1446 COLEOPTEEA 



insect, and it has not the distinct swelling on each wing-case which 

 is so conspicuous in C. tumidus. 



Length, 1 ; breadth, f line. 



Karaka, near Drury. One, found on the ground amongst de- 

 caying leaves of Fhormium tenax. 



2508. C. obscurus, '^-S- O&Zo^f/, slightly convex, clothed with 

 yellowish-grey hairs, some of which are long and erect ; subopaque, 

 nearly piceous, legs and antennae rufo-testaceous. 



Head distinctly punctate. Eyes large and convex. Antcnnce 

 with long slender pubescence ; second joint smaller than the first, 

 oviform ; third longer than the fourth, which (as well as joints 6-8) 

 is bead-like ; fifth rather larger than the contiguous ones ; the 

 terminal three enlarged, rather darker and more densely pubescent 

 than the preceding ones, tenth broader than ninth, eleventh conical. 

 Thorax transverse, its sides finely margined, much narrowed but 

 nearly straight behind, somewhat rounded towards the front ; an- 

 terior angles not prominent, yet not rounded, the posterior rect- 

 angular ; apex sinuate near each side, so that an evident gap exists 

 behind each eye ; its punctuation is like that of the head, the base 

 is depressed. Scutellnm strongly transverse. Elytra oblong, finely 

 and distinctly punctured almost to the apices, the sutural striae in- 

 distinct near the base, there is a slight, broad impression on each 

 elytron, before the middle. Tarsi pentamerous, their fourth joint 

 very small. 



Underside shining, piceous, finely punctured, with greyish pu- 

 bescence. Prosternum subtruncate in front, its process somewhat 

 carinate along the middle. Mesosternum with a triangular depres- 

 sion in the middle. Metasternum large, with a more or less distinct 

 groove extending forwards. 



This is the only dark-coloured species except No. 1959, which is 

 a great deal larger. 



Length, f ; breadth, quite ^ line. 



Ohaupo, Waikato. Several specimens, found by Mr. A. T. Ur- 

 quhart. 



2509. C. anthracinus, '^-s. Subcylindrical, rather convex, 

 glossy, deep-black, very sparmgly clothed with slender minute grey 

 seta3. 



Head finely but distinctly punctured, nearly smooth on the 

 middle; eyes large, convex, coarsely facetted. Antenna as long as 

 the head and thorax, minutely pubescent ; first joint thick ; second 

 elongate-ovate ; third rather longer ; fifth a little larger than the 

 fourth ; seventh distinctly larger than the small, bead-like sixth 

 and eighth joints ; ninth and tenth large, transversely quadrate ; 

 eleventh conical. Thorax transverse, finely margined, base bisinu- 

 ate, the sides a little curved ; posterior angles nearly rectangular, the 

 anterior obtuse and depressed ; its surface distmctly but not at all 

 closely or coarsely punctured. ScuteUum very much broader than 

 long, smooth, or nearly so. Elytra with series of rather fine distinct 



