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shorter than the others. Thorax subquadrate, rather broader 

 than long, widest in front, gradually narrowed backwards, 

 but with a slight incurvature near the middle of each side ; 

 the apex has a slight sinuosity behind each eye, the front 

 angles are obtuse, the posterior are nearly rectangular, the 

 disk is moderately transversely convex, but the sides are 

 explanate ; its sculpture is like that of the head. Eli/tra 

 large, much broader than the thorax, their sides a little 

 rounded and broadly margined ; they are punctate-strlate, the 

 ])unctures are distinct and close, but the sutural stri^ are 

 nearly effaced behind ; interstices simple, the outer one, near 

 each shoulder, is, however, more costiform than any of the 

 others. Tarsi slender, their basal joint evidently shorter 

 than the second, third longest. 



Underside piceous, slightly shining, moderately finely 

 punctured ; the hinder portion of the head is depressed, but 

 the sides are raised ; the metasternum is large, with a strongly 

 curved, slightly elevated suture near the middle coxaj ; abdo- 

 men with deep broad sutures, the basal segment as long as 

 the following three, and more distinctly sculptured than 

 those are. 



No. 1603 [L. puncticeps) is, I think, the nearest ally. 

 This is much hirger, with large prominent eyes. The groove 

 on the head may be best seen from the side ; the furrow on 

 the thorax is hardly visible from behind and is widely inter- 

 rupted in the middle. 



Var. — Elytra castaneous. 



Length 1, breadth quite | line. 



West Plains, Southland. Discovered by Mr. A. Philpott. 



Corticaria clarula, sp. n. 



Subovate, rather elongate, shining, red, legs and antennas 

 lulvous ; pubescence yellow, slender and depressed, but on 

 the elytra erect and conspicuous, and intermingled with elon- 

 gate erect fuscous setje. 



Head distinctly punctured. Eyes large and prominent. 

 Antennm with outstanding hairs ; basal joint stout, longer 

 than broad ; second much more slender and rather shorter 

 than the first ; 3 to 8 decrease in length ; ninth and tenth 

 longer than broad, dilated inwardly ; eleventh oval, longer 

 than tenth. Thorax rather longer than broad, narrowed in 

 front and behind, the middle of each side prominent ; it is 

 distinctly punctured, tiie sides more closely than the disk ; 

 between the middle and the base it is broadly transversely 

 depressed, close to the base there is a deep groove which 



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