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and slender, on its dorsum in front of the middle obtusely clevatinl, the elevation 

 somewhat notched at its summit, behind the middle with a curved elevation 

 extending from side to side, but becoming obscure on the dorsum ; this curved 

 swelling makes the broadest part of the thorax ; the colour and sculpture are similar 

 to those of the head. Elytra of a reddish colour, dull, their sculpture rather coarse 

 and close but indistinct ; along the suture and down each are two lines of somewhat 

 silvery pubescence, and there is also a much less distinct marginal line of such 

 pubescence. Under surface reddish, with scanty silvery pubescence. Legs reddish, 

 thickened portion of the femora rather darker. 



A specimen of tliis interesting apecies was transmitted to me in 

 spirit by Captain Broun as No. 198, and accompanied by the inform- 

 ation that two individuals bad been found by bim on bircb near Tairua. 



It is advisable to make a new generic name for tbis species, and 

 below will be found such information as is necessary to explain the 

 name Drotus. 



DEOTUS, n. gen. 

 {CeramhijcidcB, ex aff. CalUprasonis). 



Head obliquely declivous in front, and produced into a broad 

 process, which has an elongate impression on each side in front of the 

 eyes : eyes distinctly, but still only a little, emarginate (less than in 

 Stenopotes, Pasc, Jide Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 1875, pi. v, f. 7a, but 

 more than in CaUi2yi'cison Sinclairi) : antennsD with the basal joint veiy 

 elongate, and swollen towards the extremity ; third joint elongate : 

 thorax very uneven, constricted in the middle and again at the base : 

 elytra slender, elongate, depressed : legs very elongate, slender : femora 

 not abruptly broader towards the apex. General form very elongate 

 and slender, especially posteriorly. 



The allies of this species are almost certainly Calliprason Sinclairi 

 (unknown to Lacordaire) and Stenopotes pallidus, Pascoe ; from the 

 former it differs by the elongate and obliquely declivous front of the 

 head, and by the peculiar form of the thorax ; the antenna) and legs 

 of the two being rather similar. The insect apparently agrees with 

 Stenopotes pallid un in the form of the head, but departs from it in the 

 form of the thorax and antennae. 



Lacordaire's groups of the allies are evidently artificial, but the 

 present insect would doubtless have been placed by him in oiie of 

 the first three " groupes " of his section B. Ceramhi/cidcs. 



Hybolasiu8 lanipes, n. sp. 



Ohlongus, nigricans, minus dense albido-vestitus, j)}'ot]ioracis tuher- 



culis marpiis ; elytris piarce p)unctatis, tuherculis hasulihus valde eleoatis, 



acuminntis, nudis ; tihiis longius sed winus dense alhido-setosis. 



Long. 7 mm. 



