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singularly shaped little Weevils, *Bhadinosomus acuminatus , Eabr., 
which have both head and thorax greatly elongated, the elytra 
terminating in a spine [Plate VI., Fig. 4]. As Mr. Arrow says, they 
look almost like “silver fish” (. Lepisma ); they vary considerably 
in size. 
Under willow-bark I found sundry small Beetles not yet deter¬ 
mined, but amongst them was a female of the Cockroach, Tern- 
nopteryx sp., first met with on Eangitoto. 
Near the landing place I took Cosmodes elegans on the wing, but 
cannot be sure whether it was flying of its own accord, or had been 
disturbed. 
On the high ground were found the Flies, *Saropogon clctrldi, 
Hutton, and *S. ficgiens, Hutton. The handsome big Syrphid, 
*Helopkilus trilineatus , Wied., flew into our bedroom, as did the large 
Dragon-fly, * Uropetala carovei , which appeared to be common in the 
district. 
Other insects found at Pipiriki were * Coremid semi-signata , 
*Mnesictena jlavidalis, *Scoparia dipktkeralis , Walk.; the Fossor 
Tackyspkex depressus; the Flies, Eristalis tenax , Melanostoma mellinum, 
and *Tabanus truncatus, Walk., a male, as well as the common 
Tiger-beetle, * Cicindela tuberculata. 
It was at Pipiriki that I measured a fine frond of the Tree-fern 
Cyatkea dealbata , Swartz; it was 15 feet long. 
Mr. Robert Firth, a carpenter at work on the building, was good 
enough to give me two specimens of the beautiful black and white 
Geometer, *Declana atronivea , Walk., also two specimens of the very 
remarkable elongated Weevils, * Teramocerus barbicornis, Fabr. 
[see Plate VI., Fig. 5], and one of the Longicorn Prionophus reticularis , 
White, all of which he had taken about buildings during the previous 
week. He said that neither of the first two was common. Mr. Firth 
at one time had been a fern collector, and he told me that he had 
once come across a Maori stone axe sticking into a tree and covered 
with the stems of creepers : an interesting and singular find. 
The third day’s voyage—down to the town of Wanganui—was 
perhaps the most picturesque of the three, since the river was 
more open. 
Masteeton, Waieaeapa. 
February 25th—March 1st, 1910. 
In “Waiomi,” the hospitable home of Mr. Donald Donald, I 
found Moths were looked upon as enemies, because they so often 
broke the mantles of the gas lights. First and foremost in numbers 
