262 COLKOI'TKRA. 



antt'rii»r au<;K's oiilv .sliijlith tliit'kt'iivd and luurc iicaiiv rcctaiiuular 



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tliau the posterior; tlic disc closely and minutely sculptured and a little 



uneven, having a pair of subcontiguoiis, yet only slight, median eleva- 

 tions, behind these, but widely distant from each other, thei-e are 2 even 

 less elevated, of a i-ufescent or coppery hue, the space between these is 

 finely rugost', some shallow punctures are visible near the l)ase. 

 Scutcllum triangular, glossy. Elytra five times longer than tlie thorax, 

 rather broader than it is at the base, very gradually expanded pos- 

 terioi'ly, with broadly rounded apices; there is a broad sutural de- 

 pression n<.'ar th<' Ijase and another within each shoulder, between these 

 depressions tlie punctation is a little finer and not quite as close as that 

 of the rest of their surface. Pygidiuni uncovered, nearly horizontal, 

 and somewhat cyancous. 



Legs more or less fuscous, elongate; tibiae nearly straight, the grey 

 setae slender above but becoming coarser towards the extremity, they 

 are Avithout spurs; tarsi rather broad, their terminal joint piceous; 

 claws appendiciilate at the base. 



Antennae filiform, thickly ])ubescent, nearly attaining the posterior 

 femora, of a more rufescent and paler browm near the base than beyond; 

 2nd joint nearly twice as long as broad yet evidently shorter than the 

 next, joints 4—8 distinctly longer tlian the old, the 9th and 10th rather 

 shorter than the 4th. 



Nearly related to .']3r)C), also from the Tararua Range; more obviously 

 narrowed anteriorly, the thorax more uneven and less pei-ceptibly 

 punctured, the basal depressions of the elytra deeper but their punctures 

 a little finer, the tarsi evidently l)roadei-, and the head more l)roadly 

 giooved but not at all brassy. 



L<'ngth, Gj^mm.; breadth, 2.7 mm. 



Mount Dennan. One from Mr. A. ('. O'Connoi-. \ secoml measures 

 5^- mm. bv 2i mm., and is, 1 believe, the femal(\ Both were ca])tured 

 on the 26th December, 1910. 



3672. Luperus dilatatus sp. nov. 



Subdepi'essed, shining, with very few fine grey setae on the forehead, 

 elytral apices, and pygidium ; elytra cyaneous and considerably dilated 

 beliind tlie middle, head black, thorax also dark but somewhat aeneous; 

 legs light yellowish-brown, antennae fu.scous, their basal joints paler. 



Head smooth, interocular tubercles moderately elevated, se])ai'ated 

 by a lather broad dee]) groove. Eyes large and prominent. Thorax 

 a third broader than long, with rather broadly margined, nearly sti-aight 

 sides ; anterior angles very slightly thickened and not at all prominent, 

 the posterior somewhat incrassate just in front of the true basal margin, 

 which is oblique near the sides; its punctation very fine and distant. 

 Scutellum small. Elytra fully four times the length of the thorax, quite 

 double its breadth near the hind thighs, much narrowed towards the 

 base, with rounded apices; they are closely and distinctly punctui-ed 

 throughout, and rather broadly impressed inside each shoulder. 

 Pygidium horizontal, short, broadly rounded behind, densely and 

 minutely sculptured. 



Legs modei-ately stout and elongate; tibiae neaily straight, with 

 slender greyish .setae, the postei-ior indistinctly serrate externallv : taisi 

 moderately stout, claAvs appendiculate. 



Antennae filiform, not attaining the hind thighs; 2nd joint not 

 quite as long as the 3rd, joints 4-11 elongate. 



