304 Capt. T. Broun on new 



Head not broad, the back part with ruga? and punctures 

 intermingled; the sides and forehead bear longitudinal 

 wrinkles, the middle is nearly smooth ; near each eye there 

 is a large puncture, with a cluster of four or five long seta3 

 arising therefrom. Labrum rounded in front, with six seti- 

 gerous punctures there ; there is a central depression at the 

 base from which several rugae radiate. Mandibles rather 

 short and thick, wrinkled. Eyes prominent. The antenna 

 reach to beyond the middle of the thorax, the last six joints 

 bear fine pubescence. Thorax almost as long as broad (0£ >< 

 6 millim.), abruptly contracted near the base, which is a little 

 emarginate; this narrow portion has straight sides and rect- 

 angular angles; the sides, from the anterior angles back- 

 wards, are but little rounded for two thirds of their length, 

 the margins are subcrenate, having eight or ten setigerous 

 punctures along each ; the front and base have short longi- 

 tudinal rugae, the transversal striae on the disk become deeper 

 near the sides, the median groove does not attain the apex, 

 the basal fossae are rather small, they are close to the sides 

 and become sulciform towards the base. Elytra elongate- 

 oval, slightly and gradually narrowed towards the shoulders, 

 with numerous elongate setae behind ; on each elytron, near 

 the suture, there are two nearly regular series of moderate 

 punctures, connected by very feeble linear marks that can 

 hardly be termed stria? ; the punctiform sculpture outside 

 these is more irregular and a little coarser, the posterior 

 sculpture is coarse and confused, and is mixed with many line 

 wrinkles; on the dorsum there are numerous short, trans- 

 versal, feebly impressed lines. Legs elongate; intermediate 

 tibice moderately asperate ; front tarsi with the external 

 angles of the basal three joints somewhat prolonged. 



Underside black. Mentum with two setigerous punctures, 

 its central tooth almost bifid. Penultimate articulation of the 

 labial palpi bisetose. Back of the head covered with short 

 rugosities. Prosternum medially rounded in front, nearly 

 smooth along the middle, its flanks with rather shallow 

 distant punctures. Mesosternum transversely wrinkled, its 

 sides with punctiform sculpture. Metasternum nearly smooth, 

 there being only a few rugae behind. Terminal ventral seg- 

 ment with two setigerous punctures at each side otthe middle. 

 I do not think this can be Castelnau's M. crenicolle, which 

 is larger and differently marked. Eedtenbacher's M. crena- 

 ticolle is described as being " obscure cupreo-aeneo, a term 

 manifestly inapplicable to M. lineatum. These seem to be 

 the nearest allies. 



$. Length IH, breadth 3| lines. 

 Papakura (Ligar's Bush). One male. 



