100 rOI.KOI'l KUA. 



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 ."iUO. Corticaria picicornis sp. iiov. ('ortiatrui .M;iisli;iiii, Miiii. N.Z. 

 Coleopt., p. 23-i. 

 Variegate, moderately bjDad, slightly convex, iiitid; pubescence 

 scanty, pale-yellnwish, subeiect on tlu' «lytia, more slender on tlie head 

 and tlioiax; elytfa Havcscent at the base and behind, the whole central 

 portion light leddish-brown, head ami thorax fusco-niger : antennae, 

 legs, and scutellum more or less rufo-piceous. 



Head smaller tlian the tlim'ax, moderately coaisely l)ut not closely 

 punctured, with large prominent eyes. Thorax rather broader than 

 long, with rounded sides, its punctatictn sli;^htly loarser than tliat of 

 the head; the frontal fovea more ovifoiin than that near the base, 

 the lateral impressions, beliind the middle, laige but not ileep ; just 

 before the basal margin there is a well-marked transverse gioove. 

 Scutellum semicircular, rather large, smooth. Elytra suboblong, 

 curvedly narrowed behind, very slightly so near the l)ase, fully twice 

 the length of the tlioiax and obviously broader than it is; witii distinct 

 sutural striae, tlieii- coaise, di.stinctly separated, dorsal punctuies 

 become rather finer near the base, still more so behind. Tibiae straight; 

 basal joint of anterior tarsi larger than the next, both together evidently 

 shorter than the 3rd. 



Antennae neaidy as long as the hea<l and thorax, with sleiiiler out- 

 standing setae; basal joint subpyriform, thick, the next oviform but 

 smaller, joints 3-7 elongate and slender, 8th rather sliorter ; club ratlier 

 slender, joints 1) and 10 being elongate-ovate, the t<iininal somewhat 

 broader. 



The nearest ally is C. plat ///if era, I (iOd ; its elytra, however, ar<' not 

 only shorter and broader, l)ut, on each, a distinct sharjdy euived depres- 

 sion eiKdo.ses an oblong t)asal elevation between tlie sntuie mid the 

 shoulder; the coloration and scul[)ture also differ. 



Li'Ugtli, Hmm.; breadth, § mm. 



Krua. One found amongst leaf-mould in .hmuaiy, llHI. 



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3411. Triphyllus constans sp. nov. Triphyllus Latreille, LucMud. Hist, 

 des Ins. Coleopt., torn. '1. p. 445. 



Oblong-oval, slightly convex, iiitid; testaceous, ])ubesceiice palei'. 



Head small, much nariowod and somewhat prolonged anteriorlv, 

 distinctly punctate. Eyes large and prominent. Thorax quite a third 

 broader than long, gradually curvedly narrowed towards the front, a]H>x 

 truncate, base bisinuate, posterior angles obtusely triangular, lateral 

 margins not visibly .seirate ; its surface moderately clo.sely and ilistinctly 

 l>unctured, and with a well-marked punctiform l)asal fovea between the 

 middle and each side. Seiitclliini transverse. IClytia nearly thiice the 

 length of the thorax, of the same width as it is at the base, with dis- 

 tinct serial jxmctui'cs, which, linwever, become obsolete towards the 

 apices; interstices finely punctate. Tai>i slender and hairy, tetramerous. 



Antennae nearly as long as the head and thorax, uniformly testaceous, 

 with slender setae; basal joint rather thicki-r but haidly longer than 

 the next, 3rd elongate, Hth .slightly longer than 4th, both longer than 

 broad, joints 6-8 moniliform ; c\\\h evidently triarticulate, its basal 

 joints obconical. the terminal subrotundate. 



Undersiile somewhat infu.scate. irregularly and tinelv luinctate. 

 femora inclusive, with greyish-yellow prdx'scence. 



