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notches. Labrimi slightly emarginated in front, with its angles rounded, 

 Head narrowed in front, with a short truncated muzzle. Club of the 

 antemm perfoliate, more loosely articulated than that of Lathridiiis. 

 ProtJiorax not margined laterally, cordiform, presenting at its base a 

 rounded or transversal impression. Last joints of the tarsi ov\y of the 

 same length as the first two united. 



414. O. angUSticolle, n.s. Body rather shining, testaceous- 

 brown, with fuscous antennjv. Head distinctly but not closely punc- 

 tured, with a transverse impression behind the eyes. Thorax rather 

 narrow, longer than broad, constricted near the base, somewhat dilated 

 laterally at the middle, and narrowed anteriorly ; it is a good deal 

 depressed transversely near the base, and its surface is finely and 

 distantly punctured. Elytra rather large, much wider than thorax, 

 obovate, rather convex, widest near the middle; each bears eight feebly 

 impressed but strongly punctured strije, and they are very sparingly 

 clothed, there being an exceedingly short greyish hair proceeding from 

 each puncture. Antenna", rather long, quite as long as head and thorax, 

 eleven-jointed, the two basal joints of about equal length, the first much 

 stouter than the second, which is not much longer than the third, eighth 

 slender, cylindrical, club laxly articulated. Eyes coarsely facetted. 

 Scutelluni large. 



Length, i line. 



I found my unique example at Tairua. 



415. C. puberum, n.s. Castaneous, darkest on the posterior 

 portion of the elytra near the sides, but leaving the suture of the same 

 reddish colour as the base ; antennal club fuscous ; the body is rather 

 short and convex, and rather densely clothed with pallid hairs. Antenme 

 as long as head and thorax, basal joint stout, second rather small, club 

 loosely jointed. Head rugosely punctured. Frothorax scarcely longer 

 than broad, a little depressed near' the base, its sides a little rounded 

 (not cordate) ; its surface rather coarsely but not closely punctured. 

 Elytra obovate, narrowed at the shoulders, which are, nevertheless, 

 somewhat elevated ; they bear a sutural stria on each, and the rest of 

 their surface is rather coarsely and closely punctured, but theTpuncta- 

 tion does not assume the form of regular rows. Le^s rather long. 



Length, nearly § line. 



I found one specimen near Whangarei Heads. 



416. C. fasciata, n.s. Somewhat similar in general outline to 

 C. puberum., being robust and convex, of a dark brownish-red colour, 

 with the antenna:, except the basal joint, pitchy-fuscous, and a distinct 

 fascia behind the middle of the elytra piceous, it is sparingly clothed 

 with pallid hairs. The antenme are scarcely as long as the head and 

 thorax, slender, the first two joints stout, nearly as short as the joints of 

 the club, the eighth joint hardly larger than the seventh. Head moder- 

 ately coarsely punctured, with rather large prominent eyes. Prothorax 

 hardly longer than broad, rounded laterally, not cordate, with an elon- 



