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Tibia nearly straight, more slender at the knees than the apex 

 towards which they are dilated, but not strongly ; tarsi moderate. 



Length, nearly i line ; breadth, nearly J. 



I have four examples before me, three of which are from Tairua, and 

 one was found near Whangarei Heads. The size varies slightly, and the 

 elytra are not uniform in colour, some having indistinct infuscate marks. 



395. C. mtilus, n.s. Somewhat similar to C. rubellus in facies, 

 but less coarsely sculptured, paler in colour throughout, its pubescence 

 short but not very fine, and most readily seen near the middle and sides 

 of the elytra ; the insect is smaller, rather more convex, less parallel- 

 sided, the thorax being more narrowed posteriorly, so that the shoulders 

 of the elytra appear more prominent, and these latter are not parallel, 

 being slightly widened near the middle. The front angles of the 

 thorax are prominent but obtuse, and recede but little from the general 

 line of the apex ; the base is only slightly bisinuated, the margins are 

 fine and of a dark colour, the surface is not coarsely punctured, there is 

 a transverse depression at each side along the base, and the posterior 

 angles are not very acute and less obvious than in C. rubellus. The 

 elytral punctation is coarser than that of the head and thorax, and is 

 arranged in rows. The pubescence on the head and thorax is disposed 

 transversely, that of the elytra longitudinally. 



Length, f line ; breadth, nearly J. 



Described from one example found near Whangarei Heads. 



396. C. vestitus, n.s. Oblong, elliptical, moderately convex, 

 shining ; head and thorax red, very sparsely pubescent, elytra pale 

 castaneous-red, glossy, their pubescence rather long and conspicuous, 

 yellow, somewhat curled, interrupted transversely before and behind the 

 middle ; legs yellowish ; antennae reddish. 



The head is narrower than the thorax, and the elytra are wider than 

 either. The punctation of the head and thorax is moderately coarse 

 but not close, that of the elytra not much coarser, and not distinctly 

 disposed in lines. Prothorax a little convex, broader than long, mar- 

 gined, front angles depressed and rounded, hind angles acute and 

 directed backwards ; apex somewhat rounded, so that the front angles 

 are not protuberant, base a little bisinuated, the sides nearly straight 

 behind ; it is widest in front of the middle, not at the front itself, and is 

 depressed towards the hind angles. Elytra oblong, subovate, but not 

 much rounded laterally ; there is a large rounded depression on each 

 behind the base, separated by the suture only, a more or less obvious 

 infuscate space behind, and the sculpture is less evident there than else- 

 where. The thoracic margins are a little rough, so as to seem serrate, 

 particularly near the front. 



Length, f ; breadth, nearly \ line. 



I found this species at Tairua and Whangarei Heads ; it is closely 

 allied to Redtenbacher's C. australis. The structure of the antennae is 

 the same as in C. rubellus^ but they are relatively shorter, 



