UH\ COI.KOl'TKIiA. 



aii;_'U's, its sick'S tiiiL'ly iii:irffii)(<l aiid only sli<:;litly cinved, posterior 

 aii«,'li's obtuse; the surface is a little \iiuveii, having a more or less 

 <letiiiite liiieiii' impression along the middle and a large shalhjw fovea 

 ni'ar the hast-; its i)unctation is fine but not close, with minutely 

 coriaceous interstices. Senlellum cordiform, finely j)unetate. Elytra 

 broader than the thorax al tlu- base, witli rounded shoulders, distinctly, 

 yet not coarsely, and moderately closely punctured; each elytron is 

 feebly tricostate; the 2nd and 3rd costae nearly reach the apex, where 

 tin- |uinctation Ijeeonies finer. 



'J'il)iae straight, fringed ixternally with spiniform setae, and Ijcaring 

 also slender jnibescence. 



Antennae elongate, basal joint short and thick, 2nd small, 'Jrd rather 

 shorter than 4tli, the others about equally elongate. 



In facics soniewiiat similar to V. loiti/iconiis, .'iGG, l)ut with triiostatf 

 wing-cases like 567. and rather larger tlian either of tliese. 



Length, 10 nun.; hreadtli, 4^ mm. 



-Mount Artliur. l-'ouinl l)y Mr. (i. V. Hudson, at a height of 4,(»t)UJi. 

 A singli- individual. 



3420. Mesocyphon capito sp. nov. Mesocyphon Sharp, Man. N.Z. Coleopt.. 

 p. 316. 



Subdeitressed, oblong-oval; head ;iud thorax fuseo-iiifous and 

 opa(jue; elytra sliglitly nitid, variegated castaneous, rufeseent near the 

 base, fuscous behind, their pubescence distinct, unevenly distiibuted. 

 for the most part brassy, but intermingled with a few darker liaiis; 

 femora and palpi fnsco-testaceous, tlie tibiae castaneous. 



Head rather large, pi-olonged anteriorly, with a l>road but shallow 

 interocular imjuession ; its sculi>tnre close, . '.-athiT line, granular, and 

 rugo.se; the pulx'seeiiee finer than that of the elytra, .\iitennae witli tlic 

 basal joint thick, oblong, and reddish; 2nd and 3rd paler than the 

 fojldwing castaneous ones, the former quite half the length of the latter, 

 the 4th rather longer than the adjoining ones. Thorax strongly trans- 

 vtjrse, the middle of the base and apex sliglitly rounded, its sides finely 

 margined and nearly straight, all the angles subrectangular ; it is 

 rather finely punctate-granulose. Elytra broader than the thorax and 

 four times its lengtli, finely and rather indefinitely sculptured, appearing 

 punctate or minutely granulate according to the point of view. 



Near M. wnntirola, 1727, larger than it is, the head larger, the eyes- 

 more distant fi-oni tlie thorax, and tlic granulation less obvious. 



Length, 6^ mm.; breadth. 2J mm. 



Kaitoke, near W-lliniitdii. My speeinien is one of Mr. (J. V. 

 Hudscui's capturi'S. 



,3121. Mesocyphon vestitus sp. nov. 



Subdepre.ssed, elongate-oblong, slightly nitid; rather thickly covered 

 with decuml)ent. distinct, pale-yelhnv pubescence; of a light-chestnut 

 hue, but with tlie head, jtalpi, and terminal joints of the antennae moie 

 infuscate. 



Head uith eli>sc, fine, indistini't seulpturc. the forelu-ad tiuncate and 

 extending beyond the antennae; labrum and mandibles Veddish, the 

 former piominent. Thorax evidently narrtiwer than tlie elytra, only a 

 fourth of their length, very little broader than it is long, apex sub- 

 truneate, its angles a little depres.sed and nut at all p.irnet; its sidt 

 arc gently rounded, the base more strongly, the posteri<u- angles, there- 



