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thorax is not punctured. The elytra are longer than the thorax, and 

 are redder than the rest of the surface ; they are impunctate, but each 

 has a very distinct sutural stria, and outside this they are rather deeply 

 impressed, the impression between divided into two by a well-marked, 

 raised, longitudinal fold. The whole surface is covered with a fine 

 yellowish pubescence, which is more distinct on the hind-body than 

 elsewhere. 



Hokitika ; 2^ , i ^ , sent by Mr. Edwards. 



245. D. tuberculata, n.s. Body shining, the head, thorax, and 

 hind-body dark red, the legs, antenna; and elytra paler, tarsi and palpi 

 yellow. Ant en nee pubescent, longer than head and thorax, stout, 

 gradually incrassated, eleven-jointed ; the basal joint stout ; joints two 

 to eight differing but little from one another, the eighth slightly smaller 

 than seventh ; ninth considerably larger than eighth, longer than broad, 

 obconical ; tenth somewhat transverse ; eleventh large, ovate, obtusely 

 pointed. Head rather large, nearly as broad as thorax, antennal 

 tubercles large and flattened, separated by an obvious channel, the vertex 

 convex and smooth ; there are two rounded foveie in line with the back 

 part of the eyes, one near each, and midway between these and the 

 antennas, but placed nearer the dorsal line, are two distinct, rounded 

 tubercles \ the eyes are prominent ; the surface is sparingly pubescent, 

 but behind and below the eye there is a patch of fine, dense pubescence. 

 The prothorax is rather longer than broad, much narrower than the 

 elytra, somewhat dilated near the middle, a good deal narrowed an- 

 teriorly, less so behind ; it bears a transverse impression near the base, 

 terminating in a fovea at each side, and in front of the fovea the 

 dilated lateral portion has a distinct protuberance, the centre of the 

 disc is very convex, yet not distinctly tuberculate ; it is pubescent. The 

 elytra are longer than the thorax, narrowed in front, their sides are 

 rounded, and each has a sutural stria, most distinct at the base, and a 

 broad elongate depression between it and the shoulder, which, there- 

 fore seems very prominent, though really but little elevated ; they are 

 shining and impunctate, and clothed with rather long, semi-erect 

 pubescence. The hind-body is clothed with yellowish hairs, and the 

 three last segments are deflexed; Palpi with the basal portion of the 

 second joint long and stalk-like, the next two with the base very slender, 

 like the preceding one, but with a much shorter stalk. 



Length, * line. 



I found one example only, in the forest near Parua, Whangarei 

 Harbour. 



Sagola. 



Sharp; Trans. Entoni. Soc, 1874, Dec, p. 506. 



Labniin broad and transverse, its front margin forming a gentle 

 curve, the sides being more advanced than the middle. Alandihles 

 without teeth on their inner edge, with the basal portion very thick ; the 

 apical portion abruptly curved inwards, elongate, slender and acuminate. 



