1306 COLEOPTERA 



2293. p. wakefieldi, ^^-s. {Sharp ; Trans. Roy. Dub. Soc, 

 Nov., 1886.) Sordide testaceus, supra asnescens, tenuiter albido- 

 pubescens, crebre punctatus, antennis pedibusque elongatis, cras- 

 siusculis. 



Long., 5inm. 



Antenncs elongate ; second joint subglobose ; third elongate, a 

 little shorter than the fourth ; tenth twice as long as broad (terminal 

 joint mutilated) ; the colour is uniform dusky-yellow. Head rather 

 closely punctate, with a fovea on the middle. Thorax strongly 

 transverse, -with the sides rounded, and more narrowed behind than 

 in front ; a little sinuate at the posterior angles, which are by this 

 made rectangular ; the surface is uniformly densely and moderately 

 coarsely punctured. Elytra with diffuse moderately-coarse punctua- 

 tion, not so dense as that of the thorax and more effaced on the 

 apical portion. Undersurface yellow, sparsely pubescent. Legs 

 stout, yellow'. 



Christchurch. C. M. Wakefield, Esq. 



Group-CHRYSOMELID^. 

 Allocharis. 



Nov. gen. 

 {Sharp ; Trans. Ent. Soc, 1882, Part i., p. 98.) 



Elytra libera. Metasternum sat breve, quam pronotum brevius. 

 Acetabula antica occlusa. Palpi maxillares breves, baud incrassati, 

 articulo ultimo quam prsecedente angustiore et paulo breviore, apice 

 obtuse acuminato. Antcnnce parum graciles sat elongatse. Pedes 

 omnes distantes, posteriores valde distantes. Mesoster)ium inter 

 pro- et meta-sterna distinctum. Tibioi baud canaliculatae ; tarsorum 

 articulo 3° ad apicem sat profunde emarginato. Facies inter Chryso- 

 melam et Prasocurem quasi intermedia. 



This is an anomalous insect, but on the whole is probably most 

 allied to the PhyllocJtarites of Chapuis. The metasternum is not so 

 abbreviate as in Cyrtonus, its length being just intermediate betw^een 

 those of Cyrtonus and Gonioctena. The metasternum is brought up 

 to the level of the middle of the pro- and meta-sterna, and exposed 

 betw^een them as a curved linear piece. The claws of the tarsi are 

 short, and armed at the base with an angular dilatation. The 

 maxillary palpi do not differ much from those of Cyrtonus. The 

 elytra are not soldered, but I am unable to say whether wings are 

 present or not. 



2294. A. marginata, 'J-i- {Sharp; Trans. Ent. Soc., 1882, 

 Part i., p. 99.) Oblong o-ovalis, sat elongata, convexa, nitida, fusco- 

 aenea, elytris rufo-marginatis, antennis palpis pedibusque testaceis ; 

 elytris subtiliter seriatim punctatis, intarstitiis fere impunctatis. 



Long., 5^mm. ; lat., 2fmm. 



Antenna clear-red, stout, rather longer than head and thorax ; 

 second joint quite as broad as third, and distinctly shorter than it ; 



