LAlllIDAK. 



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that of the thorax; the dorsum nearly phiiie, tlie basal tubercles being 

 but slightly elevated; along rhr middle of each elytra, in rear of the 

 hind thigh", there is a sliglit I'h.ngate elevation; Hie punetation of the 

 basal half is close and moderately Hne, that of llie hinder jiart distant 

 and very coarse, ijuite foveiform. 



Antennae with hne pubescc'nce, and, as far as tlieir 7th joint, bear- 

 ing also numerous outstanding, slender, almost white liairs; basal joint 

 gradually clavate and thickly pul)escent ; tlie elongated .'^rd joint is 

 longer than tht' 4tli, wliich exceeds the otlier following ones in length. 



Legs moderate, with long, slender, whitish liairs. 



In II. pedator the thorax is less transversal, it has more prominent 

 tubercles, and tlie elytra are more attenuate behind, with the pubescence 

 mucli paler on the middle than it is ehewliere. 



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



A second specimen is darker, with greyish elotliing. 



3467. Hybolasius vittiger sp. nov. 



Elongate, slightly convex, subopa(]ue, fuscous; thickly covered with 

 distinct vellowisli or tawny pubescence, but on each elytron a dark 

 bi-oad stieak extending alongside the suture from the base to beyond 

 the middle, and at tliat point obliipiely prolonged backwai-ds to the side, 

 bears only some finer and darker pubescence, and tlierefore appears 

 b:i'e ; antennae fusco-testaceous, but Avith slightly rufescent basal joints; 

 legs rather darker than the antennae, with elongate greyish hairs; the 

 tilDiae below the middle, the lower part of the femora, and the front 

 face of the anterior pair more or less nioreseent. 



Thorax ratlier broader than long, obtusely prominent or tul^erculate 

 at each side behind the middle; its surface only slightly uneven, and, 

 like the head, usually closely but not coarsely punctate-granulose. 

 Elytra nearly thrice the length of tlie thorax, evidently broader than it 

 is at the base, with strongly rounded apices; distinctly ]iunctured as 

 far as the hind thighs, and with a feAV coarser impressions beliind ; a 

 slight irregular elevation along the middle of each forms the lateral 

 boi-der of the dark vitta, but the common basal tubercles are very small. 



Antennae thinly clad with greyish hairs, -b-d and M\ joints very 

 elongate; the latter almost i-each the posterior fi'mora, the Ttli the tip 

 of the elytra. 



Underside fuscous, with greyish pubescence. 



Although somewhat similar in appearance to //. /x'fl/cDsii.s; 1080, 

 it is materially different in habit, the five specimens ii'ceived for exami- 

 nation being (piite ]iei'fect, Avhereas almost every imlividual of 1080, 

 first found by myself at Tairua nearly forty years ago, as well as many 

 captured since then, werf more or less badly mutilated, evidently by 

 each other. 



T^ength, 4iiimi.; breadth, l^mm. 



Titahi Bav, near Wellington. Found by Mr. .\ . O'Connor. 



Grou]i rRYi"i'()ti;iMTAi.Ti).\i:. 



3468. Bryobates aeratus sp. imv. Bryohafrs Broim, Man. N.Z. Coleopt., 



p. 873. 



Glabrous, shining, bi'onzed, somewhat viridesei'nt , the head feebly 

 violaceous; antennae and tarsi fulvescent, terminal joints of I)oth 

 slightly infuscate. 



Heail hardly as wide as the thorax, mijiutely coriaceous lx»hind but 

 appearing nearly smooth. Tliorax subipiadrate, a third bi-oador than 



