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569. V. frontal is, n.s. The form and colouration of this insect are 

 exactly such as are seen in V. longicornis ; but it is smaller, nearly desti- 

 tute of pubescence, the thorax is even less obviously punctured, and 

 more truncated in front, and the labrum, though quite visible, is so little 

 exposed, that little more than its angles are perceptible when looked at 

 from above ; the mandibles, consequently, seem unusually prominent, are 

 large, strongly curved, and acutely pointed, thus exposing their teeth. 



Length, 3^ lines; breadth, ij. 



I have only seen one individual, which I found at Tairua. 



570. V. SCabiOSUS, n.s. Rather more oviform and convex than 

 the preceding ; obscure blackish, the head and front of the thorax red- 

 dish, the elytral suture also of the latter colour, and the legs and antennae 

 testaceous-red ; the body is somewhat densely covered with pale yellow- 

 ish hairs and rather rough. 



Antenna slender, of moderate length, their third joint shorter than 

 the fourth. Head densely punctate ; labrum quite exposed, but not 

 much produced ; eyes not very prominent. Prothorax rather broad, 

 narrower than the elytra, bisinuated in front, with almost rectangular 

 angles, the sides sinuously narrowed behind, so that the posterior angles 

 seem rather prominent, the base is a little sinuated towards the sides, its 

 disc is coarsely punctured, and the sides distinctly granulated. Elytra 

 rather more oval than is usual, with coarse, dense, rugose sculpture. 

 Palpi slender. 



Length, 3^ lines ; breadth, i|. 



I found one example at Parua, near Whangarei Harbour. 



571. V. CapitO, n.s. Head and thorax reddish with darker marks ; 

 elytra testaceous, legs and antennae reddish-testaceous ; the head and 

 thorax are shining, and nearly nude, but the elytra bear a rather long, 

 dense, erect, yellowish pubescence. 



The head is broad, large in proportion to the thorax, and closely but 

 not coarsely punctured, with the carina of the antennal cavity sharply 

 defined and rather elevated. Thorax short, the base and apex bisin- 

 uated, its sides rounded, with rather obtuse angles ; it is convex, almost 

 explanated laterally, and densely but .finely punctured. Elytra broader 

 than thorax, widest behind, rather finely sculptured, the punctation being 

 much concealed by their clothing. 



The antenna>. are rather short, the joints not much elongated, the 

 third nearly as long as the fourth. 



Length, 2 Alines; breadth, i^,. 



The form of this insect suggests a Cyphanus ; it is allied to V. longi- 

 cornis. I found my specimen at Parua. 



Mesocyphon. 



Sharp; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., July, iSyS,/. 52. 



Form rather elongate and depressed. Head rather elongate, the 

 interantennal portion distinctly prolonged forwards. Antennal fossa 



