458 On new Genera and Species of Coleojytera. 



than in tbe typical species (T. puncticollis, Sharp), so that the 

 lateral margins are conspicuous througliout. 

 ? . Length 2|, breadth 1 line. 



Port Chalmers. 



A single individual, found by Mr. J. J. Walker. 



Tarastethus IcevicoUis, sp. n. 



Nitid, black, legs and antennce rufous, antennEe and palpi 

 paler. 



Head with a deep groove alongside each eye, the frontal 

 impressions feebly punctured, ^i/es convex. Thorax nearly 

 as long as it is broad, base and apex truncate ; it is widest 

 before the middle, the sides are only moderately rounded and 

 narrowed behind, the lateral margins are distinct, the poste- 

 rior angles rectangular ; the dorsal furrow does not extend to 

 the base, where there is no apparent sculpture, and the usual 

 fossae are absent. Elytra ovate-oblong, rather wider than 

 thorax at base, humeral angles obtuse, lateral margins some- 

 what explanate ; they are punctate-striate, but the strias 

 outside the three sutural on each are very lightly impressed 

 or obsolete near the base ; the apical carinas are well deve- 

 loped. Legs stout, posterior tibiae slightly bent. 



The elytral sculpture is considerably finer than that of 

 T. puncticollis, but more sharply impressed than in T. simplex j 

 which, moreover, is a smaller and narrower insect. 

 ? . Length 3^, breadth 1^ hues. 



Te Aroha. 



One individual was found quite recently by Mr. J. J. 

 Walker. 



Ohs. — Zolas femoralis. This was described about ten years 

 ago from a female found at Wellington. Lately I received 

 a male from Mr. J. V. Hudson for identification, and Mr. J. J. 

 Walker has given me one from Westport and another from 

 Picton, all of which have been subjected to a careful scrutiny, 

 Avithout, however, detecting anything that would justify the 

 separation of any one specimen from my type. The femora 

 are usually clear testaceous, sometimes the legs are wholly 

 pale castaneous. The frontal foveje on the head in some 

 individuals extend as far as the back of the eyes. The 

 punctuation near the base of the thorax, though feeble in the 

 female, is quite distinct in the other sex. The thorax itself 

 is actually as long as it is broad in some cases, but just 

 perceptibly broader in others. All may be distinguished 

 Irum Sijarp's Z. Hdmsi by the fine, yet quite distinct, punc- 

 tures of the elytral strise. 



[To be coctiLued.] 



