Speet'es of New-Zealarnl Coleoptera. 281 



Group CerambycidtB, 

 yEmona sublineata, sp. n. 



Elonqate, subparallel, slii^litly nitifl, ferrujjincous ; tliorax 

 ratlicr darkor; clytral vcstitiir.* palf yilhjw, that of the h';,'S 

 nnd ant(Mm:e nmch finer and •;;reyish, the* fine golden pubes- 

 cenre runccntratcd near the eyes and on the sente'.lutn. 



Jlctid narrowed anteriorly, covered with yellow hair.s ex- 

 cept on a tiianfjular spaee behiml, whieh has a few fine 

 pnnetnres, 77io;'aj: elonp;ate, cylindric ; the disk pubeseent, 

 the niiddle with a linear longitudinal elevation which is 

 more or less intersected by short transverse ru'j;ie ; the lateral 

 punctiiation is close and distinct, and extends a little over 

 the di<*k so as to be quite discernible from above ; the front 

 is almost without sculpture. Elytra sli-^htiy broader at the 

 base than at the rounded apices, closely and somewhat 

 morosely ])unetured, more finely towards the extremity. 



Prosternum with a smooth, transverse, almost linear, space 

 in front, elsewhere closely and distinctly punctured. Supple- 

 mentary ventral segment not notched. Antenna reach 

 backwards to the extremity of the body. 



Allied to yfe'. vnitica. 



(J . Length G ; breadth 1 h line. 



Karori, Wellington [Mr. G. [". Hudson). A single male. 



Group Lamiidae. 

 Somalidia websteriana, sp. n. 



Ft/hovate, convex, slightly nitid, variegate. 



Head excavate and intensely l)laek between the eyes ; 

 vertical in front, reddish, and covered with fine grey pubes- 

 cence. Antenn<E reaching backwards beyond the hind 

 femora, jiale fcrrugincous ; the hasal four joints marked with 

 grey pubescence, the fifth with the apical half fuscous ; they 

 bear numerous distinct but not very long setie ; fourth joint 

 about a third longer than the preceding one. Tliurax 

 stronj^ly rounded laterally, the middle widest ; distinctly and 

 rather closely punctured, rather more finely at the sides; 

 near the middle of the di^k there are two slightly raised 

 smooth spots; the puhescence fine and greyish, but quite 

 yellow in front of the seutelltim. Elytra as widi' as thorax 

 at the base, o\iform ; disk uneven, with coarse irregularly 

 placed j)unctures ; near each side, not far from the ba.>e, 

 there are two rounded nodosities ; just behind these, but 

 nearer to the suture, are two rather more elongated eleva- 



