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species, and labelled as being the type of C. antipodum ; but I do 

 not myself think it likely that the C. dubius is the female of C. antipo- 

 dum; and I am almost sure that Candeze's $ type represents another 

 distinct species. 



534. C. Strangulatus, White. Sharp; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 

 May, 1877. C. elongatus, angustulus, fuscescens, densius pubescens, 

 vix nitidus ; antennis elongatis, tenuibus, filiformibus, thorace multo 

 longioribus, articulo secundo sat elongato, tertio quam iste duplo 

 longiore ; oculis subglobosis ; prothorace longiore quam latiore, dense 

 fortiter punctate, angulis posterioribus elongatis, divergentibus, carinatis; 

 elytris subtiliter striatis, striis evidenter punctatis, interstitiis crebre 

 punctatis, apice attenuatis et muticis ; pedibus elongatis, tarsis graci- 

 libus. 



Long., 17 mm. 



Tairua, a single individual sent by Captain Broun ; also a mutilated 

 individual from Auckland ; they are probably both males. 



OBS. I think I am right in considering the type of White's Elater 

 strangulates to be a specimen of the above-described species. 



535. C. HiyopS, White. Sharp ; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., May, 

 1877. C. elongatus, angustulus, rufescens, densius pubescens, vix niti- 

 dus; antennis elongatis, tenuibus, filiformibus, thorace multo longioribus, 

 articulo secundo sat elongato, tertio quam iste duplo longiore ; pro- 

 thorace longiore quam latiore, fere dense punctate, angulis posterioribus 

 elongatis, vix divergentibus, carinatis ; elytris subtiliter striatis, striis 

 externis evidenter punctatis, interstitiis crebre punctatis, apice attenuatis; 

 pedibus elongatis, tarsis gracilibus. 



Long,, 13 mm. 



This and the preceding species are similar in appearance to our 

 elongate European species of Athous, but have the elytra more elongate 

 and attenuate behind. The present species is smaller and narrower 

 than C. strangulatus, and paler in colour, and presents a slight difference 

 in the structure of the mesosternal cavity; in C. myops\\\e. hinder border 

 of the cavity is distinctly more elevated than the middle portion, 

 whereas this is scarcely at all the case in C. strangulatus. 



Tairua ; sent by Captain Broun. 



536. 0. Olivascens, White. Sharp; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., May, 

 1877. C. subanescens, longius griseo-pubescens, pedibus flavis; antennis 

 rufescentibus, tenuibus, minus elongatis, haud serratis, articulis secundo 

 et tertio subsequalibus a sequentibus vix discedentibus ; prothorace 

 minus gracili, postice latiore, subtiliter punctate ; elytris profundius 

 striatis, striis externis punctatis, interstitiis parce subtilissime punctatis, 

 apicibus minute spinosis. 



Long., 9-11 mm. 



This species is abundant at Auckland and Tairua, and is found on 

 Leptospermum (Captain Broun and Mr. Lawson.) 



OBS. This species has also been called Chrosis czneola by Candeze. 



