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Head, eyes included, nearly as broad as middle of thorax almost 

 as long as it is, witli a few fine punctures and an elongale impression 

 alongside each eye: labrum smooth rallier less nitid. ïliorax of 

 equal length and breadtli, widest and obUisely anguiate at the 

 middle;base truncate, with obtusely rectangiilarangles,apex slightly 

 oblique towards its obtuse angles; sides finely margined and on a 

 lower plane than the dise (explanate); each side with a subrotun- 

 date frontal élévation and an elongate basai fovea; dise irregularly 

 and relatively eoarsely punetate, more distantly before the middle, 

 and with a transverse impressioi^in front. Klytra finely marginate, 

 more than double lenghl of thorax, of same widlh as it is at the base, 

 more narrowed there than behind; they are iistinctiy seriate- 

 punetate, rather more eoarsely than thorax, less distinctiy near the 

 apex. 



Underside dull blaekish, with numerous very short depressed 

 brassy setae except 6'^^' and apieal half of 5"' ventral segments which 

 are nude and shining. , 



Length, 2 l/3;l3readth, 2/3 mill. 



llab. : New Zealand. 



