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capite angustulo, crebrius granulate, fere opaco; antennis baud elongatis, 

 articLilo tertio quam quartus duplo breviore ; prothorace baud lato, 

 subtiliter inconspicue granulate, basi elytrorum bumerum fere latitudine; 

 elytris crebrius fortiterque |)unctatis, densius pubescentibus, versus basin 

 subimpressis. 



Long., 3 mm. ; lat., i^ mm. 



Tbe subocular line is only very sligbtly developed in tbis species. 

 It is remarkable by tbe conspicuous pubescence of the elytra ; and 

 I believe tbat tbis pubescence is variegated ; for it appears to me to be 

 of a dark colour on some of tbe black spots, while elsewhere it is paler. 

 To which of tbe species here described it is most allied is not very 

 clear ; and it would perhaps be quite as naturally placed between C. 

 huttoni and C. parviceps as it is in tbe position I have adopted for it. 



Professor Hutton has sent me a single individual of this species from 

 Otago. 



586. C. zealandicUS, Sharp; Afvi. Mag. N'at. Hist., July, 1878. 

 p. 55. C. ncqiie eloiigatiis, nee latus, densius pubescens, minus nitidus, 

 ferrugineus, elytris plus minusve nigro variegatis ; capite mediocn, 

 crebrius subtiliter granulato, opaco; antennis baud elongatis, articulo 

 tertio parvo, tenui, quam quartus duplo breviore, articulis 6"-io™ singu- 

 lis longitudine quam latitude paulo majore ; tliorace majore, densius 

 pubescente, obsolete punctulato ; elytris crebre minus fortiter punctatis, 

 basin versus subimpressis. 



Long., vix 2\ mm. ; lat., \\ mm. 



Though tbis species in appearance resembles C. piduliis more than 

 it does any other species, yet it is readily distinguished from it and tbe 

 preceding ones by tbe distinct subocular line. From all the other 

 species with this character it departs widely by its greatly inferior size. 



Four individuals have been sent from Tairua by Captain Broun. 



587. C. SUffuSUS, SJiarp ; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., July, 1878, 

 p. 55. C. brcvis, latiusculus, baud convexus, subtilius pubescens, sat 

 nitidus, ferrugineus, plus minusve nigro suffusus, antennis pedibusque 

 testaceis ; capite mediocri, confertim subtiliter granulato ; antennis baud 

 elongatis, articulo tertio quam quartus duplo breviore ; thorace elytris 

 angustiore, subtilissime punctulato, basi utrinque vix sinuata ; elytris sat 

 crebre subtilius punctatis, versus basin sat distincte impressis. 



Long., 3 mm. ; lat., \\ mm. 



The elytra generally appear nearly black, with some ill-defined 

 yellowish spaces behind the middle unsuffused with tbe black colour ; 

 and then the pubescence with which they are covered is easily perceived 

 to be variegated, consisting of a very fine dark and therefore indistinct 

 pubescence, among which patches of a paler colour are distributed. 

 Tbe subocular line is by no means acutely elevated. 



Five individuals have been sent from Auckland by Captain P>roun. 



588. C. laticeps, Sharp; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., July, 187S, 

 /. 56. C. latiusculus, minus convexus, baud brevis, laxe pubescens, sat 

 nitidus, ferrugineus, pectore corporeque superne plus minusve nigro- 



