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between green, the interstices between the rows with brownish-grey 

 scales, a few spots and a transverse band or two of a deepish-brown 

 colour ; legs with the tibiae ferruginous. 



Length, 5 lines. 



Wellington (Capt. Parry). 



Note. — The thorax is transverse, with an oblique sinuation behind 

 towards the rectangular hind angle. 



318. L. wakefieldi, Sharp ; Ent. Mon. Mag., Jaiiiiafy, iS^^y. 

 Jnisca, depressa, subopaca, squamulis subvariegatis, irregulariter (minus 

 dense vestita ; thoracc transverso, angulis posterioribus subobtusis, medio 

 areis laevibus tribus sat discretis ; elytris subtiliter costatis, costis subin- 

 terruptis. 



Long., 9-12 mm. 



Labriun large and much exserted. Thorax 2\ mm. in length along 

 the middle, and 3^ mm. broad ; it is a good deal contracted behind the 

 middle, so that the hind angles appear obtuse but are nearly rectangular; 

 the sides bear dense coarse punctures ; on the disc are three ill-defined, 

 irregular, smooth spaces, separated from one another by rather sparing 

 punctures ; the sides bear some pale inconspicuous scales. Elytra with 

 seven rows of fine costse, which are only slightly interrupted ; their 

 surface clothed, but not in a very conspicuous manner, with patches of 

 black and greyish scales. Legs nearly black. 



This species has been found at Christchurch by Mr. Wakefield, after 

 whom I have named it ; it is just about intermediate between Gyinno- 

 cheila nigro-sparsa , White, and Lcperina broiiiiii, Pascoe, and is pro- 

 bably rather closely allied to Gymnochciia sobrina, White, which I know 

 only by White's description ; but I expect White's species will prove to 

 have the elytra more variegated, and their costa; more interrupted. 

 Herr Reitter has recently divided Leperina into two genera, viz., ^ 

 Phanodesta and Leperina, but it seems to me pretty certain that such a 

 division is at present uncalled for. The New Zealand species are asso- 

 ciated with some Chilian ones in Phanodesta, Leperina being formed 

 by Australian species. 



319. L. ambigUUni, n.s. LLcad rather finely and closely punc- 

 tured. Thorax strongly transverse, rounded laterally, pilose, finely and 

 rugosely punctured. Elytra rather convex transversely, regularly and 

 rather closely punctured, but the punctation much more remote and 

 very much coarser than that of the rest of the body ; their colour is 

 pitchy-black, except the margin, a longitudinal line on the middle of 

 each, and three or four spots between it and the suture, which arc 

 infuscate-red ; the elytra bear white hairs irregularly arranged in small 

 patches. 



Length, 3 lines. 



I found one mutilated individual at Auckland some years ago ; the 

 genus, owing to the very much mutilated condition of the insect, must 

 be held doubtful, as well as its real habitat. 



320. L. farinosa, Sharp : Ent. Moil. Mag., April, 1877. Eiisca, 

 depressa, opaca, elytris et prothoracis lateribus squamulis pallidis 



