Volume 19, 1886
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Ninth Meeting: 20th September, 1886.
New Member.—Dr. Davy.
Papers.—1. “New Species of Coleoptera, “by Capt. T. Broun. The following species were described:—
| Species. | Locality. |
| Group, Pogonidæ. | |
| Oöpterus collaris | Mount Arthur |
| " pallidipes | " |
| Group, Anchomenidæ. | |
| Tarastethus alpinalis | " |
| Group, Bembidiidæ. | |
| Bembidium anilloides | Moko Hinou Island |
| Group, Staphylinidæ | |
| Quedius fuscatus | Mount Arthur |
| Group, Pselaphidæ. | |
| Pselaphus citimus | Howick |
| Tyrus armatus | " |
| Exeirarthra enigma | " |
| Group, Cryptophagidæ. | |
| Telmatophilus olivascens | Mount Arthur |
| Group, Melolonthidæ. | |
| Stethaspis prasinus | Wellington |
| Costleya discoidea | Mount Arthur |
| Group, Dascyllidæ | |
| Mesocyphon pallidus | " |
| " laticeps | " |
| " Cyphon pauper | " |
| " discedens | " |
| " flavescens | " |
| " nigritulus | " |
| " fuscifrons | " |
| " fulvicornis | " |
| " ornatus | Waitakerei |
| Cyphanus dubious | Waitakerei Range |
| Cyphanodes vestitus | " |
| Atopida suturale | Mount Egmont |
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| Species. | Locality. |
| Group, Melyridæ | |
| Dasytes oreocharis | Mount Arthur |
| Group, Hklopidæ. | |
| Agadelium geniale | Puysegur Point |
| Group, Anthicdæ. | |
| Anthicus fallax | Howick |
| Cotes nitida | " |
| " punctata | " |
| Group, Œdemeridæ. | |
| Techmessa attenuata | " |
| Techmessodes versicolor | Waitakerei Range |
| Cladobius properus | " |
| Exocalopus pectinatus | Mount Egmont |
| Family Curcuiionidce. | |
| Cladopais mirus | Mount Arthur |
| Phrynixus simplex | Mount Egmont |
| Eiratus pyriformis | Mount Arthur |
| " rugosus | Waitakerei Range |
| Dorytomus grossus | Mount Arthur |
| Eugnomus nobilis | " |
| " aenescens | " |
| " cyaneus | " |
| " tarsalis | " |
| Oredcharis vittata | " |
| " dealbata | " |
| Hoplocneme inæquale | Puysegnr Point |
| Stephanorhynchus nigrosparsus | Mount Arthur |
| " insohtus | Wellington |
| Aphela testacea | Cape Saunders |
| Acalles adamsi | Mount Arthur |
| " concinnus | Waitakerei Range |
| Crisius picicollis | Moko Hinou Island |
| " signatus | Mount Arthur |
| Group, Cossonidæ | |
| Rhinanisus cheesemani | " |
| Group, Plattpidæ. | |
| Platypus gracilia | Mount Egmont |
| Group, Cebambycidæ. | |
| Gastrosarus picticornis | Nelson |
| Somatidia grandis | Wellington |
| Family, Phytophaga. | |
| Allocharis morosa | Canterbury |
| Metaphilon curvipes | Mount Arthur |
| Aphilon convexum | Howick |
| " latulum | Taranaki |
2. “The Mollusca of the Vicinity of Auckland,” by T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 161.)
3. “Ornithological Notes,” by A. Reischek, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 188.)