CN;iJ[ACAT\"i'im).\i:. 147 



the eyes, 'iliorax soiiiewliat Iji-Dader than, loii^-, apex slightly yet widely 

 emai-ginate, the sides slightly eienulate, gradiiall}- cuivedly iiairuwed 

 behind the middle, more strongly near the base, posterior angles obtusely 

 rectangulai' ; mesial groove well marked but not quite reaching the 

 base or apex, both of these liave short longitiidinal striae, the basal 

 fossae are deep and moderately large, the puiictation is distinct, nowhere 

 close, not at all rugose l)ut rather irregular, there l>eing very feAv 

 punctures iieai- tlie narrow marginal channels. Elytra oblong-oval, 

 very little broader tlian tlie frontal i)ortion of thorax, quite twice its 

 length; each elytron is more or less distinctly quadricostate, the inner 

 pair of costae, as well as the suture, are rather broad and nearly smooth 

 but only very feebly elevated, the intervals l)etween them are marked 

 witli irregular aciculatc impressions; the space betAveen the 2nd and 

 3rd costae is distinctly but somewhat irregularly punctate, the sculpture 

 between tlie 3rd and 4th consists of larger punctiform impressions near 

 the base, but at the middle they become sn)aller and biseriate; the 4th 

 costa is smooth and convex 1)ut does not attain the shoulder; the mar- 

 ginal punctati!)n is also coarse near the l)ase and apjiears ii'regularly 

 biseriate near the middlf, and the whole ai)ical scul])ture is very coarsely 

 punctiform and irregular. 



Underside sliining, l)lack; the liead lias ti'ansverse rugae on the 

 middle and punctures at the sides. Pvosterntun smooth along the hinder 

 part of (he middle, its flanks coarselj^ and rugosely punctured. Meta- 

 sternum medially inq^tmctate. Abdomen nearly smootli, having only 

 some moderately fi)ie punctures at the base and fine ti'ansverse wrinkles 

 on the terminal segment, whicli at the apex is biinincate on each side 

 of the middle. 



Legs stout ; anterior tibiae slightly, the intermediate obviously, the 

 posterior not at all, prominent at the outer extremity. Antennae rather 

 scantily pubescent from the 4th joint onwards. 



This species, owing to its punctate head and tlioi-ax, bears some 

 resemblance to M. scvlpfi/rafiun, ]:^. The latter, however, is l)rightlv 

 bronzed, Avith rufescent legs, and more convex eyes ; the head and thorax 

 ai'e rather closely and coarsely rugose-punctate, and the elytra are 

 covered with a multitude of remarkable, often radiating, rugae so that 

 the inner costae are hardly discernible. 

 (J. Length, 24 mm.; breadth, 8 mm. 



Totara, Soiithland. 1 am indebted to Mr. A. Philiiott, of Invorcar- 

 gill, for the only specimen as yet brought to light. It was found by him 

 on the 3rd November, 1901. 



3506. Metaglymma ovicolle sp. nov. Metaglymina Bates, Man. X.Z. 

 Coleopt., p. 11. 



F]longatc-oblo)ig, slightly convex, iiitid ; black ; ])alpi, antennae, and 

 legs piceo- rufous. 



Head lu^arly straight behind, with coarse, but not deep, irregular 

 iiiteidcular rugae. Thorax suboviform, its length and breadtli almost 

 ei|ual, a little wider near the middle than it is elsewhere, more narrowed, 

 but not abruptly, behind than in front; lateral margins simple, rather 

 thin, most distinct and somewhat elevated near the base, the apex widely 

 but not very deeply incurved ; disc almost (piite smootli, Avith some 

 feeble wrinkles at the sides and a few short rugae at the middle of the 

 base, mesial groove Avell marked but not reaching the front, basal foveae 

 deep, rather small, and situated close to the indefinite angles. Elvtra 



