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537. C. agTiotoid.es, Sharp; Ann, Mag. Nat. Hist., May, 

 1877. C. riifo-fusculus, longius griseo-pubescens, antennis pedibusque 

 testaceis; illis tenuibus, simplicibus, articulis secundo et tertio elongatis, 

 sequentibus similibus; prothorace convexiusculo, margine lateral! indis- 

 tincto, parcius minus subtiliter punctate ; elytris striatis, sed sculpturaT 

 pubescentia obtecta, apicibus fere muticis. 



Long., 6J~9^ mm. 



This is a very variable species, and closely allied to C. olivascens, 

 but may be readily distinguished by the different colour, narrower form, 

 more convex prothorax, etc. 



Abundant at Auckland and Tairua ; found on shrubs (Captain 

 Broun and Mr. Lawson.) 



Parinus. 



Sharp; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., May, 1877. 



Head small, forehead much rounded in front, with short, ill-limited, 

 almost perpendicular clypeus, but without any carina either in the 

 middle or at the sides ; antennal spaces small, but yet extending in- 

 wards, and separated from one another by only a narrow space. 



Antenna slender, with second and third joints well developed. 

 Prosternal sutures bearing a broad and deep depression extending back- 

 ward for nearly half their length. Prosternal process short and stout. 

 Hind part of mesosternal cavity with elevated quite horizontal sides, and 

 approaching closely to the intercoxal suture. Coxal lamina short 

 throughout, and without trochanteral lobe. Tarsi with the third and 

 fourth joints with membraneous lobes underneath; the lobe of the third 

 joint very obscure, but that of the fourth joint quite distinct, the joint 

 itself being very short on the upper side. 



The nearest ally of this genus is the Australian Hapatesus hirtus, 

 Cand. ; the most important character for distinguishing the two from 

 one another is the difference in the tarsal conformation. 



538. P. VlllOSUS, Sharp ; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., May, 1877. 

 P. sat latus, minus elongatus, posterius angustatus, nitidus, sed longius 

 irregulariterque albido pubescens, rufescens, elytrorum sutura lateribus- 

 que indistincte nigro-vittatis, subtus potius nigricans ; antennis sat 

 gracilibus, intus vix serratis, articulo secundo quam tertius paulo longi- 

 ore ; capite parvo, oculis prominulis ; prothorace haud elongate, lateribus 

 curvatis, angulis posterioribus crassis, intus curvatis ; parcius et sat 

 fortiter punctate ; elytris nullo modo striatis, sed evidenter sat crebre 

 punctatis, humeris longitudinaliter carinatis. 



Long., 7-9 mm. 



The long conspicuous pubescence, the thick incurved hind angles of 

 the thorax, and the entirely unstriated elytra readily point out this 

 species from the others. 



Auckland ; sent by Mr. Lawson and Captain Broun, but apparently 

 rare. 



