OF NEW ZEALAND. 5 



coloured. The head rather concave between the eyes, finely and 

 rugosely granulated, and densely covered with clear-white bristles. 

 Thorax sub-quadrate, sides rounded, widest in front, very finely and 

 rugosely granulated ; with a dorsal furrow, a transverse basal, and two 

 oblique frontal, depressions ; it is of a metallic green, coppery colour, 

 and clothed with white bristles, which partially conceal the colour and 

 sculpture. Scutellum triangular. Elytra oblong, apices obtusely 

 rounded, minutely spinose at the suture ; they bear a few minute gran- 

 ules, and shallow punctures ; the ground colour is dark crimson, with 

 numerous small green spots and foveoles ; but, owing to the extremely 

 wide, cream-coloured bands, it is only visible as an elongate triangular 

 patch extending nearly to the apex, sending forth a short transverse 

 band near the middle, and abruptly bent forwards at the extremity, 

 which is furcated near the hind femora, so that the marks on the elytra, 

 conjointly, very much resemble the form of an anchor ; they bear a few 

 short, white bristles, which are chiefly distributed near the base. The 

 four basal joints of the antennce are cupreous, and hispid, the others 

 infuscate and pubescent. The femora are densely hispid and cupreous, 

 the tibia and tarsi testaceous, with the apices of the articulations infus- 

 cate, and with short, white bristles ; claws very long and slender. 

 Under side dark purple, with cupreous tinges, and more or less hispid. 



Length, 4^ lines. 



I am indebted to Mr. T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., for a specimen 

 which he found near Hokianga ; I found a few others on the loose 

 white sand at Marsden point, Whangarei Harbour. It is the most active 

 Cicindela I have seen. 



10. C. austromontana, Bates. Ol>fonga,supm saturate olivacea, 

 opaca, subtilissime sculpturata, fere Isevis ; elytris lunula humerali, 

 fasciaque brevi mediana vix curvata, per marginem cum lunula 

 apicali connexa, albis : labro valde transverso, margine antico fere 

 recto, medio tridentato; capite subtilissime strigoso; thorace lateribus 

 rotundato, postice magis quam antice angustato : elytris apice rotundatis 

 sutura spinosa, dorso aequaliter subtilissime granulatis : corpore subtus 

 femoribusque seneis, sparsim albopilosis. 



Long., 5 lin., $. 



Closely allied to C. feredayi, from which it may be distinguished by 

 the form of the anterior edge of the labrum. This, in the $ of C. 

 feredayi, is angularly produced in the middle, and ends in a stout tooth ; 

 but in the same sex of C. austromontana, it is not produced, forming in 

 the middle a sharp tooth with a more obtuse one on each side. Besides 

 this definite structural character, the new species differs in being more 

 parallel-sided, duller in colour, and in the sculpture of the elytra con- 

 sisting of granules instead of punctures. The usual row of large green 

 punctures is not visible. The white markings are not very different ; 

 but the white margin is interrupted at the end of the humeral lunule, 

 and the median belt is not bent and prolonged posteriorly. The fore- 

 head and thorax have a few long white hairs. 



Castle hill, Eastern slope of New Zealand Alps, Canterbury (C. M. 

 Wakefield) : two examples. 



