1260 COLEOPTERA 



tate-striate, the third and fourth, and the fifth and sixth, confluent 

 behind, at this part smooth and very pale. Legs stout. 



A rather broad convex species, distinguishable by its clothing, 

 pale colour (except the head), and distinct sculpture. 



Length (rost. inch), 1 ; breadth, quite f line. 



Wellington. One individual, found by Mr. Sandager. 



2219. D. maculifer, >i-s. Testaceous, rather dull, the head 

 and irregular spots on the thorax and elytra darker, the knees and 

 extremity of tibiae infuscate. 



Bostriim short, rugosely sculptured. Thorax about as long as 

 it is broad, strongly rounded laterally ; rather closely, moderately 

 coarsely, but not very deeply punctured ; the carina, in the middle, 

 slightly angulate, oblique towards its terminal points. Elytra short, 

 broad, and convex; punctate-striate, the third and fourth striae 

 abbreviated. Legs stout. Anten)ue not materially different from 

 those of D. i^allidus. 



The clothing consists of very slender pale hairs, there are no 

 coarse erect ones. D. 'pallidus is a larger insect ; the elytral grooves 

 are not as deep as they are in D. plagiatus, and the interstices are 

 broader and flatter ; the dark spots on the elytra, in line with the 

 hind thighs, do not form a fascia, there being a wide sutural space 

 between them. 



Length, 1 ; breadth, quite f line. 



Mokohinou Island. Sandager; one example. 



2220. D. nigricans, ^i-s. Black, legs fuscous, antennae tes- 

 taceous, club slightly infuscate ; moderately shining, sparsely clothed 

 with very slender, not long, yellowish hairs. 



Bostrum short, rugose. Thorax as long as broad, more narrowed 

 in front than it is behind ; rather coarsely, closely, and rugosely 

 punctured ; its carinct not angulate at the middle, rather near the 

 base, forming a wide slight curve from side to side. Elytra punc- 

 tate-striate. 



This most nearly resembles D. ijlagiatus, from which it differs 

 principally in coloration ; the space between the carina and elytral 

 margin rather shortei" ; elytral interstices narrow and convex ; the 

 striaj deep, the intermediate, as seems usual in this genus, are 

 abbreviated and confluent behind. 



Length, f ; breadth, f line. 



Northcote, Waiteraata Harbour. 



Anthribus. 



2221. A. minor, n.s. Suhoimque, head and thorax fusco- 

 niger, elytra fuscous, but slightly bronzed ; legs and club infuscate, 

 knees paler ; tarsi, and two basal joints of antennae, fulvescent, in- 

 termediate joints fusco-testaceous ; pubescence greyish or ash- 

 coloured, with minute pale brassy scale-like hairs on elytra, more 

 concentrated near the middle, so as to form a large spot there. 



