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3747. Cyphon granulicollis sp. iiov. 



Subovate, moderately convex and nitid ; castaneo-fuscous, legs light 

 reddish-chestnut, antennae infuscate, base of intermediate joints paler ; 

 covered with greyish-yellow conspicuous pubescence. 



Head rather narrower than front of thorax, with large eyes which are 

 most prominent in fi'ont ; its surface closely and distinctly but not coarsely 

 granulate. Thorax twice as broad as long, the apex a little sinuate towards 

 the obtuse angles, its sides finely margined and slightly rounded, base some- 

 what rounded in the middle and sinuate towards the sides, with obtusely 

 rectangular angles ; its sculpture like that of the head. Scutellum large, 

 subtriangular, very finely granulate. Elytra four times the length but not 

 double the width of the thorax, of the same breadth as it is at the base ; 

 rather closely and distinctly but not coarsely punctate. 



Tibiae with numerous slender spines along the outer edge, unequally 

 bicalcarate at the extremity, those of the posterior quite half the length 

 of the basal tarsal joint, which is hardly as long as the next three. 



Antennae longer than the head and thorax, basal joint stout, 2nd longer 

 than broad, almost as long as the more slender 3rd, joints 4-11 equally 

 elongate, with distinct dusky pubescence. 



Rather smaller and less rotundate than C. cincticollis, concolorous, iiead 

 and thorax evidently granulate, and with more conspicuous pubescence. 



Length, 4| mm. ; breadth, 2| mm. 



Mount Hutt, near Methven. One, found on the 27th Frebuarv, 1913, by 

 Mr. T. Hall. 



3748. Cyphon plumatellus sp. nov. 



Oblong-oval, slightly convex, a little shining ; covered with distinct 

 greyish-yellow feather-like pubescence ; light fuscous, legs chestnut-red, 

 antennae infuscate, the tips of the joints paler. 



Head normal, finely and indistinctly granulate. Thorax twice as broad 

 as long, subtruncate in front, with broadly rounded anterior angles, the 

 sides finely margined and curvedly narrowed towards the front, the base 

 oblique towards the sides, its angles obtuse ; its sculpture ill defined, consist- 

 ing of minute distant punctures or granules. Scutellum large, triangular. 

 Elvtra (juite four times the length of thorax, not double its breadth, as wide 

 near the shoulders as at the hind thighs, a good deal curvedly narrowed 

 behind, their punctation fine but not close. 



Tibiae thickly pubescent, and wdth series of slender external spines, the 

 calcar of the posterior half as long as the basal tarsal joint, which equals the 

 length of the following three together. 



Antennae distinctly pubescent, 1st joint stout, 2nd slightly shorter than 

 the next, 4-1 1 elongate. 



Although this is our largest species its sculpture is very indefinite, but the 

 decumbent vestiture is feather-like.. 



Length, 6.^ mm. ; breadth, 3J mm. 



Pudding Hill, near Methven. A single example, secured by Mr. T. Hall 

 on the 10th December, 1912. 



3749. Cyphon burrowsi sp. nov. 



Oblong-oval, slightly convex, moderately nitid ; thickly clothed with 

 conspicuous, suberect greyish-yellow pubescence ; head fuscous, antennae, 

 thorax, and elytra light yellowish-brown, legs testaceous ; elytra with a dark- 



