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surface obsoletely striated across, the curved frontal impression 

 scored with a number of short Hues ; the basal foveae are large ; the 

 dorsal line tolerably well marked, but not reaching the apex ; two 

 small fovege appear near the middle, and the base bears many short 

 longitudinal grooves. Elytra ohlong, broad, narrowed towards the 

 shoulders, obliquely sinuated behind ; striate, interstices nearly 

 plane, the third bi-punctate. Legs normal. 



The elytra are unusually short and broad, their greatest width 

 being in line with the posterior femora, and are but little narrowed 

 apically ; the thorax is similar to that of No. 37 as regards shape, 

 though rather shorter, and the eyes are quite as large and prominent 

 as in that species, far more so than in No. 40. 



Length, 4^ lines ; breadth, if. 



I have lately received a specimen from Outram, where it had 

 been found by Mr. Sydney W. Fulton. 



1326. D. cinctiger, n-s. Variegate; head, thoracic disc, and a 

 large space on the anterior half of the elytra dull brownish-black ; 

 the thorax narrowly, the elytra very broadly, margined with tes- 

 taceous ; femora yellowish, tibise somewhat rufescent. 



Head large, not narrowed behind, and, wuth the exception of two 

 punctures near each eye, quite unimpressed ; eyes rather small, not 

 prominent ; labrum deeply notched but abbreviated. Prothorax 

 transversal, the apex widely, the base deeply, incurved ; the sides 

 finely marginated, rounded medially, obliquely narrowed posteriorly, 

 hind angles blunt ; the parts near the hind angles are broadly yet 

 slightly depressed, and not at all foveate ; the discoidal furrow is 

 moderately distinct, and its whole surface rather flat, except just aC 

 the apex. Elytra a little convex, oval, scarcely sinuated apically, 

 feebly striated, their interstices plane, the third with two small 

 punctures. Underside brownish-black; the coxte, sides of the pro- 

 sternum, and epipleurre testaceous ; mentum and trophi infuscate ; 

 abdomen a good deal contracted, so that the basal segment alone 

 comes in contact with the sides of the elytra. 



A very peculiar form. The dark space on the wing-cases does 

 not extend beyond the hind thighs or the fourth striae ; the median 

 punctures are surrounded by testaceous spots, the other two are sub- 

 apical, and there are two larger ones near the scutellum, but not 

 outside the second striae ; the broad lateral testaceous spaces are 

 closely dotted with brown, thus giving them a punctate-striate ap- 

 pearance, but, in reality, the only large punctures, and these rather 

 shallow, extend along the sides. 



Length, 3^ lines ; breadth, i^. 



One example, minus antennce and most of the legs, was picked 

 up dead by Mr. S. W. Fulton, of Outram, Otago. 



Group- ANCHOMENID-ffl. 



Anchomenus (p- 20). 



1327. A. haastii, «•«• Sub-depressed, shining-black ; legs 

 pitchy-red, trophi and antennae dark-red, tarsi ferruginous. 



