462 COLEOPTERA. 
Group CHRYSOMELIDAE. 
3955. Allocharis praestans sp. nov. Allocharis Sharp, Man. N.Z. Coleopt., 
p. 1306. 
Convex, oblong-oval, glabrous, shining; aeneo-piceous, sides of elytra 
rufescent, the base shghtly so; antennae and legs castaneo-rufous, femora 
and base of tibiae more infuseate. 
Head immersed up to the transverse, coarsely facetted eyes ; it is finely 
and irregularly punctate, with a curved longitudinal stria near each 
antenna. Thorax not twice as broad as long, its apex widely yet slightly 
emarginate ; base feebly curved near the scutellum, with subrectangular 
angles ; sides finely margined, nearly straight, only feebly sinuate near the 
middle, curvedly narrowed in front ; basal and apical margins very fine, 
the latter obsolete in the middle ; its surface irregularly and moderately 
finely but not closely punctured. Scutellum smooth, curvilinearly  tri- 
angular. Elytra slightly wider than thorax at the base, nearly thrice its 
length, curvedly narrowed behind, with somewhat singly rounded apices ; 
each with a short scutellar and 9 series of distinct but not coarse punctures, 
some of these are disorganized, none quite reach the extremity, the 5th is 
substriate or foveiform at the base; interstices minutely and remotely 
punctured. 
Legs stout, tibiae gradually incrassate towards the extremity. Antennae 
nearly glabrous as far as the 6th joint, which is only very slightly smaller 
than contiguous ones. 
Underside castaneous, nitid, with some minute slender setae. Proster- 
num flat along the middle, finely rugose behind the coxae, medially 
emarginate at the base. Metasternum strongly rounded between the 
coxae, medially impressed behind. Abdomen finely and distantly punctate, 
terminal segment more closely and pubescent at the extremity. 
In A. marginata (2294) the serial punctures apparently are finer, the 
sides of the thorax are paler than the disc, which is shining brassy, instead of 
being almost black as in this species. The thorax of A. morosa (2295) has 
distinctly coarser and closer sculpture, some of the punctures are coarser 
than the elytral OnE and its fee is more incurved. 
Length, 5-53 mm.; breadth, 23-3 mm. 
Moa Basin. Three specimens found by Mr. T. Hall on the 20th October, 
1913. Var., Mistake Basin (one): Sides of elytra fusco-testaceous, as are 
the tibiae below the middle, the rest of the legs being fuscous. 
3956. Allocharis subsulcata sp. nov. 
Oblong-oval, convex, only moderately nitid ; nigro-piceous, legs and 
sides of elytra, the base slightly, castaneo-rufous, antennae rather paler. 
Head nearly as wide as the thoracic apex, very finely and irregularly 
punctate. Thorax a third broader than long, its sides almost quite straight, 
gradually and slightly narrowed anteriorly, the base a little oblique towards 
the subrectangular angles ; it is irregularly and finely punctured. Scutellum 
smooth, subcordate. Elytra slightly broader than thorax at the base, 
twice its length; their serial punctures distinct and forming more or less 
obvious but not quite regular striae ; interstices more distinctly yet minutely 
punctured near the extremity than elsewhere. 
Antennae stout, 6th joint not perceptibly smaller than 5th. 
Underside piceous, sparingly and finely pubescent and punctate, femora 
inclusive. Prosternum slightly convex along the middle, truncate behind. 
