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This species is remarkaV)le amongst its allies on account of the rather 

 broad form, exposed terminal segment, the unusual sculpture of the head 

 and thorax, rather flat eyes, and more elongate 3rd antennal joint. The 

 labial palpi, though furcate, are not formed as described in the generic 

 diagnosis, p. 308, Man. N.Z. Coleopt. The somewhat rough-looking pubes- 

 cence c()mes of! readily on being brushed. 

 5 . Length, 3| lines ; breadth, If lines. 



Rangiahua. Hokianga. I am indebted to Mr. J. W. Graham for two 

 specimens. 



3070. Atopida grahami sp. dov. Gen., Man. N.Z. Coleopt., pp. 311, 



1141. 



Subdepressed, moderately elongate ; vestiture pale, yellowish, con- 

 spicuous, mostly outstanding, finer and more scanty in front ; head, thorax, 

 and scutellum subopaque, dark red : elytra glossy, castaneous. the suture 

 fuscous ; legs, palpi, and antennae testaceous, terminal joints of these last 

 infuscate. 



Head rather longer than thorax and nearly as broad, forehead sub- 

 truncate between the antennae, the oblique carina extending from the eye 

 to the forehead most elevated in front : it is closely granulate near the sides, 

 less so on the vertex. Thorax twice as broad as it is long, anterior angles 

 somewhat prominent and acute, the posterior rectangular, its sides dis- 

 tinctly margined, and a little narrowed behind, subtruncate in front ; it 

 is closely punctate-granulose, but behind the middle more distantly ; this 

 area is moderately shining ; the basal margin is depressed near the sides. 

 Scutellum medially convex. Elytra oblong, evidently wider than thorax 

 at the base, moderately coarsely but not very closely punctate. Tibiae 

 finely setose, the posterior slightly incurved. 



Antennae pubescent, reaching backwards beyond the base of elytra ; 

 basal joint thick ; 2nd less so, longer than broad, oviform ; 3rd elongate, 

 yet shorter than the 4th. 



Underside castaneo-rufous. finely pubescent and sculptured. 



Labrum large, strongly medially emarginate, it covers more than half 

 of the mandibles during repose. Labial palpi furcate, the terminal joint 

 rather thick. Eyes very slightly convex. 



This should be placed next to A. hirta, but is easily separable bv an 

 examination of the sculpture of the thorax. 



Length, 2 lines ; breadth, | line. 



Rangiahua, Hokianga. A single specimen from Mr. J. W. Graham, after 

 whom it is named. '• • * 



3071. Atopida suffusa sp. nov. lM"^^^^:^^K{M\^'''- 

 Subdepressed, moderately elongate ; head, thorax, and scutellum sub- 

 opaque, fusco-rufous ; elytra shining, fusco-testaceous, the base, suture, 

 and extremity infuscate ; legs and palpi testaceous ; mandibles and basal 

 joint of antennae rufescent, 2nd joint testaceous, the following ones more 

 or less infuscate ; clothed with slender yet conspicuous greyish-yellow sub- 

 decumbent and erect hairs. 



Head as long as the thorax Imt rather narrower than it is, punctate- 

 granulose, more coarsely behind the eyes than on the vertex. Antennae 

 pubescent ; basal joint thick ; 2nd subovate, stouter than 3rd, but only 

 half as long. Thorax nearly twice as broad as long, widely but not deeply 

 sinuate in front towards the acutely rectangular angles, which are somewhat 

 depressed, its sides a little rounded, with rectangular basal angles ; its 



