298 JOURNAL OF SCIENCE. 
BYRRHID&. 
1363. Morychus gemmeus, n. sp.—Convex, oval, nude; brilliant 
rufo-cupreous, legs red, tarsi and palpi yellow; antenne ferru- 
ginous. 
Heaa rather narrow, forehead considerably rounded ; closely 
and coarsely punctured near the eyes, more distantly on the 
middle; labrum closely sculptured. Prothorax of the orthodox 
form, sides almost straight, front and hind angles distinct, the 
latter rather acute; distinctly punctated, the punctures not so 
close nor coarse as those on the head, and much more distant 
from one another on the dorsum.  Scwtellum minute, quite tri- 
angular. Elytra very convex, with distant shallow punctures, 
their whole surface divided into small areas by minute irregular 
lines running in different directions. Legs finely pilose; all the 
tibiz arcuated externally, the anterior quite as much as the inter- 
mediate. Antenne of moderate length, basal joint robust, 2nd 
shorter but stouter than 3rd, the latter slender and longer than 
Ath, 5th a little shorter but thicker than its predecessor, 6th and 
7th about equal, much stouter but shorter than 5th, joints 8-10 
increase in width, transversal, 11th normal; the slender joints 
are sparsely, the terminal densely pubescent. 
Smaller than WM. coruscans, the sculpture different, and the 
front tibiz obviously curved. 
Length, 14% ; breadth, 5@ line. 
I picked my specimen off a log at Parua (Whangarei Harb.) 
1364. Morychus insuetus, n. sp.—Black, shining, legs and first 
antennal joint ferruginous, the remaining joints of the latter and 
the tarsi yellowish ; broad and convex. 
Head smooth on the middle, distinctly punctured on the 
sides. Prothorax of the usual form, remotely and very finely 
punctured. Scutellum quite invisible. Hlytra without perceptible 
sculpture of any kind. Legs clothed with fine yellow hairs, 
front tibiz scarcely arched. Antenne pubescent, their 3rd articu- 
lation slender and elongate, joints 6-11 gradually incrassated. 
Similar to Mv orbicularis in form; in that species, however, 
the front of the head between the antennz, is almost truncate, 
whereas in the present one it is much rounded, and the thorax, 
instead of being evidently punctured, must be carefully examined 
before its minute sculpture can be perceived; the antennz of 
this species are more robust, particularly the dilated joints. 
Length, 1% ; breadth, 4 line. 
Described from one mutilated example detected in a saw- ae 
at Parua. 
