60 COLEOPTERA. 



rufescent than it is ; relatively moderately coarsely and closely punctured 

 and with line transvorso ruyac between the antennae, the forehead and 

 middle of vertex nearly smooth, the latter with a slight longitudinal groove 

 behind. Thorax cordiform. rather lonjfcr than broad, the sides behind 

 the; middle a ^()od deal but not sinuously narrowed ; its surface distincth' 

 and evenly punctured. Soitrlbaii smooth. Kli/tm ol)lonfi;, their sides onlv 

 slightly curvate, each obli(jue towards the suture at the base so that th<' 

 shoulders appear a little jirominent and evidently broader than the thorax, 

 they are eveidy moderately convex, the scutellar rej^ion only beinji; a little 

 depressed ; each has 6 dorsal series of well-marked and distinctly separated 

 punctures, which, however, become indistinct behind. 



A}it('nn<tc sparsely pubescent as far as the 6th joint; the basal oik^ niucii 

 .stouter l)ut scarcely at all longer than 2nd ; 3rd distinctly more elongate 

 than 4th or 5th; 6th and 7th longer than broad; 8 10 laxly articulated, 

 broader than the preceding one, yet not transverse ; llth ovate. 



. Intermediate between »S. lautvs (700) and S. hirtus (1407). Tlie pubes- 

 cence of the thorax less evident, that of the elytra more conspicuous than 

 in the latter species, with less-developed elytral margins and less-curvate 

 sides, but more prominent eyes, &c. From the former it differs by the con- 

 spicuous vestiture, by the al)sence of any trace of a smooth area along the 

 middle of the thorax and any transverse elytral depression, and by dispari- 

 ties of sculpture and colour. 



Length, 1 J lines ; Ineadth, jl line. 



VVaitakerei Range. Man h, 1909. 



Obs. — *S. bilunntus Pascoe var. Dark fuscous, with a transverse band 

 before the middle, and a large apical area on each elytron fusco-testaceous. 



Length, 1 line ; breadth, ^ line. 



Hunua Range. 



3110. Salpingus rugulosus sp. nov. 



Elongate, subdepressed, glabrous, nitid ; \ ariable in colour, head and 

 thorax usually fusco-testaceous or rub^scent ; elytra fuscous, but witli the 

 humeral ai"ea and a large antemedian space on eaih testaceous : the legs 

 fusco-testaceous ; antennae wholly rufe.scei\t. 



Ileufl trigonal, and, including the |)rominent and rather large eyes, 

 almost as broad as the widest part of thorax, its frontal portion qxxiUy 

 or nearly sinooth, the hind part moderately coarsely punctured. Thorax 

 widest near the front, considerably but gradually narrowed towards the 

 base ; its whole surface, except the. smooth apical margin :ind median line, 

 very irregularly, coar.sely, and rugusely punctured ; the sides a little uneven, 

 with 3 or 4 obtuse denti( illations. Kh/tni elongate-oblong, sul)parallel. 

 broader than thorax, with series of coanse distinctly se])arated punctures. 

 still coarser and more approximated in some s|M'cimens, all. however, are 

 effaced or indistinct behind and wlnu-e the .sutural region is somewhat de- 

 pressed. 



Antennae very sparingly pubescent, not (juite attaining the base of the 

 thorax, joints (i and 7 rather small and submoniliform. Sth obconical. 9-11 

 broader than the ])receding ones. 



Underside fuscous, the breast, distinctly punctate, the nietasternum. 

 however, is ne.irly smooth along the middle and sides. The ventral seg- 

 ments gradually decrease in l«Migth, tlu' 5th nevertheless is as long as the 

 4th ; they bear some fine grey hairs ; the j)unctation is shallow, with 

 sJiagreened intervals, but th<'( apical margins are smooth. 



