824 COLEOPTERA 



depressed ; dorsal groove distinct, the curved apical impression 

 shallow ; there are a few discoidal acicnlate marks. Scutcllmn 

 striate at base. Elytra oblong, but little curved laterally, strongly 

 aud sinuously narrowed apically, shoulders protuberant ; punctulate- 

 striate, interstices a little elevated, the second, fourth, and sixth 

 narrow, the third and seventh with three or more large punctures, 

 all slightly uneven. 



Intermediate between T. ivaihourcnsis and T. asperatus ; the 

 thorax, however, more gradually incurved behind than in the 

 former, and the wing-cases essentially different. From the latter 

 species it is distinguished by its broader form, broader, more convex, 

 and differently sculptured elytra, &c. 



<? . Length, 10 lines ; breadth, 3f . 



My specimen was found at Waihola, Otago, by the same gentle- 

 man who found T. waUiourcnsis. 



1464. T. patruelis, ^^-s- Sub -oblong, moderately convex; 

 shining, dark bluish-gi-een ; legs and antennae dark-red, tips of the 

 palpi dilute, inferior surface black. 



Head moderately large, forehead bi-impressed ; its front part and 

 the mandibles rugulose, the other parts with fine, irregular linear 

 marks ; eyes convex. Prothorax quadrate, not much broader than 

 long, its sides not greatly curved, and only slightly narrowed behind, 

 with its rectangular posterior angles not in the least projecting ; the 

 large basal fovete are united by an obvious depression ; the median 

 groove is distinct and not abbreviated ; the arched frontal impression 

 is well marked, and its whole surface is finely and rather closely 

 reticulated. Scutcllum striate at base. Elytra sub-oblong, widest 

 behind, humeral angles prominent, feebly sinuated apically ; their 

 seven dorsal striae are disiinct and finely punctured, interstices 

 somewhat elevated and becoming uneven posteriorly, the third and 

 seventh with three or more large hispid punctures. 



Related to T. chloris ; rather shorter and more oblong, less 

 glossy, the thorax of nearly the same shape, but differently sculp- 

 tured, and depressed near the base. 



(J . Length, gi lines ; breadth, 3;^. 



Another of the numerous discoveries made on Mount Maungatua 

 by Mr. Fulton. One male is all I have seen. 



1465. T. fusulus, ''-s. Oblong, rather broad and flat, smooth, 

 shining, black; tlxu el} tral margins and thoracic base reddish; legs 

 and antennae dark-red, palpi paler. 



Head moderately large, uneven in front, bi-impressed ; mandibles 

 wrinkled ; eyes prominent. Prothorax broad, rather short, its sides 

 strongly rounded, but rather gradually contracted behind ; posterior 

 angles rectangular, not protuberant ; basal fovea; moderate, with a 

 curved impression intervening, discoidal furrow continuous and well 

 marked, with an impression near each anterior angle, otherwise 

 smooth. Scutcllum striate at base. Elytra oblong, widest behind- 

 the middle, sinuously narrowed posteriorly, shoulders dentate-; 

 each with seven fine, finely-punctated dorsal grooves, the intervals 



