OF NEW ZEALAND. 1309 



eyes. Thorax with numerous rather large punctures irregularly dis- 

 tributed. Elytra near the base with a very large patch of dark 

 colour extending nearly but not quite to the side margin ; near the 

 outside this patch is prolonged in front so as to touch the base, and 

 behind it is also longer externally than it is at the suture, being 

 externally about half the length of the elytra ; the scanty serial 

 punctuation is very much effaced ; the legs are rather long ; the 

 external sinuosity of the tibice very pronounced ; on the under- 

 surface the middle of the breast is dark, the rest pale. 

 Greymouth. Helms. 



2299. C. pullatus, /i-i'- Botandate, convex; shining-black, 

 legs and antenuce rufo-testaceous, femora yellow, abdomen rufes- 

 cent. 



Head quite smooth behind, forehead finely and closely punctate. 

 Antcnnce elongate, third and fourth joints nearly equally long, second 

 shorter ; basal five glabrous or nearly so, remainder pubescent and 

 thickened. Tliorax thrice as broad as long, apex widely incurved, 

 finely but distinctly marginated ; with an angular impression near 

 each side, finely and moderately distantly punctured, base more 

 finely and closely, sides nearly smooth. ScnteUum large. Ebjtra 

 finely almost striate punctate. Tlbice strongly curved, slender near 

 base, but expanded towards the extremity ; tarsi stout, basal joint 

 of posterior oblong, large ; second small, third bilobed. 



Length, If ; breadth, 1^ lines. 



Forty-mile Bush. Mr. H. Suter. 



2300. C. maculatus, 'i-f- Convex, broadly-oval, narrowed 

 behind ; nude, fusco-piceous ; legs, antennse, sides of thorax, 

 humeral angles, sides and apices of elytra testaceous. 



Head without distinct sculpture. Thorax finely, irregularly, and 

 remotely punctured. Elytra with, on each, nine series of fine punc- 

 tures ; interstices with very few, minute, distant punctures. Under- 

 side smooth, its middle part pitchy-brown, the remainder testaceous. 

 TihicE, curved and bent, bearing yellowish pubescence near the ex- 

 tremity. Antenuce with swollen basal joint ; second much shorter 

 than third ; joints 3-6 decrease in length ; 7-10 stouter than the 

 preceding and more thickened apically ; eleventh oviform, rather 

 larger than tenth. ScnteUum small, curvilinearly triangular. Tarsi 

 normal, large. 



Length, If ; breadth, 1^ lines. 



Moimt Arthur. My specimen was in a collection of Coleoptera 

 brought by Messrs. T. F. Cheeseman and J. Adams. 



Aphilon (Gen., p. 629). 



2301. A. praestans, "••^'- Suhlicviispherical, nude above, 

 glossy, aeneo-niger, legs and antennie rufo-testaceous, front tibiae 

 almost red. 



