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No. 352. — Larger than No. 350, eyes more prominent, 

 thorax with a slight median channel and depressed near 

 posterior angles. 



No. 1357. — Setaj erect, rather slender, quite yellow, short 

 and slender on tibije. 



No. 1711. — Thorax with four dorsal impressions ; setse 

 yellow, not scale-like, fine and hair-like on tibise. 



No. 1931. — Sides of thorax considerably dilated anteriorly, 

 surface rather flat and with feeble impressions only. 



No. 1932. — Elytra with rather acute and slightly produced 

 apices. 



No. 1933. — Thorax oviform, with a narrow central groove. 



No. 1934. — Distinguished from No. 1711 by the squami- 

 form setaj on elytra. 



No. 2354. — Elytra on top of posterior declivity, at the 

 suture, with a raised black spot ; the patch of setaj behind 

 eacii eye very prominent. 



No. 2355. — Small ; antennae piceous. 



No. 2356. — Four hind tibiae acutely prolonged at inner 

 extremity. 



No. 2499. — Elytra with regular series of small distinctly 

 separated tubercles ; body rather elongate. 



C. thoracicus. — Thorax and elytra without discoidal de- 

 pressions ; setee coarse. 



Vitiacus mcertiis, var. of V. costatus. 



The sculpture of the elytra between the suture and the 

 first costa seems to consist of two series of small tubercles or 

 granules ( V. costatus, when examined sideways, presents the 

 same appearance) ; the third costa or elevation is absent, but 

 the curvate elevation proceeding from the apex, but quite 

 distinct from the lateral maro-in, is well developed. 



The front coxce are placed close to the base of the pro- 

 sternum ; before each there is a large depression ; they are 

 separated by a rather narrow process. The mesosternum has 

 a broad longitudinal depression in the middle. The sutures 

 between the ventral segments are very deep and broad. The 

 intermediate and posterior coxm are much more widely 

 separated than the anterior. The lahrum is prominent and 

 red. 



This may be treated as a varietal form of V. costatus (Man. 

 N. Z. Coleopt. p. 10S7) until further material of both 

 becomes available for comparison. 



Length If, breadth f line. 



]\lount Te Aroha. Two, amongst leaves, March 1891. 



