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angles rounded, the posterior less so ; its punctation fine and distant, least 

 distinct on the middle, and with a pair of distant foveae near the base, but 

 without any central impression. Scutellum subcordate, finely punctate and 

 pubescent. Elytra more than four times the length of thorax, hardly a 

 third broader, with rounded shoulders ; they are distinctly but not closely 

 punctured, more finely at the shoulders and extremity. 



Legs moderately stout, tibiae like those of V. tarsalis, tarsi rather shorter 

 but not broad. 



Antennae with the 4th joint somewhat shorter than the contiguous ones, 

 thicker but hardly longer than the third ; they scarcely reach the middle of 

 the elytra. 



Evidently more shining than F. tarsalis, the eyes less prominent, the 

 head of more rotundate outline behind the antennal cavities, legs stouter, 

 elytra more coarsely punctate but not at all costate, the head and thorax 

 bifoveate. We have no other species like it. 



Length, 7| mm. ; breadth, 3 mm. 



Mount Hutt. Unique ; found by Mr. T. Hall at the same time as 

 T^. tarsalis. 



3746. Cyphon cincticollis sp. nov. Cyphon Pavkull, Miin. N.Z. Coleopr., 

 p. 318. 



Subovate, broad, only slightly convex, moderately nitid ; head and 

 thorax light brown, the latter, except at the middle of the apex, with 

 fuscofulvous borders, scutellum also fulvescent ; the legs and 2nd and 

 3rd joints of the antennae reddish-chestnut, the other articulations and the 

 middle of the femora infuscate ; elytra nigro-fuscous, covered with 

 fine, depressed, inconspicuous ashy pubescence, that of the head and thorax 

 flavescent. 



Head, eyes included, not quite as broad as front of thorax, much narrowed 

 anteriorly ; very finely but not closely granulate, rather more distinctly near 

 the eyes, and with a pair of shallow interocular foveae. Thorax fully twice 

 as broad as long, apex subtruncate, with rounded angles, its sides finely 

 margined and gently curvedly narrowed anteriorly ; the base subtruncate 

 in the middle, finely margined and evidently sinuate towards the sub- 

 rectangular angles ; its surface minutely, distantly, and rather indistinctly 

 granulate. Scutellum triangular, large, Elytra five times the length of 

 the thorax, of the same width as it is at the base, but nearly twice as broad 

 behind, finely marginate ; their sculpture moderately close but indefinite, 

 appearing to consist of very fine punctures or granules. 



Antennae moderately stout and pubescent, basal joint thick, 2nd and 3rd 

 not perceptibly dift'erent fi'om each other, both rather longer than broad, 

 joints 4 7 about equally elongate, the rest broken ofi. 



Tibiae straight, with short yellowish setae, the calcar of the posterior 

 half the length of the basal tarsal joint, which equals in length the following 

 three combined. 



Eyes as long as the broad basal portion of the head, subrotundate, 

 moderately prominent, finely granulate, their inner central portion nigrescent, 

 the rest distinctly paler, a very rare feature. 



Allied to C. ampins, 582 ; less rotundate and convex, the thoracic apex 

 not at all medially lobed, and the coloration altogether different. 



Length, 5| mm. ; breadth, 3 mm. 



Ben Lomond, Otago. Unique ; found bv Mr. A. Philpott earlv in 

 December, 1913. " • ' 



