182 COLEOI'TKliA. 



Uiidersidf iiitid, picfo-t'uscdus, Tiearly smooth ;ind imdc, basal ventral 

 segment v, itii ;i large, niiiuitely sculptured depression <'.\tending from 

 each side nearly to the middle. 



With tlie exception of the Tasmanian />. nigroinaculatns, no species 

 I am acquainted with has similarly maiked elytra; thcvse, however, are 

 much palei'. with more definite nuirl<s, and the body is less slender and 

 glossy. 



Length, Iginm.; l)readth, 5 mm. 



Ai'dagh, McCh'nnan's linsh, and .\iethven. Several specimens sent 

 to me by Mr. T. TTall. 



3552. Corticaria unicolor sp. iu)v. Certicaria Marshani, Ma.n. N.Z. Coleo])t., 

 p. 234. 



Minute, nitid, i-ufo-castaneous, antennae and tarsi fulvescent. with 

 series of inccnispicuous, slender greyish hairs on the elytra. 



Head narrowed anteriorly, moderately coarsely but not very closely 

 punctured. Eyes moderately conve.x, distinctly faceted, lai-ge, occupy- 

 ing fully half of each side of the head. Thorax oviform, slightly longer 

 than broad, widest behind the middle, base finely margined, with a 

 rotundate median fovea neai- the base, its sculpture like that of the 

 head. Elytra elongate, oviform, slightly arcuate-emarginate at the 

 base, only slightly broader there than the thorax; t]\e} are evidejitly 

 «ubseriate-punctate, more finely behind, -with a sutural depression at 

 the base, and a less obvious one near each subcarinate shoulder. 



Antennae not as long as the head and thorax, their 2nd joint oviform, 

 nearly as long but only half as thick as the basal, joints .1-5 rather 

 longer than broad, 6-8 small and moniliform; clul) loo.scly articulated, 

 its terminal joint not quite as long as the Oth and 10th combined. 



Underside rufo-castaneous, relatively coarsely and closely punctate, 

 the abdominal segments 2-5 more finely, these together hardly longer 

 than the first. Thinly clothed w4th fine yellowish pubescence. 



The first part of the description will enable this species to be sepa- 

 rated from those already known. 



Length, L^mm.; breadth, i- mm. 



City Council's reserve, Methven. A solitary example was taken oft" 

 a tree covered witli moss and lichen, at an elevation of 2,.)00 ft., bv 

 Mr. T. Hall, in Julv. 1012. 



355?>. Corticaria vagepunctata s]). nov. 



Sid)ovat<', minute, slightly convex, nitid; rufo-t'useous, head paler, 

 the tibiae and basal joints of tarsi fusco-tcstaceous, the terminal joint 

 of these latter and the antennal club infuscate; s])ai-ingly clothed with 

 distinct, somewhat arched, gi"ey hairs. 



Head, including the eyes, nearly as broad as tlie thorax, distantly 

 and finely punctured. Thorax rather broader than long, more narrov>ed 

 in front than liehind, its base distinctly margined; Avith a small shallow 

 basal fovea, and a slight transverse impression near each side, its punc- 

 tation distant and moderately fine. Scutellum bi-oad. Elytra a little 

 I)roader than the thorax at the base, nearly thrice its length, with 

 moderately i-ounded sides, tlieir punctation <listinct. rathei- distant. I)ut 

 not quite seriate. 



Antennae scarcely the length of tlie head and thorax, their 2nd joint 

 about as hmg as the 1st but much thinner, joints .V8 slender, gradually 



