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elongated, the forehead with a few large but shallow punctures, the 

 punctation of the posterior portion coarse and rather close, but much 

 less distinct behind the eyes. Prothorax convex, transverse, nearly 

 nude ; the sides a little rounded, with slightly reflexed lateral margins ; 

 the base not truly truncate, nearly so in the middle, with a wide but not 

 deep sinuation towards each side ; the surface is distinctly and rather 

 closely punctured, more so than in the typical species, but not so 

 coarsely as the head, the punctation becoming obsolete on the dorsal 

 line. Scutellum broadly triangular and punctulated. Elytra obovate, 

 convex, a little wider in the middle than the thorax, and gradually 

 rounded posteriorly ; their surface is as coarsely punctured as the head, 

 the punctation somewhat coufluent, so as to present an almost rugose 

 aspect, and there are a few fine short hairs disposed chiefly near the 

 margins. 



The body is not very shining, duller than the preceding one, of an 

 infuscate-red colour, lighter on the margins, the head fuscous, and the 

 legs yellowish-red. Apex of tibia distinctly spinose ; tarsi with an 

 elongate apically-incrassated terminal joint and rather strong claws. 



Length, 2 lines ; breadth, scarcely i line. 



Described from one example found at Parua forest, Whangarei 

 Harbour. 



656. M. OblongUS, n.s. Somewhat similar to the preceding two ; 

 more oblong and less convex than the first, not so much narrowed 

 posteriorly, with smaller eyes than the second, very much the same as 

 those of M. batesi, and with the antennae more nearly resembling those 

 of the typical form. 



Head very finely and not very closely punctured ; the forehead with 

 a few larger distant punctures and duller than the vertex, owing to its 

 dense but very minute punctation; the antennal orbits are a little 

 prolonged towards the shining piceous vertex, so that there are two 

 smooth slightly elevated oblique lines in front of the eyes. The thorax 

 is transverse, as much elevated as the elytra, not much narrowed 

 anteriorly, with slightly rounded sides ; its surface is apparently smooth, 

 yet it exhibits on a close examination a fine not very dense punctation, 

 finer and closer than in M. batesi, the base nearly truncate. 



Scutellum rather broad, punctulated, with indistinct sutures. Elytra 

 obovate, convex, with a somewhat flattened disc ; the sides are parallel 

 to the middle, which is not obviously wider than the base ; they are very 

 feebly striated, the striae are punctured, but not coarsely, and the inter- 

 vening spaces also are punctured, the punctation of the third interstice 

 more distant than that of the others. Hind tibia straight, the others 

 somewhat arcuated ; tarsi stout, claws moderate. 



The body is of a moderately shining pitchy-red, the side margins and 

 antennae pale reddish. The antennae and legs are more or less finely 

 pubescent, and there are a few fine hairs on the elytra. 



Length, nearly 2 lines ; breadth, -f-. 



I found this species near Whangarei Harbour. 



657. M. C86CUS, Sharp; Entom. Mon. Mag., Sept, 1876. Oblongo- 

 ovalis, sat convexus, nitidus, nudus ; elytris tantum obsolete punctatis ; 



