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finely and sparingly punctured. Scutelhiin triangular. Elytra rather 

 convex, obovate, wider than thorax, widest near the middle, the apex a 

 little pointed ; they are rather coarsely punctured, much more so than 

 the thorax, and their clothing is more scanty on the front part of the 

 disc than elsewhere. The tibice are externally arcuated and the claws 

 are dentate at their base. Palpi thick, the terminal joint obliquely 

 truncated at the apex. 



Length, i-| line. 



There is a variety in which the body is wholly testaceous-yellow. I 

 lound the species in different localities. 



1 131. S. aCCeptUS, ns. Ovate, convex, moderately shining 

 piceous ; the thoracic margins near the front, a large angular humeral 

 spot, and an apical one on each elytron, the legs and antennte, except 

 the club of the latter and an infuscate mark on the tibise, testaceous ; it 

 is sparingly clothed with short pallid hairs. Head rather closely punc- 

 tured. Prothorax transverse, margined, bisinuate at the base, emargi- 

 nated at the apex, rounded laterally and narrowed anteriorly ; its surface 

 very finely and indistinctly sculptured. Sciitellum triangular. Elytra 

 margined, convex, widest near the shoulders, finely punctulated, with the 

 humeral and apical spots almost united by an interrupted lateral testa- 

 ceous space, and with their pubescence more sparing than that of the 

 thorax. Tibice nearly straight, claws dentate ; last joint of the palpi 

 somewhat pointed, not so stout as in the preceding species. 



Length, \\ line. 



Not uncommon in the North Island. 



1 132. S. COnsors, n.s. This species so much resembles S. 

 acceptits, that it may be readily mistaken for it, but on a careful examina- 

 tion It will be observed that the thorax is only slightly narrowed in 

 front, the sides consequently present a straight rather than rounded out- 

 line, and the elytra are not so wide at the shoulders, being widest near 

 the middle, and more obtusely rounded at the apex. The thoracic and 

 elytral punctation is more distinct, and there are differences in coloura- 

 tion. 



The thorax is reddi.sh but obscure, the suture of the elytra is infus- 

 cate red, the legs and antenn;w are entirely yellow ; the humeral spot is 

 very large and well limited, being angulated towards the suture, and at 

 the side extending considerably beyond the middle ; the apical spot is 

 lunate, and just in front of it, extending across the elytra, there is 

 another, but smaller, lunate spot or fascia. 



Length, i line. 



There is a variety in which the darker portions of the body are pale 

 fuscous instead of piceous, with the spots correspondingly paler. 



I found the species in several localities. 



1 133. S. tristis, US. Body rather dull, fuscous, somewhat pitchy, 

 legs and antenna) testaceous, the latter more or less infuscate. The 

 form of the thorax most nearly resembles that of S. consors, being 

 transverse and very little rounded laterally, but the elytra are shorter. 



