OF NEW ZEALAND. 751 



prominent. Prothorax transversal, slightly but widely incurved in 

 front, base obsoletely sinuated, sides distinctly marginated and 

 obtusely rounded, moderately narrowed behind ; posterior angles 

 rectangular, not protuberant ; basal fovete large and deep, united by 

 an impression extending from side to side, the dorsal groove attains 

 the base and apex, the curved frontal impression is well marked ; its 

 whole surface is evidently striated across, has two rounded impres- 

 sions near the middle, and many abbreviated aciculate marks at the 

 base and apex. Scntellum depressed, wholly striate. Elytra oblong- 

 oval, a little wider than thorax at the middle, moderately sinuated 

 apically; punctate-striate, the punctures minute, interstices slightly 

 elevated, the third with four, the seventh with six, setiferous punctures, 

 eighth smooth, the lateral sculpture irregular. Underside glossy, pitch- 

 black, and impunctate. Antcnnce broken, three basal articulations 

 nude. Legs stout, tibial spurs rather short. 



When examined with the unaided eye, the transverse striola? on 

 the thorax are quite visible, whereas the thorax of each of the pre- 

 viously-published species would exhibit an almost smooth surface ; 

 the elytral rim forms an uninterrupted curve from the posterior 

 sinuation to the base, but all the other species have more or less pro- 

 minent (dentate) humeral angles ; this latter character is therefore 

 distinctive. 



(? . Length, lo lines; breadth, 3^. 



My specimen was found at Hicks Bay, East Coast, by Mr. P. 

 Stewart-Sandager. 



1333- T. fultoni, w-s. Oblong, slightly convex, shining-black ; 

 all the elytra and the sides and base of the thorax tinged with green, 

 legs and antennas piceous, tarsi pitchy-red. 



Head moderately broad, a little inflated behind the prominent 

 eyes, with the usual frontal impressions. Prothorax moderately 

 transversal, broadest just before the middle, rounded laterally, nar- 

 rowed and slightly sinuated towards the base, posterior angles rect- 

 angular, but little prominent ; apex slightly but widely incurved, the 

 base emarginated medially; disc slightly convex, feebly lineated 

 across, dorsal groove well marked and not abbreviated, basal fossae 

 deep, united by a curved impression, marginal channels impunctate, 

 a distinct puncture near each hind angle, some faint longitudinal 

 lines in front and behind. Scutellum broadly striated at base. 

 Elytra oblong-oval, humeral angles prominent, sides but little 

 rounded, strongly sinuated apically ; a little convex, punctate- 

 striate, the punctiu-es small and not approximated, interstices shghtly 

 elevated, just perceptibly impressed with short transverse lines, the 

 third with three, the seventh with five or six, large punctures. Legs 

 robust, femora clavate but not dentate. Underside glossy-black, 

 impunctate. 



Distinguished from No. 72 and its immediate alhes in being larger, 

 flatter, broader, and less narrowed medially and posteriorly ; the 

 head larger, thorax much less incurved apically, not ciliated at the 

 base, a character which obtains in Nos. 65, 68, 71, 73, and T. 



