98 Mr. D. Sharp on some 



Chalcolampra speculifera, n. s. 



Oblongo-ovalis, sat convexa, testacea, elytris plagis 

 magnis nitidissimis fusco-aeneis, antennarum basi fusce- 

 scente, pedibus geniculis nigris. Long. 8, lat. 4 mm. 



Antennae slender and elongate, reaching half-way to 

 the extremity of the wing-cases. Prothorax transverse, 

 distinctly narrower than the elytra, the sides nearly 

 straight, very finely and evenly margined, the base un- 

 margined, the front rather broadly margined, the sm*face 

 rather finely and irregularly punctate. Scutellum shin- 

 ing and impunctate. Elytra yellow, but each with three 

 large and extremely highly polished spaces of a dusky 

 brassy colour ; one of these is situated near the scutellum, 

 and is but little separated from its fellow of the other 

 side ; it is extended backwards along the suture, but is 

 here less well defined and conspicuous, till it joins the 

 apical patch ; this latter is very brilliant, and sends off 

 externallj' towards the front a small prolongation, which 

 nearly or quite unites with the third or lateral mirror ; 

 this is placed near but does not touch the side, and 

 in front is prolonged as far as the shoulder ; there is also 

 a minute dark spot on the shoulder ; the j^ellow portion 

 of the wing-cases is rather coarsely and irregularly 

 punctate ; the apices are a little produced, and very dis- 

 tinctly truncate. The legs are 3'^ellow, with the knees 

 broadly marked with black. 



This remarkable insect is one of the most interesting 

 of Mr. Helms' Greymouth captures, as it introduces us 

 to a new feature in the New Zealand Coleoptera, and one 

 which I had hitherto supposed to be quite wanting, viz,, 

 the existence of true Chri/somelidce of Chapuis' division 

 Ci/cliques. The genus Chalcolampra is well represented 

 in Australia, and has some species in Austro-Malasia. 



Allochabis, n. g. (J PhyUocharites, Chap.) 



Elytra libera. Metasternum sat breve, quam pronoto 

 breviore. Acetabula antica occlusa. Palpi maxillares 

 breves, baud incrassati, articulo ultimo quam precedente 

 angustiore et paulo breviore, apice obtuse acuminato. 

 Antennfe parum graciles sat elongatse. Pedes omnes 

 distantes, posteriores valde distantes. Mesosternum 

 inter pro- et metasterna distinctum. Tibias baud 



