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I am indebted to Mr. Pascoo for the only individual I have seen 

 of this species. There are a great number of allied species in 

 Australia, but the genus has not before been indicated as represented 

 in New Zealand. I have in my collection a New South "Wales 

 species (I believe undescribed), which is extremely closely allied to 

 a. pumilus, but is a good deal broader. 



BuPRESTis Ektsi, n. sp. 



EJongnius, angustulus, nigro-ceiieus, eli/fris mnculis fransversis 

 quatuor luteis ; prothorace quadrato, laferihus ante hasin suhconstricfis, 

 prqfunde riiguloso ; elijfris profiinde striato-punctatis, latera versus 

 rugidosis, later Ihus post ice serratis, angulo apicali externo spinoso ; 

 corpore subtus ceneo, later ihus sparsim alhido-pilosis ; antennis pedi- 

 busque elongatis, gracilihus. Long. 8 — ^10 mm. 



Head densely punctured. Thorax transversely quadrate, the sides nearly straight 

 but very slightly contracted just before the base, the hind angles directed therefore 

 somewhat outwards ; it is covered with deep, coarse rugee, and in front of the 

 scutellum there is a deep fovea ; the base is very closely connected with the elytra. 

 The elytra are elongate, and are furrowed by very deep striae, which are coarsely 

 punctured, the interstices are rather narrow, the third from the suture being some- 

 what more raised, and its basal portion rather broader than the others ; the sides of 

 the elytra are coarsely rugose, so that the striae are there quite indistinct, the suture 

 at the extremity is a little prominent, and the outer edge of each elytron ends in an 

 acute tooth ; on each elytron, there are two transvei'se yellow marks, the upper pair 

 of which are placed a little obliquely. The under surface is rather closely punctured, 

 except along the middle of the ventral segments, and the punctured parts bear fine 

 white hairs. The prosteruum is very densely punctured, and its process is broad 

 and sliort. 



This insect is named, at the request of Mr. Wakefield, in honour 

 of J. D. Enys, Esq., its discoverer ; it has since been found by 

 Mr. Wakefield, near Cliristchurch, I believe. 



This species may, I think, be placed at present in the genus 

 Difjvesfis (Ann/JocJ/ira, auctt. plur.), though the prosternal process is 

 remarkably short, and its apex is broad and rounded. There is no 

 suture to be seen between the middle legs, so that I cannot say 

 whether the cavity for the reception of the prosternal process is 

 formed entirely by the mcsostcrnum or partly by the metasternum. 



XUTIIODES Al'ICALIS, 11. Sp. 



Capite prothoraceque fulvis, opxicis ; clylris nitidis, Jlavcscentihus, 



nigro-j)unctatis, pone medium fascia angusta, punctis pone fnsciam hand 



nigris, ad apicem dcnsiorihus ; thorace impunctato, obsolete tulerculato. 



Long. 14 mm. 



This species greatly resembles the figure given by Mr. Pascoo of 



