53b COLEOPTERA. 



apparently entire, with a distinct yellow fringe in front. Thorax in the 

 middle twice as broad as long, much more finely and distantly punctured 

 than the head, its sides finely margined and slightly rounded, base and 

 apex widely bisinuate, posterior angles rectangular, the anterior more 

 obtuse. Scutellum subtriangular, longer than broad, minutely punctate. 

 Elytra with rounded shoulders, a little broader than thorax at the base, 

 more than five times its length, broadest behind the posterior femora, each 

 with a lateral impression near the middle thigh ; moderately coarsely and 

 closely punctate. 



Antennae finely pubescent, extending beyond the middle femora ; 

 basal joint subconical and thick, second smaller, half the length of third, 

 which is rather shorter than the fourth. 



Underside pale flavo-castaneous, finely punctate and pubescent. Fifth 

 ventral segment with a dark central impression and a transverse one 

 between it and each side. 



This ditTers greatly from either of the preceding species, and may be 

 recognized by the lateral impressions of the elytra and those on the 

 terminal ventral segment. It is wingless. 



Labial palpi not furcate, basal joint elongate and gradually thickened, , 

 second oblong and much thicker, third as long as preceding one, hardly as 

 broad at its base, tapering towards the acute extremity. Prosternal process 

 projecting, moderately broad, but much narrower behind and entering the 

 triangular mesosternal impression ; the anterior lamina is broad in front, 

 but becomes quite acute and cariniform before reaching the middle of the 

 coxae which are continguous there. 



Length, 8 mm. ; breadth, 3| mm. 



Routeburn; 13th February, 1914. Taken from underneath logs, at an 

 elevation of 1,500 ft., by Mr. T. Hall. Two examples, one damaged and 

 mounted on its back. 



4067. Veronatus brevicollis sp. nov. 



Oblong, moderately convex, nitid ; light castaneo-rufous, elytra and 

 femora a little more flavescent, labrum and mandibles rufous ; sparingly 

 clothed with slender, decumbent yellow pubescence, elytra nearly glabrous. 



Head narrower than thorax, moderately closely and finely but quite 

 distinctly punctate, more closely near the eyes, feebly impressed along the 

 middle ; the pale membranous space in front slightly shorter than the 

 emarginate labrum. Thorax nearly thrice as broad as long, its apex widely 

 but not deeply sinuate, and somewhat depressed, towards the obtuse 

 angles, subtruncate in the middle ; sides finely margined and gently curved, 

 the base broadly rounded at the middle, slightly but widely bisinuate or 

 oblique, with subrectangular angles ; discal sculpture nearly the same as 

 that of the head but not quite as close, indistinctly punctate-granulose 

 across the base. Scutellum triangular, not longer than broad, finely punc- 

 tate. P^lytra oblong, curvedly narrowed behind, finely marginate, with 

 rounded shoulders, almost six times the length of thorax, rather broader 

 than it is at the base ; their punctation more distinct than that of the thorax 

 but only moderately coarse. 



Antennae elongate, finely pubescent, extending backwards beyond inter- 

 mediate femora, of normal structure. 



Easily recognized by its rather large size, almost uniform coloration, 

 strongly transverse thorax, with unusual basal sculi)ture, and equilateral 

 scutellum. 



