744 COLEOPTERA OF NEW ZEALAND. 



small. Elytra oblong, almost pimctate-striate, interstices punctulate; 

 each with a large basal tubercle, a smaller similarly formed one behind 

 the middle, and two contiguous ones behind ; the gray hairs are so dis- 

 posed as to form three lines of whitish spots on each elytron, one on the 

 suture, the others beyond, and there are also many blackish spots, par- 

 ticularly near the sides. Antcnnoe slender, longer than the body ; their 

 second joint rather smaller than the first ; 3-8 elongate, decreasing, each 

 a little thickened at the extremity ; ninth gradually expanded, nearly 

 double the length of the two apical ones. 



Allied to A. picipictiis and A. nigrescens, with longer antennae but 

 smaller basal tubercles than the latter. Fem. incog. 



Length, 2\ lines; breadth, |. 



I possess one male found by Mr. P. Stewart, near Wellington. 



Group— LAMIID^ (p- 590- 

 Hybolasius (p. 609). 



1320. H. VegGtUS, ^i-s. Castaneous, sometimes rufescent, occa- 

 sionally fulvescent ; the head and thorax constantly reddish, the legs and 

 antennoe almost invariably similar to the elytra in colour ; clothed with 

 pale yellow hairs, sometimes leaving bare spaces on the el}1;ra so as to 

 produce a spotted appearance, the legs and antenna? with longer greyish 

 hairs ; sub-depressed. 



Head finely and densely granulated. Prothorax about as long as 

 broad, transversely depressed before and after the middle, obtusely pro- 

 tuberant laterally behind the middle, quite destitute of dorsal tubercles, 

 and closely granulated. Elytra broadest at the shoulders, gradually 

 narrowed posteriorly, their basal and posterior elevations not conspicuous, 

 their whole surface moderately coarsely punctured. Antennas elongate, 

 their fourth joint reaching backwards to the hind thigh. 



In some examples there is an obsolete curved fascia in line with the 

 posterior femora ; in others the prevailing colour is almost piceous. The 

 species having granulate sculpture on the head and thorax are — H. helli- 

 cosus, H. promissus, H. simplex, and H. modestus. 



Length, if; breadth, \ line. 



Found at Wellington by Mr. P. Stewart, at Napier by F. H. Meinertz- 

 hagen, Esq., and at Whangarei Heads. 



132 1. H. fasciatUS, n.s. Sub-depressed ; head and thorax reddish ; 

 elytra castaneous, with a broad blackish oblique fascia on each elytron 

 behind the posterior femur ; legs variegated brown ; antenna? infuscate- 

 red, more or less spotted with a darker colour ; sparingly clothed with 

 pallid hairs, the legs and antennae with elongate grey ones. 



Head indistinctly grooved, minutely granulated. Prothorax short, 

 broader than long, transversely impressed near base and apex, obtusely 

 dilated laterally near the base, its sculpture similar to that of the head. 

 Elytra without distinct elevations except at the base, coarsely and rather 

 closely punctate. 



Easily recognized by its short thorax, with the lateral protuberances 

 very near the base. The elytral fascia is formed by the colour of the 

 derm itself, not the clothing. 



Length, \\; breadth, nearly \ line. 



I am indebted to F. H. Meinertzhagen, Esq., of Napier, for the only 

 example I have seen. 



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