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the middle near tlie apex, its sculpture rather coarse, consisting of 

 rugosities and punctures ; its sides slightly curvate, distinctly raar- 

 ginated, the margins of nearly equal thickness throughout, posterior 

 angles not prominent. Scutellum rather broad and smooth. Elytra 

 elongate, somewhat attenuated posteriorly, apices well rounded, 

 intrahumeral impressions not deep, strongly rugose-punctate. Legs 

 elongate, hind tibi» curved. 



The rich metallic coloration and rather elongate outline render its 

 recognition easy. It is the finest New Zealand species. 



Length, 2i lines ; breadth, 1 line. 



One example, not in good condition, was found by Mr. G. M. 

 Thomson on Mount Tyndall, at an elevation of about 6,000ft. 



2311. L. monticola, n-s. Ohloiuj, rather elongate, shining ; 

 of a variable dark-bronze hue, thorax and shoulders sometimes 

 rufescent ; antennae blackish, but with three or four of their basal 

 joints often pale-brown ; femora pitchy-brown, their extremity, 

 the tibiae, and all except the terminal joints of the tarsi, fusco- 

 testaceous. 



Tliorax transverse, nearly parallel laterally, side margins some- 

 what thickened at the front and hind angles, these latter not 

 prominent but with an oblique space between them and the base ; 

 dorsum a little uneven, not coarsely rugose-punctate, the wrinkles 

 placed for the most part between the middle and the base, with more 

 or less evident smooth spots near the centre. Elytra widest behind, 

 base depressed near each shoulder, rugose-punctate. Antenna 

 moderately long. Legs stout, posterior tibite but little arcuate ; the 

 two basal joints of the tarsi slender at base but expanded apically. 

 Underside aneo-niger. 



Most nearly approaches L. olearea in form and sculpture, but 

 the colour of the legs at once differentiates it from our allied species. 



Length, If -2 lines ; breadth, f-f line. 



Mount Maungatua, Taieri. Several specimens, received from 

 Mr. S. W. Fulton. 



2312. L. fuscatus, '^'-s- »S7im/?jf/, testaceo-fuscous; the thorax, 

 sutural region of the wing-cases, as well as an elongate mark behind, 

 on each elytron, sometimes dusky. 



Thorax transversely quadrate, slightly narrowed towards the 

 base, finely margined, anterior angles but httle incrassate, posterior 

 obtuse ; disc a little convex, sparingly and lightly punctured. Scu- 

 tellum small. Elytra elongate-oblong, narrowed anteriorly, apices 

 strongly rounded, so that they do not touch at the sutural region, 

 depressions near the shoulders moderate; their punctation not at 

 all coarse but a little rugose. Pygidium not very perceptibly punc- 

 tate. Legs rather slender, tibiae almost straight. Antenna;, not very 

 elongate in the female, longer in the other sex. 



In general appearance most like No. 1113 (L. nitidicollis) ; the 

 antennal tubercles less flattened ; thorax less curvedly contracted be- 

 hind, and therefore more quadrate, its base not in the least rounded 



