350 Major T. Broun on new 



narrowed anteriorly, deeply sinuate behind the middle, but 

 near the base the sides are .straight, posterior angles rect- 

 angular but not acute; the disk broadly depressed longi- 

 tudinally, the central groove extends from the base to the 

 oblique frontal impressions ; the marginal channels seem 

 deep, owing to the reflexed rims; basal fossae large and deep, 

 extending forwards as curvate impressions nearly to the apex ; 

 at the inner side of each of these, at the middle, there is 

 another but shorter impression, the base is closely longi- 

 tudinally strigose, the disk has indistinct transverse striae. 

 Elytra oval, the lateral margins forming a gentle uninter- 

 rupted curve to the posterior angles of the thorax, at which 

 point the margins are also well developed ; they arc a good 

 deal obliquely narrowed posteriorly, the apices are rather 

 sharply rounded, but not prolonged individually, thus causing 

 a slight sutural gap ; they are regularly and deeply striate, 

 with tine, rather indistinct punctures ; interstices slightly 

 convex, quite impunctate ; the short scutellar striae are well 

 marked. 



Tarsi setose, basal three joints of the anterior oblong, 

 narrowed towards the base, decreasing in length and slightly 

 grooved above, the hind pairs distinctly grooved. 



At first sight I thought this might be only a southern 

 form of C. jnctonensis, Sharp, but there is no prolongation of 

 the elytral apices ; the punctuation of the striae, though tine, 

 is quite perceptible, and there are no interstitial punctures. 

 In C. adamsi the basal thoracic angles are more prominent, 

 but the elytral margins do not extend as far inwards at the 

 base, and their striae are impunctate. 



3 . Length 5£ ; breadth 2 lines. 



lnvercargill. 



Two found by Mr. A. Philpott under driftwood at the 

 seaside. 



Tarastethus southlandicus, sp. n. 



Glossy, nigro-piceous; legs and elytral margins rufescent: 

 the antennae, palpi, and tarsi lut'o-testaceous. 



Head obviously narrower than thorax, frontal impressions 

 distinct. Eyes large but not very prominent, finely but 

 distinctly facetted. Thorax nearly as long as broad, base 

 and apex truncate, lateral margins well developed ; widest 

 near the middle, strongly rounded anteriorly, a good deal 

 sinuously narrowed backwards ; posterior angles rectangular 

 and slightly prominent; disk convex, its central furrow does 

 not reach the apex ; basal impressions somewhat elongated, 

 situated midway between the middle and sides and causing 



