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its inner side. Front band of prosternum excessively reduced ; pro- 

 sternal process hastate in form, projecting much further backwards than 

 the coxse, its junction in front with the middle piece of the sternum is 

 on a level with the tips of the coxae. Coxal articulation between meso- 

 and metasternum good. 



N.B. This is the only group of New Zealand species having the 

 labial palpi furcate. 



553. C. laticeps, Sharp ; An??. Mag. Nat. Hist., July, 1878, 

 p. 45. C. oblongus, sat latus, crebre punctatus, sat nitidus, subtiliter 

 minus conspicue pubescens, rufo-castaneus ; antennis elongatis, articulo 

 basali crasso, tertio elongato. quam quartus fere duplo breviore ; pro- 

 thorace brevi, elytris tantum paulo angustiore, anterius in medio minus 

 lobato, angulis anterioribus nullo modo prominulis, rotundatis, lateribus 

 explanatis, sat curvatis, basi utrinque subsinuata, angulis posterioribus 

 rotundatis, subtiliter punctato ; prosterni processu angusto, apice lineari, 

 acuminate. 



Long., 6J mm. ; lat, vix 3 mm. 



The sub-parallel form of this insect, and especially its short broad 

 head, give it a peculiar facies, which suggests a similarity to the Euro- 

 pean Anobium molle, quite as much as to the Dascillidce. 



This and the following species were sent from Tairua by Captain 

 Broun. 



554. C. punctatus, Sharp; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., July, 1878, 

 p. 45. C. oblongus, sat latus, crebre punctatus, sat nitidus, subtiliter 

 minus conspicue pubescens, rufo-castaneus ; antennis elongatis, articulo 

 basali crasso, tertio elongato, quam quartus fere duplo breviore ; pro- 

 tlwrace brevi, elytris tantum paulo angustiore, anterius in medio minus 

 lobato, angulis anterioribus nullo modo prominulis rotundatis, lateribus 

 explanatis, sat curvatis, basi utrinque subsinuata, angulis posterioribus 

 rotundatis, subtiliter punctato ; elytris elongatis, crebre fortiterque punc- 

 tatis ; prosterni processu lato, a medio ad apicem graduatim acuminate. 



Long., 8f mm. ; lat., vix 4 mm. 



This species is excessively like the preceding one, but is twice the 

 size, and shows a decided difference in the prosternal process. As 

 Captain Broun did not distinguish the two, it is possible they may prove 

 to be the sexes of one species. 



I have seen but one individual of this species ; like the preceding 

 one, it was sent from Tairua by Captain Broun. 



NOTE. I believe the two insects to belong to distinct species. I 

 did not examine the under-side of either when setting them out for Dr. 

 Sharp. 



555. C. capax, n.s. Of the usual form, moderately shining, red, 

 with indistinct pitchy marks, legs and antennae testaceous-red, very 

 sparingly clothed with fine yellowish hairs, which, in my unique example, 

 are confined to the thoracic margins and the sides and apex of th.e 

 elytra. 



