species of Xeic- Zealand Coleoptera. 289 



Luperus sculellari.i, sp. ii. 



Elongate, oblong, sliinitig, brassy black, indistinctly rufes- 

 cent on soiui' parts ; tiliiaeanil basal joint of tarsi testaceous. 



Ileml glossy black, with rather prominent anteiinal 

 tubercles. Thorax transverse, witli a transverse inipressioa 

 in front, the surface not uneven clsewliere ; its punctnatioa 

 of two kinds, one distinct but not coarse or close, the other 

 minute and scattered on the intervals ; the sides in front 

 nearly smooth, the middle of the disk with Hue punctures. 

 iScM/e//M;/i perfectly smooth. Elytra par illel-sidcd, shoulders 

 raisid, the whole sutur.d re^^iou fronj the base to the top of 

 the hind slope broadly depressed ; their punctuation mode- 

 rately close, not coarse, finer near the suture, transversely 

 ruLro>e near the sides. 



Anlennte elongate, except the basal three joints, dark and 

 opa(|ue, with some white hairs which arc m jst obvious on 

 the basal joints. 



Most nearly allied to L. angulariu.i, the front angles of 

 the thorax less evidently thickened, the hind tibiie rather 

 less curvate, and the general appearance and scul[jture 

 ditfcrcnt. The elytral suture at the apex is obtuse. 



Length 2^; breadth \\ line. 



Broken River. Found by Mr. J. H. Lewis. 



Luperus lewisiy sp. n. 



Subdepresxed, rather narrow, shining, uigro-teneous ; the 

 legs and basal three joints of antennae pale fuscous, remaining 

 joints dark and dull. 



Htad quite smooth and polished behind. Thorax trans- 

 verse, not uneven above, its punctuation very tine and 

 distant, the intervening spaces densely and very minutely 

 sculptured; the sides a little rounded, a|)cx truncate, lateral 

 margins well developed ; anterior angles not only incrassate, 

 but just visibly projtcting outwardly, the posterior indelinite. 

 Scuttllurn small. Elytra elongate, snbparallel, shoulders 

 only slightly raised ; rather finely and not very closely 

 punctured ; the suture almost rectangular at the apices. 

 Ley.* rather slender ; tibiie nearly straight. 



A glossy, finely sculptured species, which can be easily 

 distinguished by the prominent front angles of t!ie thorax. 



Lcngtii 2;^ ; bieadth nearly 1 line. 



Broken liivcr. It bears the name of its discoverer, 

 Mr. J. n. Lewis. One example. 



