differs, I judge, 
from that species by the form of the basal portion of the thorax. The 
carina in A. inflatus is simply curved, so that its lateral portions are more 
distant from the elytra than the middle portion is ; behind this carina the 
basal part of the thorax is depressed, and at the sides is much narrowed 
towards the base. The metasternum in A. inflatus is excessively short, and 
the legs are long ; the second joint of the tarsi is smaller than usual in the 
Anthribide, so that the third joint about equals it in size. 
Anthribus rugosus, n. sp. 
A. piceus, opacus, antennis pedibusque testaceis, elytris testaceo signatis; 
thorace dense, fortiter profundeque punctato ; elytris striatis, striis 
profunde impressis fortiterque punctatis, interstitiis angustis. 
Long. corp. 1} m.m. 
Antenne yellow, with the club more obscure in colour; rostrum and 
vertex coarsely punctured. Thorax with a very dense and coarse punctua- 
tion, and bearing a few fine hairs. Elytra black, with two small spots at 
the base of each and a very large apical patch, yellow ; they bear each nine 
broad and deep stris, so that the interstices between these are very narrow; 
the striæ also are coarsely punctured. Legs yellow, with the knees and tarsi 
a little infuscate. 
Tairua: a single specimen sent by Cayiain Broun. 
Obs, In size, form, and structure, this species seems almost exactly similar 
to A. inflatus; but the sculpture of the upper surface is extremely different. 
Postscript. 
Since the preceding paper left my hands I have received from Captain 
