400 COLEOPTERA. 



Antennae similar to those of C. sulcijrons. The abbreviated tlioracic 

 stria, subanguhir hind part of tlie shoulders, narrow elytral striae and 

 broad. j)lane interstices, and the subacuniinate extremity are its chief 

 distinguishing features. 



Length (rostrum inclusive), 71 mm. ; breadth, 3f mm. 



Waipu Beach. One example, found by Mr. A. E. Brookes, 10th Janu- 

 aiy, 1*114. 



3862. Cecyropa jucunda sp. nov. 



Opaque, the derm invisible except on a basal spot of the elytra 

 which is castaneous, legs and antennae chestnut-red ; densely covered 

 with depressed fuscous and tawny scales ; the former almost cover the 

 thoracic disc, the sides and a pair of basal and apical spots are yellowish ; 

 on the hind-body the pale ones form numerous spots and almost wholly 

 cover the sides. 



Rostrum half the length of thorax, with a few apical punctures, and a 

 shallow stria extending as far as the eyes. Thorax nearly a fourth broader 

 than long, its sides strongly rounded, more narrowed anteriorly than at 

 the base, with a short apical constriction, without anj^ perceptible median 

 stria or punctation. Elytra cordate, just double the length of thorax, 

 slightly emarginate and rather broader than it is at the base, just behind 

 the oblique shoulders they are about a fifth broader than the middle of the 

 thorax, nearly vertical and subacuminate behind ; there is no distinct 

 dorsal sculpture except some obsolete serial punctures, the apical portion, 

 however, is striate-punctate. 



In form somewhat similar to C. striateUa. but without any lateral dila- 

 tation behind the shoulder, and with quite different sculpture and vestiture. 

 Joints 3-7 of the funicle are rather small and evidently transverse ; the 

 corbels of the hind tibiae are distinctly tuberculate. The elytral macula- 

 tion is more irregular than that of C. alternata (2863) from Lyttelton, the 

 setae are a little thicker, and the antennae are rather shorter and more 

 slender. 



On a careful examination of the thorax, near the sides particularly, 

 some flat iridescent scales can be seen, varying from silvery grey to pink ; 

 there are others on the elytra. 



Length (rostrum inclusive), 7 mm. ; breadth. 3| mm. 



Muriwai. west coast of Auckland. Unique. Found by Mr. A. E. 

 Brookes on the 13th April, 1914. 



3863. Cecyropa laticoUis sp. nov. 



Opaque, rufo-castaneous, densely covered with greyish-tawny and infus- 

 cate scales, the latter forming irregular dark marks on the thorax and hind- 

 body ; the setae rather fine and short, but nuich longer along the sides 

 and on the legs and scape ; antennae and tarsi fusco-rufous. 



Rostrum quite half the length of thorax, its fine central stria extending 

 to the occiput, the apex closely and moderately (H)arsely punctured. Thorax 

 large, a third broader than long, slightly constricted at apex, its sides only 

 moderately rounded, as broad behind as at the middle, but obliquely and 

 almost abiixptly narrowed near the base ; the surface with minute dark 

 specks, its mesial stria distinct but slender. Elytra scarcely twice the 

 length of thorax, rather broader than it is at the base, their obliquely 

 narrowed .shoulders without any angular posterior dilatation, their sides 

 gently narrowed backwards, but much nK)re strongly near the subvertical 



