960 COLEOPTERA 



tracted in front, sides finely marginated, not straight nor regularly 

 curved, but somewhat sinuated ; rather uneven above, dorsal 

 impression broad. Scutellum sub-quadrate. Elytra clothed with 

 depressed, inconspicuous, greyish hairs, the suture not coarsely 

 ciliated ; each with three well-defined costse behind, between each 

 of which there are two striae ; these are separated from each other 

 by raised interstices, but all become obsolete beyond the middle, so 

 that the basal portion is nearly plane. 



The coloration of the upper surface is somew'hat similar to that 

 of C. vittatum, but there the resemblance ends. 



Length, 5^ lines ; breadth, if. 



This, the fiiiest specimen of the genus, was found at Preservation 

 Inlet, Otago, by Mr. Hansen. 



1733- C. dignum, n.s. Sub-opaque, black, legs and antennae 

 fuscous, the sub-apical fascia and elongate basal vitta of each elytron 

 testaceous ; the decumbent hairs corresponding in colour with the 

 parts of the derm on which they occur, but those on the posterior 

 portion of the elytra are slightly brassy. 



ProtJiorax broadly sulcate down the middle, and with an 

 indistinct impression nearer the sides. Elytra distinctly bicostate 

 behind, but with an abbreviated and less evident elevation beyond ; 

 these costae are separated by wide intervals, the middle of each of 

 these latter is more or less convex, becoming near the middle of the 

 disc almost as much raised as the costae themselves, but all are quite 

 imperceptible on approaching the base. 



In appearance like C. vittatum, but in that species the pubescence 

 of the head and thorax is quite yellow, the interstices between the 

 costae are not elevated, and the elytral suture and margins are more 

 obviously fringed. The sculpture of the derm is pretty much alike 

 in all the species. 



Length, 3^ lines ; breadth, i. 



Mount Egmont. 



Chalcodrya (p. 402). 



1734- C. mollis, '^'S- Elongate, sub-parallel, scarcely convex' 

 variegate. 



Head roundish, convex, rather closely and deeply punctured ; 

 obscure-red, clothed with bright-yellow hairs; eyes not very pro- 

 minent. Antenna short, testaceous, but with the tips of the joints 

 fuscous ; third articulation not greatly exceeding the fourth ; 4-8 

 sub-equal ; ninth nearly twice the length of the eighth, obconical ; 

 tenth almost quadrate, hardly longer than eighth ; eleventh largest. 

 Thorax finely marginated, transverse, its apex truncate, base 

 rounded, sides almost straight, posterior angles much curved ; the 

 disc a little unlevel, rugosely punctate, the broad median impression 

 and two other spots almost smooth ; rufo - castaneous, bearing 

 golden hairs. Scutellum transversal. Elytra pale greyish-testa- 

 ceous, particularly on the basal region, but with most of the rest of 

 the surface dusky in hue ; densely covered with very fine greyish 



