I.AMIIDAE. 589 



4149. Somatidia pennulata sp. nov. 



Convex, oblong, moderately narrowed and depressed towards the middle, 

 nitid ; rufo-castaneous, sides of thorax and elytra more or less infuscate ; 

 tibiae and tarsi fusco-fulvous, antennae almost concolorous. the tibiae 

 above and near the extremity only slightly infuscate, palpi flavescent ; 

 pubescence decumbent, less so on the hinder half of the elytra, where there 

 are a few erect, rather short and slender setae, of nearly the same yellowish 

 hue as the rest. 



Head nearly as broad as thorax, vertical and irregularly punctate in 

 front. Thorax of about equal length and breadth, widest before the middle, 

 well rounded there, gradually narrowed behind ; its punctation distinct 

 and irregular, nowhere very close. Scutellum triangular, rather small. 

 Elytra oblong-oval, rather wider just behind the posterior femora than 

 elsewhere, of the same width as thorax at the base, just twice its length ; 

 irregularly and rather distantly punctured, the common dark lateral and 

 apical marks are nitid but not at all sharply defined. Legs with slender 

 yellowish setae, femora clavate beyond the middle, anterior tibiae slightly 

 arched externally. 



Antennae almost as long as the body, with fine pubescence and slender 

 elongate pale setae ; third joint elongate and attaining the thoracic base, 

 fourth slightly longer than fifth. 



Underside fusco-rufous, finely sculptured, with decumbent, yellowish, 

 feather-like pubescence. Basal ventral segment quite as long as the inter- 

 mediate ones united, fifth shorter, medially emarginate behind. 



Distinguishable by the somewhat indefinite dark marks and feather- 

 like vestiture above and below. 



(^. Length, 4^ mm. ; breadth. If mm. 



Glenhope. Two specimens, from Mr. T. Hall ; 19th August, 1915. 



Group Chrysomelidae. 

 Caccomolpus Sharp. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 1308. 



4150. Caccomolpus subcupreus sp. nov. 



Suboblong-oval, moderately convex, glabrous, nitid ; somewhat cupreo- 

 niger, labrum and legs castaneous, antennae of a lighter hue. 



Head smooth behind the antennae, finely punctate along the middle, 

 more closely in front. Thorax in the middle 2| times broader than long, 

 base slightly bat widely bisinuate, with acutely rectangular angles, its 

 finely margined sides straight but gradually narrowed towards the pro- 

 minent and less acute anterior angles ; disc finely but irregularly punctured, 

 very sparingly, almost smooth, towards the sides. Scutellum small. Elytra 

 gradually curvedly narrowed posteriorly, of the same width as thorax at 

 the base ; each with a short scutellar and nine series of distinct but not 

 coarse punctures, the outer pair irregular, all obsolete near the extremity. 

 Pygidium slightly exposed. 



Antennae rather longer than the head and thorax ; basal . oint thick, 

 arched inwardly, second shortest ; joints 3-6 nearly twice as long as broad, 

 almost equal, the following four broader at the extremity, the terminal 

 longer, elongate-oval. 



Legs stout, finely setose ; anterior tibiae distinctly curved externally ; 

 the others moderately slender near the base, very gently curved outwardly 



