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iieaiiv strai<,^lit but gently narrowed behind, abuut u fiftli broader than 

 lon*r, broadly impressed in front, and witli an oblong impi'ession at the 

 middle of the base, not at all asperate, its fine and i-ather distant puncta- 

 tion concealed. Scutellum indistinct. Elytra elongate, subcordate, jnst 

 double the length of the thorax, hardly any broader than it is at the 

 arcuate-emarginate base, only about a fourtli broader at the middle, the 

 declivity laterally compi-eseed; they are distinctly yet not coarsely 

 seriate-punctate, the 3rd interstices are slightly elevated and terminate 

 behind in small blackish nodosities, the "Sth less distinctly so, the 

 sntural region forms an obtusely but distinctly elevated curve along the 

 declivity. 



Antennae setigerous, rather elongate and slendei'; scape very 

 gradually thickened and attaining the thoracic margin; L'nrl joint of the 

 funiculus as long as the 1st, joints 3-6 evidently longei- than broad, 7tli 

 subtriangular, sliorter tlian preceding ones; club elongate-oval, (|uadi-i- 

 articulate. 



Legs and tarsi with grey setae; tibiae Hexuous, the ))osterior some- 

 what bent inwardly at the middle; 2nd tarsal joint subtriangular, 

 longer than broad. 



Fern. — Broader, 2f mm., with darker clothing, her thorax distinctly 

 broader than long, the interstices obsoletely elevated, their nodosities 

 more distinct, the curvature of the posterior declivity like that of the 

 male. 



The males of three species, 1519, 2384, and 2875, l^eai- some re- 

 semblance to that of this species. The first is more brightly variegated, 

 with sliorter antennae and bi-oader tarsi, its scutellum is distinct, and 

 the suture along the declivity is not prominent. The second has much 

 thicker legs, the femora especially, joints 3-6 of the funiculus are much 

 shorter, the rostral carina is more strongly developed, and the posterior 

 declivity is subvertical and simple. The third, C sperrnophilus, is a 

 more robust insect, the female particularly. The male has a distinct 

 rostral carina, a more or less evident linear impression along the middle 

 of its thorax, stouter legs, and the declivity differs. In none of these 

 are the scrobes as bioad and open above at the apex as they are in 

 C. curvatus. The ocular lobes are moderately developed. 



O. Length (rostrunj inclusive), 6^- mm.; breadth, 2| mm. 



Mount Hutt and Pudding Hill, near Methven. A male and two 

 females received from Mi-. T. Hall. 



Var. — Palei', anterioi- tibiae denticulate, rostral carina indistinct; 

 one individual. 



3593. Catoptes carinalis sp. nov. 



Opaque, fuscous, covered with depressed variegate scales, principally 

 pale brown, with irregular blackish spots which almost form an irregular 

 curve on the top of the hind declivity, this, underneath, is boidered by 

 greyish ones, theie are also some indefinite grey sjtots on the dorsum, 

 and a better-marked elongate one on the middle of the thorax; the 

 setae are mostly grey, moderately elongate, and erect ; antennae and 

 tajsi fusco-rufous. 



Ro.strum a third shorter than the thorax, slightly dilated and rufes- 

 cent in front, with a very distinct, rather thick carina along the middle. 

 Eyes moderately large, nearly flat. Thorax very slightly wider near the 

 niiddle than elsewhere, nearly a fourth broader than long, without in- 

 e<(ualities, its sides covered with yellowish-grey sr|uamae. Scutellum 

 8— Bull. No. 1. 



