408 Major T. Bioun on new Genera and 



Mew Zealand species known to me, and is certainly an 

 aberrant form, owing to the absence of tarsal lamellae, the 

 unuotclied eyes, &c. 



Metaxina ornata, sp. n. 



Subdepressed, elongate, shining ; pubescence scanty, but 

 near the sides consisting of long outstanding greyish hairs; 

 variegate, fuscous ; the basal two and the terminal joint of 

 the antennae, the palpi, knees, tarsi, and a spot on each side 

 and base of thorax fusco-testaceous, in one example the disk 

 of the thorax only is fuscous, the other parts beii;g of the 

 lighter colour; on each elytron an ivory-like lunule proceeds 

 from the shoulders almost to the suture before the middle, 

 it then extends backwards, and, in line with the posterior 

 femur, bends obliquely behind it but does not quite attain 

 the lateral margin. 



Head (eyes included) nearly as large as thorax, forehead 

 limited between the antennae by a slightly raised suture ; 

 its surface has but few distinct small punctures, the intervals, 

 except on the middle, are densely and minutely sculptured, ' 

 Thorax somewhat cordiform, transverse, apex truncate, base 

 rounded, the lateral margins are fine and curved towards the 

 base, without forming posterior angles ; its sculpture similar 

 to, but slightly coarser than, that of the head. Scutellum 

 elongate. Elytra parallel-sided, broader than thorax, with 

 obtusely prominent shoulders ; their punctuation moderately 

 coarse, not close, and subseriate, apices not quite smooth. 



Underside glossy pitchy-brown, pubescence scanty but 

 elongate, flanks of metasternum distinctly punctured. 



Length 1|; breadth ^ line. 



Broken Kiver. Discovered by Mr. J. H. Lewis. 



Group Heleidse. 

 Cilibe lateralis, sp. n. 



Nude, opaquCj fuscous black, antennae and tarsi pitchy- 

 rcd ; ovate-oblong, slightly transversely convex. 



Head slightly convex behind, finely and moderately 

 closely punctured there, slightly longitudinally rugose near 

 the eyes ; forehead more finely and not so closely punctured 

 on the middle, somewhat depressed towards each side where 

 the punctuation is quite dense. Thorax 5^ mm. broad by 

 4 long at the sides, apex deeply arcuate, anterior angles 

 obtuse but extending to the front of the eyes, base widely 

 bisinuate ; widest behind the middle, very slightly rounded 



