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oblique area on each extending from the shoulder to the suture in line with 

 the hind thigh, covered with paler pubescence than that on the thorax, 

 the space behind nearly similarly clothed but with irregular dull black 

 spots ; the largest of these are near the hind thigh and the apex ; there 

 are a few erect but not very elongate white setae on the antennae, legs, 

 and posterior portion of the wing-cases. 



Head distantly punctate in front, with some yellowish pubescence be- 

 tween the very prominent and subcontiguous antennal tubercles. Eyes 

 large and only moderately separated above. Thorax nearly as long as 

 broad, with prominent lateral tubercles ; on the middle of the disc there 

 is a pair of less prominent tubercles which, as well as most of the interval 

 between them, are smooth and shining ; just behind each of these there are 



4 or 5 small black granules. Scutellum dark. Elytra thrice as long as 

 thorax, evidently broader than it is at the base, their apices broadly rounded 

 and not covering the terminal dorsal segment ; the basal nodosities are not 

 large, and are not crested, the light-coloured but somewhat spotted area 

 on each is broadly depressed, and behind it there is a slight longitudinal 

 costa ; the basal punctation is distinct and rather close, it is seriate along- 

 side the suture, but much coarser and more distant near the sides. 



Underside fuscous, maculate, clothed with fine grey pubescence. 



Femora very slender near the base, clavate near the middle ; tibiae 

 nearly straight. Antennae elongate, their 8th joint extending just beyond 

 the extremity of the hind-body, the 5th reaches the posterior femora, the 

 3rd and 4th are equally elongate. 



Length, 10 mm. ; breadth, 3| mm. 



Silverstream. Two were found under bark, in August, 1910, by Mr. 

 H. W. Simmonds. 



This, doubtless, is nearly allied to 2277, T. sellata Sharp. The very 

 prominent and subcontiguous antennal tubercles, much less widely separated 

 eyes, and broadly rounded elytral apices are not in conformity with the 

 type of the genus. 



3351. Hybolasius cupiendus sp. nov. Hyholasius Bates, Man. N.Z. 

 Coleopt., p. 609. 



'Elongate, uneven, subdepressed, opaque, variegate ; base of femora 

 castaneo-rufous, tibiae and tarsi slightly viridescent, with dark and grey 

 specks ; antennae maculate with grey and brown, their basal four joints 

 fusco-rufous, the others become somewhat viridescent towards the end, 

 and, besides the usual fine pubescence, bearing slender elongate grey 

 hairs ; the body is fuscous, but densely covered with dark- and light-brown 

 and grey pubescence ; the elytra are more variegated than other parts, 

 the suture is spotted with brown and grey, the apices are slightly tinged 

 with green ; a greyish-yellow, irregularly formed, oblique fascia extends 

 inwards from each side, near the middle thigh, but does not reach the suture, 

 and becomes light brown ; this is narrowly bordered behind with dark 

 fuL.cous but broadly in front ; the slender greyish hairs on the legs are 

 very long and conspicuous, on the intermediate tibiae there are some short 

 blackish setae. 



Head medially depressed, with a fine groove along the front. Antennae 

 elongate, their 8th joint reaches the extremity of the body, 4th joint nearly 

 twice the length of contiguous ones. Thorax rather broader than long, 

 with a large but not acute prominence at each side just behind the middle 

 and a pair of small ones on the disc before the middle ; no punctation is 



